Friday, February 29, 2008

Bottom of the 5th

Shane Youman, a lefty who went 3-5 for Pittsburgh last year, comes in to face his former team.

Youman appeared in 16 games for the Pirates last season and struggled, posting a 5.97 ERA and allowing 65 hits in just over 57 innings.

Now his struggles are spilling over into the spring. After allowing Jack Wilson's third hit of the day, Youman walks Freddy Sanchez, Ryan Doumit, Steven Pearce and Jose Bautista, giving Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead.

Youman throws a first-pitch strike to Doug Mientkiewicz, prompting a mock cheer from the Philly fans. (It's the spring, folks!)

Mientkiewicz flies out, and Pittsburgh leads 4-2 after five.

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