Pirates-Reds notes

By JOHN LEMBO
jlembo@bradenton.com
BRADENTON – Ross Ohlendorf is anything but complacent.
Two days after the Pittsburgh Pirates gave him a spot in the starting rotation, Ohlendorf allowed a run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings during Monday’s 3-2 win over the Reds.
“I definitely wanted to pitch well again. I wanted to show them I felt that I deserved to be in the rotation,” he said, “and make their decision look good.”
Acquired last July from the Yankees, Ohlendorf is 1-0 with a 0.87 ERA in five appearances – four starts – this fall.
“We’ve got a long season to go, and I am real excited about what we can do this year,” he said, “and about what I can to do help us win, and what we can do as a team.”
Ohlendorf’s next start will be Saturday, when the Pirates close out their spring against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers.
THEY MAKE A DEAL: The Pirates acquired Shawn Nottingham, a left-handed pitcher, from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later.
Nottingham was 0-2 with a 7.09 ERA in 19 games with the Indians’ Double-A affiliate in Akron last year and 3-4 with a 4.58 ERA in 14 games with the organization’s Single-A advanced affiliate in Kinston.
THE HERO: Jason Jaramillo, awarded the backup catching job Saturday, knocked in the winning run Monday when his two-out single in the ninth plated Jeff Salazar.