PITTSBURGH PIRATES vs. ATLANTA BRAVES March 5, 2016 - Champion Stadium in Kissimmee, FL TODAY: The Pirates are playing the Braves in Kissimmee at 1:05...Tyler Glasnow is expected to start for the Bucs against Atlanta’s Bud Norris (RH)...Jameson Taillon, Steven Brault, Chad Kuhl and Trevor Williams are also scheduled to pitch for the Pirates. YESTERDAY: The Bucs and Twins played to a 2-2 tie in Bradenton...Adam Frazier tied things up with a single in the ninth inning...Francisco Liriano started and struck out four of the six batters he faced...Gregory Polanco went 3-for-3...Starling Marte had an RBI-triple...John Jaso and Harold Ramirez had two hits apiece. TYLER GLASNOW: The 22-year-old righthander is making his first official appearance of the spring this afternoon...Pitched 2.0 innings in an intrasquad game on Monday... Is Pittsburgh’s top prospect, according to Baseball America and MLB.com...Has recorded the most strikeouts (457) among all minor league pitchers over the last three seasons...Went 7-5 with a 2.39 ERA (109.1ip/29er) and 136 strikeouts in 22 starts in 2015...Finished 2105 campaign with Triple-A Indianapolis, where he went 2-1 with a 2.20 ERA in eight starts...Was Pittsburgh’s fifth round selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft. TOMORROW: The Pirates are scheduled to play the Astros in Bradenton at 1:05...Juan Nicasio is expected to start for the Bucs against Houston’s Brad Peacock (RH)... Kyle Lobstein, Arquimedes Caminero, Jared Hughes, John Holdkom and Wilfredo Boscan are also scheduled to pitch for the Pirates. THE ROSTER: There are 61 active players in Major League camp (30 pitchers, 6 catchers, 17 infielders and 8 outfielders)...RHP Nick Kingham and LHP Jesse Biddle had Tommy John surgery last year and both are expected to miss spring training action. GUIDING THE SHIP: Clint Hurdle is in his sixth season as manager of the Pirates...He has won 431 games in his first five seasons and will enter the 2016 campaign sixth among active managers in all-time wins (965)...Hurdle ranks seventh among Pittsburgh managers with his 431 victories, 26 behind Pie Traynor...In addition, Hurdle is just thre third manager in the franchise’s 129-year history to take his team to the postseason three consecutive years (also Fred Clarke from 1901-1903 and Jim Leyland from 1990-1992). ON THE TUBE: Root Sports Pittsburgh is scheduled to televise 12 of the 16 games played at McKechnie Field this spring, beginning with this afternoon’s tilt. FAN-TASTIC: The Pirates finished the 2015 spring season with a club record attendance of 106,038, breaking the previous mark of 93,433 set in 2013...The Bucs also established a single-game attendance record with 9,018 fans at the 3/18/15 contest against the Tigers. BUCS IN BRADENTON: This marks the 48th year in which the Pirates are holding spring training in Bradenton...Constructed in 1923, McKechnie Field is currently the oldest stadium used for spring training and the third-oldest stadium currently used by a Major League team after Fenway Park, built in 1912, and Wrigley Field, built in 1914. PIRATES GOLD: Elias Diaz has hit safely in each of his first two games...John Jaso has reached base safely three times in his first four plate appearances...Jordy Mercer has three hits in his first seven at bats...Harold Ramirez has four straight hits and has reached base safely five times in his first seven trips to the plate. DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE RECORD PITCHERS OF RECORD (W/L/S) ATTENDANCE HOME ATT./AVG. 3/1 at Tigers W 4-2 1-0 Rob Scahill (1-0)/Logan Kensing/Kelvin Marte (1) 6,779 3/2 vs. Tigers (ss) L 3-10 1-1 Buck Farmer/Jeff Locke (0-1) 6,952 6,952/6,952 3/3 vs. Blue Jays L 8-10 1-2 Gavin Floyd/Jonathon Niese (0-1)/Brady Dragmire 6,491 13,443/6,722 3/4 vs. Twins T 2-2 1-2-1 ----------------------------------- 5,744 19,187/6,396 3/5 at Braves 3/6 vs. Astros (ss) 3/7 vs. Phillies 3/8 at Phillies 3/9 vs. Red Sox 3/10 