Pittsburgh Pirates: Liover Peguero Keeps Impressing, More Takeaways From Tigers Series

Rough stretch could be ahead

In recent weeks the Pirates have been playing better baseball. In their last 12 contests the Bucs are 7-5. However, there could be some very choppy waters and struggles on the horizon for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This weekend the Bucs head to their house of horrors in Milwaukee for a four-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers who are competing for both the National League Central and a NL Wild Card spot.

After the Brewer series, the Pirates return home for a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves who are arguably the best team not just in the NL, but in all of baseball. That is followed up by a three-game series against the NL Central leading Cincinnati Reds.

This could be a brutal 11-game stretch for the Pirates. The Pirates currently sit at 48-59. However, after this 11-game stretch, the Pirates finding themselves15+ games under. 500 is a real possibility, if not a probability.