While the Pirates and their manager were embarrassing themselves, things weren’t going any better in the farm system.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler and Shalin Polanco Homer in FCL Pirates Victory
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 7:05pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Miguel Yajure
- Final Line: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Oneil Cruz 0-4
- Travis Swaggerty 1-4
- Ji-Hwan Bae 0-3, HBP
- Mason Martin 0-4, 3 K
- Rodolfo Castro 0-4, 3 K
- Bligh Madris 2-4, 2B
- Carter Bins 1-3, HR (3)
- Nick Mears 0.1 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
Game Recap:
Indianapolis (30-29) lost to Gwinnett, 8-2. Miguel Yajure had a good, if very short, start, allowing an unearned run over three innings. Two pitchers working their way back from injury had a much rougher time. Joe Jacques gave up three runs while retiring only two batters, and Nick Mears allowed three while getting only one out. The hitters had a very rough day, whiffing 14 times while recording five hits and no walks. Mason Martin and Rodolfo Castro each went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. Carter Bins hit his third AAA home run, and Bligh Madris had a single and a double.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Mike Burrows
- Final Line: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Liover Peguero 1-5
- Jared Triolo 1-5
- Henry Davis 1-4, BB
- Matt Gorski 0-3, HBP
Game Recap:
Altoona (28-30) lost to Erie, 7-4. Things went off the rails quickly, as Mike Burrows got bombed for five runs in the second inning. He recorded only four outs total. Brad Case worked four and two-thirds innings of scoreless, one-hit relief. Travis MacGregor gave up the other two runs. The offense was dormant except in the seventh inning, when they scored all their runs. The Curve had seven hits, all singles. Brendt Citta and Lolo Sanchez each had two. Henry Davis didn’t get hit by a pitch.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
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Game Time: 6:30pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Quinn Priester
- Final Line: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Notable Performances:
- Dariel Lopez 3-4, HBP
- Abrahan Gutierrez 0-3, 2 BB
- Jacob Gonzalez 1-3, 2B, BB, SF
- Fabricio Macias 2-5, 4 RBI
- Endy Rodriguez 1-5
- Sammy Siani 2-3, 2 BB
Game Recap:
Quinn Priester lasted only four outs longer than Burrows, but Greensboro had to blow a two-run, ninth-inning lead to lose to Hudson Valley in ten, 11-9. Priester gave up five runs, four of them in the third, when he got knocked out. The Hoppers eventually came back to take an 8-6 lead. Fabricio Macias, Sammy Siani and Dariel Lopez led the offense. Macias had a single and a double, and drove in four runs. Siani reached base four times on two singles and two walks, and scored twice. Lopez had three singles. Jacob Gonzalez and Francisco Acuna each added a double. Domingo Gonzalez came on with one out in the fifth and allowed just one run until two outs in the ninth, when he gave up a double and a game-tying home run. Wandi Montout let the free runner and two others score in the tenth and the Hoppers could only respond with one run.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 7:00pm
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Valentin Linarez
- Final Line: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Notable Performances:
- Tsung-Che Cheng 1-2
- Jase Bowen 1-2, HR (8)
Game Recap:
Bradenton’s game with Fort Myers was suspended after three innings with the Marauders trailing, 2-1. The teams will resume play before the regularly scheduled game on Wednesday. Before play stopped, Valentin Linarez allowed just one hit over three innings and fanned seven, but he walked three and allowed two runs. Tsung-Che Cheng returned from the injured list and singled his first time up. Jase Bowen accounted for the Marauders’ run with his eighth home run of the year.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: Noon
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Enmanuel De Los Santos
- Final Line: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Notable Performances:
- Braylon Bishop 0-5
- Jesus Castillo 1-1, BB
- Enmanuel Terrero 1-3, BB
- Jeral Toledo 0-2, 2 BB
- Owen Kellington 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- Owen Sharts 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 2 K
- Bubba Chandler 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Game Recap:
The FCL Pirates (4-2) didn’t have one of their better efforts against the Rays, with errors, walks and a lack of hitting leading to an 8-2 loss. Starter Enmanuel De Los Santos gave up five runs over two and a third innings, but four were unearned. After Yoelvis Reyes got the last two outs in the third, Owen Kellington came in and that didn’t go well. He faced two batters, walking one and fanning the other, then left with a hamstring problem. According to twitter, it’s not bad, and as we know, when the Pirates say an injury is not bad, you can take it to the bank. Owen Sharts relieved Kellington and that didn’t go well, either, as Sharts walked four in an inning and a third. Bubba Chandler worked an inning and nothing bad happened; in fact, he was the only Pirate pitcher not to walk anybody on a day when the staff walked ten. Nic Laio finished with two innings and one run allowed.
The hitters managed only four hits, but did pick up eight walks, making 18 overall for the game. (Low minors games can be an ordeal at times.) Rafael Escalante accounted for one run by tripling and coming home on a sacrifice fly. Jesus Castillo had a single and a walk, and is now hitting .579. He left for a pinch hitter after those two plate appearances, with no explanation apparent from the box score. Jasiah Dixon had the other two hits.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Victor Cabreja
- Final Line: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Notable Performances:
- Rodolfo De La Cruz 0-2, BB, 2 SB
- Kelvin Diaz 1-2, 2B, BB, 3 SB
- Ewry Espinal 2-2, 2 2B, BB
- Wilbur Martinez 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Game Recap:
The Black team (5-2) came back from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Mets 1, 5-3. Starter Victor Cabreja recorded only two outs and gave up two runs. Greiber Mendez gave up an unearned run and Jarlen De La Paz worked a scoreless inning with three strikeouts. Wilbur Martinez finished the game with four scoreless innings. Adolfo Oviedo entered the game but faced nobody due to a rain delay. Ewry Espinal had a big day, reaching base three times on two doubles and a walk, and scoring three times. Kelvin Diaz, Eybert Escalona and Wesley Zapata each had doubles. The Pirates stole six bases in seven tries, with Diaz accounting for three and Rodolfo De La Cruz two, including home.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 11:00am
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Pitterson Rosa
- Final Line: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Notable Performances:
- Roinny Aguiar 1-2, 2B, BB, SB
- Yordany De Los Santos 0-4
- Carlos Tirado 0-3, BB
- Gustavo Armas 1-3, BB, SB
- John Zorrilla 1-3, HR (2), HBP
- Isaias Dipre 2-4, 2B
Game Recap:
The Gold team (5-2) scored two in the top of the seventh to edge the Mets 2, 6-5. Seventeen-year-old Pitterson Rosa pitched well again, with three scoreless innings. He gave up just one hit. Keneth Quintanilla and Wilkin Valdez combined to allow five runs, four earned. Luis Faringthon got the last four outs, although he let two inherited runners score. Isaias Dipre had a single and double, and drove in two. John Zorrilla homered for the second straight game. Roinny Aguiar, another 17-year-old, doubled, walked, stole a base and scored twice. Gustavo Armas had a single and a walk.
