Lake Bachar threw 2 1/3 hitless innings as the opener of a bullpen game on Thursday, striking out three.

Bachar has allowed only seven hits in his last 15 innings, though he has walked 10 in the process. He’s become a useful opener for the Pirates since being dealt over by the Marlins at the trade deadline. In this case, unpaired from Carmen Mlodzinski, he ceded Khristian Curtis his first MLB win.