Altoona was rained out last night. They will make up the game today as part of a doubleheader consisting of two 7 inning games. State College had their game suspended yesterday in the seventh inning with the score tied at four apiece. They will finish that game today, followed by the regularly scheduled game, which is now seven innings long. A full recap of yesterday’s games can be found here.
Triple-A: Indianapolis (66-41) vs Pawtucket (59-48) 7:15pm
Probable starter: Daniel Cabrera (4-4 4.31)
Yesterday’s Result: Indianapolis 5 Pawtucket 1 (game recap)
Daniel Cabrera will make his 17th start of the season tonight for Indianapolis. He has pitched a total of 85.2 innings, allowing 91 hits, five homers, 30 walks and he has 50 strikeouts with a 1.13 GO/AO ratio. In his last start, Daniel gave up three runs on six hits over six innings of work. At home this year he is 2-2 4.47 in nine starts.
Double-A: Altoona (51-52) vs New Hampshire (41-64) 6:00pm DH
Probable starter: Phil Irwin (2-7 3.43) and TBD
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona was rained out
Phil Irwin will make his 14th start for Altoona tonight. He has also made one start for Bradenton, one relief appearance for the Curve and he has pitched two complete games. On the year, he has pitched a total 86.1 innings, allowing 85 hits, seven homers, 12 walks and he has 68 strikeouts, with a 1.64 GO/AO ratio and a .265 BAA. Phil has allowed just one earned run in each of his last five starts, throwing a total of 35 innings over that span. At home he is 1-4 3.98 in 43 innings. No starter has been announced for game two as of yet. The likely starter is Brandon Cumpton(9-8 3.42 in 19 starts), who was due to pitch today.
High-A: Bradenton (47-56 overall 18-15 2nd half) vs Daytona (44-58 overall 14-20 2nd half) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Eliecer Navarro (4-4 3.33)
Yesterday’s Result: Daytona 9 Bradenton 7 (game recap)
Eliecer Navarro will make his seventh start of the season tonight. He has also pitched 18 times in relief. He has pitched a total of 75.2 innings, allowing 70 hits, seven homers, 17 walks and he has 62 strikeouts. As a starter, Eliecer is 2-3 4.50 in 30 innings. His last start came on 7/7, when he allowed just one run over six innings of work. He faced Daytona on 6/6, giving up three runs in 3.1 innings.
Low-A: West Virginia (41-63 overall 18-16 2nd half) @ Lakewood (44-59 overall 18-16 2nd half) 7:00pm
Probable starter: Mike Jefferson (3-6 5.16)
Yesterday’s Result: Greensboro 9 West Virginia 6
Mike Jefferson will get his seventh start of the season tonight. He is taking the rotation spot of Ryan Hafner, who was moved to the bullpen where he pitched in relief yesterday. Jefferson has made two starts this month, pitching a total of eight innings with three hits and no runs allowed. On the year, he has pitched 68 innings, giving up 69 hits, ten homers, 29 walks and he has 58 strikeouts, with an 0.56 GO/AO ratio and a .254 BAA.
Short Season A: State College (21-16) @ Connecticut (16-21) 7:05pm
Probable Starter: TBD
Yesterday’s Result: State College was suspended in the seventh inning with a 4-4 score.
No starter has been named for State College as of yet for tonight. Adrian Sampson, the 5th round draft pick from this year is due in the rotation. He has an 0-0 4.60 record in three starts and two relief outings.
Rookie: GCL Pirates (21-13) VS GCL Braves (9-25) 12:00pm
Yesterday’s Result: Tigers 6 Pirates 3 in 10 innings (game recap)
DSL: Pirates1 (27-19) VS Red Sox (27-19) 10:30am
Yesterday’s Result: Pirates 10 Yankees 5
DSL: Pirates2 (20-25) VS Yankees1 (33-12) 10:30am
Yesterday’s Result: Pirates 8 Mets 5
