Indianapolis has an afternoon doubleheader today. I’ll fill in all of the missing starters once they become available. The Pirates Gold are off today. Everyone else is playing.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 1:05 PM DH
Box Score: LINK (game one)
Starting Pitcher: Miguel Yajure (2-2, 734) and TBD
- Final Line: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Rodolfo Castro 2-for-3, RBI, BB
Diego Castillo 1-for-4, HR, RBI
Travis Swaggerty 0-for-2, 2 BB, SB
Jack Suwinski 2-for-4, RBI, SB
Game Recap:
Indianapolis won the first game of a doubleheader 4-3 on a walk-off double by Mason Martin, his second double of the season and his 18th of the year. Miguel Yajure started and had a strong outing, allowing one run over five innings, on three hits, one walk and five strikeouts. His previous outing was one run over four innings, so he has pitched well recently after a rough season all around. Austin Brice gave up two runs in the sixth, and Eric Hanhold got the win with a scoreless seventh. Indianapolis scored twice in the third inning, getting a solo homer from Diego Castillo, and an RBI single by Jack Suwinski. Rodolfo Castro singled home a run in the fourth. Both Castro and Martin had two hits and a walk. Martin stole his 11th base. Travis Swaggerty stole his eighth base.
GAME TWO
Boxscore: LINK (game two)
Starting Pitcher: Zach Matson (0-1, 4.29)
- Final Line: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO
Notable Performances:
Diego Castillo 0-for-4
Travis Swaggerty 1-for-4
Jack Suwinski 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Carter Bins 0-for-3
Game Recap:
Indianapolis lost 9-6 in game two tonight. Zach Matson allowed two runs in two frames. Noe Toribio allowed five runs in 2.2 innings, though only two were earned and those three other runs were the difference in the game. Cam Alldred gave up two runs in 2.1 frames. Jack Suwinski drove in the first Indians run with his fifth homer since being sent down last month. Hoy Park singled in the second run. Taylor Davis singled in the third run. Jared Oliva tripled in two runs, but got thrown out at home going for the inside-the-park homer. Brendt Citta picked up the last RBI on a single. Oliva stole two bases, giving him 13 steals on the season.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Luis Ortiz (3-7, 5.21)
- Final Line: 7 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Jared Triolo 2-for-4, 3B, RBI
Blake Sabol 1-for-3, RBI
Matt Fraizer 1-for-4
Liover Peguero 1-for-4, SB
Connor Scott 1-for-4
Game Recap:
Altoona lost 4-2 on Wednesday night. Luis Ortiz was having a strong outing until he came out for the eighth inning and gave up two quick runs on just three pitches, which ended his night. He went through seven innings on 74 pitches, allowing two runs on two hits, with no walks and five strikeouts, before the late surge by Akron saddled him with four earned in seven innings. Tyler Samaniego followed with two scoreless. The Curve took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a Jared Triolo RBI triple, followed by a Blake Sabol sacrifice fly. That was the end of their scoring for the night. Triolo had two hits. Liover Peguero stole his 21st base.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 7:35 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Adrian Florencio (1-9, 8.35)
- Final Line: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO
Notable Performances:
Endy Rodriguez 5-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Dariel Lopez 2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI
Hudson Head 3-for-5, HR, RBI
Abrahan Gutierrez 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
Game Recap:
Greensboro won despite a rough outing from starter Adrian Florencio, who allowed three runs on six hits in 1.1 innings. Denny Roman allowed one run in 1.2 innings. Ricky DeVito gave up two runs in four innings and those runs came on back-to-back pitches in which he allowed solo homers. Otherwise his outing was strong, as he gave up two walks and no other hits. Eddy Yean was the only pitcher without a blemish, throwing a scoreless frame. Cameron Junker gave up a run, but Greensboro held on for an 8-7 win.
Endy Rodriguez was just named as our Player of the Month. He is looking for a repeat in August, going 5-for-5 tonight with his 23rd double and 16th homer. He’s now hitting .305 with a .950 OPS. As pointed out in the article, he’s not getting the huge boost from his friendly home park. He now has an .879 OPS on the road this season. Dariel Lopez got overshadowed tonight, but he hit his 19th homer and drove in three runs. Hudson Head hit his tenth homer. Abrahan Gutierrez had a walk, single and his 15th double. Jackson Glenn had two walks, a double and a triple.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 7:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Carlos Jimenez (1-5, 3.27)
- Final Line: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 SO
Notable Performances:
Tsung-Che Cheng 1-for-1, 2B, BB, HBP
Jase Bowen 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
Juan Jerez 1-for-2, HR, RBI, BB
Sergio Campana 0-for-3
Deivis Nadal 0-for-3
Maikol Escotto 0-for-2, BB
Game Recap:
Bradenton lost 3-2 in a game limited to seven innings due to a long delayed start. Carlos Jimenez got the start and was a bit wild, walking five batters in four inning. He allowed three runs, though one was unearned. He struck out four batters. He now has a 3.36 ERA in 56.1 innings, with 76 strikeouts. Mitchell Miller tossed two shutout innings and struck out three batters. His time in Bradenton started with him giving up seven runs in six innings. Since then he has allowed one run in 15.1 innings. Juan Jerez hit his fourth homer for one run. Jase Bowen’s 17th double drove in the other run. Tsung-Che Cheng reached all three times up, with a walk, HBP and his 15th double.
RK: FCL PIRATES
Game Time: 10:00 AM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Owen Sharts (0-0, 16.50)
- Final Line: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
Notable Performances:
Braylon Bishop 3-for-4, 2B, BB, 3 SB
Solomon Maguire 0-for-1, RBI, 2 BB
Omar Alfonzo 1-for-3, BB
Javier Rivas 1-for-3, BB, SB
Jesus Castillo 0-for-4, RBI
Game Recap:
Owen Sharts started the game, but only went one inning. He was followed by Alessandro Ercolani, who went two shutout innings to lower him to a 1.32 ERA in 27.1 innings. Miguel Diaz gave up four runs and Eliecer Romero tossed 1.2 scoreless in the 5-4 win. The Pirates were helped a lot by ten walks, because they ended up going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position. The first run was a straight steal of home by Braylon Bishop, who stole three bases on the day (seven for the year). A bases loaded walk and a ground out scored the next two runs. Solomon Maguire made it 4-0 with a sac fly, then Raphael Escalante drove in the fifth run with a single. Bishop had three hits and a walk, pushing him to a .260 average and a .784 OPS.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00 AM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Isaias Uribe (1-4, 5.88)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 SO
Notable Performances:
Eduardo Oviedo 2-for-3
Robert De Paula 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Angel Rodriguez 1-for-2, HR, RBI, BB
Ewry Espinal 0-for-3
Game Recap:
The Pirates won 4-2 in a seven-inning contest over the Yankees. Starter Isaias Uribe hasn’t pitched well this year, but he had a great outing on Wednesday, allowing just two hits over five shutout innings, with no walks and six strikeouts. Yoerys Hernandez ran into some trouble finishing off the game and ended up with the win, giving up two runs in two innings. The Pirates got solo homers in the second from Angel Rodriguez (his first) and Robert De Paula, his fourth homer. In the top of the seventh, Isaac Paulino hit his first homer, a two-run shot, which ended up being the game-winner. Daje Morales stole his tenth base.
