A ninth inning comeback fell short against the Pirates this afternoon. Danny Farquhar made his Grapefruit League debut and got hammered (five runs and one out), but who cares? It’s Spring Training and the guy nearly died last year. Farquhar’s family was in attendance and the crowd gave him a nice hand as he walked off the field. “Obviously the results weren’t great, but I’d call it a good day. I’ve never been high-fived so much for giving up five runs in my career,” he told Bryan Hoch after the game.
Luis Cessa started and allowed one run in three innings.