About this episode

The episode discusses the Pirates' 1-0 victory over the Reds, highlighting Braxton Ashcraft's performance and the team's recent reset after a tough series against the Cardinals.

The Pirates finished off a sweep of the Reds with a 1-0 win built on a career-best start from Braxton Ashcraft, a massive Gregory Soto relief appearance, and a late Oneil Cruz RBI single. Tyler and Jim break down Ashcraft’s rise, the pitching duel with Chase Burns, Konnor Griffin’s impact, and why this weekend was exactly the reset Pittsburgh needed after the Cardinals series.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tyler, Jim

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Braxton Ashcraft
• baseball
• sweep
• pitching duel
• Oneil Cruz
• reset

Keywords

• Braxton Ashcraft
• Gregory Soto
• Oneil Cruz
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Reds
• sweep
• pitching duel
• Konnor Griffin
• Cardinals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, Reds

Places: Pittsburgh, Cardinals

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