• Who: Pirates (6-3) vs. Yankees (4-4) • When: 6:35 p.m. • What: Grapefruit League exhibition • Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field • Weather: 70°, cloudy • Pitchers: LHP BaileyFalter vs. LHP MaxFried • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh • Radio: Pirates Radio Network • Streaming: Pirates.com • Boxscore: MLB.com
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• HOME RUN: George Lombard Jr. with a two-run shot off Barco. Not the best night for some of the Pirates' top pitching prospects. YANKEES, 12-3.
• HOME RUN: Andrew Velazquez goes deep the opposite way off Hunter Barco. YANKEES, 10-3.
• RUNS: Yankees have continued to build onto their lead. It's 9-3 behind a two-run single by Smith and an RBI single by J.C. Escarra.
• RUNS: Been a rough outing for Bubba Chandler. Just delivered a wild pitch that scored Chisholm. Two-run single for Volpe, too. YANKEES, 6-3.
• Down to the clubhouse I go.
• Clean inning for Bednar.
• Jackson flies out to Cruz in center. Two down.
• Bednar gets Rice to fly out to left to begin the bottom half of the fourth. Quick top half. Groundout, walk to Valdez and a double play off the bat of Palacios.
• DavidBednar warming up in the bullpen.
• Falter allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts in his 2 2/3 innings.
• Grisham flies out to right to end the third.
• J.C.Flowers replaces Falter.
• Falter gets Volpe swinging with a high sinker to conclude an eight-pitch at-bat and his night. Falter threw 29 of 49 pitches for strikes. Imagine his pitch count was at 50 for this one.
• Bellinger follows with a first-pitch single. Fastball up in the zone.
• Falter going right after Judge to start the third. Curveball and sinker taken in the zone. Then goes inside fastball before ultimately getting him on a check swing. Nice curveball to get the latter.
• Triolo flies out to end the inning.
• Suwinski reaches on an error by Volpe and then swipes second.
• HOMERUN: Bart belts a first-pitch fastball from RyanAnderson way out of here to left. Three-run shot. Alltied.
• Cruz down swinging on a slider at the bottom of the zone.
• Yorke goes the opposite way for a double, ending Fried's night. I've liked his at-bats tonight. Battling and swinging at good pitches. Sinker on the outer third. Again, Fried working away.
• Pham draws a one-out walk. Fried was working him away before missing with an inside fastball.
• JoshuaPalacios retired 4-3 to begin the third.
• Falter retires Chisholm 1-3 to end the second. A 27-pitch inning for Falter.
• RUN: Yankees add another on a passed ball. YANKEES, 3-0.
• Falter responds by getting OswaldPeraza to swing through a four-seam fastball at the top of the zone. Worked high that entire AB.
• Nice job by Cruz there to hit the cutoff man in Stewart rather than trying to gun one home. Halts the runner from going to second. It's the little things.
• RUNS: Smith drives in two with a broken-bat single to center. Sinker on the inner third. YANKEES, 2-0.
• Another walk for Falter in this second inning. Jackson loads the baes for DominicSmith. Bart will take a trip out to talk to Falter, who has struggled more with his command here after a clean first.
• Rice grounds into a 4-6 fielder's choice. Runners on the corners with one out for AlexJackson.
• Grisham draws the walk. Two on for BenRice.
• Trent Grisham gets some extra life after a ball falls in foul territory. Would've been an easy grab for either Valdez or Bart had one of them called it and not hesitated.
• AnthonyVolpe sends one up the middle for a leadoff single.
• Fried gets EnmanuelValdez swinging with a wicked curveball to end the top of the second.
• DJStewart is hit by a pitch. Appeared to take it off the hand. Quick visit from the trainer, but Stewart makes his way to first.
• JaredTriolo grounds into a 5-4 fielder's choice.
• JackSuwinski sends one out near the warning track in right, but Judge has enough room to make the catch. One away.
• First hit of the night belongs to JoeyBart. Lines a single to center on a fastball over the middle of the plate.
• One pitch and CodyBellinger does the same. Falter threw seven of nine pitches for strikes in a strong first. Used all of his pitches, but leaned more toward curve and sinker.
• AaronJudge flies out to right. Two outs.
• Falter makes quick work of JazzChisholm. Got a called strike on a first-pitch sinker, foul ball on a curve and another called strike on a sinker over the plate.
• Fried gets OneilCruz looking at a 2-2 fastball that appeared outside. Ends the top of the first.
• NickYorke fouls off a couple of tough pitches against Fried before ultimately grounding out to first. Two down.
• Pham lines out to right-center field. Third fastball he saw from Fried.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Yankees, 6:36 p.m., MaxFried to TommyPham, 70 degrees, sunny
• Other pitchers expected to throw today: David Bednar, Bubba Chandler, Hunter Barco, Eddy Yean.
• For the Yankees:
• Pirates lineup:
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3:12 pm - 03.03.2025Tampa, Fla.Final: Yankees 12, Pirates 3
• Who: Pirates (6-3) vs. Yankees (4-4)
• When: 6:35 p.m.
