Charles McAdoo had a big day in Altoona.
The third baseman went 3-for-4 at the plate, hitting his fifth home run at the Double-A level, along with his fifth double. In his time between Greensboro and Altoona this year, he has 14 homers and 20 doubles.
McAdoo got Altoona on the board in the third inning with a two out RBI single. The Altoona offense only scored two runs, and McAdoo was responsible for both, also hitting his solo homer to lead off the sixth inning.
It wasn’t just a big day on offense for the third baseman. He committed an error in the bottom of the sixth, putting runners at first and second with no outs. The very next at-bat saw him make up for the error, starting a 5-4-3 triple play.
McAdoo is now hitting .284/.370/.534 in his first 100 plate appearances at the Double-A level.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS won 14-3
- SS Liover Peguero: 1-for-5, HR, 4 RBI
- LF Matt Fraizer: 2-for-4, HR, 5 RBI, BB
- LHP Bailey Falter: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
- 1B Seth Beer: 2-for-5, 2B
- 3B Andres Alvarez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, SB
Indianapolis had two grand slams in this game. Liover Peguero hit one of them in the second inning, as part of a seven run frame. Matt Fraizer hit the other in the seventh inning, making the score 12-2 at the time. Bailey Falter started the game to begin his rehab work, pitching three innings. He allowed two runs in the first, then pitched two scoreless frames.
STATCAST HEROES
The grand slam from Peguero was hit 402 feet at 104 MPH. Fraizer’s grand slam was hit 104.2 MPH.
DOUBLE-A: ALTOONA CURVE
ALTOONA lost 5-2, despite the big game from Charles McAdoo.
- 2B Kervin Pichardo: 2-for-3
- RF Tres Gonzales: 1-for-3
- SS Tsung-Che Cheng: 1-for-3, BB
- RHP Emmanuel Chapman: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- RHP J.C. Flowers: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
McAdoo had three of the seven hits from the Altoona offense, with only one walk from the team on the day. Emmanuel Chapman was signed out of Cuba this past December. The 25-year-old now has a 3.49 ERA in 28.1 innings with Altoona, along with a 23:8 K/BB. He started the year in Greensboro, posting a 3.00 ERA in 18 innings, with 23 strikeouts and six walks. Chapman pitched 3.1 scoreless innings, getting help in the final frame by the triple play.
HIGH-A: GREENSBORO GRASSHOPPERS
GREENSBORO lost 5-1
- 3B Jack Brannigan: 1-for-4, HR, RBI
- 2B Termarr Johnson: 1-for-4
- SS Mitch Jebb: 1-for-4, 2B
- RHP Wilber Dotel: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
- 1B Maikol Escotto: 1-for-2, BB, SB
Termarr Johnson extended his hitting streak to 17 games with a line drive single in the first inning. Jack Brannigan hit his 16th home run of the year, a solo shot in the sixth inning. Wilber Dotel has some starts where his control looks great, and others where he piles up the walks. This was one of the latter.
SINGLE-A: BRADENTON MARAUDERS
BRADENTON won 3-2
- RHP Carlos Jimenez: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
- 3B Javier Rivas: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI
- DH Garret Forrester: 3-for-4, 2B
- 1B Omar Alfonzo: 2-for-4, 2B
- LF Shalin Polanco: 2-for-3, RBI
Carlos Jimenez has been pitching well this month, with a 2.76 ERA in 16.1 innings, along with an 18:7 K/BB. The reduction in walks has been significant, after walking 45 in 34 innings to start the season. Javier Rivas hit his eighth homer of the year. Omar Alfonzo hit his 14th double.
STATCAST HEROES
Jimenez had six whiffs on 14 swings against his changeup, along with seven called strikes. He also had four whiffs and three called strikes on the curveball. The fastball had three whiffs and five called strikes, sitting around 94 MPH and touching 96.3 MPH. The double from Alfonzo was the hardest hit ball of the game, traveling 107.4 MPH. He had two other batted balls in the triple digits. The home run from Rivas was hit 103 MPH. He also had a 104.1 MPH groundout.
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
- Triple-A: Indianapolis, 7:38 PM – TBD
- Double-A: Altoona, 6:05 PM – RHP Po-Yu Chen (4-7, 3.66)
- High-A: Greensboro, 6:30 PM – TBD
- Single-A: Bradenton, 6:30 PM – RHP Carlson Reed (5-3, 2.60)
- Rookie: FCL Pirates, 10:00 AM – TBD
- Rookie: DSL Pirates Black, 11:00 AM – TBD
- Rookie: DSL Pirates Gold, 11:00 AM – TBD
