PITTSBURGH — If one were to make a list of the former Pirates most likely to come back to haunt the team, Connor Overton wouldn’t have been at the top.
The right-hander had a cup of coffee with Pittsburgh last season, never pitching more than three frames and tossing a grand total of 8 2/3 innings in the black and gold.
On Thursday, now with the Cincinnati Reds, Overton shut down the Pirates. He pitched better than he has at any point in his MLB career, for sure, and perhaps better than he ever has in his professional career as a whole, minors included. He lasted 6 1/3 shutout innings, allowing just three hits all night. The Pirates mustered nothing more against Reds relievers, either, skidding to a 4-0 loss.
