All 162 games count equally. I understand what you are trying to say but the Pirates are literally the main reason we are anywhere near the playoffs. We're 69-71 against teams who aren't the Pirates. You aren't going to go 12-1 against a team in a given year. Steele is gassed and got shelled twice, the offense has hit a wall. If they lost a series to the Rockies in June (like when the Brewers got swept) it would be whatever, its just magnified because there are 10 games left. Steele is gassed and got shelled again, it sucks but it happens.