Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Report – July 27th

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Triple-A Indianapolis Indians

The Indianapolis Indians went 3-4 over the last week. The Indians split a four game series with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Then, the Louisville Bats came to town and took two of three over the weekend.

International League West Division standings:

Indianapolis Indians – 58-44

Columbus Clippers – 56-45

Louisville Bats – 50-53

Toledo Mud Hens – 43-59

Players that stood out:

INF Pedro Florimon was called up by the Pirates on Wednesday.

RHP Wilfredo Boscan was returned by the Pirates again on Wednesday. He pitched on Saturday going five innings, allowing one run on three hits, walked two and struck out four while getting a no decision.

OF Gorkys Hernandez was sent back to Indianapolis on a rehab assignment on Wednesday. He has three hits in nine at bats since being sent down.

INF Brent Morel was called up on Monday by the Pirates and had at bats in three games but was Designated For Assignment on Saturday.

INF Justin Sellers was outrighted to the Indians from the Pirates this week once he returned from the 60 Day Disabled List.

OF Jose Tabata now batting .290 after getting five hits and one RBI in the past week.

INF Gift Ngoepe  collected three hits, two walks and struck out six times. He is now batting .246.

INF Alen Hanson is now batting .279. He had four hits, one RBI, two walks, and two stolen bases.

RHP Angel Sanchez had a No Decision on Thursday. He allowed four hits, one earned run, walked two, and had four strikeouts in eight innings of work.

RHP Chris Volstad pitched twice last week. His first outing was a no decision on Tuesday while pitching seven innings and allowing two earned runs on seven hits, two walks and five strikeouts. His second outing was Sunday and he picked up the Win. He pitched seven innings and allowed just five hits and struck out two.

OF Willy Garcia  is currently batting .235. He had five hits, one walk and struck out eight times.

C Elias Diaz saw action in four games. He collected seven hits, two walks and one strikeout. His average is now .274 for the year.

RHP Adrian Sampson continues to lead the team with 92 strikeouts. He picked up his eighth loss of the season on Wednesday while going 5.2 innings, allowing nine hits, five earned runs, two walks and five strikeouts. He leads the team with eight wins and eight losses.

RHP Blake Wood leads the team with twenty one saves. Wood saw action in three games. He picked up a win, a loss and a no decision. In each game, he pitched one inning.

RHP Radhames Liz suffered a loss in his only start. He went seven innings, allowing just two hits, walked four and struck out seven.

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C Tony Sanchez  had one hit, one RBI, and two walks. His average is now .220 for the season.

OF Keon Broxton had four hits, including a home run, six RBIs, three walks and three strikeouts. His average is now .217.

1B John Bowker is now batting .221 after collecting four hits and six strikeouts.

P Brad Lincoln saw action in one game. He threw two innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits and struck out one.

Injury Report:

RHP John Holdzkom  has been sent to the West Virginia Black Bears for a rehab assignment. See our feature story on Holdzkom here.

1B Hunter Morris returned from the Disabled List on Thursday.

RHP Casey Sadler remains on the Disabled List with a forearm strain.

A look at next week:

The Indians hit the road on Monday to begin a four game series in Columbus with the Clippers. Then the Indians return home for a three game series with the Charlotte Knights.

Next, we step down to Double-A Altoona.

Next: Watch Out For the Curve

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Double-A Altoona Curve

The Altoona Curve went 4-4 over the last week. The Curve took three of four from the Erie SeaWolves in Altoona. Then the Curve headed to Akron for a four game series with the RubberDucks. The Curve took the first game before dropping the final three games of the series.

Eastern League West Division standings:

Bowie Baysox – 55-45

Richmond Flying Squirrels – 53-47

Altoona Curve – 54-48

Akron RubberDucks – 53-49

Harrisburg Senators – 50-52

Erie SeaWolves – 39-61

Players that stood out:

RHP Tyler Glasnow picked up a win and a loss this week. On Tuesday, he picked up the win while going six innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits, four walks and ten strikeouts! On Sunday, he picked up the loss while going six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits, two walks and twelve strikeouts!

INF Adam Frazier had fourteen hits, four RBIs, and two walks. He saw his average climb to .364.

OF Mel Rojas Jr is hitting .252 since being demoted to the Curve. He collected five hits, two RBIs, two walks and struck out seven times this week.

1B Josh Bell is now batting .313. This week he collected seven hits, including a home run, four walks, four RBIs and five strikeouts.

2B Max Moroff saw his average drop slightly to .314. He collected four hits, one RBI and six strikeouts.

