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McCutchen homers as Pirates snap five-game spring losing streak

Game data

Records: Pirates (3-7-1), Rays (5-4).

Starter: Juan Nicasio — 3 IP, 3 H, 3 K, 1 BB.

Hitter: Cole Figueroa — 2 for 2, 1 2B.

Of note: Andrew McCutchen, who in 2015 finished third in National League MVP voting, golfed Rays starter Jake Odorozzi’s breaking ball into the parking lot beyond the left-field wall at McKechnie Field for his first home run this spring.

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Right-hander Juan Nicasio pitched around some trouble early to toss three shutout innings Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Fla.