San Francisco Giants

June 29-July 8 2 wins 7 losses 26 RS 55 RA

July 27-Aug 2 1 win 7 losses(including 5 straight) 28 RS 45 RA


St Louis Cardinals

May 3-June 3 11 wins 19 losses 136 RS 154 RA


Cincinnati Reds

June 18-July 5 6 wins 11 losses 57 RS 64 RA


Atlanta Braves

June 10-June 18 1 win 7 losses 16 RS 39 RA


Los Angeles Dodgers

May 23-June 3 3 wins 8 losses 35 RS 53 RA

June 19-June 30 1 win 11 losses 15 RS 55 RA (Swept 3 times, shutout 6 times including 5 times in 6 games)

Good teams go through bad periods of play. It's only a matter of time until they start winning again. Lets look at some of the positives so far this month:

• Clint Barmes is hitting .325 with an .841 OPS
• Garrett Jones is hitting .383 with a 1.157 OPS
• Michael McKenry is hitting .310 with a .946 OPS
• McCutchen is still hitting a respectable .278 with an .838 OPS. Also has 10bb/10k
• Travis Snider is hitting .342 with an .862 OPS
• AJ Burnett had a 3.77 ERA before last night
• Eric Bedard has a 2.25 ERA in 2 starts
• Jeff Kartsens has a 4.00 ERA in 3 starts
• James McDonald has 2bb/11k in his last 10.1 innings. Sign of improvement?

Just remember. The Pirates are still 17-16 since the All-Star break. They are still 12 games over .500. They still have a 1 game lead for the second Wild Card. Just weather the storm.