DUNEDIN, Fla. -- If Chad Kuhl can lay claim to that "inside track" Neal Huntington has described him as having toward the fourth spot in the Pirates' rotation, it'll happen, in all likelihood, because of work like his spring debut Monday.
Six up, six down. Two Ks. Two tap-rollers. One popup, one looping liner.
Sure, it was just two innings of what wound up a 2-1 victory over the Blue Jays, barely long enough to speak the name of the venue: Florida Auto Exchange Stadium. And spring ball is spring ball, with five whole weeks left before Fenway Park.
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