About this episode

Alex Stumpf discusses the recent struggles of the Pittsburgh Pirates as they fall in the NL Central standings.

On this episode of OffBeat, Alex Stumpf breaks down how the Pirates went from 16-11 and right in the thick of the NL Central race to 16-16 and last place in the division. Paul Skenes struggled against the Cardinals again, the defense cost the pitching staff more outs, the offense missed chances with runners in scoring position, and the bullpen issues continued to show up at the worst possible time.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Stumpf

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• NL Central
• baseball performance
• team struggles
• pitching issues
• offensive challenges

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Paul Skenes
• NL Central
• baseball
• pitching
• offense
• defense
• bullpen
• Cardinals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, NL Central

Places: Cardinals

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