Pittsburgh Pirates Minors: Rehab Stints Continue & More
By Marty Leap
Late inning woes sink High-A Greensboro
Entering the bottom of the 7th inning on Thursday night the Greensboro Grasshoppers led the Hickory Crawdads 4-0, this when things started to go wrong for the Pittsburgh Pirates High-A affiliate. The Grasshoppers allowed 2 runs in the 7th inning and 4 more in the 8th inning leading to a 6-5 loss, falling to 30-41 on the season.
Sean Sullivan started for the Grasshoppers and pitched a gem. In 6 scoreless innings pitched, Sullivan allowed 3 hits, walked 3 and struck out 4. Logan Hofmann followed Sullivan, allowing 2 runs on a hit and 2 walks while recording just a single out.
Michell Miliano and Cam Junker each pitched 2/3 of an inning for the Grasshoppers. Miliano allowed 3 runs on 2 walks and a home run. Junker allowed a pair of hits, a run and struck a batter out.
Leadoff man Sammy Siani was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. Endy Rodriguez started at catcher batting second, going 3-for-4 with a run scored. This continued Rodriguez’s strong season as he now has an .808 OPS.
Second baseman Dariel Lopez was 2-for-5 with a RBI and first baseman Abrahan Gutierrez was 1-for-4 with his 12th double and a run scored. It was also a big game for left fielder Ernny Ordonez. Ordonez was 2-for-4 with a walk, his 5th double of the season and 10th home run.