The Pirates are 6-1 this week, in a week where Neal Huntington said that this week's performance will help determine whether the team will be buyers or sellers at the deadline.
At best, they'll go 7-1 this week with a win today, which is an outstanding result. Even 6-2 is a great result if you're looking for a team to show that they're a contender in a given week.
The problem here is that the Pirates definitely aren't contenders. Even if they win today, they'll be one game under .500. At the time of this writing, they're 5.