The Pittsburgh Pirates open the Major League Baseball regular season Sunday afternoon against the St. Louis Cardinals. First pitch is 1:05pm. Hear the game on WISR 680am.
Left-handed pitcher Cory Luebke has won a spot in the Pirates bullpen to start the season. The 31-year old veteran has not pitched in the majors for the past four seasons because of injuries. He is joined by Kyle Lobstein who will also make the Pirates opening day roster. Lobstein started a 13-8 victory Thursday over the Tampa Bay Rays. He pitched two innings, allowing two runs. Sean Rodriguez drove in his first runs of the spring, with a grand-slam home run. Matt Joyce and Francisco Cervelli also hit round-trippers. 