Cubs avoid sweep against Pirates and is Ben Brown finding his rhythm?

Spiegel & Holmes Show

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4.2 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes broke down the Cubs' 7-6 win against the Pirates on Sunday and discussed Chicago right-hander Ben Brown's recent form.

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0:00.0	Go in Odyssey Sports Station.
0:03.3	The score!
0:06.8	This hour is being brought to by Busey Bank, building business growing well since 1868.
0:14.6	The set for the 1-1.
0:17.7	And Kelly hits a fly ball.
0:19.5	Cubs win the game.
0:37.5	Right center field and deep. It's off the wall. Cubs win the ball game. Carson Kelly delivers. A deep drive to right center. Kelly being mobbed by his teammates out near second base.
0:47.4	The Cubs still have not been swept in a series at Wrigley Field since June of 2003.
0:49.9	Spiegel and Holmes, afternoons on the score.
0:53.3	Highlight courtesy of the score, Pat and Ron on the call.
0:57.3	I enjoyed Carson Kelly pleading with his teammates and being like, we don't have to do the whole thing.
1:03.8	I love that he was just kind of like bracing for him.
1:06.4	It was like, we don't have to do the thing.
1:08.3	We don't have to do that.
1:10.1	We don't have to do that. And then don't have to do that. We don't have to do that.
1:11.4	And then I enjoyed the very subdued.
1:14.5	They just poured bottles of water.
1:16.9	Over him wasn't a whole like Gatorade bath thing that was going on.
1:21.2	Just have a couple guys who might pour water on him.
1:23.8	That seems appropriate for a comeback win in April. Yeah, I think you're right.
1:29.2	I enjoyed that there was a comeback win. I enjoyed that there was a win. That was a fan base that
1:34.9	needed a win. That was a team that needed to win. A city that needed a win. Like, it was grim.
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