Pirates drop opener to Twins
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Minnesota scored two runs in the third inning for a 2-1 victory over the Pirates on Saturday afternoon in the Grapefruit League opener at LECOM Park, which marked Derek Shelton’s debut as Pirates manager.
Mitch Keller, the Pirates’ top pitching prospect who is expected to break camp in the starting rotation, surrendered two hits in two scoreless innings.
Willians Astudillo and Jake Cave had RBI singles in the third inning for Minnesota.
The Pirates did notget a hit until the fifth inning.