Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Five Hit Night for Cal Mitchell, Strong Start in a Loss for Anthony Solometo & More

Five-hit night for Cal Mitchell, Anthony Solometo pitches 5 strong innings in a loss, and more minor league action for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Tuesday night the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians dispatched of the Columbus Clippers 10-4, improving to improve to 9-13 on the season. Chase De Jong began his rehab assignment, pitching a scoreless 1st inning with a walk.

Kent Emanuel followed De Jong, allowing four hits, walking a batter, and striking out four in 4 scoreless innings pitched. Carmen Mlodzinski allowed 2 runs on three hits, no walks, no strikeouts, and a home run allowed. Angel Perdomo allowed a run in 1.2 innings pitched, and Eli Villalobos allowed a run in 1 innings pitched.

Cal Mitchell helped lead the way for the Indy offense, going a remarkable 5-for-5. Mitchell hit his 1st home run of the season, scored three runs, and drove in a pair. Fellow outfielder Josh Palacios had a big game as well, going 3-for-4 with a walk. Palacios scored a run, hit his 1st home run with Indy, and drove in five runs.

Catcher Tyler Heineman went 1-for-2 with a RBI and three walks. Miguel Andújar stayed hot going 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and his 8th double of the season. Malcolm Nuñez was 0-for-3 and Chavez Young was 0-for-4.

Rare poor night for High-A Greensboro

So far this season the High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers have been one of the best teams in all of minor league baseball. On Tuesday, however, the Grasshoppers had one of their worst performances of the early season. The Grasshoppers lost to the Rome Braves 7-2 to fall to 11-5 on the season.

Lefty Anthony Solometo started for the Grasshoppers and turned in a strong start. Solometo allowed 2 runs on just two hits, three walks, and four strikeouts in 5 innings pitched. Solometo was called for a balk, but did not allow a home run and threw 47 of his 76 pitches for a strike.

Brad Case took over for Solometo in the 6th inning and struggled. In 1.2 innings pitched Case allowed 5 runs on four hits, two walks, a home run, and a strikeout. Grant Ford pitched the final 2.1 innings of the game. Ford issued a walk and struck out three without allowing a hit or a run.

Offensively it was not a good night for the Grasshoppers who recorded just four hits. Mike Jarvis hit a solo home run, giving him 3 on the season. Tsung Che-Cheng, Luke Brown, and Hudson Head all had a hit as well.

Big 9th inning sparks victory for Low-A Bradenton

For much of the night, the offense struggles for the Low-A Bradenton Marauders. Entering the 9th inning, the Marauders were trailing 1-0. However, a big 9th inning would power the Marauders to a 3-1 victory over the Dunedin Blue Jays to improve to 11-5 on the season.

Dominic Perachi started for the Marauders and pitched 4.1 scoreless innings. Perachi allowed three hits, walked four, and struck out six. In three starts this season Perachi now owns a 4.22 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 10.2 innings pitched.

Julian Bosnic followed Perachi allowing a run on two walks, no hits, and two strikeouts in 2.1 innings pitched. Yunior Thibo pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of his own. Thibo did not allow a hit, walked two, and struck a batter.

With one out in the top of the 9th inning Jesus Castillo singled. Castillo's single was followed by Deivis Nadal being hit by a pitch. Enmanuel Terrero then launched a go-ahead 3-run home run, giving the Marauders a 3-1 lead they would not relinquish.

Mike Walsh was then summoned out of the Marauder bullpen to pich the 9th inning and made quick work of the Blue Jays. Walsh needed 14 pitches to retire Dunedin in order to close out the game.