The Pittsburgh Pirates travel to the state of Missouri on Friday for a three-game weekend tilt against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Something is going to have to give, as both teams bring five-game losing streaks into this divisional series. The Pirates are coming off a sweep at home against the Milwaukee Brewers, while the Cards are just returning from a West Coast road trip that saw them lose two games to the Oakland As and all three games to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Bucs continue their post All-Star Break skid, now sitting at 4-21 since the Midsummer Classic, and 18 games below .