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2026 Pittsburgh Pirates season capsule

A capsule look at the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates: Final record: 82-80 Noteworthy: Even though the Pirates have missed the postseason for the 11th straight year, this marks the franchise’s first winning season since the 2018 Pirates finished 82-79, and only the franchise’s fifth winning season since 1993. National League Central Division finish: Third place, 21 games behind the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. NL Wild Card standings finish: Six games behind the 88-74 Philadelphia Phillies, who secured the third and last NL Wild Card playoff position. Home record: 44-37 Road record: ...

2026 Pittsburgh Pirates season stats

Listing won-lost records, by opposition, for the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates. Listings include home, away and composite won-lost records, and total runs scored for and against the Pirates during the season NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Opponent Home RF-A Away RF-A Total RF-A Atlanta 1-2 17-17 0-3 8-15 1-5 25-32 Philadelphia 0-3 9-23 2-2 23-36 2-5 32-49 Miami 1-2 8-14 1-2 15-11 2-4 23-25 Washington 2-2 29-18 2-1 23-15 4-3 52-33 New York Mets 1-2 14-18 1-2 13-18 2-4 27-36 Totals 5-11 77-90 6-10 82-85 11-21 159-175 NATIONAL LEAGUE CENTRAL ...

Offense steps up to lead Steelers over rival Bengals

PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So much so that when the Pittsburgh Steelers coach told Rodgers and the rest of the offense it was time to “cut it loose” before Sunday’s early-season litmus test against Cincinnati, it didn’t ...

Pirates finish season at 82-80

DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning season in eight years with a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in the final game for both teams. Pittsburgh (82-80), which improved by 11 wins over 2025, hadn’t finished with a record over ...

Sports at a glance: Wilson named MVP again

NEW YORK — A’ja Wilson is in a class by herself, winning the AP’s WNBA Player of the Year honors for the third straight year. Wilson received 15 of the 17 first place votes from a national media panel Sunday. She topped Olivia Miles of Minnesota as well as Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell of Indiana, who all had stellar seasons. It’s the fourth time that Wilson has won the AP Award, breaking a tie with Breanna Stewart for most all-time since the awards were first given in 2016. Angel Reese won AP Defensive Player of the Year for first time. Cheryl Reeve won AP Coach of the ...

Americans rally to win Presidents Cup

MEDINAH, Ill. — U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker won’t have to second-guess the outcome of this Presidents Cup. He went from blaming himself for a three-point deficit to watching the Americans deliver the biggest Sunday rout in tournament history to win for the 11th straight time. Outplayed ...