This has been a rough stretch for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team has a seven game losing streak, which is their second such streak of the season.
The first one came from April 30th to May 7th. The Pirates won on May 8th, then lost the next four games. The Pirates had a six game winning streak in between their two long losing streaks. In total, they are 14-29 since April 30th, which is not good. Even if you remove the current losing streak, this is a team that has been playing well below .500 for almost two months.