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In his first game at the Double-A level, Charles McAdoo kept hitting. The third baseman was recently promoted by the Pirates from Greensboro after...

Pirates Prospect Watch: Bubba Chandler Strikes Out Ten in Career-Best Start

Bubba Chandler had the best start of his pro career on Friday night, pitching the Altoona Curve to a 5-0 victory. Chandler pitched seven shutout...

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Friday’s First Two Homers Of The Season Lead Tribe

Indianapolis Indians  7,  Syracuse Chiefs  3
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IMG_5605Brian Friday (photo) was not even in the Indians' starting line-up today, but he ended up being the big basher for the night as the Indians defeated the Chiefs at Alliance Bank Park in Syracuse, NY.  The Indians came from behind, scoring in three of the last four innings, and posting 14 hits.  CF Gorkys Hernandez went 4-for-4 with a double and three singles, and RF Miles Durham had a triple and two singles, plus 3 RBI.  

Sean Gallagher won his 3rd game of the season (3-8 record), going 5 innings and allowing 2 runs (one earned).  He gave up a double in each of the first three innings.  Chiefs' 2B Steve Lombardozzi doubled and was left stranded in the 1st, and C Jhonatan Solano doubled in the 2nd, and was left on base, along with LF Gregor Blanco, who was hit by a pitch.  The double in the 3rd inning brought Gallagher some trouble, though.  Rehabbing major leaguer Rick Ankiel doubled into right field, then was sacrifice bunted to third base by Lombardozzi.  SS Matt Antonelli drove in Ankiel with a sacrifice fly.  Ankiel also reached second base in the 5th due to a fielding error when RF Miles Durham dropped his fly ball.  Lombardozzi again put down a sacrifice bunt, moving Ankiel to third.  This time Antonelli brought Ankiel home with an RBI single lined into center field.  

The Indians had one batter reach base in each of the first five innings.  SS Jordy Mercer was hit by a pitch in the top of the 1st.  Hernandez hit his lined his first single into left field to lead off the top of the 3rd, and 1B Matt Hague doubled into right field in the 3rd.  Hernandez's second single came in the 5th inning.  None of them were able to come around to score.  And to possibly make it worse :  Mercer was able to return to the field after being hit by the pitch (?hand or arm?), but he was not going to be able to swing the bat, so Friday came in to pinch-hit for Mercer in the 3rd, then remained in the game at shortstop.  

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/29/11

TOP OF THE SYSTEM A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn't include players currently in the...

Game 79 Recap: Bucs Falter in Support of Maholm (Again)

If the Pirates manage just four singles and one run, it must mean Paul Maholm started. Brandon Morrow outdueled Maholm and whiffed ten pirates...

Jameson Taillon Makes His Return to the Mound

Jameson Taillon, the top prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates system, made his first start for the West Virginia Power tonight since June 14th.  Taillon...

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Wednesday's action in the Pirates' lower minor league organization:















GCL  Yankees  8,  GCL Pirates  7 
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A 5-run top of the 9th left the Pirates just one run short this afternoon.  Zack Dodson struggled through the first two innings in his start.  He gave up a run in the 1st, on a lead-off single, a stolen base, and an RBI double.  The 2nd inning began with a solo homer, then















 

Lineups: West Virginia vs Lexington 6/29/11

CHARLESTON -- One hour to first pitch ... Game: West Virginia Power vs Lexington Legends, 7:05 p.m. Site: Appalachian Power Park. Pitching: RHP Jameson Taillon vs...

Altoona Sends Five to All-Star Game

The Altoona Curve will be sending five players to the Eastern League All-Star game this year.  The five players that were selected are Jeremy...

Interview With 30th Round Pick Matt Benedict

Matt Benedict was drafted in the 30th round of the 2011 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Benedict, a right handed pitcher, was a senior...

Interview With 33rd Round Pick Chris Lashmet

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chris Lashmet in the 33rd round of the 2011 draft.  Lashmet, taken as a third baseman, was a senior out...

Pirates Sign 27th Round Pick Ryan Hornback

The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 27th round pick Ryan Hornback.  Hornback, a catcher, hit for a .310 average with San Jacinto College North in...

Is the 2007 Draft Better Than We Thought?

We all know that the Pirates made a mistake when they passed over Matt Wieters in the 2007 draft, but for the people who...

Daily Prospect Profile: Brett Lorin

When the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Jack Wilson and Ian Snell to the Seattle Mariners in 2009, they paid the remainder of Wilson and Snell's...
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