at Rays 3/11 vs. Rays 3/12 at Tigers 3/13 vs. Tigers 3/14 at Red Sox 3/15 OFF DAY 3/16 at Orioles 3/17 vs. Yankees 3/18 at Phillies 3/19 vs. Twins 3/20 at Blue Jays 3/21 vs. Braves at Twins 3/22 OFF DAY 3/23 vs. Orioles 3/24 at Orioles 3/25 at Red Sox (6:05) 3/26 at Twins (1:05) vs. Rays (6:05) 3/27 at Orioles (6:05) 3/28 vs. Twins 3/29 at Yankees (ss) 3/30 vs. Red Sox 3/31 at Rays 4/1 OFF DAY 4/2 vs. Reds in Indianapolis 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) WILFREDO BOSCAN ERIC O’FLAHERTY DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 @Det -- 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 3/2 vs. Det -- 1.0 3 5 1 1 0 ARQUIMEDES CAMINERO CURTIS PARTCH DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 vs. Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 3/1 @Det -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 NEFTALI FELIZ DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO JORGE RONDON 3/1 @Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 3/2 vs. Det -- 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 JIM FULLER DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO ROB SCAHILL 3/3 vs. Tor -- 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 @Det W (1-0) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 TREY HALEY 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 @Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 A.J. SCHUGEL 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 vs. Det -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 JOHN HOLDZKOM 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 vs. Tor -- 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 RYAN VOGELSONG DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO JARED HUGHES 3/3 vs. Tor -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 vs. Det -- 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 TONY WATSON DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO GUIDO KNUDSON 3/3 vs. Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 vs. Tor -- 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 FRANCISCO LIRIANO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/4 * vs. Min -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 KYLE LOBSTEIN DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 * @Det -- 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 JEFF LOCKE DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 * vs. Det L (0-1) 2.0 4 4 4 1 0 KELVIN MARTE DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/1 @Det SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 3/3 vs. Tor -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 MARK MELANCON DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 vs. Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3/4 vs. Min -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 JUAN NICASIO DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/2 vs. Det -- 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 JONATHON NIESE DATE OPP DECISION IP H R ER BB SO 3/3 * vs. Tor L (0-1) 2.0 5 4 4 1 2 BATTING DAY BY DAYS (“A” games vs. other MLB teams only) 3/1 3/2 3/3 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/9 3/10 3/12 3/13 3/14 3/16 3/17 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/28 3/20 3/30 3/31 4/2 BELL do cow o2c CERVELLI 4ko oo DIAZ, E. 1k o1 DIAZ, J. o k1 1w EASLEY kw woo FIGUEROA o1c oo ko FLORIMON oo o1d FRAZIER 3o 1w ok c1 GAMACHE ook ww wk GARCIA 2kw ok ok GOEBBERT w kk HANSON 1w 1k bc HARRISON oow oo2 1oo JASO ow 11 JOYCE k1o wwo KANG MARTE 1k 3oc McCUTCHEN wo koc McGUIRE w oo kc MERCER 1o4 k1 oo MOROFF c 1o MORSE kko 2wo NGOEPE o ow kw ORTIZ oo 1oo ok ow POLANCO ooo 111 RAMIREZ k wo 12 11 RICHARDSON RODRIGUEZ o1 k1 ROGERS ooo1 ook STALLINGS w1 STEWART wo 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 2016 PITTSBURGH PIRATES SPRING TRAINING TRANSACTIONS DATE TRANSACTION 2/20 Matt Joyce (OF) signed as a minor league free agent.