Tigers-Pirates, bottom of first

You know Pirates center fielder Nate McLouth is riding high after winning the starting center-field job. He reaches on a single when his dribbler deflects off the glove of Willis.
The Pirates aren't going to hit a ton of home runs this season, so I look for McLouth to be moving on the bases with Jack Wilson up.
Funny how you gain an appreciation for players over time. Wilson, the slick-fielding shortstop, doesn't get much national recognition because the team is never any good.
Yet you rarely, if ever, see him do the wrong thing on the field. His glove is as good as any, he's skillful in his use of the bat and he's emerged as a clubhouse leader over the years.
McLouth may have broken for second too soon, but Willis took too long to get the ball to first. So Nate winds up with a steal, even though he appeared to be picked off.
With no outs, Wilson will try to hit to the right side.
He succeeds, but it's directly at right fielder Clete Thomas (a late replacement for Ryan Raburn), so McLouth must stop at third. Jason Bay faces Willis with two on and no outs.
It's 69 degrees and slightly overcast, but the rain should stay away.
Bay strikes out, bringing up Adam LaRoche.
Combined, Bay and LaRoche struck out in almost 25 percent of their at-bats in 2007. Hitting coach Don Long's next contract could be based on his ability to lower that rate.
LaRoche bloops a single to left, making it 1-0, and a Willis wild pitch moves both runners up a base.
Xavier Nady whiffs, extending his spring woes. He's batting .196.
Jose Bautista walks, loading the bases for Ronny Paulino, who has struggled all spring with men on base.
Another walk makes it 2-0. Willis looks as comfortable as a tenderfoot walking across hot coals, drawing a visit from pitching coach Chuck Hernandez.
Four more outside the strike zone, so it's 3-0. A lot of experts expect Willis' innings to catch up with him; he pitched upwards of 200 the past three years with the Marlins.
He has to come in with a 3-2 pitch, and Duke responds by lining one up the middle for a two-run single and a 5-0 lead. McLouth comes to bat for the second time in the inning.
Willis had a 6.59 spring ERA coming in, so this really isn't new. He finally gets McLouth to ground out to end the inning.