Pittsburgh Pirates Minors: Rehab Stints Continue & More

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 13: Ben Gamel #18 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with Yoshi Tsutsugo #25 after a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on April 13, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 13: Ben Gamel #18 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with Yoshi Tsutsugo #25 after a 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park on April 13, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
2 of 4
Pittsburgh Pirates
BRADENTON, FLORIDA – MARCH 16: Kyle Nicolas #95 of the Pittsburgh Pirates poses for a picture during the 2022 Photo Day at LECOM Park on March 16, 2022 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

Poor 7th inning sinks Altoona Curve in a 9-3 loss

Kyle Nicolas, who the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired in the Jacob Stallings trade, started for Double-A Altoona on Thursday night. In a 9-3 loss that dropped the Curve to 35-37 on the season. Nicolas allowed 2 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts in 3 innings pitched. Nicolas now has 4.27 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 46.1 innings pitched this season.

Enmanuel Mejia followed Nicolas, walking a batter and striking out 3 in 2 scoreless innings pitched. Nick Dombkowski then took the mound and took the brunt of the damage in the 7th inning. Dombkowski allowed 5 runs in 1.2 innings pitched, but none of the runs were earned due to a Liover Peguero error.

Austin Roberts allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, 3 walks and no strikeouts in 1.1 innings pitched. Jeffrey Passantino would pitch the 9th inning for the Curve, working around a pair of hits allowed to post a zero.

Offensively, it was a tough night for the Curve. Matt Fraizer was 1-for-4 with a walk and a RBI. Liover Peguero was 1-for-3 with a pair of walks. Connor Scott was 1-for-3 with a walk, his 12th double of the season and 2 RBI. The only other Altoona hit was a double by catcher Jason Delay.

Schedule