Pirates fans, and management, got a glimpse of a player expected to be a building block for the team's future Saturday when left-hander Tom Gorzelanny made his first major-league start this season after being called up from Class AAA Indianapolis.

MINOR-LEAGUE REPORT Sunday's results INDIANAPOLIS (43-37) won at Toledo, 7-6. RHP Jason Roach (2-2, 3.67) allowed five runs, two earned, and five hits in five innings. CF Chris Duffy (.250), in his first game for the Indians, went 1 for 4 with a walk, a stolen base and two runs. ALTOONA (47-33) beat Akron, 1-0, on a 10th-inning RBI single by SS Brian Bixler (.188). LHP Shane Youman (5-2, 1.46) pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed three hits. RHP Brandon Knight (1.66) pitched two scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts. LYNCHBURG (37-41) beat Frederick, 5-4, on a ninth-inning RBI single by SS Brent Lillibridge (.333), who went 3 for 4. RHP Derek Hankins (3-6, 4.75) allowed two runs in six innings. C Neil Walker (.248) went 0 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base. HICKORY (36-42) won at Asheville, 6-3. RHP Luis Lopez (0-0, 6.75) allowed three runs in five innings. 1B Mike McCuistion (.233) hit his second home run and went 3 for 4 with four RBIs. CF Andrew McCutchen (.273) went 0 for 2 with three walks, two stolen bases and two runs. WILLIAMSPORT (5-6) won at Batavia, 4-3. RHP Michael Crotta (0-0, 2.70) allowed one run in 32/3 innings.

Gorzelanny, the Pirates' second-round pick in 2003, pitched five innings, gave up two runs, six hits and three walks and came away with a no-decision.

Pirates manager Jim Tracy said he was pleased with Gorzelanny's debut, as was the pitcher, but Gorzelanny said he has work to do to remain with the major-league club.

"I felt all right all night, I just wanted to keep our team in the game and I feel like I did that," Gorzelanny said. "It is always exciting to get called up and get a shot at the majors and now I just need to do everything I can do to make sure I stay up here. But I have to prove to the guys and the organization that I am ready to step up and help us win because that's what really it is all about.

"This team is a winner, we just need to do some more of the little things and then put it all together."

Gorzelanny, who threw 100 pitches, believes he could have pitched deeper into the game. His next scheduled start is Thursday in the Pirates' final game of a four-game series at Shea Stadium against the Mets.

No timetable for Perez

Oliver Perez, who was demoted to Class AAA Indianapolis Thursday and replaced in the rotation by Gorzelanny, made his Indians debut Saturday and struck out 13 batters in seven innings.

His outing was encouraging, although he did lose the game after giving up a two-run homer in the seventh.

That's a good start, but Pirates general manager Dave Littlefield said it was only that -- a start. He said he's not sure how many good starts in a row Perez would need to string together to return to the majors, but it isn't likely to happen before the All-Star break.

"He had a lot of strikeouts, a lot of strikes. It was a positive, it was the things we need to see from him," Littlefield said. "Certainly if he puts a few starts like that one together [his time in the minors] will be short. I wouldn't think it would be one or two starts, though."

Wilson rests, sort of

Tracy attempted to give shortstop Jack Wilson the day off yesterday, putting Jose Hernandez in the lineup. Wilson's rest lasted only four innings, however, as Hernandez had to leave the game with stiffness in his lower back. Tracy said he believed Wilson, who has three hits in his past 33 at-bats, needed rest before the Pirates begin their seven-game road trip against the Mets and Phillies.

"It is a deserved day off," Tracy said before the game. "And I think from what I've seen here recently, it is not a bad idea to give him one."

Tracy said Hernandez's production of late made it an easy choice. Hernandez, who was 0 for 2 yesterday with a strikeout, was on a 10-for-24 run going into the game yesterday.

"He's been swinging the bat extremely well," Tracy said. "And as I've said before, there is not a position on the field defensively that you can look at and say that you are compromising your team when he's in there."

No rest for Bay

Like Wilson, center fielder Jason Bay has slumped of late, but Tracy said he doesn't expect to give Bay a day off anytime soon unless Bay requests it. Bay, who has played in 272 consecutive games, had hit .173 (13 for 75) with one homer and five RBIs in the past 18 games.

"This guy likes to play," Tracy said. "I don't feel like, with what Jason has done, he deserves to walk in to the clubhouse and not see his name on the lineup card without me showing him the courtesy or having a conversation prior to that ... I just wouldn't send a card out there without his name on it.

"There are certain guys who develop a character about them, they are bound and determined to walk up there and figure it out. He is one of those people"

Buried treasure

Chris Shelton's second-inning home run hit the green wall behind the center-field fence and was measured at 460 feet. That was the third homer to hit that wall since PNC Park opened in 2001. The other two were hit by Mike Piazza and Kip Wells.

The previous three Pirates managers -- Lloyd McClendon, Gene Lamont and Jim Leyland -- are members of the Tigers' staff. McClendon said what sets Leyland apart from most managers is his ability to communicate with players. "He's sharp as a tack," McClendon said. "We all know the X's and O's but it is important to establish a trust, relationships with people and to establish communication and he's as sharp as I've ever seen."