Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Indianapolis Blows Out St. Paul 9-1

While the Pittsburgh Pirates were off on Monday, the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians rolled to a blowout victory against the St. Paul Saints

While the Pittsburgh Pirates were off on Monday, their top farm club, the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, kicked off a six-game homestand against the St. Paul Saints. The Indians defeated the Saints 9-1, improving to 71-70 on the season.

Cody Bolton started for the Indians, allowing two hits and striking out five in 2 scoreless innings pitched. Bolton now owns a 3.01 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 74.1 innings pitched this season. David Bednar followed Bolton, striking out a pair while pitching a scoreless 3rd inning. All signs point toward Bednar coming off the injured list and re-joining the Pittsburgh Pirates one day this week.

Zach Matson followed Bednar, allowing a hit and striking out a pair in 2 scoreless innings pitched. Travis MacGregor allow a run on a walk, three hits and three strikeouts in 2 innings pitched. Eric Hanhold then struck out the side while pitching a scoreless 9th inning to finish the night off for the Indians.

Tucupita Marcano bat leadoff for Indy while starting at second base. Marcano was 1-for-3 with two walks, two RBI, two runs scored, and his 3rd home run at Triple-A. Hoy Park and Taylor Davis were both 1-for-4 with a walk and a run scored, while Mason Martin went 1-for-5 with a RBI.

Ji-Hwan Bae, who should be in the majors, had another big game for Indy. Bae was 2-for-4 with a walk, his 22nd double, a RBI and three runs scored. Travis Swaggerty also had a strong game going 3-for-4 with his 15th double and two RBI.

Indianapolis has five more games remaining in this series against the Saints. These five games will cap off their 2022 home schedule, before they play four games, including a doubleheader, in Columbus against the Clippers to finish the season.