Spring Training Gameday: Paul Skenes makes final spring appearance
Paul Skenes vs Zach Eflin
The Pittsburgh Pirates allowed two late runs, costing them their final spring matchup with the Boston Red Sox. They have three games left this spring before starting the regular season against the Miami Marlins.
Mitch Keller was fantastic in his final spring tune-up, allowing a hit while striking out five in three innings pitched. David Bednar, Dennis Santana, and Caleb Ferguson also pitched shutout innings.
Wilkin Ramos allowed the first two runs of spring and was eventually tagged with the loss. Will Taylor drove in the only run for the Pirates with an RBI single.
Saturday, the Pirates will host the Baltimore Orioles, the last game at LECOM Park this spring. They will then have two games, both on the road.
Paul Skenes will get his final start on Saturday, facing Orioles’ righty Zach Eflin with an expected first pitch time of 1:05 pm ET.
Pirates Lineup
LF - Ji Hwan Bae
C - Endy Rodriguez
CF - Oneil Cruz
DH - Andrew McCutchen
1B - DJ Stewart
2B - Adam Frazier
RF - Bryce Johnson
3B - Jack Brannigan
SS - Alika Williams
Orioles Lineup
LF - Colton Cowser
1B - Ryan O’Hearn
C - Gary Sanchez
RF - Heston Kjerstad
CF - Ramon Laureano
SS - Jackson Holliday
DH - Dylan Carlson
2B - Livan Soto
3B - Vimael Machin
Pitching Matchup
PIT - Paul Skenes (2-0, 3.07 ERA, 14.2 IP, 8 BB, 19 K)
BAL - Zach Eflin (0-2, 7.27 ERA, 8.2 IP, 4 BB, 5 K)
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Looking like Harrington will open in the rotation. Good on him.
I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s noticed that, as they’ve started seeing more major league pitching, the offense has increasingly shifted into Cherington Mode.