Kingham roughed up in Bucs’ loss
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Josh Donaldson hit an RBI single and scored on Ronald Acuna Jr.’s second home run for Atlanta in a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Touki Toussaint, vying for a spot in the rotation, pitched four scoreless innings in relief.
Pirates starter Nick Kingham gave up five runs on six hits and walked four.
Patrick Kivlehan had three hits for Pittsburgh.
Mike Foltynewicz will miss opening day for Atlanta.
The Braves had hoped Foltynewicz could start on March 28 when the NL East champions open at Philadelphia, but a sore elbow has slowed the All-Star righty.
Foltynewicz has yet to make an appearance in an exhibition game because of discomfort that began about two weeks ago.
“We’re just trying to figure out at what point do we get him up to five innings?” general manager Alex Anthopoulos said. “He’s not that far removed from throwing (off the mound), but we still want to be careful how we build him up.”
With Foltynewicz out, the Braves could go with Julio Teheran on opening day for the sixth year in a row. Lefty Sean Newcomb is another possibility.