This has been a roller coaster season for the Pirates. And I literally mean a roller coaster when talking about their playoff chances going up and down.
Last night, the Pirates won their sixth game in their last seven contests, and their sixth in a row on the road in Milwaukee. Remember when they used to never win in Milwaukee (way back at the end of July)?
The set of wins pulled them from a game below .500 to a game above .500. They also find themselves 3.5 games back in the Wild Card race, and that's with the Cardinals, Mets, and Giants all tied for the two spots.