BALTIMORE ORIOLES vs. PITTSBURGH PIRATES February 25, 2017 - LECOM Park in Bradenton, FL TODAY: The Pirates are beginning the 2017 Spring Training slate with a doubleheader; a 1:05 game against the Orioles in Bradenton and a 1:05 tilt against the Rays in Port Charlotte...Steven Brault is scheduled to start against Baltimore’s Gabriel Ynoa (RHP) and Josh Lindblom will start against Tampa Bay’s David Carpenter (RHP). STEVEN BRAULT: The 25-year-old lefthander began the 2016 season with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he went 2-7 with a 3.91 ERA in 16 games (15 starts)...Made his Major League debut on 7/5 in St. Louis and received a no-decision in Pittsburgh’s 5-2 victory (4.0ip/4h/2r/1er/1bb/6so); also singled off Mike Leake in his first plate appearance...Made a total of eight appearances (seven starts) in his three stints with the Pirates and went 0-3 with a 4.86 ERA...Went 13-4 with a 2.43 ERA in 28 minor league starts in 2015 between High-A Bradenton and Double-A Altoona...Was originally selected by Baltimore inthe 11th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...Has gone 27-21 with a 2.74 ERA in 82 career games (80 starts) in the minor leagues. TOMORROW: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota at 1:05...Jameson Taillon is expected to start for the Bucs against Baltimore’s Wade Miley (LHP)...Tyler Glasnow, Drew Hutchison, Jared Hughes and Tyler Webb are also expected to pitch for Pittsburgh...In addition, Gerrit Cole is scheduled to throw a 2.0-inning simulated game on Sunday. THE ROSTER: There are 62 players in Major League camp (31 pitchers, 7 catchers, 16 infielders and 8 outfielders), including 23 non-roster players...Infielder Jung Ho Kang is currently in Korea for personal reasons...Jason Stoffel (RHP) is currently day-to-day with right shoulder discomfort. LECOM Park: On February 10, McKechnie Field’s name was changed to LECOM Park...LECOM is an acronym for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, which has a branch campus in nearby Lakewood Ranch...The original stadium at the same location was known as City Park and opened in 1923, making it the oldest used for spring training as well as the second-oldest in the Florida State League (behind Jackie Robinson Ballpark, built in 1914)...In addition to being called LECOM Park and McKechnie Field (1962-2016), the field at the corner of 17th Avenue and 9th Street West was known as City Park (1923-1926), Ninth Street Park (1927-1947) and Braves Field (1948-1961)...The Pirates are in their 49th year of holding spring training in Bradenton, having done so since 1969. BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG BOARD: The Pirates today are unveiling the new LECOM Park videoboard, which has an active screen size of 25.2 feet high by 45.6 feet wide...It is yet another project that Manatee County, the City of Bradenton and the Pirates have partnered on to enhance the fan experience at LECOM Park...In addition to displaying pitch velocity and other statistical data, the new videoboard will allow for high definition video replays, active batting lineups and additional features. GUIDING THE SHIP: Clint Hurdle is in his seventh season as Pittsburgh’s manager...In his first six seasons with the Pirates, Hurdle has posted a 509-462-1 record while leading the club to the postseason three times...He picked up career win #1000 last year on 6/24 and his 509 managerial victories in a Pirates uniform rank sixth on the club’s all-time list...In addition, Hurdle will enter the 2017 regular season ranked sixth in wins among active managers (1043). DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S) ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG. 2/25 vs. Orioles at Rays 2/26 at Orioles 2/27 at Blue Jays 2/28 vs. Blue Jays 3/1 at Twins 3/2 at Tigers 3/3 vs. Orioles 3/4 vs. Red Sox 3/5 at Yankees 3/6 vs. Yankees 3/7 vs. Braves 3/8 vs. Dominican Republic 3/9 at Rays 3/10 vs. Rays 3/11 at Orioles 3/12 vs. Twins 3/13 at Braves 3/14 OFF DAY 3/15 vs. Orioles 3/16 at Red Sox (6:05) 3/17 vs. Orioles 3/18 at Phillies 3/19 vs. Blue Jays 3/20 at Rays 3/21 vs. Rays 3/22 OFF DAY 3/23 at Red Sox 3/24 vs. Rays 3/25 vs. Tigers 3/26 at Phillies 3/27 vs. Twins (6:05) 3/28 vs. Red Sox (6:05) 3/29 vs. Phillies 3/31 vs. Blue Jays in Montreal 4/1 vs. Blue Jays in Montreal WORLD CHAMPIONS 1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979 NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1927 N.L. DIVISION CHAMPIONS 1970 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 N.L. WILD CARD 2013 • 2014 • 2015 PITCHING DAY BY DAYS (players still in camp - * denotes game started) ANTONIO BASTARDO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only) 2/25 2/26 2/27 2/28 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/10 3/11 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/29 3/31 BARNES BELL BOSTICK CERVELLI DIAZ FRAZIER FREESE GOSSELIN HANSON HARRISON JASO JHANG KANG KELLEY MARTE McCUTCHEN MEADOWS MERCER MOROFF NEWMAN NGOEPE ORTIZ OSUNA PEREZ POLANCO ROGERS STALLINGS STEWART WEISS WILLIAMS WOOD CODE: 1-single; 2-double; 3-triple; 4-home run; w-walk; c-fielders’s choice; e-reached on error; h-hit by pitch; f-sac fly; b-sac bunt; k-strikeout; o-groundout/flyout; d-doubleplay 2017 PITTSBURGH PIRATES SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 2/10 Phil Gosselin (INF) acquired from Arizona...Frank Duncan (RHP) traded to Arizona. .