About this episode

Jason Mackey discusses the Pirates' recent win over the Giants and analyzes key aspects of the game.

The Pirates' win over the Giants on Tuesday was not a Mozart. However, they did what they needed to do to keep hope alive during this homestand. What mattered about the Pirates' big third inning? Are there concerns for the bullpen? What about Paul Skenes' start? And are they missing Ryan O'Hearn? Jason Mackey breaks all of that down here.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Mackey

Topics covered

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• baseball
• bullpen concerns
• Paul Skenes
• Ryan O'Hearn
• game analysis

Keywords

• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Giants
• Paul Skenes
• Ryan O'Hearn
• bullpen
• third inning
• game analysis

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Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates, Giants

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