• Pham walks. Runners back on the corners with two down.
• Suwinski out trying to swipe second.
• Suwinski singles to center and Yorke holds up at third. Runners on the corners with one out.
• Triolo grounds out 5-3. Yorke was on the move, so he's standing on second safely.
• Yorke walks to lead off the fifth.
• Slider looked good there from Borucki. Gets Varsho to swing through two of them, including one for strike three. Borucki overcomes the error and single.
• Tirotta singles to left, but Stefanic is gunned down by Pham trying to get to third.
• Not a great look there for Gonzales. Borucki gets a ground ball and it goes under the glove of Gonzales. Stefanic reaches.
• From behind 3-1, RyanBorucki gets Lukes to fly out to left. One away.
• Gonzales strikes out swinging to end the fourth.
• RUN: Pirates get on the board on a 3-6 fielder's choice off the bat of Stewart. It's 1-1.
• Stewart gets some new life. Fouled off a 3-1 pitch and popped it up in foul territory, but Kirk couldn't make the catch.
• Hayes walks to load the bases for Stewart.
• Bart singles up the middle. Four-seamer on the outside part of the plate. First hit of the day for the Pirates.
• Second walk of the afternoon for Cruz. Wasn't really given anything good to hit and didn't try to force anything.
• Pham flies out to right. One out.
• J.C. Flowers gets the last out of the top of the fourth. Groundout off the bat of Jimenez.
• Keller gave up the one hit for a homer, walked three and struck out three.
• Keller exits at 62 pitches. Two outs in the fourth.
• Keller gets Loperfido on three pitches. Concluded the AB with a sinker on the outer edge.
• Kirk pops out to third. One out.
• Keller pitching into the fourth.
• Triolo flies out to right and Suwinski goes down swinging at back-to-back curveballs in the dirt. End third.
• NickYorke goes down swinging at a curveball in the dirt.
• Keller gets Santander swinging with a slider inside. Ends the top of the third.
• Keller gets Guerrero to ground into two. 5-4-3
• Third walk of the day for Keller allows Varsho to walk. Top of the order here for the Jays.
• Nick Gonzales grounds out to short. Ends the second.
• DJ Stewart flies out to left. That’s it for Gausman. Threw 38 pitches over 1 2/3 innings.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes lines out to left.
• Riley Tirotta flies out to right. Ends the top of the second. Keller sitting at 38 pitches. Has thrown 21 strikes.
• Nice bounce back against MichaelStefanic. Keller gets him swinging with a sinker middle and away.
• Keller was missing low to Jimenez. Now missing high to NathanLukes. Another walk.
• LeoJimenez walks. Four straight out of the zone from Keller after getting ahead 0-1.
• JoeyLoperfido lines out to center. One out.
• HOME RUN: Kirk goes deep to center. First-pitch slider up in the zone from Keller. JAYS, 1-0.
• Gausman wins the battle with a 96 mph fastball that beats Bart. Ends the first.
• JoeyBart absolutely battling here. Coming up on the 11th pitch of this AB.
• Cruz swipes second. Came after AlejandroKirk almost gunned him throwing down to first.
• OneilCruz draws a two-out walk. Gausman got a swinging strike and a called strike on the outer part of the plate and missed low four times to walk Cruz.
• Gausman blows a 96 mph fastball past TommyPham for the second out. Pham was way behind on that one.
• JackSuwinski retired 5-3 to begin the home half of the first.
• AnthonySantander pops out to Triolo in shallow left. Keller threw nine of 14 pitches for strikes. Used every weapon in the arsenal, led by five sliders.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to right. Two outs.
• Varsho retired 5-3.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Blue Jays, 2:15 p.m., MitchKeller to DaultonVarsho, 73 degrees, cloudy.
• Game is expected to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m.
• Today's game will begin in a weather delay.
• Really windy out here. Tarp is out on the field and rain is on the way. Feel like we're at least heading for a delay, but I'll keep everyone posted here.
JOSE NEGRON / DKPS
• Other Pirates arms we're expected to see this afternoon: JoeyWentz, CarsonFulmer, RyanBorucki, YohanRamírez and RyderRyan.
• For the Jays:
• For the Pirates:
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9:56 am - 03.05.2025Bradenton, Fla.Final: Pirates 7, Blue Jays 6
• Who: Pirates (6-5) vs. Blue Jays (6-3)
• When: 2:15 p.m.
• What: Grapefruit League exhibition
• Where: LECOM Park
• Weather: 72°, mostly cloudy
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller vs. RHP Kevin Gausman
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Streaming: Pirates.com
• Boxscore: MLB.com
► FOLLOW ALONG
• That's game. Pirates improve to 7-5 this spring.
• HOME RUN: Another for the Jays. Alan Roden goes deep. PIRATES, 7-6.
