It’s hard not to focus on the first-place Cardinals, but the Reds start an important four-game home series with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at GABP. Those are the same Pittsburgh Pirates that are but a half-game behind the second-place Reds in the NL Central. Those are the same Pirates that are 41-28 overall.
If the season ended today, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati would be in the one-game NL Wild Card Playoff. The team with the best record would host that playoff and right now the two clubs are tied in the loss column.
Pittsburgh just went 4-2 on a homestand that included San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Pirates took two of three from each club.


