PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates have had a solid season overall in 2026, but it hasn't been easy for them with some of the ballclubs they've gone up against. The Pirates have played 19 games this season against teams that are .500 or above, which marks the most for any MLB team, according to High Heat Stats, making their 19-16 record an impressive one. Most of those games for the Pirates have come against the National League Central, which they've played five series against the four teams, or 16 of their 35 games so far. Every team in the division is above .500 and the Pirates actually are at the bottom of the standings. The only other team they've faced that's above .500 was the Tampa Bay Rays (21-12) at PNC Park, taking two of the three games, April 17-19. Pittsburgh also faced the San Diego Padres (20-13) at home, April 6-8, and took one out of three games against them, but the Padres were below .500 during that series, which is why they aren't in the 19 games.…