• Who: Pirates (14-14) vs. Twins (11-15) • When: 1:05 p.m. • What: Grapefruit League exhibition • Where: Hammond Stadium • Weather: 82°, partly cloudy • Pitchers: RHP Thomas Harrington vs. RHP Bailey Ober • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh • Radio: 100.1 FM/AM 1020 • Satellite:SiriusXM 861 • Streaming:MLB TV • Boxscore: MLB.com
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Sammy Siani strikes out and that's it for this one. Final: Twins 5, Pirates 1. The Pirates finish Grapefruit League play at 14-15 and head to Miami for their opener on March 27.
• It's a 1-2-3 inning for Yean and he finishes it with a four-pitch strikeout, painting the inside corner with an 0-2 sinker.
• Eddy Yean on to pitch.
• Pirates strand runners on the corners and we head to the bottom half of the inning.
• Runners on the corners for the Pirates after a Esmerlyn Valdez single to center field.
• Looks like Borucki had another solid outing in the seventh, striking out two and giving up no hits.
• Abrahan Guitierrez reaches on an infield single.
• Harrison Bader then flies out to right field. We head to the seventh.
• It's a line shot single right back up the middle for France.
• Julien then grounds out to second base.
• Bae gets a good bead on a long fly ball to center field by Jose Miranda.
• Triolo has moved to shortstop. Looks like Endy is done for the day too.
• Peter Strzelecki is now in the game for the Pirates.
• Alcala strikes out Endy to strand two base runners. Got him on a four-seam fastball up in the zone.
• Bart strikes out on a 1-2 slider. Two away.
• Cutch sends one out to the warning track in right field, Polanco tags at second. runners on first and third for Bart.
• Hudson Head walks on six pitches, bringing Cutch to the plate.
• Pham reaches on an E1 at first base. It's ruled a base hit though.
• It's a 5-3 groundout to end the fifth. Just the one BIG mistake for Bednar. He threw 14 pitches, nine strikes.
• Bednar bounces back with a four-pitch strikeout and gets Larnach to swing at one of those top-tier curveballs. Broke right out of the zone.
• HOME RUN: Bednar grooves a fastball at the top of the zone and Buxton sends it out to the boardwalk in left center field. Twins, 5-1.
• Frazier calls off Endy in foul territory behind first base for the first out of the inning.
• Here comes David Bednar.
• Bae strikes out to end the top of the fifth inning.
• Triolo lines out sharply to right field, it looked like it had right center gap written all over it but it just tailed a little too much.
• Nice little glove flip by Louis Varland gets Frazier at first for another ground out.
• Harrington gets another ground ball and this time Frazier tosses it to IKF at second for the double play. Heading to the fifth.
• Bader hits a perfect double play ball to IKF at shortstop but Frazier hesitates with his throw at second and it's late. Runner on first, one away.
• France sends a single through the right side.
• Harrington back on for the fourth.
• IKF grounds out to shortstop for the third out.
• He strikes out on a 3-2 cutter on the inside half. That's literally all Coulombe threw him. All eight pitches were in on his hands.
• Endy just fouled one off his left ankle, he was limping around a little bit afterward but looks to be alright.
• Ober gets Bart swinging at a 1-2 changeup and that's it for Ober. Danny Coulombe is entering the game.
• Julien fouls off another sweeper and Bart squeezes it for the strikeout. On to the fourth.
• Miranda gets ahold of a sweeper and sends a sharp line drive out to Pham in left for the second out.
• Jeffers knocks one through the right side past a diving Frazier for a single.
• Harrington is back out for the bottom of the third. He gets one out before Justin Lawrence comes in from the bullpen.
• McCutchen then flies out to left field for the final out.
• RUN: Reynolds brings home Bae with a single through the right side. Twins, 4-1.
• Pham almost takes Ober's head off with a line drive back up the middle but the infield was in and Julien was in the perfect spot to snag the line drive. Just a little bit of bad luck for Pham.
• Make that two in a row for Ober as Bae trots to second.
• A wild pitch from Ober allows Bae to take second.
• Bae draws a five-pitch walk to turn it over to the top of the order.
• 5-3 ground out for Triolo to start off the third.
• Buxton grounds out to Triolo at third who takes it himself to end the inning.
• RUN: Correa knocks home France with a single through the left side between IKF and Triolo. Twins, 4-0.
