PITTSBURGH — Well, at least they won’t have to play any of these teams in October.

But the Dodgers’ inability to take advantage of the soft spots on their schedule over the past month is making it harder for them to get there. They let their guard down again Tuesday night, losing the opener of a three-game series, 9-7, to a Pittsburgh Pirates team headed for their third straight (and fifth in the past seven seasons) last-place finish in the National League Central.

The Dodgers have now lost 10 of their past 14 games against teams currently sporting losing records.

They had to work to lose this one. Spotting the Pirates a 4-0 head start, the Dodgers came back to tie the score but fell behind again when the Pirates scored five times against the Dodgers’ bullpen.

After breezing through Au

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