About this episode

The episode discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates' recent series win against the Chicago Cubs and previews the upcoming series against the Washington Nationals.

The Pittsburgh Pirates head into Chicago and take 2 of 3 from the Chicago Cubs—not always pretty, but a series win is a series win. Scott and Adam break it all down: The bullpen continues to walk a tightrope—late innings getting a little too interesting and raising real questions about roles moving forward Oneil Cruz is starting to heat up in a big way, showing signs of the breakout Pirates fans have been waiting for What moves need to be made NOW to stabilize this roster before things spiral Plus, we look ahead to the upcoming home series against the Washington Nationals and what the Bucs need to do to keep stacking wins at PNC. Not the cleanest baseball, but progress is progress—and this team is finding ways to win. Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/x7R5CKnX9 Visit the TSE shop here: https://tseshop.com/?rfsn=8616256.5dea20 Visit Sports Card Junction here: https://sportscardjunction.com Follow us on Instagram: @buccobantr Follow us on Twitter (X): @buccobantr Follow us on TikTok: @buccobantr Follow us on Blue Sky: @buccobantr.bsky.social Subscribe to our YouTube: @buccobantr Check out Just Baseball here: https://www.justbaseball.com/ Email us your questions…

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