Pirates sweep opening weekend of Grapefruit League play
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their spring training schedule with a pair of victories, 10-5 against Baltimore on Saturday and 5-1 over Minnesota on Sunday.
Sunday’s game was the opener in Bradenton. Starting pitcher Mitch Keller pitched a pair of scoreless innings. Caleb Ferguson followed with two more scoreless innings.
Jason Delay had an RBI single, Ji-hwan Bae doubled and non-roster invitee Bryce Johnson went 2-for-2 with an RBI. The Pirates plated four runs in the seventh inning to break a 1-1 tie.
On Saturday, Matt Gorski hit a pair of home runs including a grand slam and plated six runs in the win. DJ Stewart, a non-roster invitee, doubled and homered, and drove in three runs.
Endy Rodriguez doubled and drew a pair of walks.