The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped to 40-46 with their loss last night to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Through 86 games last year, they also had a 40-46 record. They played game 86 last year on July 6th against the Philadelphia Phillies, who will see them this July 6th at PNC Park, with that same exact record.
Things changed after that date last year. Just 15 days later, the Pirates had a winning record. The "problem" at that point was that they were in contention once again for a wild card spot and just two games back for the division.