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Pirates Prospects Daily: Strong Pitches Highlight Opening Weekend In System

The first weekend with each minor league affiliate in action saw some impressive pitching performances, especially from the starting pitchers.

In quite a few cases, it was really one play that completely altered the outcome of that particular game for that pitcher.

For Kyle Nicolas and Jared Jones, they allowed just a single hit each. It just happened that runs were scored on those given plays. Nicolas allowed a bases clearing hit after walking the bases loaded, while Jones gave up a two-run home run. Both pitched 4.2 innings, finishing with five strikeouts for Nicolas and six for Jones.