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So far this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have given up 75 runs and scored only 53. That (negative) differential is better than only those of the cellar-dwelling Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros. So you wouldn't expect the Pirates to be 7-5, or above the .500 mark. But they are. That's because their six most recent victories have come with scores of 5-3, 5-4, 4-3, 6-5, and 6-3, and 4-3. Only the opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers wasn't "close." This represents the most close games with which the Pirates have opened the season since at least 1996. Four of those narrow victories WERE walkoffs. Meaning that the margins might have been wider if the rest of the final inning had been played out. On the other hand, the team has "kitchen sinked" runs in losses of 6-0, 9-3, 15-6, 9-1, and ...

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Article written by Tom Au