The collapse that the Pittsburgh Pirates have orchestrated in the last month has been….something. After entering the All-Star Break with a 44-45 record, 2.5 games out of first place in the National League Central and the second National League Wild Card the team has been abysmal. Absolutely nothing has gone right since the break.
After losing two of three against the New York Mets this weekend, the Pirates are now a woeful 4-18 sine the break. This collapse has caused the team’s record to plummet to 48-63, something that seemed unfathomable when the Bucs went 14-7 leading up to the break to pull within one game of .