• Who: Pirates (9-3) vs. Phillies (4-7) • What: Grapefruit League Exhibition • When: 1:05 p.m. • Where: LECOM Park • Weather: 82°, cloudy, 0% rain • Pitchers: RHP Braxton Ashcraft vs. RHP Jean Cabrera • Radio: 100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020 • Satellite: SiriusXM 861 • Boxscore: MLB.com
► FOLLOW ALONG
• The Pirates suffer a 14-10 loss to the Phillies. Braxton Ashcraft pitched into the fourth inning and Ryan O'Hearn was one of four players to homer. The Pirates head on the road to face the Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. tomorrow.
• Yordany De Los Santos and Omar Alfonzo leaving the yard in these latter innings. The former is tied with Konnor Griffin for the team lead this spring.
• Pirates get three back on RBI singles from Triolo and DuceGourson, and a groundout by Reynolds. Second hit of the day for Triolo. Got a sinker down in the zone and didn't miss.
• Phillies are just hammering minor-league pitching here in the fourth.
• Ashcraft gets four ups and ends up allowing a run on three hits with five strikeouts over three innings. Responsible for one more runner.
• HOME RUN: Second homer of the spring for O'Hearn. Got himself into a good hitter's count and did his thing to the opposite field. Three-run shot. Pirates 3, Phillies 0
• Pirates load the bases in the second but can't get anything from it. First hit of the day, though, on a Williams infield single.
• Ashcraft has thrown 20 of 28 pitches for strikes. Generated three whiffs with the slider, which he's turned to nine times. Four strikeouts over two innings. He's finished them all with a slider or curve.
• Heavy usage of the slider and curveball in the first for Ashcraft. Got all three outs with those pitches, including a filthy slider that he used to strike out Marchan.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Phillies, 1:05 p.m., Braxton Ashcraft to Johan Rojas, 83 degrees, cloudy
• Phillies lineup:
1. Johan Rojas, CF 2. Otto Kemp, LF 3. Rafael Marchan, C 4. Bryan De La Cruz, RF 5. Liover Peguero, SS 6. Felix Reyes, 1B 7. Carson DeMartini, 3B 8. Aroon Escobar, 2B 9. Paul McIntosh, DH
• Kristopher Negron's lineup:
1. Jared Triolo, 3B 2. Brandon Lowe, 2B 3. Bryan Reynolds, DH 4. Ryan O'Hearn, RF 5. Joey Bart, C 6. Enmanuel Valdez, 1B 7. Billy Cook, CF 8. Alika Williams, SS 9. Mitch Jebb, LF
THE ASYLUM
Final: Phillies 14, Pirates 10
• Who: Pirates (9-3) vs. Phillies (4-7)
• What: Grapefruit League Exhibition
• When: 1:05 p.m.
• Where: LECOM Park
• Weather: 82°, cloudy, 0% rain
• Pitchers: RHP Braxton Ashcraft vs. RHP Jean Cabrera
• Radio: 100.1 FM/KDKA-AM 1020
• Satellite: SiriusXM 861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
► FOLLOW ALONG
• The Pirates suffer a 14-10 loss to the Phillies. Braxton Ashcraft pitched into the fourth inning and Ryan O'Hearn was one of four players to homer. The Pirates head on the road to face the Tigers in Lakeland, Fla. tomorrow.
• Yordany De Los Santos and Omar Alfonzo leaving the yard in these latter innings. The former is tied with Konnor Griffin for the team lead this spring.
• Pirates get three back on RBI singles from Triolo and Duce Gourson, and a groundout by Reynolds. Second hit of the day for Triolo. Got a sinker down in the zone and didn't miss.
• Phillies are just hammering minor-league pitching here in the fourth.
• Ashcraft gets four ups and ends up allowing a run on three hits with five strikeouts over three innings. Responsible for one more runner.
• HOME RUN: Second homer of the spring for O'Hearn. Got himself into a good hitter's count and did his thing to the opposite field. Three-run shot. Pirates 3, Phillies 0
• Pirates load the bases in the second but can't get anything from it. First hit of the day, though, on a Williams infield single.
• Ashcraft has thrown 20 of 28 pitches for strikes. Generated three whiffs with the slider, which he's turned to nine times. Four strikeouts over two innings. He's finished them all with a slider or curve.
• Heavy usage of the slider and curveball in the first for Ashcraft. Got all three outs with those pitches, including a filthy slider that he used to strike out Marchan.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Phillies, 1:05 p.m., Braxton Ashcraft to Johan Rojas, 83 degrees, cloudy
• Phillies lineup:
1. Johan Rojas, CF
2. Otto Kemp, LF
3. Rafael Marchan, C
4. Bryan De La Cruz, RF
5. Liover Peguero, SS
6. Felix Reyes, 1B
7. Carson DeMartini, 3B
8. Aroon Escobar, 2B
9. Paul McIntosh, DH
• Kristopher Negron's lineup:
1. Jared Triolo, 3B
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, DH
4. Ryan O'Hearn, RF
5. Joey Bart, C
6. Enmanuel Valdez, 1B
7. Billy Cook, CF
8. Alika Williams, SS
9. Mitch Jebb, LF
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