The Pirates opened their brief exhibition schedules with a 5-3 loss to Cleveland. Kyle Crick surrendered four runs in the 8th inning after Joe Musgrove, Steven Brault, and Chad Kuhl had shut down the Indians for seven innings.
With the Bucs’ Gregory Polanco out due to coronavirus, Guillermo Heredia started in right field and had two hits, including a two-run single in the fifth innings.
Musgrove is in line to start Friday’s scheduled opener at St. Louis. He threw three innings of shutout ball, striking out five, giving up just one hit and a walk.
Crick, who is vying to become the Pirates’ closer, walked the first two batters of the eighth inning, and gave up a one-out single before surrendering a bases-clearing double to Christian Arroyo, who later scored on a single off reliever Dovidas Neverauskas.
- The Pirates announced that catcher Luke Maile is out for the season after having finger surgery that will sideline him for 10 to 12 weeks.
- Overloaded with infielders, Pirates manager Derek Shelton also disclosed that shortstop Cole Tucker will be given an opportunity to play in the outfield.
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