It had been 21 days since the Peppers had last played baseball. Sixteen days for the Pirates. And it showed. Still, if you ignore all the raggedness and blunders, deep down underneath there was a hard-fought game that came down to the final out, with two Peppers in scoring position. It was good to play again. I like the guys on the Peppers, some good men. Pirates stumble to a 4-1 record.
