The Pirates made a trade today that added to the Indianapolis roster, while losing catching depth. The Pirates designated Tyler Heineman for assignment earlier this week, then dealt him to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday. Drew Maggi returns to Altoona as a hero, but rains decided not to let them play. It’s doubtful he was with the team already. MLB players have time to report to the minors, plus Monday is an off-day for the minors. Bradenton had a doubleheader today. Indianapolis was postponed. It will be made up at a later date.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Prospect Watch: Big Days for Josh Palacios and Mike Jarvis, Good Start for Luis Ortiz
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS VS COLUMBUS
Game Recap:
The game was postponed due to rain. Makeup was announced as June 21st.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA @ READING
Game Recap:
This game was canceled due to rain. They will not be making it up on the schedule.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO VS ROME
Final Score: Greensboro 12, Rome 1
Greensboro Starter: Anthony Solometo (0-1, 4.76)
Pitching Line: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Tsung-Che Cheng 2-for-4, HR, RBI, BB
- Jackson Glenn 4-for-4, 3 HR, 6 RBI, BB
- Jase Bowen 1-for-4, 2B, HBP
- Hudson Head 2-for-5, HR, RBI
- Sammy Siani 2-for-3, BB, SB
- Maikol Escotto 0-for-2, 2 BB
Game Recap:
Anthony Solometo tossed four shutout innings on Sunday. He allowed two hits and three walks, while striking out six batters. It wasn’t the most efficient shutout performance, with 72 pitches/45 strikes. He had 12 swing-and-misses from the opposition. He has a 3.86 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 21 innings this year.
Grant Ford (2 IP), Michell Miliano, Jack Carey and Cy Nielson handled the rest of the one-sided game. Nielson allowed the lone run.
Jackson Glenn came into this game with one homer and a mediocre .765 OPS, especially for playing in a hitter-friendly park. He improved great on those numbers by smacking three homers. He drove in six runs. He had a chance for some history, but he was walked in the eighth with a 12-0 score at the time. He finished the game with a 1.030 OPS.
Tsung-Che Cheng hit the first pitch of the game for his fourth homer. Mike Jarvis hit a second inning grand slam. It was his sixth homer of the year. Hudson Head hit his third homer of the year in the fourth. Jarvis stole his eighth base. Sammy Siani picked up his seventh steal. Jase Bowen hit his fifth double.
LOW-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON @ DUNEDIN
Final Score: GAME ONE: Dunedin 18, Bradenton 2
Bradenton Starter: Luis Peralta (0-0, 0.00)
Pitching Line: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Jesus Castillo 0-for-3
- Rodolfo Nolasco 0-for-3
- Termarr Johnson 1-for-3
- Shalin Polanco 0-for-3
- Javier Rivas 0-for-2
- Jauri Custodio 0-for-2
Game Recap:
Luis Peralta made his second start of the season, after getting a bit of a late start due to a minor Spring Training issue. He threw two shutout innings in his debut, then extended to three innings in this game. He allowed one run on two hits and one walk, while striking out two batters. He’s usually a big strikeout guy, but it also comes with walks, so this was a different type of outing for him.
Starter JP Massey followed in relief and his day did not go well, partially due to poor defense, partly due to the bullpen not picking him up, but mostly due to himself. He gave up nine runs (four earned) in 1.2 innings on seven hits, two walks and one strikeout. Massey threw 58 pitches in his short outing. Carlos Lomeli was next, trying to strand two inherited runners with two outs in the fifth. He gave up both inherited runs and three runs of his own against the first three batters he faced, blowing this game wide open.
Lomeli recorded the final out in the fifth, then got replaced by Yoldin De La Paz. He didn’t do any better, allowing five runs in his only inning, though the poor defense hurt him as well, with just one earned run allowed.
The pitching was bad, the defense was bad and the hitting was bad as well, with no walks, 11 strikeouts (in seven innings) and they went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position. Alexander Mojica had a good day, with two doubles and an RBI. He had just one double prior to today. Wyatt Hendrie homered after returning from the Injured List yesterday.
Final Score: GAME TWO: Bradenton 4, Dunedin 3
Bradenton Starter: Derek Diamond (1-2, 5.54)
Pitching Line: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO
Box Score
Top Performers:
- Jesus Castillo 0-for-2, 2 BB
- Enmanuel Terrero 1-for-2, BB, SB, HBP
- Jauri Custodio 1-for-4, SB
- Javier Rivas 1-for-3, RBI
Game Recap:
Derek Diamond got the game two start. He went five innings on two runs, five hits, one walk and four strikeouts. He has a 5.00 ERA through 18 innings this year, going at least four innings in each game, including two relief appearances. He threw 49 of 78 pitches for strikes. Yunior Thibo finished out the seven-inning game with one run over two innings for the 4-3 victory
Tres Gonzalez doubled in two runs in the first, then scored on a Javier Rivas single. Nick Cimillo homered for the first time, providing the difference in the one-run game. Enmanuel Terrero picked up his sixth stolen base. Deivis Nadal stole his fifth base.
