About this episode

Alex Stumpf discusses the Pirates' recent struggles and the impact of Marcell Ozuna's performance on the team's offense.

The Pirates dropped their fourth straight game with a 5-4 loss to the Cardinals, putting a rough finish on what had been a promising month of April. Alex Stumpf breaks down the key late-game at-bats, why Marcelo Ozuna’s struggles are becoming harder to dismiss, and how his lack of production in the middle of the order is impacting an offense that has become too top-heavy.

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Host: Alex Stumpf

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Marcell Ozuna
• baseball analysis
• offensive struggles
• April performance
• late-game at-bats

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Marcell Ozuna
• Cardinals
• baseball
• offense
• April
• loss
• at-bats

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Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, Cardinals

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