Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Mike Burrows Keeps Dominating & More
By Marty Leap
If you have not taken notice of Mike Burrows yet it’s time that you do
Stop me if you have heard this before, but Mike Burrows turned in a dominant performance for the Altoona Curve on Sunday afternoon. Burrows continues to show why he is one of the Pittsburgh Pirates top pitching prospects, as he allowed a hit, walked a batter and struck out 6 in 4 scoreless innings pitched.
In 6 starts this season Burrows has a 1.35 ERA to go with 35 strikeouts just 7 walks and a single home run allowed in 26.2 innings pitched. If Burrows continues to pitch this way he will be pitching for Triple-A Indy soon.
Led by the start by Burrows the Curve defeated the Erie Seawolves on Sunday afternoon 3-1. With the victory the Curve improved to 12-15 on the season. After Will Koobs allowed a run in 2/3 of an innings pitched, Zach Matson, Travis MacGregor and Colin Selby combined to allow just 2 hits and strikeout 6 batters in 4.1 scoreless innings pitched.
Third baseman Jared Triolo was 1-for-3 with a walk at the top of the Curve lineup. Nick Gonzales was 0-for-2 and drew a pair of walks. Liover Peguero and Matt Fraizer both went 1-for-4 with a run scored, Fraizer also drove in a run. First baseman Brendt Citta was 1-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI.