Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Report

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Feb 21, 2014; Bradenton, FL, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Alen Hanson (63) poses for a photo at Pirate City. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Welcome to our weekly trip around the Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League system. This is where we give you a look at how each Pirates’ affiliate did during the previous week along with division standings. We give you updates about players who have stood out during the previous week, take a look at the injury report, and give you a look at the week ahead.

We will start our weekly recap with the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians.

Triple-A Indianapolis Indians

The Indianapolis Indians went 5-2 over the last week. This included taking two of three from the visiting Buffalo Bisons. After that series, they hit the road and took three of four from Lehigh Valley.

International League Western Division standings:

Indianapolis Indians – 35-23

Louisville Bats – 30-27

Columbus Clippers – 28-28

Toledo Mud Hens – 25-31

Players that stood out:

Alen Hanson, the International League Player of the Month for May, keeps finding ways to help the team win. This past week he managed five hits and four RBIs. He also homered in Sunday’s win.

Adrian Sampson continues to be impressive on the mound. He has just been named International League Pitcher of the Week for June 1st to 7th. He picked up two wins while striking out 14 and lowering his ERA to 2.69. He now leads the team with six wins.

Blake Wood picked up his team-leading 14th and 15th saves.

Gorkys Hernandez kept his average at .279 while collecting four hits, three RBIs, and a stolen base in 13 at-bats.

Jaff Decker had 23 at-bats over the past week. His bat is heating up as he collected nine hits including a solo home run on Sunday. He had four RBIs, including two RBIs in the first inning of Saturday’s 4-0 win. He is carrying a five-game hitting streak heading into Monday’s game.