OF Stetson Allie had eight hits, including three home runs, nine RBIs, three walks, nine strikeouts and saw his average rise to .202.

3B Dan Gamache had thirteen hits, six RBIs, three walks and is hitting .338.

C Jacob Stallings had two hits and one strikeout while lowering his average to .282.

INF Jose Osuna had ten hits, five RBIs, two walks and five strikeouts. He is now hitting  .302.

RHP Jason Creasy had two starts this week that resulted in losses. On Monday, he went 6.1 innings and allowed three earned runs on seven hits, walked three and struck out two. On Saturday, he went just three innings. He allowed seven earned runs on six hits, three walks and just one strike out.

RHP Chad Kuhl picked up a win this week. He went 5.2 innings, allowing just two earned runs on five hits, four walks and seven strike outs.

A look at next week:

The Curve will enjoy the week at home. They will start the week with a three game series with the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Then the Akron RubberDucks will visit for a four game series.

We now heat up as we head south for a look at the Advanced A Bradenton Marauders.

Next: Fly South to Bradenton

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Advanced A Bradenton Marauders

The Bradenton Marauders went 4-1 over the past week. The Marauders split the final two games of the series with the Palm Beach Cardinals.  The four game home series against the Dunedin Blue Jays resulted in two wins. The third game on Friday was tied 1-1 when it was halted by rain. Then on Saturday the tie game was supposed to be finished before Saturday’s scheduled game but both were rained out. The game from Friday will remain a tie and will not be finished. Saturday’s game will be rescheduled. On Sunday, the Marauders picked up a win over the Clearwater Threshers.

As the Marauders begin the second half of the season, the standings are reset. The Charlotte Stone Crabs were the first half division winner. The second half division winner will face the Stone Crabs in the playoffs. If the Stone Crabs win the second half, then the team with the second best overall record will advance to face the Stone Crabs. More information on the playoff procedures can be found here. We will provide you the second half standings along with the overall standings in parenthesis.

Florida State League South Division Standings:

Palm Beach Cardinals – 20-8 (52-46)

Bradenton Marauders – 19-10 (51-48)

Fort Myers Miracle – 17-13 (55-45)

St. Lucie Mets – 14-15 (49-50)

Charlotte Stone Crabs – 12-17 (57-42)

Jupiter Hammerheads – 10-20 (45-55)

Players that stood out:

OF Harold Ramirez returned to the team this week. He had nine hits, including two home runs, eight RBIs, two walks and three stolen bases. His average is now .367.

OF Austin Meadows saw his average climb to .306 after getting ten hits, including a home run, five RBIs and four strikeouts.

INF Jacoby Jones had three hits, two RBIs and seven strikeouts and is now batting .253.

C Reese McGuire had five hits and one walk. His average is now .273.

LHP Cody Dickson leads the team with nine wins.

RHP Frank Duncan  leads the team with 77 strikeouts.

RHP Brett McKinney still leads the team with nine saves.

A look at next week: The Marauders will play Monday at Clearwater against the Threshers. Then the Threshers will come to Bradenton for two games. The Marauders will then head to Tampa for four games in three days with the Yankees.

We dig deep and head for the hills as we take a look at the Class-A West Virginia Power.

Next: Feel the Power

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Class-A West Virginia Power

The West Virginia Power went 3-3 over the last week. The Power picked up the win in the series finale with the Lexington Legends on Monday. Then they picked up just one win in the three game series with the Lakewood BlueClaws. Then they split the first two games in Hagerstown with the Suns.

As they begin the second half of the season, the standings are reset. The Hickory Crawdads were the first half division winner. The second half division winner will face the Crawdads in the playoffs. If the Crawdads win the second half, then the team with the second best overall record will advance to face the Crawdads. More information on the playoff procedures can be found here. We will provide you the second half standings along with the overall standings in parenthesis.

South Atlantic League North Division Standings: 

West Virginia Power – 20-10 (57-42)

Lakewood BlueClaws – 19-11 (52-46)

Delmarva Shorebirds – 16-14 (49-49)

Hickory Crawdads – 16-14 (60-38)

Kannapolis Intimidators – 15-15 (50-49)

Hagerstown Suns – 14-16 (49-49)

Greensboro Grasshoppers – 9-21 (38-61)

Players that stood out:

OF Michael Suchy saw his average drop slightly to .267 while collecting three hits, three RBIs, two walks and six strikeout.

INF Jerrick Suiter had his average slip to .300 while collecting five hits, one RBI, three strikeouts and two walks.

OF Elvis Escobar saw his average drop to .282. He had four hits including a home run, three RBIs and two strikeouts.

