Saturday, March 28, 2015

Blue Jays vs. Pirates




The all-time spring attendance record is sure to shatter today as the Pittsburgh Pirates host the Toronto Blue Jays for a 1:05 p.m. Grapefruit League tilt at McKechnie Field. There have been more than 93,000 fans that have flocked to the 93-year park to watch spring training baseball this season.
The Pirates need to draw just 334 fans to tie the previous mark and 335 to break it.
With the largest crowd ever for a home spring game at McKechnie set earlier this month against the Detroit Tigers (9,018 fans), the Pirates have tallied six sellouts in 13 home games. The Bucs are also averaging 7,161 fans per home contest thus far.
Today's game marks the final spring meeting between the two clubs. Pittsburgh leads the spring series 2-1.
Here's a look at the lineups:

Toronto Blue Jays

Steve Tolleson RF
Daric Barton DH
Dioner Navarro C
Justin Smoak 1B
Danny Valencia 3B
Caleb Gindl CF
Dayan Viciedo LF
Munenori Kawasaki 2B
Ryan Goins SS

Randy Wolf SP


Pittsburgh Pirates

Jordy Mercer SS
Gregory Polanco RF
Andrew McCutchen CF
Neil Walker 2B
Corey Hart 1B
Andrew Lambo LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Sean Rodriguez 3B
Charlie Morton RHP

Morton SP


- Jason Dill

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