Kuhl has rough outing in Pirates’ loss to Braves
Atlanta starter Brandon McCarthy went 3 2/3 innings and the lone run he permitted came on a homer by Starling Marte as the Braves edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-5 Monday in a spring training game in Kissimmee, Fla.
Danny Santana homered and had four hits for Atlanta.
Chad Kuhl had a shaky start for Pittsburgh, giving up five hits and two walks in only 2 1/3 innings.
The Braves strung together four straight singles in the bottom of the third to score three runs.
The Pirates trailed 6-1 in the fifth before getting back into the game thanks to more solo homers, by Sean Rodriguez and Max Moroff.
Marte had two of Pittsburgh’s seven hits.
Trevor Williams pitched in relief and gave up three runs in three innings.