PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bubba Chandler wanted to drink in a moment a lifetime in the making.

The combination of adrenaline, the remnants of his traditional pregame Red Bull coursing through his system, and the buzz inside PNC Park as the 22-year-old Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander made his major league debut in the top of the sixth Friday night against Colorado wouldn’t let him.

“I blacked out in the first inning,” Chandler said. “But I just kind of heard the place go crazy.”

With any luck, not for the last time.

Flashing (and sometimes fighting) the electric stuff that made him the top pitching prospect in baseball, Chandler made history while offering a hint of what might to come during Pittsburgh’s 9-0 victory over the Rockies.

Anchored by a fastball that reached triple digits with ease

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