The Pirates’ Lefty Problem Is Costing Them in the Wild Card Race

The Pirates entered Wednesday with one of baseball’s worst offenses against left-handed starters. After Eduardo Rodriguez delivered eight scoreless innings, that weakness has become impossible to ignore. Alex Stumpf examines Pittsburgh’s fifth consecutive loss against a left-handed starter, the missed opportunity to strengthen its Wild Card position and why the lineup cannot depend on another trade to solve this problem. He also discusses Marcell Ozuna’s continued struggles, the importance of getting Oneil Cruz back and why the Pirates still need to prioritize bullpen help at the trade deadline. Subscribe to Alex’s Book Rule Bucs newsletter: https://bookrulebucs.substack.com/ Presented by FanDuel. Download our app! : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/north-shore-nine/id6771171000 : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.northshorenine.app Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ZY250XUYiS-yX7xOQCdLA/join Use Promo Code NS930 for 30% off your first order at https://www.defer.coffee Use Promo Code NORTHSHORENINE for $20 off your first order at https://www.seatgeek.com LIKE and SUBSCRIBE with NOTIFICATIONS ON if you enjoyed the show! NS9 MERCH: https://northshorenine.myshopify.com ►Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NorthShoreNine ►Website: https://www.northshorenine.com ►Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/northshorenine ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@northshorenine ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northshorenine ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northshorenine ►Discord: https://discord.gg/3HVYPg544m #pittsburghpirates Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.