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What Luis Ortiz had done to this point felt like finding a $20 bill in your back pocket.

PITTSBURGH — Rob Shelling's vast collection of baseball bats is enough to make any memorabilia junkie drool with jealousy. There's one Babe Ruth swung while cracking a home run in the first MLB All-Star Game in 1933. Another Joe DiMaggio used during his 56-game hitting streak eight years later.

PITTSBURGH — There was a time when Miguel Andujar’s presence on the Pirates would have been a big deal.

PITTSBURGH — The ball landed with a thud when it struck the FedEx sign in right-center field. For Jack Suwinski, it must have felt strange to hit something to that part of PNC Park and have it actually stay in play. Seems all Suwinski does these days at home is…

As the golden anniversary of Roberto Clemente's 3,000th and final hit looms this Friday, baseball fittingly finds itself a bit feverish with milestone mania.

Starting pitching should be on the list of the Cubs’ offseason priorities.

PITTSBURGH — What Luis Ortiz did Sunday during his first PNC Park start was outstanding. His velocity overpowered Cubs hitters. That snappy slider produced some goofy swings, too. In the second inning, Ortiz came a foul ball short of an Immaculate Inning.

PITTSBURGH — Seemingly stranded in the desert while mired in one of the longest losing stretches of the season, the Pirates found some water Saturday in the form of future pieces, young players they surely hope will be part of an eventual rebound.

Miley exited the game in the bottom of the fifth inning.