{"id":1832,"date":"2015-10-08T00:57:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T04:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/wideview\/?p=973"},"modified":"2015-10-08T00:57:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T04:57:02","slug":"pirates-wild-card-game-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2015\/10\/08\/pirates-wild-card-game-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates vs Cubs | 2015 NL wild-card game"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"'And<\/a>
‘And they go defeated second year in a row…’ Pirates’ fans stream across the Clemente Bridge after the Pirates lost 4-0 to the Cubs in the National League wild-card game. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cubs<\/a>
Cubs celebrate their 4-0 shutout victory over the Pirates at PNC Park. (John Heller\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cubs<\/a>
Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta is congratulated by teammate Anthony Rizzo after the wild-card game win. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Oy,<\/a>
Oy, there is no hope.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Katie<\/a>
Katie Frank, 28, of Gibsonia, shows her disappointment Wednesday as the seventh inning draws to a close. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ryan<\/a>
Ryan McAllister, 28, of Youngstown, Ohio watches the NL wild-\u00a0game Wednesday at PNC Park. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pirates<\/a>
Pedro Alvarez dives into the photo well but cannot make a play on a ball Wednesday against the Cubs. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Gregory<\/a>
Gregory Polanco, right, makes a\u00a0catch during Wednesday’s game. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Umpire<\/a>
The home-plate umpire separates Jake Arrieta and Francisco Cervelli after Tony Watson hit Arrieta with a pitch. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pedro<\/a>
Pedro Alvarez throws from his knees to get Miguel Montero out in the seventh inning of Wednesday’s game\u00a0at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fans<\/a>
Fans start to lose hope. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pirates<\/a>
Pirates pitching coach Ray Searage and catcher Francisco Cervelli talk to pitcher Gerrit Cole on the mound during the National League wild-card game Wednesday. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Boaters<\/a>
Boaters take in the wild-card game from the Allegheny River Wednesday night outside of PNC Park. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Max<\/a>
Max Salley, 27, of South Side, cheers on the Pirates from the 300 level of PNC Park. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"It<\/a>
For some, it was standing room only Wednesday night at PNC Park. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pirates'<\/a>
Pirates fan Mark Lamendola, of Mt. Lebanon, cheers on the team during the wild-card game against the Cubs. ( John Heller\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Silhouettes<\/a>
Silhouettes of baseball caps against Mount \u00a0Washington from inside PNC Park on Wednesday during the National League wild-card game. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cubs<\/a>
The Cubs’ Dexter Fowler celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run in the fifth inning. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pirates<\/a>
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole sits in the dugout Wednesday night. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Gerrit<\/a>
Gerrit Cole hangs his head after giving up an RBI Wednesday. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cubs<\/a>
Cubs outfielder Dexter Fowler slides safely into second base during the National League wild-card game at PNC Park. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pirates<\/a>
Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole delivers a pitch against the Cubs. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pedro<\/a>
Pedro Alverez strikes out in the third inning Wednesday. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chicago<\/a>
Cubs fans celebrate after Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer in the third inning. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dexter<\/a>
Dexter Fowler scores in\u00a0the first inning in front of Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cubs<\/a>
The Cubs’ Kyle Schwarber rounds third base after hitting a homer against Gerrit Cole in the third inning. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cubs'<\/a>
The Cubs’ Dexter Fowler steals second base on Josh Harrison in\u00a0the first inning Wednesday. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Gerrit<\/a>
Gerrit Cole delivers the first pitch of Wednesday’s game against the Cubs. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Andrew<\/a>
Andrew McCutchen hugs his mother, Petrina, after she sang \u00a0“The Star Spangled Banner” before the start of the National League wild-card game Wednesday at PNC Park. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Petrina<\/a>
Petrina McCutchen, Andrew McCutchen’s mother, sings “The Star Spangled Banner” before Wednesday’s game. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Louis<\/a>
Louis Lambros “Bucco Louie” of Mt. Lebanon cheers for the Pirates from his perch on the Clemente Bridge before the start of the National League wild-card game. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Shaler<\/a>
Shaler fans Anthony Febbraro, left, and his wife, Roseanna, right, tailgate before the Pirates vs. Cubs wild-card game at PNC Park. (John Heller\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Captain<\/a>
Captain Stanwix, or Adam DeFlorio, of Visit Pittsburgh waves the Jolly Roger before the start of the National League wild-card game outside of PNC Park. (Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A young Pedro Alvarez fan roots on his Pirates Wednesday night as they prepare for their team’s wild-card game against the Cubs at PNC Park. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Clint<\/a>
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle didn’t start Aramis Ramirez, left, and Pedro Alvarez on Wednesday night. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Injured<\/a>
Injured Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang waves a towel as he is introduced with the rest of the Bucs beforeWednesday’s game. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":984,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,11],"tags":[36,138,161],"coauthors":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2016\/03\/29_Mass-Homicide.jpg?fit=2600%2C1478&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1832"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1832\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1832"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}