Suwinski started in center field against the Cubs, went 0-for-3 with a walk and struck out twice in a 4-0 loss. He has had 12 since, three this season, and has long since revealed as a strikeout machine in the big leagues. The Pirates keep playing guys who aren’t good enough (Suwinski’s an easy target but he’s far from the only one). And yet the loss the Bucs absorbed in Game 2 against the Cubs, 4-1 this time, was their 87th. And the series finale against the Cubs was the Bucs’ 11th loss in their last 12 games and completed the 12th series in which they were swept.