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Pirates Preview: Can Falter and Bucs salvage series?

By Danny Demilio - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Pirates v Baltimore Orioles SARASOTA, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 29: Bailey Falter #26 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches in the second inning during a spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium on February 29, 2024 in Sarasota, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

By Danny Demilio - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

NEW YORK — This article originally appeared on pittsburghbaseballnow.com.

Man, is Jared Jones impressive. Unfortunately for the Pittsburgh Pirates, a sparkling outing from the hard-throwing right-hander wasn’t enough as they fell 3-1 to the New York Mets.

Jones threw five innings of one-hit ball and struck out seven betters. 50 of his 59 pitches went for strikes, but Jones was pulled after the fifth inning as the Pirates manage the rookie’s workload.

As impressive as Jones was, the Pirates’ offense was the opposite. Bryan Reynolds was responsible for driving in the lone run with a base hit, one of five hits on the night for the Pirates.

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