KINGHAM FACES
PHILS, GOES WAY BACK WITH BRYCE
Nick Kingham had nothing but good things to say about Bryce Harper a day after the outfielder agreed to a
13-year, $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, against whom
Kingham made his second Grapefruit League start Friday.
Kingham said he and
Harper played together on the summer travel baseball circuit while they both
lived in Las Vegas for a year or two before they became teenagers.
Kingham went to
Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, and Harper went to Las Vegas High School.
The Pirates and
Phillies will meet two more times this spring -- on March 14 and March 23 at
LECOM PARK -- but Kingham isn’t sure if he’ll have a chance to face his old
friend. If he does, he’ll hope to put up better results than he did in a 7-3 loss Friday.
Kingham gave up five
runs on six hits in three innings. Most of the damage came in the second, when
Kingham gave up back-to-back home runs to left fielder Adam Haseley and catcher
J.T. Realmuto.
Kingham, who is
competing with a handful of players for the fifth spot in the starting
rotation, had Realmuto on a 1-2 count but tried to come inside with a fastball
that caught too much of the plate. He did come out for a third inning and
retired all three batters in order.
“The plan was to get
through three innings,” Kingham said. “So to get through the three I was
scheduled to go through was the highlight of my day.”
SPEAKING MY
LANGUAGE
Third baseman Jung Ho Kang went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts
Friday, but he was able to catch up with a couple of his countrymen.
Two members of the
Phillies' grounds crew are from South Korea, and Kang said he spoke with them
for a few minutes before the game.
Kang, who has three
homers, also played in his first back-to-back games at third base this spring
and said he felt good overall.
RHP BARRETT
CLAIMED OFF WAIVERS
The Pirates claimed
right-hander Jake Barrett off waivers from the San Francisco
Giants on Friday. Barrett, 27, has a career record of 2-4 and four saves with a
4.05 ERA in 103 appearances with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2016-18.
Barrett was a
third-round pick by the D-backs in the 2012 Draft.
To make room for
Barrett on the 40-man roster, right-hander Chad Kuhl has been placed on the 60-day injured
list.
GAME NOTES
• Catcher Jacob
Stallings got his first hit of the spring, a two-run homer off Phillies
left-hander James Pazos in the fifth inning. Stallings, 29, is out of Minor
League options and is getting extended work for the first weeks of spring while
Francisco Cervelli is easing into his workload.
• Right hander JT
Brubaker, the 2018 Pirates Minor League Pitcher of the Year, struck out three
in two innings against the Phillies but gave up his first run of the spring.
UP NEXT
Right-hander Jordan Lyles will make his second Grapefruit League
start when the Pirates play the New York Yankees at LECOM Park in Bradenton,
Fla., at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Luis Cessa will be on the mound for the
Yankees.
Felipe Vazquez,
Keone Kela, Francisco Liriano, Kyle Crick, Richard Rodriguez and Dario Agrazal
are also expected to pitch for the Pirates.
SCORING SUMMARY
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INNING
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PIT
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PHI
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Phillies
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1st
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N. Williams singled to right, Realmuto scored.
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0
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1
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Phillies
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2nd
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Haseley homered to center, Romine scored and Walding
scored.
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0
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4
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Phillies
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2nd
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Realmuto homered to left.
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0
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5
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Phillies
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4th
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Haseley singled to right center, Walding scored.
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0
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6
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Pirates
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5th
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Stallings homered to right, Craig scored.
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2
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6
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Phillies
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6th
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Romine grounded out to second, Moniak scored.
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2
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7
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Pirates
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9th
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Suiter homered to center.
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3
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7
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