PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on pittsburghbaseballnow.com.
After winning a three-game series against the Astros in Houston, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a golden opportunity to make up some ground in the National League Wild Card race.
The Pirates returned home 2.5 games out of a wild card spot and had back-to-back series against teams who were holding onto two of the three positions. In third place, the Arizona Diamondbacks started a three-game series against the Pirates before Pittsburgh had three more games with the second-place San Diego Padres.
Instead of gaining on either team, the Pirates fell further back in the race after wrapping up a crucial homestand with one win and five losses. The thing is, it very easily could have been a completely different story.
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