MIAMI -- The weather may have been decidedly warmer, but the Pirates' bats went cold in a 7-2 loss to Miami on Friday in the first of a three-game series at Marlins Park.
The Pirates came into the game as one of the league's top teams offensively, but it was the Marlins that circled the bases with regularity. J.B. Shuck had a career-high four hits in his debut with Miami, tying a franchise record, and Justin Bour blasted a two-run homer to pace the Fish.
It took the Pirates until the fifth inning to do any damage of their own.