Ben Cherington Provides Key Update On Konnor Griffin originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh. Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Pittsburgh Pirates got a positive update on Konnor Griffin and his recovery from an elbow injury.Griffin was placed on the 10-day injured list on May 31 due to a right elbow strain. Although hes already exceeded the 10 days, Pirates general manager Ben Cherington revealed Griffin is set to go Pirate City in Bradenton, Fla. for a legitimate throwing progression.Its a good sign that he is throwing, Cherington said on 93.7 The Fan, via TribLive. He was able to do all the other baseball activity really the whole time. Throwing was obviously going to be the last thing to come. We wanted to make sure he was 100% asymptomatic before he started the throwing progression. We kind of got through that hurdle. Now hes into that throwing progression.Griffin was told to take two weeks off from throwing, as he hasnt played shortstop since May 27.With this particular issue that hes coming off of, we want to make sure its a legitimate throwing progression. This is not going to be a two- or three-day thing, Cherington said. Hell continue to build up volume and distance. At some point, assuming that goes well, hell probably hit a rehab assignment of some kind. We dont have a specific date for that yet. The fact that hes in his throwing progression means that, hopefully, thats not coming too long.Griffin is hitting .270 with four home runs and 22 RBIs in his rookie season.More MLB: Pirates 'Grinders' Lead Offense For Much-Needed Win

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Germany's seven-goal rout of Curaao in its World Cup opener on Sunday was the perfect outcome to overshadow a close first half and boost the team after consecutive group stage exits for the four-time champions. Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaao and piled it on in a 7-1 win in group play. The smallest country to ever appear in the tournament hung tight at 1-1 until the 38th minute. "We really needed this convincing win," coach Julian Nagelsmann said. "We needed this self-confidence. It was there but it definitely grew." He said Sunday's display was important for the country's fans. "We have to show them that we can perform, and we have to have the confidence," he said. "I think were in a better spot than we were entering this match." Livano Comenencia tied it at 1-1 with his left-footed shot through traffic from the center of the box in the 21st minute to give Curaao its first goal in the tournament and send fans of the tiny Caribbean nation into a frenzy. "Even though it wasnt me, it felt like it was me, it was all of us, the whole island, everybody," Curaao's Jearl Margaritha said. "We screamed our lungs out. So we were happy." It was all Germany after that, with the team regaining the lead on Nico Schlotterbeck's header off Nathaniel Brown's corner kick in the 38th. "One team has very high expectations and the other one doesnt and thats a bit tricky," Nagelsmann said. The margin of victory comes well short of the World Cup record of nine goals, which has happened three times, with the last one coming when Hungary beat El Salvador 10-1 in 1982. Havertz connected on a penalty shot into the left goal in first half stoppage time to make it 3-1. Germany was awarded the penalty shot after Felix Nmecha was tripped in the box by Riechedly Bazoer. Germany wasted no time after halftime to extend the lead with Jamal Musiala scoring on a right-footed shot across the goalkeepers area in the 47th minute. Brown scored in the 68th minute to push the advantage to 5-1. The 22-year-old has an American father, but made it clear ahead of the World Cup he'd be representing the country in which he was born and raised by his mother. Deniz Undav added a goal in the 78th minute. Havertz's second goal came in the 88th. It was a strong start for Germany against underdog Curaao as the team seeks redemption after failing to get out of the group stage in Russia and Qatar following its 2014 title. "We are on the right path, but, of course, there are things that we can do better, and we will have stronger opponents," Nagelsmann said. Nmecha one timed it with his right foot into the near post just inside the upper box with an assist from Florian Wirtz in the sixth minute to make it 1-0. The crowd of 68,021 was overwhelmingly rooting for Germany, but there was a spirited contingent of people cheering on Curaao. It was the first match of the tournament at Houston Stadium, normally called NRG Stadium, where the NFLs Houston Texans play. Manuel Neuer, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who came out of international retirement for the tournament, had one save in his first appearance for Germany in almost two years. The match featured the largest age gap between coaches in World Cup history, with Curaao's 78-year-old coach Dick Advocaat becoming the oldest ever in the tournament against 38-year-old Nagelsmann, who is the youngest coach in this years tournament. Germany faces Ivory Coast in its next match in Toronto on Saturday and Curaao meets Ecuador Saturday in Kansas City. Reporting by The Associated Press.