Yamaico Navarro had another impressive game at the plate with four hits in four at-bats. Nate McLouth had three hits while Rod Barajas, Clint Barmes, and Casey McGehee had two hits a piece. Despite the huge number in the hit column, the Pirates had just two extra base hits (a double from Hague and a triple from Navarro).
On the other side of the ball, Brad Lincoln pitched four innings and gave up three runs on four hits. He allowed two home runs which didn’t help him. His spring ERA sits at 10.50 as Lincoln prepares to start another year in AAA Indianapolis. Evan Meek came in after Lincoln left and pitched two scoreless innings, he has his ERA down to 5.19 which is good to see after a rough start to camp. Chris Leroux gave up three runs in his inning, and Jared Hughes gave up a run before Jose Diaz and Michael Dubee finished the game off with scoreless innings.
The Pirates have been hitting the ball well all spring and we really hope that spills over into the regular season. The Pirates have now just nine more exhibition games to play before the real thing starts on April 5th.