BUCS NOTES-Pirates end spring w tie, Newman hits .606, Bednar 18 strikeouts

Bucs open in Chicago Thursday
Kevin Newman throwing
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PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – Pirates finished their Grapefruit League schedule 13-14-2 with a 1-1tie against the Twins on Tuesday. Here are a look at the Pirates Spring leaders with the regular season starting Thursday afternoon in Chicago.

BATTING

Average—Kevin Newman .606, Adam Frazier .488

Hits—Ke’Bryan Hayes 22, Adam Frazier 21, Newman 20

Runs—Newman 11, Bryan Reynolds 10

Doubles-Adam Frazier, Hayes, Newman 6

Triples-Adam Frazier, Hayes 2

Home runs-Todd Frazier, Reynolds 3

RBI-Gregory Polanco 10, Reynolds & Hayes 9

Stolen bases-Erik Gonzalez 3

Slugging percentage-Adam Frazier .860

OPS-Newman 1.429, Adam Frazier 1.372

PITCHING

Wins-Chad Kuhl 2

ERA-David Bednar, Clay Homes, Duane Underwood 0.00

WHIP-Bednar 0.46, Underwood 0.75

Games-Bednar, Holmes, Chasen Shreve 10

Innings pitched-Tyler Anderson 18, Chase DeJong 14.1

Hits-Mitch Keller 23, Anderson 22

Runs-Keller 16

Walks-Keller 8, Sean Poppen 6

Strikeouts-Bednar, Anderson 18

Saves-Shea Spitzbarth 2

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