• Carey pegs Wallner to put runners on first and second.
• Minor leaguer Jack Carey has entered the game.
• Baden flies out to right and here comes Shelton. It looks like that is it for Harrington. He threw 36 pitches and 24 strikes through 1 2/3 innings while giving up four hits, three earned runs and striking out two.
• Ty France then gets ahold of a 2-2 slider and sends it off the wall in right center for a double.
• HOME RUN: Edouard Julien gets a hold of way and sends it over the fence in left field. I thought it was going to drop in play for a second but it just kept carrying. Twins, 3-0.
• Jose Miranda sends one over Triolo's outstretched glove at third base for a double into left field. Jeffers advances to third.
• Ryan Jeffers squares up a first-pitch sinker to left field for the Twins' first hit of the game.
• Frazier makes a really nice running catch at second for the first out.
• IKF flies out to right and then Frazier tries to go the other way but it's a fly out to Larnach in left.
• Endy battles in an eight-pitch at-bat but Jeffers squeezes a 3-2 fastball for a foul-tip strikeout.
• Harrington strikes out Byron Buxton with a 1-2 changeup that caught the bottom left corner of the strike zone. Buxton challenged it, but it was upheld.
• Carlos Correa flies out to Ji Hwan Bae in center field for the second out.
• Harrington begins his last spring training start with a five-pitch strikeout. I've been really impressed with him this spring. He's done well and will surely be in the big leagues at some point this year.
• We now get to see Endy Rodriguez's spring debut at first base.
• Joey Bart lines out to right field and that's it for the top of the first.
• 6-3 groundout for Andrew McCutchen and Reynolds advances to third.
• Bryan Reynolds sends a really nice shot out to the left center wall for a stand up double.
• Pham pops out to first base to start this one. He's hitting .163 this spring.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Twins, Bailey Ober to Tommy Pham, Hammond Stadium, 1:05 p.m., 82 degrees, partly cloudy
• For the Twins:
• Expected pitchers today: Harrington, Dennis Santana, Peter Strzelecki, Ryan Borucki, Justin Lawrence, David Bednar
• Derek Shelton's lineup:
PIRATES
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Greg Macafee
2:15 am - 03.24.2025Fort Myers, Fla.Final: Twins 5, Pirates 1
• Who: Pirates (14-14) vs. Twins (11-15)
• When: 1:05 p.m.
• What: Grapefruit League exhibition
• Where: Hammond Stadium
• Weather: 82°, partly cloudy
• Pitchers: RHP Thomas Harrington vs. RHP Bailey Ober
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: 100.1 FM/AM 1020
• Satellite: SiriusXM 861
• Streaming: MLB TV
• Boxscore: MLB.com
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Sammy Siani strikes out and that's it for this one. Final: Twins 5, Pirates 1. The Pirates finish Grapefruit League play at 14-15 and head to Miami for their opener on March 27.
• It's a 1-2-3 inning for Yean and he finishes it with a four-pitch strikeout, painting the inside corner with an 0-2 sinker.
• Eddy Yean on to pitch.
• Pirates strand runners on the corners and we head to the bottom half of the inning.
• Runners on the corners for the Pirates after a Esmerlyn Valdez single to center field.
• Looks like Borucki had another solid outing in the seventh, striking out two and giving up no hits.
• Abrahan Guitierrez reaches on an infield single.
• Harrison Bader then flies out to right field. We head to the seventh.
• It's a line shot single right back up the middle for France.
• Julien then grounds out to second base.
• Bae gets a good bead on a long fly ball to center field by Jose Miranda.
• Triolo has moved to shortstop. Looks like Endy is done for the day too.
• Peter Strzelecki is now in the game for the Pirates.
• Alcala strikes out Endy to strand two base runners. Got him on a four-seam fastball up in the zone.
• Bart strikes out on a 1-2 slider. Two away.
• Cutch sends one out to the warning track in right field, Polanco tags at second. runners on first and third for Bart.
• Hudson Head walks on six pitches, bringing Cutch to the plate.
• Pham reaches on an E1 at first base. It's ruled a base hit though.
• It's a 5-3 groundout to end the fifth. Just the one BIG mistake for Bednar. He threw 14 pitches, nine strikes.
• Bednar bounces back with a four-pitch strikeout and gets Larnach to swing at one of those top-tier curveballs. Broke right out of the zone.
