It’s been a weird, bad year for the Pirates. On the one hand, they’ve found some real gems in their lineup. Josh Bell (135 wRC+) and Bryan Reynolds (139 wRC+) are two of the best hitters in the game. On the other hand, they’ve had two 8-game losing streaks and a 9-game losing streak and went 10-32 from July 4th to August 22nd. They’re well on their way to their third losing season in four years and 16th losing season this century.
So, yeah, pretty bad. And they get to watch their former ace Gerrit Cole have another Cy Young-caliber season for the Astros.