3/3 Recap | Pirates Get 3 Hits, Lose 7-1

The Pirates started off their Grapefruit League schedule with a dud of a performance, losing 7-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Bucs got three hits all game, coming from Gorkys Hernandez, Michael McKenry, and Starling Marte. McKenry singled in Hernandez in the 5th for the Pirates lone run of the afternoon.

James McDonald started the game and gave up two runs in the second after a 1-2-3 first inning. McDonald got into trouble with a four-pitch walk and a tough broken bat single before Brett Lawrie got the barrel on one and drove it for a double. All-in-all it wasn't a great outing for McDonald, but it could have been worse. I'm not going to keep repeating myself saying that you shouldn't take much from these early outings, but you shouldn't take much from these early outings.

The Pirates got scoreless innings out of Brad Lincoln, Chris Resop, and Ryota Igarashi. Daniel McCutchen and Chris Leroux gave up a run each (Leroux gave up a home run and struck out the side), and Tony Watson got roughed up allowing three runs on four hits in his inning.

While it's always nice to win any game you play, it really doesn't matter that the Pirates lost this game. At the end of the day you can be happy that the Pirates are playing games again, and everyone finishes the day with both orbital bones in good shape.

The Pirates are back in action tomorrow in Bradenton against these same Blue Jays. Erik Bedard is scheduled to make the start and throw two innings.