Jonathan Sanchez pitched five innings of two-hit, scoreless baseball with four strikeouts and only one walk, but settled for a no-decision when the Pittsburgh Pirates (10-14-1) played to a 0-0, 10-inning deadlock with the Baltimore Orioles in a preseason baseball game played Thursday night in Sarasota, Florida.
The Bucs outhit the Orioles 8-4 with Neil Walker and Travis Snider recording two hits apiece. Snider and Starling Marte both doubled.
The Pirates will host a split squad of Tampa Bay Rays players at McKechnie Field in Bradenton on Friday afternoon.