About this episode

Alex Stumpf discusses the Pittsburgh Pirates' offensive struggles and the urgent need for improvement as the playoffs approach.

The Pirates won another series, but their offense continues to sputter at the worst possible time. Alex Stumpf breaks down Pittsburgh’s struggling bats, the increasingly difficult playoff math and why the offense has to take charge immediately if the Pirates want any chance of surviving September.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Stumpf

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• baseball
• offense struggles
• playoff math
• September survival

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• offense
• playoffs
• baseball
• September

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Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates

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