2026 Pittsburgh Pirates

Bucs have guaranteed 5 series wins in a row, First time since 2015 when they finished 98-64 and then lost to that punk Jake Arrieta and the Cubs 1-0 in the one game Wild Card elimination.

 

Even my 88 wins
Are not looking like enough wins to secure last WC spot

 

WC games are now best of 3 correct?

 

Not sure with the expanded Wild Card rosters?

 

mlb wild card series format





The MLB Wild Card Series is a best-of-three playoff round where the higher-seeded team hosts all games at their home ballpark. [1]

Series Structure

• Length: Best-of-three (first team to win two games advances).
• Location: All games are played at the home stadium of the higher seed.
• No Reseeding: The bracket is fixed; winners advance directly to face the top seeds in the Division Series. [1, 2]

Matchups and Seeding
Each league (American League and National League) features 12 total playoff teams: three division winners and three wild card teams. [1]

• No. 1 & No. 2 Seeds: Top two division winners earn first-round byes.
• No. 3 Seed vs. No. 6 Seed: The third-best division winner (No. 3) hosts the final wild card team (No. 6).
• No. 4 Seed vs. No. 5 Seed: The top wild card team (No. 4) hosts the second wild card team (No. 5). [1, 2]

 

Got it. Getting there will be hell. Then things really look bleak.

 

3 away games
Yikes

 

A .500 record will be the Pirates’ measure of a successful season this year I guess.

 

.500
Or
Better
Tis the season of ifs n buts

 

Maybe they should hire MT if they want a good streak of non-losing seasons.

 

Thanks for that wonderful memory