--Class AAA Indianapolis 2B Shelby Ford, one of the Pirates' top prospects, will not be on the active roster when the Indians' season begins Thursday because of swelling in his wrist. 

The Pirates had a rather uneventful spring when it came to roster moves, with no major injuries that required disabled-list stints or players who came out of nowhere to make the opening-day roster. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates hadn't won a season series in St. 

Zach Duke looked like a rookie against the St. 

Astros 3, Cubs 2 10 innings 

Third baseman Andy LaRoche is not in the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup, a day after he dropped a pop-up for his third error in the first two games of the season. 

Can you pair these faces to the places they'll end up? Ken Rosenthal thinks the answers may not reveal themselves until July. 

Imagine for a moment that today is April 3, 2008, not 2009. 

The Pirates had a rather uneventful spring when it came to roster moves, with no major injuries that required disabled-list stints or players who came out of nowhere to make the opening-day roster. 

Pirates manager John Russell didn't wait long to tinker with the lineup, making a change in the second game of the season. 

--1B Adam LaRoche and 3B Andy LaRoche batted fifth and sixth in the order Monday to become the first set of brothers to hit back-to-back in the Pirates lineup since Hall of Famers Lloyd and Paul Waner batted first and second for a majority of the 1938 sea 

Each new baseball season has its share of surprising changes, but there's nothing surprising or new about Albert Pujols' success against the Pittsburgh Pirates. 

Kyle Lohse is sure glad he doesn't have to face Albert Pujols and the rest of the St. 

The Pirates have had a rather uneventful spring when it comes to roster moves, with no major injuries that require disabled-list stints or players who have come out of nowhere to make the opening-day roster. 

There was only one minor surprise in John Russell's season-opening lineup Monday.