Tyler Glasnow makes his last start before the All-Star break, trying to finish off his great first half on a high note. Altoona was rained out yesterday against New Britain. The two teams play again two weeks from now in Altoona, the last time they meet this season. Bradenton is on their All-Star break. They will resume play on Monday. For a look at the possible starters over the next few weeks, please check out our Probable Pitchers Chart. Check out the Recent Transactions section to the bottom of this page, for all Pirates minor league transactions. A full recap of yesterday’s action can be found here.
AAA: Indianapolis (45-23) @ Durham (42-25) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Andy Oliver (3-2, 3.27)
Yesterday’s Result: Durham 10, Indianapolis 7
Andy Oliver will make his 14th start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 66 innings, allowing 47 hits, three homers and 57 walks. Oliver has 72 strikeouts, a 1.24 GO/AO ratio and a .200 BAA. He ranks second in the league in strikeouts, trailing the leader by just four. In walks, he has a healthy lead over the second place pitcher, who has issued 40 free passes. In his last start, Oliver gave up five runs on five hits and six walks in 3.1 innings. He has walked exactly six batters in five of his last six starts.
AA: Altoona (27-37) vs Trenton (33-32) 7:00pm
Probable starter: Casey Sadler (6-4, 3.20)
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona was rained out
Casey Sadler will make his 14th start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 81.2 innings, giving up 74 hits, seven homers and twenty walks. He has 47 strikeouts, a 1.83 GO/AO ratio and a .247 BAA. In his last start, Sadler gave up one earned run on five hits and a walk over six innings. In seven road starts, he is 5-0, 2.42 in 44.2 innings, with a .217 BAA. He is the organization’s leader in innings pitched.
High-A: Bradenton (26-39) @ Jupiter (33-32) 6:35pm 6/17
Probable starter: TBD
Yesterday’s Result: Lakeland 7, Bradenton 6 (game one) Bradenton 9, Lakeland 5 in 11 innings (game two)
The Marauders are now on their All-Star break. They are in last place in their division, 17.5 games behind first place Fort Myers. When they return to action on Monday, they will play three games on the road against Jupiter, three at home against Charlotte and then go back on the road for six games. They will play 17 straight days without a day off. As of right now, Alen Hanson will be the team’s only representative in the All-Star game. Both Gregory Polanco and Nick Kingham were selected, but they have been promoted to Altoona.
Low-A: West Virginia (35-32) @ Greensboro (32-34) 7:00pm
Probable starter: Tyler Glasnow (3-1, 2.92)
Yesterday’s Result: Greensboro 3, West Virginia 2
Tyler Glasnow will make his 13th start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 52.1 innings, allowing 23 hits, five homers and 35 walks. Glasnow has 80 strikeouts, an 0.92 GO/AO ratio and a .131 BAA. In 80 AB’s against left-handed batters, he is holding them to a .125 average, with 41 strikeouts. In his last start, he allowed three hits(or more) for just the third time all season. Glasnow threw 4.2 shutout innings before reaching his pitch count. He will be one of six players to represent West Virginia in the South Atlantic League All-Star game next Tuesday.
DSL: Pirates1 (5-6) vs Yankees2 (2-9) 10:30am
Yesterday’s Result: Pirates1 9, Yankees2 1
DSL: Pirates2 (5-5) vs Cubs (6-5) 10:30am
Yesterday’s Result: Pirates2 6, Cubs 2
Recent Transactions
6/13 Jeanmar Gomez added to Indianapolis roster on rehab assignment.
6/13 Pirates announce signings of ten draft picks.
6/13 Gregory Polanco promoted to Altoona.
6/12 Oscar Tejeda promoted to Indianapolis
6/11 Kirk Singer added to Bradenton roster.
6/10 Nick Kingham promoted to Altoona.
6/9 Daniel Grovatt placed on disabled list.
6/7 Andrew Lambo promoted to Indianapolis from Altoona. Ali Solis added to Altoona roster.
6/6 Barrett Barnes activated from DL. Junior Sosa sent to Bradenton
6/6 Zachary Von Roseberg activated from DL. Jhondaniel Medina sent to West Virginia
6/6 Stefan Welch traded to Red Sox organization
