Spring Training Gameday 26: Bailey Falter on the mound as Pirates look to rebound

After losing 12-0 to the Yankees, the Pirates look to bounce back against the Blue Jays.

On Wednesday, Giancarlo Stanton had one fewer home run (3) than the Pirates had hits (4) as a team, as the Yankees won 12-0.

Marco Gonzales’ rough Spring continued, allowing nine earned runs in 3.2 innings pitched.

Fighting for a rotation spot, Quinn Priester couldn’t follow up his last solid outing, allowing three earned runs in three innings pitched. He walked a pair and struggled to locate his pitches.

They head back to Bradenton on Thursday for another night game against an AL East team - the Toronto Blue Jays.

Bailey Falter is expected to be the Pirates' starter, and Blue Jays' top pitching prospect Ricky Tiedemann will get the nod.

First pitch is expected at 6:05 pm ET.

Pirates Lineup

SS - Oneil Cruz

DH - Bryan Reynolds

3B - Ke’Bryan Hayes

LF - Jack Suwinski

RF - Andrew McCutchen

1B - Rowdy Tellez

CF - Michael A. Taylor

2B - Liover Peguero

C - Jason Delay

Expected Pitchers

Bailey Falter

Yesterday’s Feature

I took a look at some of the non-roster pitchers who are competing for a potential roster spot.

Multiple non-roster pitchers still looking to claim roster spot for Pirates

Today’s Feature

Thursday is MLB Draft day, so today’s feature examines Florida State’s Cam Smith, Josh Hartle's struggles, and some random synergy advanced stats.

MLB Draft notebook: Cam Smith showing well rounded approach, Josh Hartle struggles, random synergy numbers