Bucs Harpoon Fish, Win 6th Straight With Series Sweep Of Marlins

The Pittsburgh Pirates are officially the hottest team in baseball.

The Bucs defeated the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon, 5-2, earning a series sweep of the struggling Fish and notching their sixth straight victory.

That’s the most consecutive wins of any team in the Major Leagues.

The Pirates have improved to 24-22 during their 6-0 stretch, going from four games under .500 to only two spots out of the wild card race.

They are now alone in 4th in the wild card standings, trailing the Cubs by a game and a half, the Mets by 2, and the Giants by 3.

The team earned the victory on the powerful arm of Gerrit Cole, who threw seven innings, allowing only two runs and striking out seven.

The Bucs still trailed the Marlins late in the game, however, and rallied for all five of their runs against Marlins relievers in the bottom of the seventh inning.

The Pirates will take their winning streak to San Diego on Thursday, where they will face a Padres team also embroiled in the wild card race.

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