• HOME RUN: Bednar grooves a fastball at the top of the zone and Buxton sends it out to the boardwalk in left center field. Twins, 5-1.
• Frazier calls off Endy in foul territory behind first base for the first out of the inning.
• Here comes David Bednar.
• Bae strikes out to end the top of the fifth inning.
• Triolo lines out sharply to right field, it looked like it had right center gap written all over it but it just tailed a little too much.
• Nice little glove flip by Louis Varland gets Frazier at first for another ground out.
• Harrington gets another ground ball and this time Frazier tosses it to IKF at second for the double play. Heading to the fifth.
• Bader hits a perfect double play ball to IKF at shortstop but Frazier hesitates with his throw at second and it's late. Runner on first, one away.
• France sends a single through the right side.
• Harrington back on for the fourth.
• IKF grounds out to shortstop for the third out.
• He strikes out on a 3-2 cutter on the inside half. That's literally all Coulombe threw him. All eight pitches were in on his hands.
• Endy just fouled one off his left ankle, he was limping around a little bit afterward but looks to be alright.
• Ober gets Bart swinging at a 1-2 changeup and that's it for Ober. Danny Coulombe is entering the game.
• Julien fouls off another sweeper and Bart squeezes it for the strikeout. On to the fourth.
• Miranda gets ahold of a sweeper and sends a sharp line drive out to Pham in left for the second out.
• Jeffers knocks one through the right side past a diving Frazier for a single.
• Harrington is back out for the bottom of the third. He gets one out before Justin Lawrence comes in from the bullpen.
• McCutchen then flies out to left field for the final out.
• RUN: Reynolds brings home Bae with a single through the right side. Twins, 4-1.
• Pham almost takes Ober's head off with a line drive back up the middle but the infield was in and Julien was in the perfect spot to snag the line drive. Just a little bit of bad luck for Pham.
• Make that two in a row for Ober as Bae trots to second.
• A wild pitch from Ober allows Bae to take second.
• Bae draws a five-pitch walk to turn it over to the top of the order.
• 5-3 ground out for Triolo to start off the third.
• Buxton grounds out to Triolo at third who takes it himself to end the inning.
• RUN: Correa knocks home France with a single through the left side between IKF and Triolo. Twins, 4-0.
• Carey pegs Wallner to put runners on first and second.
• Minor leaguer Jack Carey has entered the game.
• Baden flies out to right and here comes Shelton. It looks like that is it for Harrington. He threw 36 pitches and 24 strikes through 1 2/3 innings while giving up four hits, three earned runs and striking out two.
• Ty France then gets ahold of a 2-2 slider and sends it off the wall in right center for a double.
• HOME RUN: Edouard Julien gets a hold of way and sends it over the fence in left field. I thought it was going to drop in play for a second but it just kept carrying. Twins, 3-0.
• Jose Miranda sends one over Triolo's outstretched glove at third base for a double into left field. Jeffers advances to third.
• Ryan Jeffers squares up a first-pitch sinker to left field for the Twins' first hit of the game.
• Frazier makes a really nice running catch at second for the first out.
• IKF flies out to right and then Frazier tries to go the other way but it's a fly out to Larnach in left.
• Endy battles in an eight-pitch at-bat but Jeffers squeezes a 3-2 fastball for a foul-tip strikeout.
• Harrington strikes out Byron Buxton with a 1-2 changeup that caught the bottom left corner of the strike zone. Buxton challenged it, but it was upheld.
• Carlos Correa flies out to Ji Hwan Bae in center field for the second out.
• Harrington begins his last spring training start with a five-pitch strikeout. I've been really impressed with him this spring. He's done well and will surely be in the big leagues at some point this year.
• We now get to see Endy Rodriguez's spring debut at first base.
• Joey Bart lines out to right field and that's it for the top of the first.
• 6-3 groundout for Andrew McCutchen and Reynolds advances to third.
• Bryan Reynolds sends a really nice shot out to the left center wall for a stand up double.
• Pham pops out to first base to start this one. He's hitting .163 this spring.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Twins, Bailey Ober to Tommy Pham, Hammond Stadium, 1:05 p.m., 82 degrees, partly cloudy
• For the Twins:
• Expected pitchers today: Harrington, Dennis Santana, Peter Strzelecki, Ryan Borucki, Justin Lawrence, David Bednar
• Derek Shelton's lineup:
PIRATES
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