North Shore Nine

The Pirates dropped their sixth straight game in yet another wasted Paul Skenes start, falling 2-1 to the Cardinals and clinching yet another lost series. Despite six strong innings from Skenes, the offense sputtered once again—just four hits, one run, and nine strikeouts. The team is now 3-5 in Skenes’ starts, with the offense mustering just three total runs while he’s been on the mound against St. Louis. Neil and Doug vented on this NS9 Postgame Show, calling out the front office’s apathy, Derek Shelton’s lack of options, and Ben Cherington’s inability to build a major league lineup in year six of the rebuild. Reinforcements like Alexander Canario, Henry Davis, and Matt Gorski aren’t producing, and the future looks just as bleak as the present. The franchise is on the brink of falling below .500 all-time—an indictment of years of mismanagement.

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