The Pirates touch down in Houston after a pretty encouraging week where they went 4-1 against the Padres and Tigers, with the four wins all coming in a row. While they only played five games, this was easily one of the best weeks the Bucs have seen in a while. The team is in the midst of a rebuild so this is to be expected, but it’s still a little odd to see how far they’ve fallen since winning 98 games in 2015. This was also the tail end of a three year stretch where they won 94 and 88 games in addition to 2015’s tally, but failed to advance past their first round, including two Wild Card losses.
2019 Series Preview #26: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros
