An epic poem on the Pirates' nine-run seventh inning that swept the Dodgers
An epic poem on the Pirates' nine-running inning
After winning the first two games of their series against the Dodgers, the Pirates were looking to finish a sweep of the Dodgers for the first time since 2000 as the two teams squared off on Sunday night. Going into the seventh inning, it didn't look likely with Pittsburgh trailing Los Angeles 5-3.
But the Pirates then broke the glass on the emergency lumber and batted around, scoring nine runs before the inning was over. It was the first time they had scored nine in an inning since Aug. 12, 2012 against the Padres. And it looked a little something like this:
However, if you want some in-depth analysis of how those runs scored, you'll want to go somewhere else. But if you want an epic poem about the Pirates outburst, well, you're in luck.
Please enjoy "The Ballad of the Buccos Bashing"
Aramis the Returned
Was called on strikes
Before Kang was hit,
Fortunately, he was all right
Alvarez then singled
To the outfielder Puig
But the Dodgers' throw
Was a bit Little League
Cervelli, the well-dressed,
Then drove in a run
And with a fly ball,
Walker added another one
Now with two outs
And the runs tied at five
Surely 'twas over
The batters had died?
But no, these here Buccos
Continued on
Rodriguez, Polanco
and Marte getting on
McCutchen, Ramirez
drove more 'cross the plate
Before a new pitcher
Was called to his fate
Kang, up again
Settled the score
With a sweet dinger
That was for sure
The bases now empty
The running now stopped
But the Pirates had put
Themselves up on top
Still far sweeter
Than the amount that they led
Was Cervelli's tender kiss
Upon Kang's dinger-hitting head.
Granted, it may not quite reach the heights of Homer's Odyssey, but it's at least on par with William McGonagall's "Tay Bridge Disaster."