Duke and Snell pitch well

In a game that was a pretty decent match-up of potential starting lineups, both Ian Snell and Zach Duke had good outings against the Red Sox today. Duke pitched four innings and only allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, while Snell went for 3 hitless innings later in the game with 4 K's and only one walk. It's nice to see Duke pitch well this spring after a tough spring last year that he kind of carried into the season. On the downside, Brad Eldred whiffed four times against a Boston Red Sox pitching staff that was decidedly not as "opening day-esque" as the lineups in this one were. The Bucs did win 3-2, buoyed by a go-ahead Neil Walker homer in the seventh. You can find the boxscore here.