FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Pittsburgh Pirates' 8-7 loss Sunday to the Boston Red Sox included a spring training rarity: an extended argument.

With the Pirates trying to rally in the ninth against reliever Byung-Hyun Kim - they once trailed 7-0 and were down 8-6 going into the inning - Craig Wilson was called out for running out of the baseline at second on Bobby Hill's grounder.

Wilson had stopped between first and second, causing second baseman Ramon Vazquez to drop the ball.

Manager Lloyd McClendon went out to argue, then, after umpire Marvin Hudson walked several feet toward the dugout to jaw with Wilson, went out to argue again. McClendon was not ejected.

"Can you believe that?" McClendon said. "He dropped the ball trying to tag him. ... He (Hudson) got it wrong and then he yells at Craig. He got it wrong and he knew he got it wrong."

Because of the disputed call, the Pirates actually seemed disappointed at losing an otherwise meaningless spring training game.

"Good. We're trying to get ready," McClendon said. "You're about ready to start the season and it's time to sharpen up everything."

Rick White, who appears tobe competing with Mark Corey for the last spot in the Pirates' bullpen, pitched a scoreless fifth inning after being out since March 16 with a strained oblique muscle."Any time you put up a zero, you're happy with it," said White, who broke into the majors with Pittsburgh in 1994 and has since pitched with eight teams. "I felt nothing at all. I'm 100 percent."Corey also pitched a scoreless inning despite allowing two runners and still hasn't allowed a run in 8 2-3 innings this spring.

The Pirates' plan is to start 40-year-old catcher Benito Santiago about 100 times and backup Humberto Cota the remainder. What they haven't said is how the two will divide the time.Cota, for example, is expected to catch Oliver Perez most of the time - the two worked together well last season - and Santiago is expected to catch Kip Wells, Josh Fogg and Mark Redman.But that could change depending on batter-pitcher matchups and who's hot and who's not, according to McClendon. Santiago has hit well above .300 most of camp, while Cota hit two homers Saturday even though his average has been in the low .200s. Cota has a contusion on his forearm, so Santiago started Sunday against the Red Sox.The Perez-Cota connection isn't a certainty, either; Santiago caught Perez's last spring start to get more familiar with the left-hander who struck out 239 last season."It will be (determined by) matchups and how well each is playing," McClendon said Sunday. "We're looking for him (Cota) to step forward and we believe he can."

Right-handed reliever Salomon Torres, bothered for two weeks by a stiff neck, is expected to pitch today against the Devil Rays. Torres hasn't allowed any runs in five innings, but hasn't pitched in an exhibition game since March 14.Torres pitched three innings in a minor league game March 18, but hasn't taken the mound since in game-type conditions.Craig Wilson received a cortisone shot Sunday because of minor discomfort, but still made the trip to Fort Myers to play. The injury must not be serious - Wilson was the designated hitter in the original lineup, but moved to first base when McClendon changed his defensive alignment just before game time.Ty Wigginton, who was to have played first base, moved to third base, and Chris Duffy started in center rather than left field. Rob Mackowiak was to have played third but moved to left field. Tike Redman was the designated hitter rather than Wilson.Wigginton played first base Saturday just to get some game time at the position in case Daryle Ward (soreness in left side) starts the season on the disabled list. Ward has been out a week and still isn't ready to take batting practice.