About this episode

The episode discusses the Pirates' 8-4 victory over the Rangers, highlighting key performances from Braxton Ashcraft, Andrew McCutchen, and Oneil Cruz.

The Pirates bounced back against the Rangers with an 8-4 victory that saw Braxton Ashcraft go seven strong innings, an Andrew McCutchen pinch-hit single that started the rally for the Rangers and an Oneil Cruz monster shot off the top of the foul pole to put the game out of reach.

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• MLB
• baseball
• victory
• Braxton Ashcraft
• Andrew McCutchen
• Oneil Cruz

Keywords

• bounce back
• strong innings
• pinch-hit single
• monster shot

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