The FCL Pirates are off today, while the DSL Pirates Black only have a suspended game to complete according to the schedule. The score is 4-4 in the seventh, and it was originally scheduled for seven innings. If they aren’t playing a regular game as well, it could be a very short day. Both Greensboro and Bradenton have noon start times. UPDATE: Indianapolis was postponed.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Debuts – Termarr Johnson in FCL, Endy Rodriguez for Altoona, and Others
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 8:05 PM POSTPONED
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Osvaldo Bido (1-6, 5.35)
- Final Line: Stat lines will be added after the game.
Notable Performances:
- Stats for the top performers will be posted after the game.
Game Recap:
The game was postponed. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:35 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Kyle Nicolas (0-3, 4.12)
- Final Line: 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Jared Triolo 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
Endy Rodriguez 1-for-4, RBI, HBP
Blake Sabol 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, BB
Malcom Nunez 1-for-4, BB
Liover Peguero 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
Connor Scott 4-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Game Recap:
Altoona won a dominating team performance 11-1 over Binghamton. Kyle Nicolas allowed just one hit, which was a solo homer, over six innings. He walked one and struck out five. He now has a 3.89 ERA in 69.1 innings, with 81 strikeouts. Austin Roberts, Bear Bellomy and Tyler Samaniego each tossed a scoreless/hitless inning, with Bellomy striking out the side. The offense was on from the first batter. Jared Triolo homered to start the game, his sixth of the season. Aaron Shackelford hit his 21st homer, a two-run shot in the second. Endy Rodriguez followed with a solo shot, his first homer in Altoona. In the fourth inning, solo runs scored on a Connor Scott double, Matt Fraizer single, a Triolo sacrifice fly and a bases loaded walk to Blake Sabol. Scott homered in the fifth and then Liover Peguero hit a two-run homer in the ninth, his eighth of the season. Scott had four hits. His double was his 19th of the season and his homer was his fifth. Triolo, Peguero, Sabol and Shackelford each had two hits. Andres Alvarez had a tough day, striking out five times. Malcom Nunez singled for his first hit with the Curve.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
Game Time: 12: 00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Jared Jones (5-5, 5.03)
- Final Line: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
Dariel Lopez 0-for-1, BB
Abrahan Gutierrez 1-for-4, HR, RBI
Hudson Head 1-for-4
Jase Bowen 0-for-4
Game Recap:
Greensboro lost 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon. Starter Jared Jones allowed three runs over 4.1 innings on four hits, no walks and five strikeouts. He now has a 5.08 ERA in 101 innings, with 120 strikeouts. Reliever Domingo Gonzalez was outstanding, tossed 3.2 no-hit innings, striking out five batters. Cristian Charle allowed a run in the ninth. Greensboro had some chances to score, but they went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Their only run scored on a solo homer by Abrahan Gutierrez, his 11th of the season. No one had more than one hit, but Eli Wilson had a single and two walks. Hudson Head hit his 15th double.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
Game Time: 12:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Carlos Jimenez (1-6, 3.36)
- Final Line: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Tsung-Che Cheng 3-for-5, 2 RBI, SB
Sergio Campana 0-for-5
Juan Jerez 0-for-4, RBI
Jack Brannigan 1-for-3, BB
Maikol Escotto 1-for-4
Deivis Nadal 1-for-3, 3B, BB
Game Recap:
Starter Carlos Jimenez breezed through four innings, then ran into trouble in the fifth, partially due to his own error. He finished with three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. He now has a 3.39 ERA and 78 strikeouts in 61 innings. The bullpen of Johan Montero, Mitchell Miller and Wilkin Ramos combined for 5.1 scoreless, as Bradenton won 4-3 in walk-off fashion in ten innings. The Marauders got an RBI single from Tsung-Che Cheng, before going down 3-1 in the fifth. Singles by Jasiah Dixon and Cheng in the seventh tied the score. A sacrifice fly from Juan Jerez scored Cheng with the winning run. Tres Gonzalez went 0-for-3 in his Bradenton debut.
RK: DSL PIRATES BLACK
Game Time: 11:00 AM (Completion of a suspended game)
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Adolfo Oviedo
- Final Line: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Angel Rodriguez 1-for-3, BB
Ewry Espinal 0-for-1, 2 BB
Robert De Paula 0-for-3, RBI
Eduardo Oviedo 0-for-4
Game Recap:
This is the completion of a suspended game that is 4-4 in the top of the seventh, and scheduled for seven innings. Starter Adolfo Oviedo allowed three runs on five hits and no walks in four innings. He was followed by Luis Brito, who allowed one run on four hits and a walk in two innings. Wilbur Martinez was on the mound for the seventh when it was called, but he is now on the Pirates Gold team and he pitched 2.1 innings on Monday, so someone will have to take his place.
When played resumed, the two teams went scoreless in the seventh, then extra innings saw both teams score the gift runner, but the Pirates added a run for the 6-5 win. Greiber Mendez pitched the final two frames for the win, allowing just that one unearned run. Pirates scored first on a Robert De Paula sacrifice fly. An error scored the next run, followed by a Richard Ramirez RBI single. Christopher Orelin doubled in the fourth run. All of that happened before the game was suspended. After they returned to play, an error led to the tying run and the game was won on a base loaded hit-by-pitch.
RK: DSL PIRATES GOLD
Game Time: 11:00 AM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Isaias Uribe (1-4, 4.94)
- Final Line: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO
Notable Performances:
Ruben Vizcaya 1-for-3, RBI
Roinny Aguiar 1-for-3, RBI
Yordany De Los Santos 0-for-3
John Zorrilla 0-for-2, BB
Game Recap: Pirates moved within one game of wrapping up their division with a 5-1 win in seven innings over the Yankees affiliate. Starter Isaias Uribe allowed one run in four innings, then Wilkin Valdez picked up the win with three scoring, lowering him to a 1.84 ERA. The Pirates went down 1-0 early, then came back with runs on an error and an RBI single by Roinny Aguiar. In the fourth inning, Juan Machado hit a two-run single, then Ruben Vizcaya capped the scoring with a single. The Pirates had four hits all game and three of them drove in runs.
