The Pirates’ season is effectively over, but injuries shouldn’t be the excuse. On Bucco Brew, DiNardo and Jim look at how Pittsburgh actually responded when Oneil Cruz, Ryan O’Hearn, Spencer Horwitz and Endy Rodriguez went down. Jake Mangum produced in Cruz’s absence, Esmerlyn Valdez emerged as one of the team’s best hitters, Henry Davis held his own behind the plate and Rafael Flores took off when his opportunity arrived. So what actually derailed the Pirates?

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