First number, last word

By Tom Singer

May 25, 2014

4,892: Air miles the Pirates will cover during the 10-game trip beginning Monday in New York, continuing in Los Angeles and San Diego -- a leg they will do by bus.

"We'd like to win a lot more games by five runs. That would be a great step for us. But we've got guys who aren't afraid of it, who want the ball or want to be in the batter's box with the game on the line." -- GM Neal Huntington, on the Pirates' inclination for one-run games.

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.