Joshua Palacios had three hits, including a key home run, helping Indianapolis to a victory on Friday night.
The Pirates’ Triple-A squad was down 2-0 in the sixth inning, with two on and two outs. Palacios took the first pitch he saw, an 81.3 MPH slider over the heart of the plate, and launched it 379 feet at 107.4 MPH. That gave Indianapolis a 3-2 lead.
Palacios doubled in his first at-bat of the day. After doubling and homering, he reached base on a bunt single in the eighth inning, advancing Malcom Nunez to second with Indianapolis down 5-4. After a bases loaded walk and a wild pitch, Nunez scored the tying run.
Indianapolis would score three runs in the top of the ninth, allowing one in the bottom of the ninth, to close out the 8-2 win.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
INDIANAPOLIS won 8-6, with help from Joshua Palacios’ three hit day.
- RF Jack Suwinski: 2-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
- 2B Ji Hwan Bae: 2-for-4, BB, RBI
- C Dylan Shockley: 2-for-3, RBI
- SS Tsung-Che Cheng: 1-for-4, 2B
- RHP Domingo German: 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 HR
Jack Suwinski homered in the ninth inning, giving Indianapolis the eventual go-ahead runs in a wild, back-and-forth game. Tsung Che-Cheng hit his first double since being promoted to Triple-A. Endy Rodriguez started the game at catcher, but was removed with a forearm fatigue issue, after two throwing errors behind the plate. Dylan Shockley took over and picked up two hits and an RBI in the ninth inning, ahead of Suwinski’s homer. Domingo German allowed two runs in the first four innings, with six strikeouts.
STATCAST HEROES
Hardest Hit: Joshua Palacios, 107.4 MPH, Home Run
Palacios Double: 97.7 MPH, 305 feet
Suwinski Homer: 95.8 MPH, 338 feet
Bae Singles: 99.6 MPH, 93.3 MPH
German Whiffs: Five on the Curveball (42% Whiff Rate), Two on the Four-Seam (22%+7 Called Strikes for a 41% CSW), Three on the Changeup (38%)
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
- Triple-A: Indianapolis, 6:07 PM – RHP Luis Cessa (4-7, 4.73)
