It seems like spring training games came early this year, so early that it caught me by surprise. So this is a substitute for a gamethread, but we should have gamethreads up for the rest of the spring games.
Anyway, the Pirates, with probably only two regulars in the lineup (Colin Moran and Josh Bell) lost their opener, 6-3, to Tampa Bay. The good news outweighed the bad, though, as Austin Meadows went 3-for-3 with two doubles. Moran went 1-for-3 and the rest of the lineup stayed quiet. The damage all came against two pitchers, Alex McRae and John Stilson, who are deep, deep depth at best.