ATLANTA -- As the Pirates grant playing time to young players over the final month of the season, there will be moments of growth -- and growing pains along with them. They saw both in a 5-1 loss to the Braves on Sunday night at SunTrust Park.
Right-hander Nick Kingham moved out of the bullpen and delivered a solid five-inning outing after spending time in Triple-A and the big league bullpen. But rookie infielder Kevin Newman, making only his eighth big league start, botched a routine ground ball at second base that allowed Ronald Acuna Jr.