Official Site of the Pirates · Apr 1, 2017
Kuhl, Glasnow uneven in final spring outings
Chad Kuhl strikes out Jared Saltalamacchia looking at a breaking ball to record the first out of the bottom of the 2nd inningMONTREAL, QC -- Melvin Upton Jr. homered and left-hander Francisco Liriano tossed 3 2/3 innings vs. his former team as the Blue Jays left Olympic Stadium with a 6-4 victory over the Pirates on Saturday afternoon.
Upton made his case for the final spot on Toronto's 25-man roster with a deep home run to left-center field during the bottom of the fourth inning. The two-run shot was Upton's third homer in 14 games this spring. He entered the day still not knowing whether he had beat out infielder Ryan Goins for a spot on the team.