BRADENTON, Fla. -- A baserunning blunder and poor situational hitting cost the Pirates in losing to the Blue Jays, 3-1, Monday at LECOM Park.
More on the baserunning in a bit.
Starting at DH Monday was Jacob Stallings. The spring training DH start is normally a luxury for starters who need to get at-bats in but don't necessarily need to be in the field. That's quite a departure from a year ago, when he was fighting for a roster spot.
Stallings had been praised for his game-planning, pitcher management and blocking early in his career, but graded poorly as a framer.