B OSTON RED S OX vs. PITTS BURGH PIRATES Marc h 4, 2 0 1 7 - LECOM Par k in Br ad en ton , FL TODAY: The Pirates are playing the Red Sox in Bradenton at 1:05...Chad Kuhl is expected to start for the Bucs against Boston’s Hector Velazquez (RHP)...Tony Watson, Daniel Hudson, Wade LeBlanc, Jared Hughes and Pat Light are also expected to pitch for Pittsburgh. CHAD KUHL: The 24-year-old righthander is making his second start of the spring today...Pitched 2.0 hitless innings and picked up the win on 2/27 at Blue Jays...Split the 2016 season between Triple-A Indianapolis and Pittsburgh...Went 6-3 with a 2.37 ERA in 16 starts with Indianapolis...Made his Major League debut against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball on 6/26 and won a 4-3 decision...Went 3-0 in his first six big league starts and the Pirates were victorious in all six starts...Was Pittsburgh’s ninth-round selection in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...Went 33-17 and produced a 2.75 ERA in 83 starts in his minor league career. TOMORROW: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Yankees in Tampa at 1:05...Jameson Taillon is expected to start for the Bucs against New York’s Masahiro Tanaka (RHP)...Nick Kingham, Clay Holmes, Antonio Bastardo, A.J. Schugel and Dan Runzler are also expected to pitch for Pittsburgh. THE ROSTER: There are 62 players in Major League camp (31 pitchers, 7 catchers, 16 infielders and 8 outfielders), including 23 non-roster players...Infielder Jung Ho Kang is currently in Korea for personal reasons. WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING: In the first eight spring training games, Pittsburgh starting pitchers have been charged with three earned runs in 14.0 innings of work (1.93 ERA); the staff has surrendered just one run in the last five contests (10.0ip). THE KING OF SPRING: Bucco prospect Jose Osuna hit his team-leading second home run of the spring Thursday afternoon and has now gone 6-for-11 (.545) with a double, four RBI and four runs scored while hitting safely in all five of his Grapefruit League games this year...In 12 career spring training games, Osuna has gone 11-for-20 (.550) with three home runs, 10 RBI, seven runs scored and a 1.621 OPS. LECOM Park: On February 10, McKechnie Field’s name was changed to LECOM Park...LECOM is an acronym for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, which has a branch campus in nearby Lakewood Ranch...The original stadium at the same location was known as City Park and opened in 1923, making it the oldest used for spring training as well as the second-oldest in the Florida State League (behind Jackie Robinson Ballpark, built in 1914)...In addition to being called LECOM Park and McKechnie Field (1962-2016), the field at the corner of 17th Avenue and 9th Street West was known as City Park (1923-1926), Ninth Street Park (1927-1947) and Braves Field (1948-1961). COACHING STAFF: There are three new additions to Manager Clint Hurdle’s coaching staff in 2017...Kimera Bartee, who was the organization’s Minor League Outfield/ Baserunning Coordinator the last nine seasons, is the First Base Coach...Joey Cora, who managed the Double-A Altoona Curve to a 76-64 record and a postseason berth last year, is the Third Base Coach...Tom Prince is the Bench Coach after spending the last 13 years as a manager or coach in the Pirates farm system. DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD 2/25 vs. Orioles W 6-2 1-0 at Rays W 7-2 2-0 2/26 at Orioles L 3-8 2-1 2/27 at Blue Jays W 2-1 3-1 2/28 vs. Blue Jays L 0-12 3-2 3/1 at Twins W 3-1 4-2 3/2 at Tigers W 11-1 5-2 3/3 vs. Orioles W 5-2 6-2 3/4 vs. Red Sox 3/5 at Yankees 3/6 vs. Yankees 3/7 vs. Braves 3/8 vs. Dominican Republic 3/9 at Rays 3/10 vs. Rays 3/11 at Orioles 3/12 vs. Twins 3/13 at Braves 3/14 3/15 vs. Orioles 3/16 at Red Sox (6:05) 3/17 vs. Orioles 3/18 at Phillies 3/19 vs. Blue Jays 3/20 at Rays 3/21 vs. Rays 3/22 3/23 at Red Sox 3/24 vs. Rays 3/25 vs. Tigers 3/26 at Phillies 3/27 vs. Twins (6:05) 3/28 vs. Red Sox (6:05) 3/29 vs. Phillies 3/31 vs. Blue Jays in Montreal 4/1 vs. Blue Jays in Montreal PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S) ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG. Daniel Hudson (1-0)/Jason Garcia 4,725 4,725 Josh Lindblom (1-0)/Dana Eveland 4,674 Chris Lee/Jared Hughes (0-1) 6,976 Chad Kuhl (1-0)/Aaron Loup/Miguel Rosario (1)3,538 Lucas Harrell/Tony Watson (0-1) 4,8049,529/4,765 Josh Lindblom (2-0)/Kyle Gibson/Montana DuRapau (1) 5,895 