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Delwyn Young is back in the leadoff spot tonight. Monday, Young hit batted for just the seventh time in his career. He began the game with a solo homer, his first in the No. 1 spot in the order, off Kyle Kendrick.

Right-hander Hunter Strickland today was promoted to Class A Bradenton, where he will fill the rotation spot vacated by Bryan Morris, who was sent to Double-A Altoona.

Right-hander Bryan Morris today was promoted to Double-A Altoona. If he pitches as well there as he did at Class A Bradenton, Morris might get up to Triple-A Indianapolis by season’s end.

CHICAGO — Second baseman Aki Iwamura said he expects to miss “just a couple of days” due to a strained right hamstring.

Starling Marte, one of the Pirates’ top outfielder prospects, will see a specialist Monday to determine if he needs surgery on his left hand.

CHICAGO — Sometimes, it’s hard to believe Andrew McCutchen hasn’t yet reached the one-year anniversary of his callup to the majors. Friday, McCutchen went 5 for 5 with five runs scored in the 10-6 rout of the Cubs. He became the first Pirate to have five or more hits and score at least five runs [...]

CHICAGO — The MRI exam results on Steve Pearce’s sore right knee were negative, meaning there does not appear to be any significant structural damage. His status is day to day. Pearce left today’s game against the Chicago Cubs in the sixth inning after he felt a pop in the knee while running to second [...]

CHICAGO — Roberto Clemente will be among 25 inaugural inductees to the Latino Baseball Hall of Fame. The induction will be May 29 in the Dominican Republic. Also among the honorees are Juan Marichal, Luis Aparicio, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Roberto Alomar and David Concepcion. — Courtesy of the stat-finders at Elias: Only three times [...]

Looks like the ballpark crowd is going to made up entirely of school kids for today’s “businessman’s special.” Wish I’d gotten to go on field trips to watch baseball when I was in school! But that was a loooong time ago. Anyhow, here are the lineups for the Bucs and Reds today: Aki 4 Crosby [...]

Ronny Cedeno will be re-examined Wednesday morning to determine if his left wrist was fractured by one of Johnny Cueto’s fastballs.