Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Another Endy Rodriguez Home Run & More

BRADENTON, FLORIDA - MARCH 16: Endy Rodriguez #80 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)
BRADENTON, FLORIDA - MARCH 16: Endy Rodriguez #80 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)
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PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 20: Hoy Park #44 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a sacrifice fly in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the game at PNC Park on June 20, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – JUNE 20: Hoy Park #44 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a sacrifice fly in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs during the game at PNC Park on June 20, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Endy Rodriguez remains red hot for Double-A Altoona, Blake Sabol hits his 1st Triple-A home run and more in Friday Pittsburgh Pirates minor league roundup

The Pittsburgh Pirates top farm club, the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, secured an 8-7 victory over the Louisville Bats on Friday night. After defeating Louisville, the Indians are now 65-60 on the season.

Hoy Park bat leadoff for the Indians and went 3-for-5 while scoring a run. This included a pair of doubles to give Park 11 on the season. Ji-Hwan Bae was 2-for-5 with his 6th triple of the season, a run scored and a RBI.

Blake Sabol started in left field and went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Sabol’s hit was a three-run home run, his 1st since being promoted to Triple-A. Catcher Carer Bins was 1-for-3 with a run scored, center fielder Jared Oliva was 1-for-4, and Travis Swaggerty was 2-for-5 with two RBI and his 8th triple.

Luis Ortiz started for the Indians and took his lumps. Ortiz allowed 6 runs, 4 earned, on four hits, a walk, a home run, and three strikeouts in 4 innings pitched. Noe Toribio allowed a run on three this, two walks and four strikeouts in 2 innings pitched. Travis MacGregor pitched 2 scoreless innings while striking out five. Eric Stout allowed two hits but also struck out a pair in a scoreless 9th inning to pick up the save.

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