Steven Brault (1-0)/Justin Verlander 6,247 Gerrit Cole (1-0)/Wade Miley/Jared Lakind (1) 5,01114,540/4,847 OFF DAY OFF DAY WORLD CHAMPIONS 1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1927 N.L. DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 N.L. WILD CARD 2013 • 2014 • 2015 PITCHING DAY BY DAYS (players still in camp - * denotes game started) ANTONIO BASTARDO DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 001 2/28TOR ND 1.0 3 3 302 STEVEN BRAULT DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25 * BAL ND 1.0 0 0 001 3/2 * at Det W (1-0) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 WADE LeBLANC DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/27at Tor ND 2.0 0 0 012 PAT LIGHT DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 1 100 2/28TOR ND 1.0 2 1 101 GERRIT COLE DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 3/3 * BAL W (1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 JOSH LINDBLOM DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25 * at TB W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3/1 * at Min W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 CODY DICKSON DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 001 3/1at Min ND 1.0 1 0 000 DOVYDAS NEVERAUSKAS DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 000 3/1at Min ND 1.0 2 1 101 TYLER EPPLER DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 002 3/2at Det ND 2.0 1 0 001 JUAN NICASIO DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 002 2/28TOR ND 1.0 2 2 002 TYLER GLASNOW DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/26at Bal ND 2.0 1 0 006 3/3BAL ND 1.2 3 1 122 IVAN NOVA DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/28 * TOR ND 2.0 0 0 000 CLAY HOLMES DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/27at Tor ND 2.0 1 0 014 FELIPE RIVERO DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 000 2/28TOR ND 1.0 1 0 001 DANIEL HUDSON DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL W (1-0)1.0 2 1 112 2/28TOR ND 1.0 1 0 001 DAN RUNZLER DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25at TB ND 1.0 0 0 000 3/1at Min ND 1.0 0 0 011 JARED HUGHES DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/26 at Bal L (0-1) 0.1 3 5 4 2 1 3/1at Min ND 1.0 1 0 010 EDGAR SANTANA DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25at TB ND 1.0 1 0 001 3/1at Min ND 1.0 0 0 002 DREW HUTCHISON DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/26at Bal ND 2.0 2 1 100 3/3BAL ND 3.0 1 0 014 A.J. SCHUGEL DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 0 0 011 2/28TOR ND 1.0 3 3 301 NICK KINGHAM DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/27at Tor ND 1.2 3 1 102 JAMESON TAILLON DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/26 * at Bal ND 2.0 3 2 2 2 3 CHAD KUHL DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/27 * at Tor W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 TONY WATSON DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 1 0 000 2/28TOR L (0-1)0.2 4 3 311 JARED LAKIND DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25at TB ND 1.0 2 0 001 3/1at Min ND 1.0 0 0 020 3/3BAL SV (1)1.0 0 0 001 TREVOR WILLIAMS DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/25BAL ND 1.0 2 0 002 3/2at Det ND 2.0 1 0 001 TYLER WEBB DATEOPP DECISION IP H R ERBBSO 2/26at Bal ND 1.0 1 0 001 3/2at Det ND 2.0 1 0 010 BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only) 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/31 BARNES o1o o k ko1k BELL BOSTICK w4 kwk wo 1o k CERVELLI ko 4ww DIAZ oo oo2 w1ko 1o FRAZIER 1o1ooh FREESE owo ok 1kk oo4 1k GOSSELIN d22 ooo kk 2co111 HANSON ofow o o c 1 HARRISON ooo h1 owo JASO o1o kfo 1o4 koo JHANG o4 oe oow KANG KELLEY ooo MARTE kwo o2 w1w 1h2c McCUTCHEN 2o 2ko kko1ok MEADOWS eo2 hkokw o1 w MERCERew1 ow o4k MOROFF doo kok co NEWMAN o o1o 1 ooo 1oo NGOEPE kw k1d ko oe k ORTIZ ok ok11o 2ko OSUNA 1owk4o k1 142k PEREZ o kod1 o 1do POLANCO111 kwk dok w1oo ROGERS ooo11 1o STALLINGS o4o 11 k1 1o STEWART TERDOSLAVICH 2k2 1 owo1 wk dk WEISS ww o w kokk WILLIAMS k ok1oo WOOD kkwoh 4ok 2o ko k CODE: 1-single; 2-double; 3-triple; 4-home run; w-walk; c-fielders’s choice; e-reached on error; h-hit by pitch; f-sac fly; b-sac bunt; k-strikeout; o-groundout/flyout; d-doubleplay 2017 PITTSBURGH PIRATES SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 2/10 Phil Gosselin (INF) acquired from Arizona...Frank Duncan (RHP) traded to Arizona.
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