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7:05 pm EDT Fri Aug 20, 2010

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ troubles, on the other hand, are nothing new. A loss to the Mets in Friday’s series opener at PNC Park would guarantee the Pirates an 18th consecutive losing season, extending their record among all major North American professional sports franchises. It’s been all downhill for the Mets since they won eight in a row from June 10-18 to pull within a half-game of Atlanta for first place in the NL East. New York is 21-33 over the past two months, has fallen 11 games out of first and is facing a grievance from the players’ union over how it’s handled the fallout from Francisco Rodriguez’s altercation with his girlfriend’s father. The Mets’ punchless offense, though, remains their biggest problem. They’ve totaled 14 runs in seven games after Thursday’s 3-2 loss in Houston.

While New York’s descent still has it hovering around .500, that’s a place the Pirates haven’t been this late in the season since 1998. Thursday’s 4-2 loss to Florida guaranteed Pittsburgh its 18th straight non-winning season, extending its own dismal streak a year after surpassing the 1933-48 Philadelphia Phillies’ record for futility. Mike Pelfrey would seem to give the Mets an edge as the clubs meet for the first time in 2010, but the right-hander is 1-5 with a 6.64 ERA in his last eight starts and has seen his ERA rise from 2.93 since July 1. He’s been solid in his last two outings, though. Pelfrey held Colorado to four hits over seven innings in a 1-0 win Aug. 10, then limited Philadelphia to three runs in seven innings of a 3-1 loss Sunday.