Prospect Watch: Mason Martin, Oneil Cruz and (Of Course) Matt Gorski Go Deep

The usual suspects went deep, Tucupita Marcano stayed hot and Noe Toribio had a stellar relief outing.

TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

P2Daily: Indianapolis Week on Pirates Prospects

Game Time: 12:07pm

Box Score

Starting Pitcher: Cam Alldred

• Final Line: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Notable Performances:

• Oneil Cruz 1-5, HR (5), BB
• Travis Swaggerty 1-5, 2B, BB, SB
• Ji-Hwan Bae 1-5, 2B, BB, SB
• Mason Martin 1-4, HR (9), BB
• Canaan Smith-Njigba 1-5, 2B
• Hoy Park 3-5
• Hunter Stratton 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Game Recap:

Indianapolis (22-19) came back from a four-run deficit to beat St. Paul, 8-5, in 11 innings.  Cam Alldred made the start, going two innings.  He had a ten-pitch first, but gave up three runs in the second.  John O’Reilly gave up two more over the next three innings, one of them unearned.  Mason Martin got Indy on the board in between those last two runs with his ninth home run of the year.  Travis Swaggerty and Ji-Hwan Bae set up a two-run sixth with a double steal, then Oneil Cruz launched a two-run shot off the outer wall in center field, his fifth homer of the year, to tie it.  It stayed that way until the 11th, when a two-out infield single by Hoy Park with the bases loaded brought in a run, then two walks accounted for two more.  Blake Weiman, Hunter Stratton and Austin Brice combined to throw six hitless innings with seven strikeouts.  Park was the only Indy hitter with more than one hit, picking up three.  Bae, Swaggerty and Canaan Smith-Njigba had doubles.

DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE

P2Daily: It’s Altoona Curve Week on Pirates Prospects

Game Time: 6:00pm

Box Score

Starting Pitcher: Omar Cruz

• Final Line: 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

Notable Performances:

• Nick Gonzales 0-2, 2 BB, HBP
• Blake Sabol 1-4, BB
• Matt Gorski 2-5, HR (1)
• Matt Fraizer 0-5, 3 K
• Tucupita Marcano 3-4, 2B
• Noe Toribio 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K

Game Recap:

Altoona (19-21) beat Harrisburg, 6-4.  The game didn’t get off to a good start, as Omar Cruz gave up two-run home runs in each of the first two innings.  Cruz managed two scoreless innings after that, and then Noe Toribio took over.  Toribio worked five shutout innings, walking none and fanning eight.  That brought his ERA down to 1.86 and, despite a fastball that doesn’t light up the guns, he’s fanned 38 in 29 innings.  Matt Gorski picked right up where he left off in Greensboro.  After the Curve cut the deficit to 4-2, he launched a long, three-run bomb to put them ahead, 5-4.  Gorski finished with two hits.  Tucupita Marcano stayed hot, with two singles and a double.  In his last eight games, he’s 15-for-31 with seven extra-base hits.  Nick Gonzales fanned twice, but reached three times on two walks and a hit batsman.

HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS

P2Daily: It’s Greensboro Grasshoppers and Matt Gorski Week on Pirates Prospects

Game Time: 6:35pm

Box Score

Starting Pitcher: Nick Garcia

• Final Line: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K

Notable Performances:

• Hudson Head 2-4
• Endy Rodriguez 2-4
• Jacob Gonzalez 2-4
• Abrahan Gutierrez 1-3, BB
• Dariel Lopez 1-4
• Tyler Samaniego 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Game Recap:

Greensboro (18-21) beat Asheville, 5-2.  Nick Garcia worked five scoreless innings, giving up three hits.  Wandi Montout followed with two scoreless innings, but Ricky DeVito ran into trouble for the third game in a row.  He retired only one of four hitters and allowed two runs.  Tyler Samaniego came on to get the last five outs and earn the save.  His ERA sits at 0.53.  The 2-4 hitters provided the bulk of the offense; Hudson Head, Endy Rodriguez and Jacob Gonzalez each had two hits.  So far in May, Head is batting 293/388/466 and Rodriguez 327/453/635.  Fabricio Macias added a double.

LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS

BRADENTON MARAUDERS WEEK: 5/31

Game Time: 6:30pm

Box Score

Starting Pitcher: Luis Peralta

• Final Line: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

Notable Performances:

• Sergio Campana 1-4
• Rodolfo Nolasco 2-4

Game Recap:

Bradenton (19-21) lost to Fort Myers, 9-3.  Luis Peralta had one of his starts where he couldn’t get anything over the plate.  He recorded only four outs while walking four and giving up five runs.  Jake Sweeney followed with three and a third innings, with only a walk and a hit, and five strikeouts.  He did, though, let two of Peralta’s runs score.  Wilkin Ramos gave up the other four runs.  Rodolfo Nolasco drove in all three Marauders runs with two singles.  The rest of the lineup managed just three singles and totaled 13 strikeouts, with everybody contributing at least one.