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Pirates Prospect Watch: Endy Rodriguez Homers and Plays First Base

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Endy Rodriguez homered for Indianapolis on Wednesday night, playing in his second rehab game at the Triple-A level. Rodriguez went 2-for-5 with the homer and three RBIs.

The first hit from Rodriguez was a two out RBI single in the third inning, scoring Alika Williams from second to give Indianapolis a 2-1 lead. The homer was hit at 110.7 MPH in the seventh inning. Another two out hit, this two run shot extended the Indianapolis lead to 6-2.

Rodriguez played a complete game at first base, one day after he caught a complete game behind the plate. He’s gone 4-for-9 at the plate in his first two rehab appearances with Indianapolis.

The Triple-A season ends this week, and the Major League season ends next week. There’s a chance that Rodriguez could return to the big leagues for a few games at the end of the season.

TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

INDIANAPOLIS won 10-2, helped by the home run from Endy Rodriguez.

  • RHP Thomas Harrington: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
  • LF Jack Suwinski: 3-for-5, HR, 2B, 2 RBI
  • RF Joshua Palacios: 2-for-5, 2 2B
  • CF Matt Gorski: 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
  • 2B Ji Hwan Bae: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 RBI

Jack Suwinski doubled in the third inning to score Rodriguez and put Indianapolis up 3-1. He later hit a solo homer in the ninth inning, capping off the 10-2 score. Matt Gorski hit his 22nd homer of the year in the 8th inning, scoring Joshua Palacios, who doubled twice in the game. Thomas Harrington made the start, allowing two runs, one earned, in five innings. This lowered his ERA at the Triple-A level to 3.33 in 46 innings.

STATCAST HEROES

Harrington’s Fastball: 34% Usage, 4 Whiffs on 24 Swings (17%), 1 Called Strike (16% CSW), 92 MPH, 90.4-93.3

Harrington’s Changeup: 32% Usage, 6 Whiffs on 16 Swings (38%), 0 Called Strikes (21% CSW), 83.2 MPH, 78.8-85.0

Harrington’s Sweeper: 18% Usage: 0 Whiffs on 7 Swings, 3 Called Strikes (19% CSW), 81.8 MPH, 79.1-85.1

Harrington’s Cutter: 12% Usage, 1 Whiff on 6 Swings (17%), 4 Called Strikes (45% CSW), 87.1 MPH, 86.2-88.3

Harrington’s Curveball: 3 Pitches Thrown, Zero Called Strikes or Whiffs, 80.5 MPH, 79.9-81.6

Yean Debut: Right-handed pitcher Eddy Yean was recently added to the Indianapolis roster, and made his Triple-A debut last night with a scoreless inning, striking out two and walking one. Yean is the remaining member of the Josh Bell trade return, with a chance for a future in the majors as a reliever. Yean threw four pitches in last night’s outing, led by a 96 MPH sinker that touched 97.1 and had two whiffs and three called strikes (50% CSW). He paired that with a changeup that he threw five times at an 85.1 MPH average, with three called strikes for a 60% CSW. He also threw two low-80s sliders and one four-seam at 96.6 MPH, resulting in his only ball-in-play. Throwing the sinker and changeup for strikes, while throwing those pitches a combined 84% of the time, and getting swing and miss on the 96 MPH sinker, is a promising Statcast debut.

Hardest Hit: Endy Rodriguez, 110.7 MPH, Home Run

Suwinski’s Hits: 105.9 MPH Double, 102.8 MPH Single, 102.2 MPH Home Run

Runner Up: Ji Hwan Bae’s double at 106.3 MPH was the third hardest hit ball of the game, and second for Indianapolis.

Gorski Homer: 99.3 MPH, There were no distances on any of the home runs.

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE

  • Triple-A: Indianapolis, 7:37 PM – TBD
  • The original scheduled starter was Jake Woodford, who pitched Wednesday night for the Pirates.
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Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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