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DSL Prospect Watch: Pirates Beat Rockies In Extras, Rain Halts Pitchers’ Duel

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For a season preview of the Pittsburgh Pirates two Dominican Summer League teams, check out our article here.  For a recap of the DSL All-Star game, check out our article here. Throughout the year, we will provide the recaps of both teams, as well as highlight one player each day. Pittsburgh_Pirates10

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Box Score

Result: Pirates 7, Rockies 5 in 10 innings

Starting Pitcher: Jose Regalado, RHP (3.03) – 5.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Top Hitter: Rudy Guzman, RF (.291) – 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 SB

Other Notable Performers:

Julio de la Cruz, 3B (.206) – 1-for-4, RBI, BB

Gerardo Navarro, RHP (3-0, 3.18) – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR

Johan De Jesus, SS (.171) – DNP

Dennis Hurtarte, 1B (.192) – 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB

Game Notes: Jose Regalado allowed four runs(three earned) on a season-high eight hits, but he continued to show the amazing control he has displayed all season. In 59.1 innings over 12 starts, Regalado has issued two walks, while picking up 47 strikeouts. Gerardo Navarro followed Regalado and went for the rare four inning save, though he came up just short. After allowing a ninth inning run, the Pirates put two runs on the board in the top of the tenth, giving Navarro the win instead. Christopher De Leon pitched the tenth for his third save. Rudy Guzman scored three runs from the lead-off spot and he extended his hitting streak to nine games. Ramses Pena had three hits and stole three bases. Luis Benitez stole his 26th base. He also drove in two runs. Julio de la Cruz drove in his 33rd run of the season, tying him for the most among both Pirates teams.

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Box Score

Result: Pirates 0, Orioles2 0 suspended in the 5th inning

Game Notes: The Pirates and Orioles2 had their game today suspended in the fifth inning due to rain with no score. The two teams meet again August 23-24, the last series of the season and the game will be completed prior to one of those games.

Player Of The Day

In March, the Pirates signed two pitchers from Mexico, Jherson Esqueda and Gerardo Navarro. The latter is a 19-year-old righty with decent size a 6’2″, 194 pounds. In his rookie season, he has been used strictly out of the bullpen, making 16 relief appearances. Navarro has had good overall results, though he has done it with control issues. He has a 3-0, 3.18 record, picking up one save early in the season. The righty has pitched a total of 34 innings, holding batters to a .222 average, but he has issued 26 walks. The command has been off all season. He has also struck out just 15 batters and it is getting worse as the season goes along. In his last 19.2 innings(ten games) he has a total of five strikeouts, with two of them coming in Thursday’s game. One highlight of his season besides the low BAA is a strong 1.33 GO/AO ratio. Like his strikeout total though, that too has been worse lately, dropping below the 1.00 mark in his last ten games. Due to the extreme command issues, it’s tough to project much success for Navarro, who turns twenty later this month.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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