North Shore Nine

Paul Skenes is in the strangest stretch of his MLB career, and Alex Stumpf breaks down why it’s fair to call it his first real slump. From the missing splinker to deeper counts, Nick Gonzales’ costly defensive moment, Bubba Chandler’s Dodgers start looming, and the Astros damage led by Yordan Alvarez, this episode of OffBeat looks at what’s actually happening with the Pirates ace and why it’s not quite panic time yet.