The end of the Grapefruit League season is almost here. One week from tomorrow the Pittsburgh Pirates will travel to Fenway Park in Boston for their season-opening series against the Red Sox.
At 1:05 PM this afternoon the Pittsburgh Pirates will travel to Clearwater to play the Philadelphia Phillies. This will be game 28 of their Grapefruit League season. Including their exhibition with the Toronto Blue Jays in Montreal next Saturday, the Pirates are scheduled to play 33 Grapefruit League games.
Josh Lindblom will start for the Pirates this afternoon. Relievers Wade LeBlanc, A.