PITTSBURGH — At a certain point in a season like Pirates' 2022 campaign, the losses tend to run together. Even so, the conditions that produced the Pirates' 4-3 loss Sunday to the Toronto Blue Jays were eerily similar to the previous night's.
For the second game in a row, the Pirates turned to right-handed reliever Duane Underwood Jr. in the seventh inning of a tie game — and for the second game in a row, he couldn't hang onto things.
On Saturday, walks killed him. He gave up a pair of free passes and got into multiple full counts, ultimately losing a 10-pitch battle to Bo Bichette, who hit the game-sealing, three-run double.
