Notes: Bucs @ Tigers; Yanks Take 4-1 Decision; Camp Chatter

Today: The Pirates will play the Tigers in Lakeland at 1:05; it'll be a split squad today for El Tigres. Tyler Glasnow gets the start; he doesn't exactly seem simpatico w/the FO about working from the pen, so it would behoove him to break from the gates at a full gallop. Also slated to toss are Steven Brault, Josh Smoker, AJ Schugel, Edgar Santana and John Stilson. (EDIT - Brault was scratched, manager's decision; he'll go on Tuesday.)  Fraze will leadoff & start in center, Colin Moran is at 3B and J-Bell is the cleanup hitter & DH. The game will be on 93.7 The Fan.

Yesterday: Nick Kingham was sharp for two innings and Michael Feliz struck out the side while Kyle Crick, Jordan Milbrath and Jack Leathersich added some zeroes. Clay Holmes was shaky and gave up a run; the Bronx Bombers' Billy McKinney booked it late with a three-run bomb off NRI Richard Rodriguez in the ninth. The only Pirates offense was an El Coffee solo shot (he had two of the Buccos seven hits) while Cole Tucker & S-Rod doubled as the Bucs fell 4-1 to the Yankees. In a nice pre-game touch, Maz and Rennie Stennett took part in the LECOM Park season-opening ceremonies.

So far, so good... 2017 Donruss Diamond Kings

Notes:

• Pittsburgh pitching was on the wild side yesterday with five walks after just giving up just one free pass yesterday, and they bopped two Pinstripers. Uncle Ray must have them working on that inside thing again - that's five beaned batters in two games for the staff. 
• LHP Kevin Siegrist is in the house; he threw his first Pirates bullpen Saturday.
• Joe Musgrove is back in action after some arm soreness; he's slated for a bullpen session today.
• The Reds signed LHP Ollie Perez, 36, to an NRI deal. The lefty had a big 2004 camapign for Pittsburgh (12-10.2.98) but couldn't replicate it; he left town in 2006, had a couple of solid years for the Mets and faded. Ollie rejuvenated his career when he was switched to a full-time reliever in 2012 by Seattle.
• Pedro Alvarez, 31, re-signed with the Orioles on a minor league NRI deal.