Pirates are first visitors for Rangers' 9-game homestand
TEAM STATS
PIT 5.0 R 4.0
.240 AVG .237
12 HR 10
1 SB 4
3.33 ERA 3.60
.218 OAV .237
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Braxton Ashcraft PIT #35 - P
Ashcraft (1-1) earned the win Sunday against the Orioles, allowing one run on four hits and no walks in six innings. He struck out eight.
Jared Triolo PIT #19 - SS
The Pirates placed Triolo on the 10-day injured list Sunday, retroactive to April 4, due to a patellar tendon injury in his right knee, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
Jack Leiter TEX #22 - P
Leiter did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Reds, allowing one run on four hits and one walk with nine strikeouts over five innings.
Josh Smith TEX #8 - SS
Smith went 0-for-2 with a walk and was lifted for a pinch hitter against a left-hander in the ninth inning of Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Reds.
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