Last night, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-0 to snap a four-game losing streak, and with it, an even bigger streak than that. Believe it or not, but before Wednesday's game, the Pirates had never defeated the Athletics. Like, ever.
The Pittsburgh Pirates, as we know them, have been around since 1912, and the Athletics have been a major league franchise since 1901. That's over 700 years of baseball between the two teams!
What's that, like, 400 Pirates losses in a row or something?
Actually, it's only 11. The Pirates and the Athletics never met in the World Series, meaning they only started playing each other when interleague play began in 1997. Still, though, that's a lot of losses in a row.