The Pirates Needed a Statement Series. They Got One.

About this episode

Alex Stumpf analyzes the Pirates' impressive sweep of the Reds following a tough series against the Cardinals.

Alex Stumpf breaks down how the Pirates responded to their ugly Cardinals series by sweeping the Reds and showing the most complete version of what this team can be. He looks at Braxton Ashcraft’s bounce-back start, key moments from Konnor Griffin and Oneil Cruz, and why this upcoming West Coast trip gives Pittsburgh another chance to prove the turnaround is real.

People in this episode

Host: Alex Stumpf

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• baseball
• team performance
• player highlights
• series recap
• West Coast trip

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• sweep
• Reds
• Cardinals
• Braxton Ashcraft
• Konnor Griffin
• Oneil Cruz
• West Coast trip

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pirates, Cardinals, Reds

Places: West Coast

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