About this episode

The episode discusses the need for Paul Skenes to improve his performance for the Pirates to have a chance at the playoffs.

Pittsburgh went just 8–12 in Paul Skenes’ first 20 starts. That has to change if the Pirates want to play in October.

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Paul Skenes
• baseball performance
• October playoffs
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Paul Skenes
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• baseball
• October
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates

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