Wild-card hopefuls begin series as Pirates visit D-backs
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have a chance to end their eight-year postseason drought with just 60 games left in the regular season.
The red-hot Pirates continue their push when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Phoenix.
Pittsburgh has won 10 of its past 13 games and is in the thick of the National League wild-card rac