Pirates at the plate: The Pirates had at least six likely Opening Day regulars in the lineup against Red Sox ace Curt Schilling. Jose Castillo led the starters with two hits and a pair of RBIs. Former Red Sox prospect Freddy Sanchez came off the bench to go 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a two-run double after two outs in the sixth inning that put the Pirates ahead for good.

Red Sox at the plate: J.T. Snow doubled in a run and scored in the first inning. He added a two-out RBI single in the second inning to put Boston ahead, 4-0. Alejandro Machado went 2-for-3 with a triple and scored two runs. Dustin Mohr had a solo home run off Pirates reliever Matt Capps in the fifth inning.

Pirates on the mound: Starter Ryan Vogelsong, one of five pitchers vying for Pittsburgh's two openings in the starting rotation, allowed two runs on three hits in each of the first two innings before retiring Boston in order in the third. Southpaw reliever Mike Johnston struggled, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks in his lone inning of work.

Red Sox on the mound: Starter Curt Schilling breezed through the first three innings of his Grapefruit League debut, facing the minimum nine batters and fanning three. Schilling ran into trouble in the fourth. After hitting Chris Duffy in the head with a pitch to begin the frame, the right-hander allowed four runs and four hits as the Pirates tied the game at 4. Reliever Jon Lester allowed four runs on three hits and two walks in two innings.

Grapefruit League records : Pirates 7-4; Red Sox 3-6.

Not a great day. Schilling lost it in the 4th after hitting Duffy in the head while Lester looked pretty dreadful. Some of the potential offensive backups (Machado, Mohr, Snow) all had good days against Pirate pitching. Still, the Sox are 3-6 in the pre-season, kind of ugly. Of course, it's early and doesn't matter, so yay.

Papelbon will be pitching against the Twins tommorow.