Monday: Boston - Bucs, Yesterday's Recap & Notes

Game: The BoSox come a' calling at LECOM Park. The game starts at 1:05 and will be on 93.7 The Fan and the MLB.com feed.

Lineup: Melky Cabrera LF, Starling Marte CF, Fran Cervelli 1B, Josh Bell DH, Colin Moran 3B, Jose Osuna RF, Kevin Newman SS, Pablo Reyes 2B, Jake Stallings C (Jordan Lyles P). Well, a couple of guys are were they belong. Clint just announced they were going to work Cervy some at 3B, so of course he's at first today.

Starling gets the call - 2017 Topps Bunt Infinite

Pitchers: RHP Jordan Lyles v LHP Brian Johnson as Lyles looks to secure the fifth spot in the rotation this spring. LHP's Brandon Waddell & Elvis Escobar are paired w/RHP's Eduardo Vera and Jesus Liranzo, all four minor league guys getting a big league look, will follow.

Yesterday: The Bucs started quickly, with Lonnie Chisenhall leading off the game with a double and Erik Gonzalez singling him home. JHK went deep the next frame, and then again in the fourth; four pitches, two dingers. The Marlins got a run back when Lew Brinson launched a two-strike long ball v Nick Burdi in the fifth and plated another in the sixth when the IF couldn't turn a couple of balls into outs for Nick, who stuck out four in between runs. Ke'Bryan Hayes got both runs back in the Bucco half with a tater following a Christian Kelley walk.

Miami tied it with two doubles, two infield gaffes and a wild pitch off Alex McRae and Dario Agrazal in the seventh. The Pirates bounced right back. With two outs and the bases empty, Pablo Reyes doubled and Will Craig's bouncer into left scored him. The eighth was quiet and the Bucs were an out away from the win when the Fish put together three straight first-pitch singles off Blake Weiman to make it six-all. No sweat. Pittsburgh loaded the bases with two outs, then young Mr. Hayes swatted a grand salami to make it two-in-a-row for the Buccos. It sure looks like Colin Moran picked a bad day to take off.

Notes:

• This was the second straight come-from-ahead victory, both earning a minor league reliever (Geoff Hartleib yesterday and Blake Weiman today) a blown save that turned into a win.
• Pedro Alvarez played 1B and batted cleanup for the Fish. He had a whiff and a walk. OF Harold Ramirez, 24, a minor league FA signee who was part of the Frankie Liriano deal w/Toronto, went 1-for-2 and scored. He's expected to start at AAA this year with a shot at making the Miami roster at some point during the campaign.
• While the audition guys get their stage calls, the regulars still get some work. Jamo and Kyle Crick tossed a sim game yesterday, while Archie tossed some live BP.
• The Pirates have several Venezuelan players on the club. They see what's going on in their homeland and are taking a stand, per ESPN and the Post Gazette.