First Place

After a 1-5 start, Pittsburgh made it over .500 against Atlanta on April 20th and after taking two games out of three against the Cardinals in St. Louis, the Pirates are in first place at 15-10. A road trip to Milwaukee is next, where the Pirates tend to struggle. Despite a good April performance, the 2013 squad is behind 1992 and 2002.

Standings for Apr 28
1992  14   5 .737 --
2002  14   8 .636 1.5
2013  15  10 .600 2.0
2009  11   9 .550 3.5
1993  11  10 .524 4.0
1997  12  11 .522 4.0
2007  11  11 .500 4.5
1994  10  10 .500 4.5
2004   9  10 .474 5.0
1999   9  10 .474 5.0
2012   9  11 .450 5.5
2011  11  14 .440 6.0
1996  11  14 .440 6.0
2010   9  12 .429 6.0
1998  11  15 .423 6.5
2003  10  14 .417 6.5
2001   9  13 .409 6.5
2000   9  13 .409 6.5
2008  10  16 .385 7.5
2005   8  13 .381 7.0
2006   6  18 .250 10.5
1995   0   3 .000 6.0