SS Cole Tucker kept his average steady at .288 while collecting six hits, seven strikeouts, one walk and one stolen base.

INF Chase Simpson is now batting .249. He had three walks and three strikeouts.

INF Jordan Luplow saw his average rise slightly to .250 after collecting eight hits, six RBIs, two walks and two strikeouts.

RHP Austin Coley leads the team with eleven wins and eighty-four strikeouts.

RHP Yeudy Garcia now has nine wins.

LHP Stephen Tarpley has seven wins.

RHP Nick Neumann leads the team with thirteen saves on the season.

A look at next week:

The Power are playing the final two games of the four game series in Hagerstown with the Suns. After the day off on Wednesday, the Power will host the Lakewood BlueClaws in a four game Thursday thru Sunday series.

Next, we look at the newest member of the farm system with the Short-Season A West Virginia Black Bears.

Next: West Virginia Black Bears

Cooper, the proud mascot of the West Virginia Black Bears

Short-Season A West Virginia Black Bears

The West Virginia Black Bears finished the week by going 7-0 and have now won nine straight!  They won over the Doubledays on Monday in Auburn. Then, they returned home and swept a three game series with the Brooklyn Cyclones. Finally, they followed that series with another three game sweep over the Staten Island Yankees.

For more on the Black Bears, You can find series recaps for the series at the Auburn Doubledays, the series with the Brooklyn Cyclones and the series with the Staten Island Yankees.

New York-Penn League Pinckney Division:

Williamsport Crosscutters – 24-12

West Virginia Black Bears – 20-16

State College Spikes – 18-17

Auburn Doubledays – 16-19

Mahoning Valley Scrappers – 15-20

Batavia Muckdogs – 11-24

Players that stood out:

OF Logan Hill is currently hitting .339 with an OPS of .946. He had seven hits, three RBIs, five walks, six strikeouts and four stolen bases.

OF Ty Moore is currently hitting .333 with an OPS of .837. He had nine hits, three RBIs, two walks, four stolen bases and three strikeouts.

C Daniel Arribas is currently hitting .313 with an OPS of .776. He had seven hits, two RBIs, one walk and five strikeouts.

1B Albert Baur is currently hitting .240. He had three hits, four RBIs and four strikeouts.

3B Kevin Kramer is currently hitting .231. He had five hits, two RBIs, three stolen bases, two walks, and six strikeouts.

SS Kevin Newman is currently hitting .227 . He had seven hits, three RBI, six stolen bases, one walk and one strikeout.

2B Mitchell Tolman is currently hitting .241 with three hits, one RBI, three walks, and three strikeouts.

RHP JT Brubaker picked up two wins this week. He pitched a total of eleven innings, allowing three hits, zero earned runs, two walks and nine strikeouts.

RHP Dario Agrazal leads the team with four wins and thirty-seven innings pitched.

RHP Jonathan Minier leads the team with thirty-one strikeouts.

LHP Andy Otamendi, RHP Julio Eusebio, LHP Sean Keselica are tied for the team led with three saves each.

RHP Nick Hibbing leads the team with a 1.50 ERA. He has thrown 18.0 innings.

RHP John Holdzkom is currently with the team on a rehab assignment. He has seen action in two games. He has pitched two innings and struck out three.

A Look At Next Week:

The Black Bears are enjoying the off day on Monday. On Tuesday, they will begin a three game series at the Tri-City ValleyCats. They will continue the road trip with a three game weekend series at the Connecticut Tigers.

Rookie Ball is next with the Bristol Pirates!

Next: Last Stop, Rookie Ball

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Rookie Bristol Pirates

The Bristol Pirates finished the week by going 4-3. The Pirates won the series finale over the Danville Braves. The Pirates then won just one game during the three game series in Burlington with the Royals. The Pirates won one game and lost two so far in the four game series with the Pulaski Yankees.

Appalachian League West:

Greeneville Astros – 17-14

Kingsport Mets – 16-15

Johnson City Cardinals – 14-16

Elizabethton Twins – 14-17

Bristol Pirates – 13-17

Player that stood out:

1B Carlos Munoz had a three home run game on Saturday. He now has seven home runs, twenty-two RBIs and is batting .400.

A Look at Next Week:

The Bristol Pirates will wrap up their series with the Pulaski Yankees on Monday. Then the Pirates will return home to play a three game series with the Greeneville Astros. The Pirates will remain home for a three game weekend series with the Danville Braves

This has been the Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Report for July 20th. Make sure to check back next Monday for our weekly trip around the Pirates’ minor league system!

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