About this episode

Jason Mackey discusses the recent performance of the Pirates' starting pitching and its implications for the team's playoff chances.

Paul Skenes started against his childhood team, but the takeaway was bigger than that. He delivered 5 1/3 shutout innings, dropping the ERA for Pirates starters over the past 12 games to 2.95. Not surprisingly, they're 8-4 in that span. What to make of Skenes' outing? What did Henry Davis adjust? Also, where does another series victory put the Pirates in the playoff hunt? Jason Mackey breaks all of that down and more.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Mackey

Topics covered

• starting pitching
• playoff hunt
• player performance
• team analysis
• baseball

Keywords

• Paul Skenes
• Henry Davis
• ERA
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• playoff hunt
• baseball
• starting pitching

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Organizations: Pittsburgh Pirates

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