The Pittsburgh Pirates, currently in fourth place in the NL Central with a 50-47 record, are just one game behind the St. Louis Cardinals. This season, they are tied for first in runs (516), lead in batting average (.263), and rank second in OPS (.763) and third in slugging percentage (.426), marking their best offensive performance since 2014. Their postseason chances stand between 40.5% and 41.6%, and they are only two games back from the Miami Marlins for the final NL wild-card spot.
