About this episode

The episode discusses Khristian Curtis' impressive MLB debut overshadowed by the Pirates bullpen's failures in a loss to Cleveland.

Khristian Curtis delivered five scoreless innings in an impressive MLB debut, but the Pirates bullpen wasted it in another brutal loss to Cleveland. DiNardo and Nathan break down the struggles of Dennis Santana and Gregory Soto, Don Kelly’s decisions and the defensive mistakes that helped the game unravel.

People in this episode

Hosts: DiNardo, Nathan

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• MLB debut
• bullpen struggles
• game analysis
• defensive mistakes
• Cleveland Guardians

Keywords

• Khristian Curtis
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• bullpen
• MLB debut
• Cleveland
• Dennis Santana
• Gregory Soto
• Don Kelly

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Organizations: Cleveland

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