Episode Details

The Cardinals just got swept for the first time in 2026, and the bullpen is gassed in the midst of a brutal 17 game stretch. Joe Roderick and Mike Claiborne dig into what went sideways in Seattle, who Mike would trust in the ninth inning tonight, and whether St. Louis should kick the tires on a free agent starter who just got cut loose.

Mike weighs in on Riley O'Brien's heavy workload, the case for Nathan Church in center field, JJ Wetherholt's red hot first month, and what to expect from the Pirates and Paul Skenes in Pittsburgh.

Plus, Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers are coming to Busch this weekend, and there is a strange power surge happening at the ballpark you need to hear about.

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