In this week’s episode, Josh Harrison beats up on Milwaukee and Connor Walsh gets a promotion.
The last seven games have been book ended by stellar performances from Harrison. On Aug. 20, against the Miami Marlins, Harrison went 3-for-4 with an RBI in a 3-1 loss. Yesterday, exactly seven days later, he again had three hits, while also collecting two stolen bases and a pair of RBI in a 9-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Overall this week, he had eight hits in 29 at-bats (32 plate appearances) during a 3-4 stretch for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are currently the last team out of the NL playoffs, sitting 1.