Pittsburgh Pirate leftfielder #6 Starling Marte. Starling had a two run home run in the 8th inning to break a 6-6 tie. The Pirates had been down 5-0 in the 7th. The Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-7 to sweep the weekend series.

BRADENTON, Fla. — New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia pitched four scoreless innings in his final tuneup for opening day, a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.

Pitching in a steady drizzle, Sabathia faced 13 batters, allowed three hits and got five ground-ball outs. He finished spring training with 17 scoreless innings.

Pittsburgh’s Stolmy Pimentel allowed four runs and nine hits in four innings, struck out three and walked one.

It was the Florida finale for the Pirates, who play the Phillies on Friday and Saturday in Philadelphia and then host the Chicago Cubs on Monday in their opener.

Pimentel is slated to open the season in the bullpen as a long reliever but will be a candidate for spot starts. Just 24, he will be a candidate for the starting rotation in 2015, when the Pirates may have to replace Wandy Rodriguez, Francisco Liriano and Edinson Volquez.

Liriano (left groin) reported no ill effects one day after throwing a simulated game and remains on track to be the opening-day starter. It was the first time he’d thrown off a mound in nearly a week.

“It didn’t bother me at all,” Liriano said. “I feel normal. I think I’m ready to go.”

The left-hander’s final hurdle will come Saturday, when he is to throw a bullpen session in Philadelphia.

“It’s a balance between making sure we don’t put him in harm’s way and making sure we respect his desire to compete when he says he’s ready to go,” general manager Neal Huntington said.

Outfielder Starling Marte finalized a $31 million, six-year contract that buys out all of Marte’s arbitration-eligible years and his first year of potential free agency. The deal includes club options for 2020 and 2021.

Right-hander Brandon Cumpton was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis. Last season, he went 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA in six outings with the Pirates, including five spot starts.

Pittsburgh acquired outfielder Keon Broxton from the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named and assigned him to Double-A Altoona. The 23-year-old was a third-round pick in the 2009 amateur dft.