Game: Pirates (4-5) at Red Sox (7-3)
Time: 1:05 p.m.
Site: JetBlue Park, Fort Myers, Fla.
TV, Radio: Pirates.com Web cast
Weather: 84 and sunny
Pirates
1. Jaff Decker LF
2. Jordy Mercer SS
3. Gregory Polanco RF
4. Stetson Allie 1B
5. Starling Marte CF
6. Tony Sanchez C
7. Pedro Florimon 3B
8. Alen Hanson 2B
9. Gerrit Cole RHP
Also scheduled to pitch: Clayton Richard, Stolmy Pimentel, John Holdzkom, Brad Lincoln, Collin Balester.
Red Sox
1. Mookie Betts CF
2. Dustin Pedroia 2B
3. Pablo Sandoval 3B
4. Hanley Ramirez LF
5. Mike Napoli 1B
6. Allen Craig DH
7. Shane Victorino RF
8. Xander Bogaerts SS
9. Blake Swihart C
Henry Owens LHP
Morning Links here
http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2015/03/jals-fog-on-tyne-morning-links.html
In case some missed it the pirates sent 5 players to minor league camp, Tyler Glasnow, Wilfredo Boscan, Adrian Sampson, Angel Sanchez and Keon Broxton.
PITTSBURGH (5) AT BOSTON (2)
PITTSBURGH AB R H BI BOSTON AB R H BI
Decker LF 2 0 0 0 Betts CF 2 0 0 0
Lombardozzi LF-1B 2 0 0 0 Bradley Jr. CF 2 0 0 0
Mercer SS 3 0 1 0 Pedroia 2B 2 0 0 0
Ngoepe SS 1 0 0 0 Weeks 2B-3B 2 0 0 0
Richard P 0 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 2 0 0 0
Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 Coyle 2B 2 0 1 0
Lincoln P 0 0 0 0 H. Ramírez LF 2 0 0 0
Polanco RF 3 0 0 0 Brentz LF 2 0 0 0
Holdzkom P 0 0 0 0 Napoli 1B 2 2 2 2
Rojas CF-LF 1 1 0 0 Shaw 1B 2 0 1 0
Allie 1B 4 0 1 0 Craig DH 3 0 2 0
Hernández PR-CF 0 1 0 0 Montz PH-DH 1 0 0 0
Marte CF 2 2 2 0 Victorino RF 3 0 0 0
Romero 3B 1 0 0 0 Tavarez RF 1 0 0 0
T. Sanchez C 3 0 2 1 Bogaerts SS 2 0 0 0
Díaz C 0 1 0 0 Marrero SS 2 0 2 0
Florimón 3B 3 0 1 1 Swihart C 1 0 1 0
Núñez 2B 1 0 0 1 Quintero C 1 0 0 0
Hanson 2B 3 0 0 0
Pimentel P 0 0 0 0
Frazier SS 1 0 1 2
Cole P 0 0 0 0
Balester P 0 0 0 0
Meadows PH 1 0 0 0
García RF 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 5 8 5 TOTALS 34 2 9 2
PITTSBURGH 000 101 030 -- 5
BOSTON 010 100 000 -- 2
DP--PITTSBURGH 1, BOSTON 1. LOB--PITTSBURGH 7,
BOSTON 8. 2B--Mercer, Allie, Marte, Florimón.
3B--Marte. HR--Napoli 2 (2) (off Cole). SB--Marte
1 (1). CS--Shaw, Craig.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
PITTSBURGH
Cole 3 2-3 4 2 2 0 1 2
Balester 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holdzkom 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pimentel 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Richard (W,1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0
Lincoln (S,1) 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
BOSTON
Owens 3 0 0 0 3 3 0
Uehara 1 3 1 1 0 1 0
Breslow 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Varvaro 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
Barnes (L,0-1) 2 2 3 3 2 3 0
Boggs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HBP--Swihart by Cole, Bradley Jr. by Richard.
SO--PIT: Florimón 2, Polanco 2, Meadows, García,
Ngoepe, Romero, Allie. BOS: Victorino 2, Tavarez,
Brentz, Shaw, Quintero, Montz. BB--PIT: Marte,
Cole, Díaz, Decker, Rojas. BOS: Quintero. T--2:50.
A--9,770.