Chris Resop made the start for the Pirates who were just trying to focus on getting some of the bullpen guys stretched out. Resop went two innings and gave up a pair of runs on three hits while striking out three. Chris Leroux, Joel Hanrahan, and Jared Hughes all pitched scoreless innings as they put the final touches on their arsenals before the season starts next week. Daniel McCutchen allowed a run in the fourth and Ryota Igarashi allowed another one to score in the sixth.
On offense, the Pirates collected eight hits on a pretty solid string of Phillies pitchers. Casey McGehee had a nice day at the plate with a pair of hits and an RBI. Nick Evans, and Eric Fryer also added RBIs. Pedro Alvarez had three more strikeouts today, although he did get a single to go along with them this time. He continues to struggle at the plate. Josh Harrison had his first hitless start of the spring going 0/4, and Yamaico Navarro went hitless in his two at-bats as well. Those two seem like good bets to make the team out of this point.
Just five Grapefruit League games to play before the Pirates start their regular season on April 5th.