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On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Pirates series preview

The Cubs are 9-1 against the Pirates and 69-71 against all other teams.

The Pirates are 1-9 against the Cubs and... 69-71 against all other teams.

Yikes. That’s kinda scary.

For more on the Pirates, here’s Austin Bechtold, a writer for our SB Nation Pirates site Bucs Dugout.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the midst of their best stretch of baseball in quite some time this season, owning a .533 winning percentage in September.

It hasn’t been the most thrilling season for the Pirates and manager Derek Shelton, but the club has shown strides since deploying and trusting its young core to play every day.