The Pittsburgh Pirates fell 8-0 to the Baltimore Orioles in Grapefruit League play Sunday. The Bucs had scored 22 runs over their past three games, but Baltimore starting pitcher Kyle Gibson tossed five shutout innings and struck out seven.
The Pirates visit the Boston Red Sox today at 1pm in Fort Myers. Luis Ortiz will start for the Bucs for the first time since returning from the World Baseball Classic.
The United States has reached the WBC final after a 14-2 win over Cuba Sunday. They will play the winner of tonight’s game between Japan and Mexico in the championship game Tuesday.
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