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In Pittsburgh, Pirates’ overhaul gains momentum by the day

Pittsburgh Pirates outfielders Bligh Madris, left, Cal Mitchell (31) and Jack Suwinski, right, celebrate after getting the final out of a 12-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates' Jack Suwinski celebrates as he rounds third base after hitting a walkoff solo home run off San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Tyler Rogers during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 19, 2022. It was Suwinski's third solo home run of the game. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz, right, takes the late pick-off throw from starting pitcher JT Brubaker as Chicago Cubs' Patrick Wisdom (16) gets back to second safely during the second inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz, second from right, stands for the singing of the National Anthem before a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh, Monday, June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

In Pittsburgh, Pirates’ overhaul gains momentum by the day