Pirates Miss Wild Card Chance | Pittsburgh Pirates News

The Pirates blew a prime chance to climb in the wild card race, falling 6-1 to the struggling Angels despite ace Braxton Ashcraft’s strong start and a hot team on a seven-game win streak. Kikuchi, winless all season, shut them down for six innings while Ashcraft unraveled in the middle innings. The loss leaves Pittsburgh back at five games out with just 19 games left — and a brutal stretch ahead against the White Sox, Cubs, and Brewers. With rivals also dropping games, this one stings even more: they didn’t gain ground, didn’t fall behind — but now they’re staring down a steep climb with no room for error. 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/2efe0438e4fc1c36