The Pirates host the Tampa Bay Rays at McKechnie Field at 1:05 today; Ohlie will start against David Price.
Lineup: Jose Tabata LF, Ronny Cedeno SS, Neil Walker 2B, Matt Diaz RF, Garrett Atkins 3B, Lyle Overbay 1B, Chris Snyder C, Gorkys Hernandez CF and Ross Ohlendorf P.
Pitchers: Ross Ohlendorf (3 innings), Evan Meek, Jose Veras, Tyler Yates, Michael Crotta and Daniel Moskos.
-- Ronny Cedeno is back after missing a couple of days with a bruised finger.
-- Evan Meek will make his first appearance of the spring today after recovering from calf tightness.
Hurdle hasn't been shy about working the A-team, has he? Tells me he wants to hit the ground running and win some ballgames right out of the chute. Lo and behold, he actually is treating this like it's a major league operation that has winning as its goal (whether realistic or not), as opposed to "it doesn't matter how many games we lose 'cuz we're rebuilding". How refreshing.
ReplyDeleteYah, Will, he is getting the big boys their at-bats. His ten starters are in the top twelve of that category.
ReplyDeleteHe's gotten the guys in battles some swings, too. It's nice to see a skipper that doesn't trot out Indy and Altoona's lineup every day.