By Rob Biertempfel

Published: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 6:30 p.m.
Updated: Monday, March 18, 2013

monday's game

red sox at pirates, 1:05 p.m.

McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Fla.

Radio: KDKA-FM (93.7)

Red Sox starter: RHP Clay Buckholz

Pirates starter: RHP James McDonald

sunday's result

Yankees 11, Pirates 9

Yankees starter: RHP Ivan Nova 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO

Pirates starter: RHP Phil Irwin 21⁄3 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB

Running wild: The Yankees stole three bases in the first inning. When Eduardo Nunez and Brennan Boesch pulled off a double-steal, C Russell Martin threw the ball into center field. Nunez scored on the error.

Flashing leather: 2B Josh Harrison made a fantastic defensive play in the sixth, running all out and making a diving grab of Kevin Youkillis' blooper in shallow CF.

Stock up: 3B Pedro Alvarez lined a double off the CF wall and also ripped an RBI double into the RF corner.

Stock down: LHP Mike Zagurski has given up costly homers in back-to-back outings. Sunday, he served up Melky Mesa's grand slam. Thursday, he yielded a game-losing solo shot against the Phillies.

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7. Reds hit 4 solo homers, defeat Pirates, 4-1
8. First-rounder McGuire expected to sign with Pirates on Tuesday
9. Biertempfel: Pirates no stranger to baseball’s ‘rogue side’
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