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Trevor Williams strikes out eight in Pirates' 3-1 loss to Twins

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Pirates lost to the Minnesota Twins, 3-1, at Hammond Field at CenturyLink Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. Here’s what you need to know from the day’s action:

On the mound

Trevor Williams threw 97 pitches over 5u2153 innings, striking out eight and allowing six hits and two runs (one earned). Williams described the outing as “extremely inefficient” but felt his pitches were working well.

“We accomplished what we wanted to do today, at this point in spring training, and look forward to going five days from now and going into the season,” Williams said.