I try. I really do to keep this thing level headed.

Whatever it is that that would entail.

I try to get you something that's based on, interview, some background information, a historical number,

some other data, ideally offering at least one thing about the ball club that you wouldn't

have known before listening to a particular episode.

Today, I've got nothing of the kind.

Good morning to you.

Good Thursday morning.

I'm Dan Kavach, of D.K. Pittsburgh Sports.

This is Daily Shot of Pirates.

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Cubs 8 Pirates 4 yesterday at PNC Park.

Official attendance was 13,488, a big bunch of that was the usual Chicago contingent.

The game itself was whatever. The Pirates did score four runs. All of that. The usual Chicago contingent. The game itself was whatever. The Pirates did

score four runs. All of those in the first two innings on 10 hits. So that was something of an

uptick. Cubs got to Johann Oviedo early, but Oviedo impressively bounced back and completed

five full innings.

Joey Bart hit home run number three.

Count them.

One, two, three.

That was a three run shot in the first inning.

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