Pirates in Wild Card Chase | Pittsburgh News

The Pirates just lost a crucial series to the Diamondbacks, falling two games behind in the Wild Card race as the standings tighten. With seven teams within 2.5 games of each other, every loss hurts — and Pittsburgh’s five-win, seven-loss stretch against playoff contenders is making it harder to catch up. Meanwhile, the Marlins are surging back over .500, the Phillies are cooling off, and the Padres are on a hot streak closing in on the final spot. Ahead, Pittsburgh faces a brutal eight-game road trip against playoff hopefuls — but they still have winnable games against weaker teams to claw their way back. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0c936e01e318844a