Pirates RHP Wil Crowe will start spring training opener Friday against Yankees
Wil Crowe will be on the mound Friday when the Pittsburgh Pirates open Grapefruit League play against the New York Yankees at 1:05 p.m. at LECOM Park.
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said right-handers Crowe, Jerad Eickhoff and Kyle Nicolas will pitch early for the Pirates, with others in relief, and that starting position players might be limited to two or three innings instead of the typical five innings because of the shortened spring training delayed by the lockout.
Right-hander Mitch Keller is expected to start against the Detroit Tigers at 1:05 p.m. Saturday at LECOM Park.
Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.
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