The Pittsburgh Pirates are trending in the wrong direction.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are still a little slow as the calendar turns to May.
The team has just a dozen wins through the first weekend of May, and things could begin to look concerning for the Buccos.
Bleacher Report writer Joel Reuter has the Pirates clocking in at No. 29 in his power rankings, one spot lower than last week’s edition.
The Pirates have lost four of their last five series, going 4-13 during that stretch to tumble to the bottom tier of teams. Paul Skenes and Andrew Heaney are both pitching at an All-Star level and the starting rotation as a whole has logged a passable 4.39 ERA, but the offense ranks near the bottom of the league in batting average (.223, 27th), OPS (.641, 28th) and runs per game (3.26, 28th).
The only team that ranks below the Pirates are the Colorado Rockies, who hold the league’s worst record at 6-28.
The Rockies were on pace to lose 138 games at this time a week ago, but that has improved to a 133-loss pace after they picked up one win each against the Braves and Giants. They even had their first winning streak of the season since those wins came back-to-back on Wednesday and Thursday. How long before they finally pick up a series win?
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