After struggling for offense in the first two games of Spring Training, the Pittsburgh Pirates notched 10 hits in a 7-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday. The win headlined by two home runs by former first-round draft pick Nick Gonzales and catcher Jason Delay.
The scoring kicked off in the first inning as Chavez Young and Tucupita Marcano drove in three on a double and single, respectively. Canaan Smith-Njigba followed that in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run single to center.
Baltimore brought the score within one during the fifth and sixth innings thanks to an errant pitch by Rob Zastryzny, a double by Jordan Westburg and a two-run home-run by Franchy Cordero, but the Pirates gained separation thanks to Gonzales’ home run in the sixth and Delay’s towering drive in the seventh.