Astros 10, Pirates 6

Here’s the box. On the mound: Brian Burres had his first subpar outing of the spring, allowing 6 runs on 10 hits in 5 innings. Yuck. Michael Crotta continues to refuse to allow an unearned run. Dark horse for a bullpen spot? Evan Meek and Chris Resop both pitched solid innings. Tyler Yates allowed 3 runs in the 9th. At the plate: Pedro Alvarez hit his first homer of the spring, which is nice to see as he had been in the midst of a mini-slump. Andrew McCutchen also went yard. McCutchen, Lyle Overbay, Ronny Cedeno, and Ryan Doumit all had two hits. Other stuff: It was not a good day for Ryan Doumit. He was picked off on the bases TWICE, had a passed ball, and allowed two stolen bases. The Bucs had 14 hits and scored 5 runs off Houston starter J.A. Happ. WHYGAVS sums up the afternoon nicely with this tweet: #bbpBox_50662737088479232 a { text-decoration:none; color:#2FC2EF !important; } #bbpBox_50662737088479232 a:hover { text-de...