Coming out of the All-Star Break the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared to be in a good spot. The team won 14 of their final 21 games before the break, and were just 2.5 games out of the top spot in the NL Central and the second NL Wild Card spot. Well, the team’s hot streak has certainly come to an end.
Over the weekend, the Pirates were swept by the Chicago Cubs in ugly fashion. This dropped the team to 44-48 overall on the season, 5.5 games out of first place in the NL Central.