THIS IS LAST OF SPRING TRAINING
The End Of Grapefruit League Play Is Here For The Pittsburgh Pirates. After
a month of games in Florida, Grapefruit League play is coming to an end for the
Pittsburgh Pirates. On Sunday afternoon, the team will travel to Sarasota to
play the Baltimore Orioles in the 31st and final game of their 2019 Grapefruit
League schedule.
Trevor Williams will make his third
and final start of the spring for the Pirates on Sunday afternoon. In his first
two starts, the Pirate righty has allowed five runs, three earned, on eight
hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts in 8 innings pitched. After Sunday,
Williams next start will come in the second game of the regular season against
the Reds on Saturday.
Righty Nick Kingham and lefty Steven Brault are both scheduled to pitch
for the Pirates on Sunday as well. Both of these pitchers have been competing
with Jordan Lyles for the final spot in the
Pirate rotation this spring. However, despite the struggle of Lyles, it appears
he will still be the man.
A big reason for this is that both Kingham and Brault have
struggled as well. Kingham owns a 5.09 ERA and has allowed 18 hits, three home
runs, and he’s walked eight batters in 17 2/3 innings of work this spring.
Brault has allowed seven runs on 14 hits, a home run, eight hits, and hit
batter in 13 2/3 innings of work (4.61 ERA).
Kingham is out of minor league options. Due to this, it appears
he will be the team’s long reliever to start the season. As for Brault, expect
him to begin the season at Triple-A Indianapolis. He could be a starter, a
reliever, or do a bit of both for the Indians.
First pitch from Ed Smith Stadium is scheduled for 1:05 PM
on Sunday afternoon. You can listen to the game on KDKA AM in the Pittsburgh
area. If you’re not in the area, you can also listen to the game
on pirates.com or the MLB At Bat App.
After today the Pirates will pack up and go to Houston Texas
for 3 games against the Astros Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. They go to
Cincinnati to start the regular season against the Reds on Thursday afternoon
game time 3:10
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