Cards sweep Bucs; Kurtz walking toward history

About this episode

The episode discusses the chaotic NL Central, highlighting the Reds' strong start and the Cardinals' sweep of the Pirates, along with Nick Kurtz's achievements.

The NL Central is absolute chaos! The first-place Reds are off to their best start in 20 years, while the Cardinals just swept the Pirates (sorry, Paul Skenes). Meanwhile, Nick Kurtz is rubbing shoulders with some of baseball's all-time greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• NL Central
• baseball
• Cardinals
• Reds
• Pirates
• Nick Kurtz
• history

Keywords

• NL Central
• Cardinals
• Reds
• Pirates
• Nick Kurtz
• baseball history
• sweep

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MLB.com

Places: NL Central, Reds, Cardinals, Pirates

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