April 3, 2015

Phillies 7, Pirates 5

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by Dejan Kovacevic • Game previews • Tags: Pirates

BY DEJAN KOVACEVIC

Getting ready for first pitch …

Game: Pirates vs. Philadelphia Phillies, exhibition, 7:05 p.m., Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

Pitchers: LHP Jeff Locke vs. RHP Aaron Harang

TV, radio: Root Sports, 93.7 The Fan

Online: Gameday / Multimedia / Official game notes

Starling Marte batted .333 in Grapefruit League play with seven of his hits going for extra bases. — GETTY

25 Comments Newest to oldest

JAL

4-3-2015, 5:45 pm

Pirates
Jeff Locke (L)
1. Josh Harrison (R) 3B
2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Neil Walker (S) 2B
5. Starling Marte (R) LF
6. Pedro Alvarez (L) 1B
7. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
9. Jeff Locke (L) P

JAL

4-3-2015, 5:45 pm

Phillies
Aaron Harang (R)
1. Odubel Herrera (L) CF
2. Russ Canzler (R) LF
3. Jeff Francoeur (R) RF
4. Ryan Howard (L) DH
5. Darin Ruf (R) 1B
6. Cody Asche (L) 3B
7. Cesar Hernandez (S) SS
8. Andres Blanco (S) 2B
9. Rene Garcia (R) C

Karen22

4-3-2015, 6:40 pm

Looks like Opening Day to me! (Except for Locke)...

bpn8pitt

4-3-2015, 5:54 pm

Twins regretting Santana a little today.

Radio wave

4-3-2015, 7:11 pm

Are the on field issues earlier this week in the rear view mirror?

bpn8pitt

4-3-2015, 7:31 pm

NMRs boys arm in midseason form. Lol

NMR

4-4-2015, 1:59 pm

Haha, dude, that one throw made me crinkle up all those stats and throw them away. Hope and pray at this point, my friend.

Radio wave

4-3-2015, 7:33 pm

Listening on radio. Was there no chance for a force at the plate?

Milo Hamilton

4-3-2015, 7:38 pm

Average defense at 1st base that inning and the Phillies don't score.

Robert

4-3-2015, 7:51 pm

Josh Harrison might want to consider getting the ball there on the fly too.

Robert

4-3-2015, 7:51 pm

Gotta love all the social media baseball instructors and analysts. Pedro one-hops a ball and he still has "throwing problems." Harrison makes two poor, one-hop throws and Pedro is the bad guy for not catching one of them. All players are responsible for their throws, not just Pedro.

bpn8pitt

4-3-2015, 7:54 pm

I'm going to say what I want. It's a forum. And the guy lead the league in throwing errors last season and is learning a new position. It's a fair criticism.

Robert

4-3-2015, 8:05 pm

And Josh Harrison gets paid to make accurate throws from third base. Criticism him too.

Robert

4-3-2015, 8:05 pm

Criticize^

bpn8pitt

4-3-2015, 8:09 pm

As Travis Sawchik just tweeted, Pedro is still a work in progress at first.

I thought he should have caught the Cervelli throw.

Robert

4-3-2015, 8:19 pm

Pedro needs work, but no one mentioned how he adjusted in that inning. Harrison skips one. The ball stays low because of the wet grass and gets under Pedro's glove. Harrison makes an almost identical throw later in the inning. Pedro adjusted his footwork, stayed down, and made it look easy. He didn't get credit for the latter, just scolding for the former. Maybe it's the coach in me seeing that, but I look for the positive and negative. That's all.

bpn8pitt

4-3-2015, 8:44 pm

Ha. Good for ya Philly. Spent all winter watching bad hockey and basketball. Your in for some bad baseball this summer.

Radio wave

4-3-2015, 8:47 pm

Look who's pitching.

Radio wave

4-3-2015, 8:51 pm

Did Locke get 2 hits last year?

Milo Hamilton

4-3-2015, 9:03 pm

Not a bad outing for Locke really. Especially after his defense adjusted to playing in less than ideal conditions for the first time. And I'm with Radio, I can't remember him getting 2 hits in his career.

casper in a-town

4-3-2015, 9:23 pm

I hope everyone's enjoying their Friday night. Here's a totally random observation from out in left field (pun intended). Starling Marte resembles Lebron James in his mannerisms, body type, gait and physique. Just looks physically imposing and in control.

bpn8pitt

4-3-2015, 10:06 pm

Just a sloppy game.

gbrant

4-3-2015, 10:15 pm

Am I missing something regarding Lambo? That guy shows nothing.

Rbilak1

4-3-2015, 11:05 pm

No, he has been horrible. Totally worthless. Same with Locke. Two poor moves.

t.fuscardo

4-4-2015, 7:26 am

Sanchez proved to me he has the potential at the plate but certainly not behind it. Not ready to drink the KoolAid here my friend.

Phillies 7, Pirates 5

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