• What: Grapefruit League exhibition
• Where: George M. Steinbrenner Field
• Weather: 70°, cloudy
• Pitchers: LHP Bailey Falter vs. LHP Max Fried
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: Pirates.com
• Boxscore: MLB.com
► FOLLOW ALONG
• HOME RUN: George Lombard Jr. with a two-run shot off Barco. Not the best night for some of the Pirates' top pitching prospects. YANKEES, 12-3.
• HOME RUN: Andrew Velazquez goes deep the opposite way off Hunter Barco. YANKEES, 10-3.
• RUNS: Yankees have continued to build onto their lead. It's 9-3 behind a two-run single by Smith and an RBI single by J.C. Escarra.
• RUNS: Been a rough outing for Bubba Chandler. Just delivered a wild pitch that scored Chisholm. Two-run single for Volpe, too. YANKEES, 6-3.
• Down to the clubhouse I go.
• Clean inning for Bednar.
• Jackson flies out to Cruz in center. Two down.
• Bednar gets Rice to fly out to left to begin the bottom half of the fourth. Quick top half. Groundout, walk to Valdez and a double play off the bat of Palacios.
• David Bednar warming up in the bullpen.
• Falter allowed three runs (two earned) on three hits with two walks and four strikeouts in his 2 2/3 innings.
• Grisham flies out to right to end the third.
• J.C. Flowers replaces Falter.
• Falter gets Volpe swinging with a high sinker to conclude an eight-pitch at-bat and his night. Falter threw 29 of 49 pitches for strikes. Imagine his pitch count was at 50 for this one.
• Bellinger follows with a first-pitch single. Fastball up in the zone.
• Falter going right after Judge to start the third. Curveball and sinker taken in the zone. Then goes inside fastball before ultimately getting him on a check swing. Nice curveball to get the latter.
• Triolo flies out to end the inning.
• Suwinski reaches on an error by Volpe and then swipes second.
• HOME RUN: Bart belts a first-pitch fastball from Ryan Anderson way out of here to left. Three-run shot. All tied.
• Cruz down swinging on a slider at the bottom of the zone.
• Yorke goes the opposite way for a double, ending Fried's night. I've liked his at-bats tonight. Battling and swinging at good pitches. Sinker on the outer third. Again, Fried working away.
• Pham draws a one-out walk. Fried was working him away before missing with an inside fastball.
• Joshua Palacios retired 4-3 to begin the third.
• Falter retires Chisholm 1-3 to end the second. A 27-pitch inning for Falter.
• RUN: Yankees add another on a passed ball. YANKEES, 3-0.
• Falter responds by getting Oswald Peraza to swing through a four-seam fastball at the top of the zone. Worked high that entire AB.
• Nice job by Cruz there to hit the cutoff man in Stewart rather than trying to gun one home. Halts the runner from going to second. It's the little things.
• RUNS: Smith drives in two with a broken-bat single to center. Sinker on the inner third. YANKEES, 2-0.
• Another walk for Falter in this second inning. Jackson loads the baes for Dominic Smith. Bart will take a trip out to talk to Falter, who has struggled more with his command here after a clean first.
• Rice grounds into a 4-6 fielder's choice. Runners on the corners with one out for Alex Jackson.
• Grisham draws the walk. Two on for Ben Rice.
• Trent Grisham gets some extra life after a ball falls in foul territory. Would've been an easy grab for either Valdez or Bart had one of them called it and not hesitated.
• Anthony Volpe sends one up the middle for a leadoff single.
• Fried gets Enmanuel Valdez swinging with a wicked curveball to end the top of the second.
• DJ Stewart is hit by a pitch. Appeared to take it off the hand. Quick visit from the trainer, but Stewart makes his way to first.
• Jared Triolo grounds into a 5-4 fielder's choice.
• Jack Suwinski sends one out near the warning track in right, but Judge has enough room to make the catch. One away.
• First hit of the night belongs to Joey Bart. Lines a single to center on a fastball over the middle of the plate.
• One pitch and Cody Bellinger does the same. Falter threw seven of nine pitches for strikes in a strong first. Used all of his pitches, but leaned more toward curve and sinker.
• Aaron Judge flies out to right. Two outs.
• Falter makes quick work of Jazz Chisholm. Got a called strike on a first-pitch sinker, foul ball on a curve and another called strike on a sinker over the plate.
• Fried gets Oneil Cruz looking at a 2-2 fastball that appeared outside. Ends the top of the first.
• Nick Yorke fouls off a couple of tough pitches against Fried before ultimately grounding out to first. Two down.
• Pham lines out to right-center field. Third fastball he saw from Fried.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Yankees, 6:36 p.m., Max Fried to Tommy Pham, 70 degrees, sunny
• Other pitchers expected to throw today: David Bednar, Bubba Chandler, Hunter Barco, Eddy Yean.
• For the Yankees:
• Pirates lineup:
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