First number, last word

By Tom Singer

March 22, 2014

2: Pirates runners caught stealing on Saturday with A.J. Burnett on the mound -- and also opposition runners caught stealing all last season with Burnett on the mound for the Bucs.

"I just like the way we continue to play. Even in games we don't win, we are finishing the game, playing hard. Everyone is laying it out there every day." -- Hurdle, on what thrills him about this Pirates team, far beyond the 12-9-1 spring record.

Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer.