The Pirates picked up their first win of the spring, downing Baltimore, 7-4.
The pitching was very solid in this one, with all of the runs attributable to the defense and one pitcher over from minor league camp. Luis Ortiz had a good start, with two scoreless innings. He gave up some hard contact in the first, with two singles — both by left-handed hitters — and a hard lineout to right that ended the inning. He had a quick second inning. Ortiz was throwing 96-97 mph and wasn’t getting his slider over much, but the fastball provides a good floor.