The Pittsburgh Pirates became the third team overall to be eliminated from postseason contention on Saturday night. The Pirates were eliminated when they lost their 81st game of the season, 7-6, in San Francisco. Earlier in the evening, Milwaukee won its 82nd game of the season, 1-0 over San Diego, so the Pirates faint wild card hopes died.

Pittsburgh's next loss will be its 82nd, guaranteeing the Bucs their 16th straight losing season, which would tie the Phillies record set from 1933-1948. The Phillies also had 14 straight losing seasons from 1918-1931 and in 1932 could only manage a 78-76 record.

As for the Pirates of this era (1993-2008) here are some of the leaders in important hitting and pitching categories:

• Games - Jason Kendall, 1252
• Runs - Jason Kendall, 706
• Hits - Jason Kendall, 1409
• Home runs - Brian Giles, 165
• RBI - Kevin Young, 579
• BA (min 500 PA) - Brian Giles .308
• OBP (min 500 PA) - Brian Giles .426
• SLG (min 500 PA) - Brian Giles .591
• SB - Al Martin, 152
• W - Jason Schmidt, 44
• L - Kip Wells, 53
• Saves - Mike Williams, 140
• Strikeouts - Jason Schmidt, 596
• Walks - Kip Wells, 330
• ERA (min 500 IP) - Denny Neagle, 3.95

Magic number updates

Division Leaders

• Angels - 5 (Angels lose and Rangers win)
• Cubs - 17 (Cubs win and Brewers win)
• White Sox - 19 (White Sox win and Twins lose)
• Mets - 20 (Mets and Phillies rained out, doubleheader Sunday)
• Rays - 20 (Rays lose and Red Sox lose)
• Dodgers - 21 (Dodgers switch places with Diamondbacks after win Saturday)

Wild card leaders

• Red Sox - 16 (Red Sox lose and Twins lose)
• Brewers - 17 (Brewers win and Phillies don't play)

Don't Buy Them Any Green Bananas

Cincinnati can be eliminated by a loss to the Cubs and a Brewers win over the Padres.

Atlanta can be eliminated by a loss to Washington and a Mets sweep of a doubleheader over the Phillies.

San Diego can be eliminated with a loss to Milwaukee and/or a certain combination of wins by the other four teams in the NL West.