• HOME RUN: Arjun Nimmala with a tank to left. PIRATES, 7-5.
• Clubhouse time.
• HOME RUN: Santander sends an absolute bomb to right off Carson Fulmer. PIRATES, 5-2.
• Stewart down swinging to end the fifth.
• Hayes walks. Inning continues.
• HOME RUN: Back to back, as Bart sends one off the batter's eye in center. PIRATES, 5-1.
• HOME RUN: Three-run shot onto the deck in center for Cruz. Second of the spring. Letter high on the outer third from Jake Bloss. PIRATES, 4-1.
• Pham walks. Runners back on the corners with two down.
• Suwinski out trying to swipe second.
• Suwinski singles to center and Yorke holds up at third. Runners on the corners with one out.
• Triolo grounds out 5-3. Yorke was on the move, so he's standing on second safely.
• Yorke walks to lead off the fifth.
• Slider looked good there from Borucki. Gets Varsho to swing through two of them, including one for strike three. Borucki overcomes the error and single.
• Tirotta singles to left, but Stefanic is gunned down by Pham trying to get to third.
• Not a great look there for Gonzales. Borucki gets a ground ball and it goes under the glove of Gonzales. Stefanic reaches.
• From behind 3-1, Ryan Borucki gets Lukes to fly out to left. One away.
• Gonzales strikes out swinging to end the fourth.
• RUN: Pirates get on the board on a 3-6 fielder's choice off the bat of Stewart. It's 1-1.
• Stewart gets some new life. Fouled off a 3-1 pitch and popped it up in foul territory, but Kirk couldn't make the catch.
• Hayes walks to load the bases for Stewart.
• Bart singles up the middle. Four-seamer on the outside part of the plate. First hit of the day for the Pirates.
• Second walk of the afternoon for Cruz. Wasn't really given anything good to hit and didn't try to force anything.
• Pham flies out to right. One out.
• J.C. Flowers gets the last out of the top of the fourth. Groundout off the bat of Jimenez.
• Keller gave up the one hit for a homer, walked three and struck out three.
• Keller exits at 62 pitches. Two outs in the fourth.
• Keller gets Loperfido on three pitches. Concluded the AB with a sinker on the outer edge.
• Kirk pops out to third. One out.
• Keller pitching into the fourth.
• Triolo flies out to right and Suwinski goes down swinging at back-to-back curveballs in the dirt. End third.
• Nick Yorke goes down swinging at a curveball in the dirt.
• Keller gets Santander swinging with a slider inside. Ends the top of the third.
• Keller gets Guerrero to ground into two. 5-4-3
• Third walk of the day for Keller allows Varsho to walk. Top of the order here for the Jays.
• Nick Gonzales grounds out to short. Ends the second.
• DJ Stewart flies out to left. That’s it for Gausman. Threw 38 pitches over 1 2/3 innings.
• Ke’Bryan Hayes lines out to left.
• Riley Tirotta flies out to right. Ends the top of the second. Keller sitting at 38 pitches. Has thrown 21 strikes.
• Nice bounce back against Michael Stefanic. Keller gets him swinging with a sinker middle and away.
• Keller was missing low to Jimenez. Now missing high to Nathan Lukes. Another walk.
• Leo Jimenez walks. Four straight out of the zone from Keller after getting ahead 0-1.
• Joey Loperfido lines out to center. One out.
• HOME RUN: Kirk goes deep to center. First-pitch slider up in the zone from Keller. JAYS, 1-0.
• Gausman wins the battle with a 96 mph fastball that beats Bart. Ends the first.
• Joey Bart absolutely battling here. Coming up on the 11th pitch of this AB.
• Cruz swipes second. Came after Alejandro Kirk almost gunned him throwing down to first.
• Oneil Cruz draws a two-out walk. Gausman got a swinging strike and a called strike on the outer part of the plate and missed low four times to walk Cruz.
• Gausman blows a 96 mph fastball past Tommy Pham for the second out. Pham was way behind on that one.
• Jack Suwinski retired 5-3 to begin the home half of the first.
• Anthony Santander pops out to Triolo in shallow left. Keller threw nine of 14 pitches for strikes. Used every weapon in the arsenal, led by five sliders.
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. flies out to right. Two outs.
• Varsho retired 5-3.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Blue Jays, 2:15 p.m., Mitch Keller to Daulton Varsho, 73 degrees, cloudy.
• Game is expected to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m.
• Today's game will begin in a weather delay.
• Really windy out here. Tarp is out on the field and rain is on the way. Feel like we're at least heading for a delay, but I'll keep everyone posted here.
JOSE NEGRON / DKPS
• Other Pirates arms we're expected to see this afternoon: Joey Wentz, Carson Fulmer, Ryan Borucki, Yohan Ramírez and Ryder Ryan.
• For the Jays:
• For the Pirates:
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