It’s just Indianapolis and Altoona on the schedule now, with this being the final week for Altoona. Indianapolis has 2 1/2 weeks left to their schedule. The Curve still have a shot at the playoffs, but there are three teams ahead of them. At worst, they won’t be eliminated today. I’ll fill in the pitchers when they become available
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Game Time: 6:35 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: David Bednar (NR)
- Final Line: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Notable Performances:
Ji-hwan Bae 1-for-4, SB
Blake Sabol 0-for-4
Carter Bins 1-for-3
Game Recap:
Indianapolis lost 9-1 on Tuesday night. David Bednar made his first rehab appearance and allowed one run in one inning as the starter. He threw 22 pitches, with 13 strikes. The Pirates said that he would need multiple appearances before rejoining the big league club. Noe Toribio followed with four runs over three innings. John O’Reilly was touched up for two runs in two frames. Junior Fernandez allowed two runs in his only inning. The only Indianapolis run scored on a Jared Oliva ground out in the fifth. Ji-hwan Bae stole his 27th base.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
Game Time: 6:00 PM
Box Score: LINK
Starting Pitcher: Matt Eckelman (1-0, 3.00)
- Final Line: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO
Notable Performances:
Liover Peguero 1-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 SB
Nick Gonzales 0-for-4, BB
Endy Rodriguez 3-for-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Matt Gorski 0-for-2, 2 BB
Henry Davis 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, HBP
Connor Scott 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Matt Fraizer 0-for-4
Game Recap:
Altoona had the bats working, and they got a strong outing from starter Matt Eckelman, who allowed one run over five innings. That led to a 9-4 win. Dillon Peters made a rehab appearance following Eckelman and he allowed two runs in one inning. Bear Bellomy gave up one run in two frames. Enmanuel Mejia finished out the contest with a scoreless ninth. The Curve got a run in the first on a double by Endy Rodriguez. They added another in the fourth on Connor Scott’s 25th double. Henry Davis hit a two-run homer in the sixth, his first homer since returning to Altoona. Liover Peguero singled in a run, then Rodriguez picked up his second double (13th since joining Altoona) to score another run. Scott then doubled in two more runs to cap the scoring. Peguero stole two bases, giving him 25 on the season.
