Sunday afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates traveled to Clearwater to play the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates wound up on the short end of the stick as the Phillies were victorious by a score of 6-3. With the loss, the Pirates are now 18-9-1 in Grapefruit League play.
There were not many regulars for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the lineup on Sunday. Out of their starting nine, only four (Jordy Mercer, Josh Bell, David Freese, and John Jaso) are locks to be on the Opening Day roster.
Josh Lindblom started for the Pittsburgh Pirates.