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Daily Video Rundown
Lolo Sanchez
For as many years it feels like we’ve heard about Lolo Sanchez, sometimes it’s hard to believe he is just 22-years-old. After hitting 17 home runs and 30 stolen bases with the Greensboro Grasshoppers at High-A, Sanchez got the call to Altoona for the 2022 season.
He’s showed a little bit of that speed on the base paths early on, swiping two bags this year, but had yet to flash some of that power, until Thursday night.
Kevin “Lolo” Sanchez just obliterated this ball and the Curve take a 3-0 lead! @__Murphy88 is on the scene. How’d it sound live bruh? pic.twitter.com/8TFMBRirKK
— Cody Potanko (@2HG013) April 14, 2022
Sanchez followed up Blake Sabol’s RBI single in the top of the first with his first home run of the season. In fact, it was his first extra-base hit of 2022 as well. After Thursday’s game, Sanchez isn’t off to a bad start going 6-for-17 with only two strikeouts, but has just the home run for an XBH so far.
Roansy Contreras
It was a special night for Roansy Contreras, earning his first major league victory after pitching three innings in relief on Thursday against the Washington Nationals.
Ranked as the third best prospect in the system on this site, Contreras struck out five in those three frames, showing that nasty stuff that makes him such a dynamic prospect.
Beautiful slider to get the K from Ro pic.twitter.com/ckoNmXmSeA
— Cody Potanko (@2HG013) April 15, 2022
Contreras is really only up due to Pirates having several injuries in their bullpen right now, although he wouldn’t be the first top prospect to make an impact his rookie out as a reliever. David Price is a notable one, coming out the bullpen during one of Tampa Bay’s World Series runs.
Wyatt Hendrie
ICYMI
You may know the first catcher the Pirates drafted in 2021, but what do you know of the second? Wyatt Hendrie was the team’s seventh round draft pick out of San Diego State, the same year as Henry Davis.
He’s made every hit count this year, going 3-for-10 but each going for extra base hits, including this home run he hit on Thursday.
Bonus: Live From Richmond
I’m actually in Richmond for the rest of the week to watch the games, so I was able to get some first hand videos of what went on.
Nick Gonzales showing off his wheels with a stolen base in the first inning. That put him in position to score on Sabol’s base hit later in the at bat #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/N7K9lpigz1
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 15, 2022
Was recording Sabol’s at-bat, ended up catching Nick Gonzales stealing a base.
Very not great camera work of Blake Sabol’s RBI single #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/hweskEgQUd
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 14, 2022
Which led perfectly into this, Sabol driving in Gonzales with a base hit as a direct result of that stolen base.
Carmen Mlodzinski gave up some big hits but also made some nice pitches. This is a strikeout he got to end an inning #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/bmNlYW4Ukg
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 15, 2022
Carmen Mlodzinski had an interesting start. He gave up a lot of hard hit balls throughout the game, including a home run at the end of his start, but he also made some good pitches. He struck out the three batters immediately after giving up that home run, and posted another shown above to end an innings.
All total, the righty struck out five and walked two in four innings pitched, allowing three hits and two runs in the process.
