Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Henry Davis Gets on Base Four More Times & More

Henry Davis got on base four more times, another strong start from Sean Sullivan, and more minor league action for the Pittsburgh Pirates from Wednesday

Errors and poor offense plagued the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians on Wednesday. The top farm club of the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered a 5-4 loss agaisnt the Iowa Cubs. With the loss, the Indians are now 19-21 on the season.

Osvaldo Bido started for Indy. In 6 innings pitched, Bido allowed 3 runs on five hits, four walks, a home run, and six strikeouts. Due to an Endy Rodriguez throwing error, only 1 of the 3 runs allowed by Bido were earned.

Chase De Jong pitched the 7th inning. De Jong allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on hit, two walks, and two strikeouts. The unearned run De Jong allowed was due to an error he committed. Cody Bolton then recorded a strikeout in a 1-2-3 8th inning. Hopefully, Bolton will be back in the major league bullpen soon.

As for the Indian offense, leadoff man Nick Gonzales was 0-for-3 with two walks, Mark Mathias had a base hit and a walk, and Chase Bissonette had a double. Cal Mitchell went 1-for-2 with a walk, a double, and a run scored. Aaron Shackelford hit a home run, and the rest of the Indy lineup was 0-for-15 with a walk.

Cam Junker and Brad Case finished the night off for Altoona. They combined to allow three hits, while walking a batter and striking out five in 3 scoreless innings to finish the game.

Greensboro walked off in 9th inning meltdown

The Greensboro Grasshoppers held a 3-2 lead entering the bottom of the 9th inning on Wednesday. Well, the Pirate High-A affiliate could not hold this lead as they allowed 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th inning. This led to a 5-3 loss against the Asheville Tourists, dropping the Grasshoppers to 20-15 on the season.

Shortstop Tsung-Che Cheng continues to do nothing but hit going 1-for-3 with a walk, his 6th double of the season, and a RBI, raising his OPS on the season to .927. Third baseman Jackson Glenn was 2-for-5 with a double and a RBI.

Hudson Head and Brenden Dixon both went 1-for-4, while Maikol Escotto and Eli Wilson were both 2-for-4. This included a double and two runs scored for Escotto.

Po-Yu Chen started for the Grasshoppers and turned in one of his best starts of the season. Chen allowed 2 runs, 1 earned, on six hits, a walk, and eight strikeouts in 6 innings pitched. Chen now owns a 5.74 ERA in 31.1 innings pitched this season.

Righty Jaycob Deese followed Chen and continued to pitch well. Deese allowed two hits and struck out a pair in 2 scoreless innings pitched. On the season Deese owns a 3.70 ERA and a 4:20 BB:K ratio in 24.1 innings pitched this season.

Eddy Yean pitched the 9th inning for Greensboro. Yean quickly got knocked around, allowing 3 runs on two hits and a walk. Yean did not record an out, and one of the hits he allowed was a walk off home run.

Late inning Bradenton rally falls short

The Low-A Bradenton Marauders trailed the Clearwater Threshers 5-0 entering the 7th inning. The Marauders scored at least once in each of the final 3 innings, but their rally fell short in a 5-4 loss. With the loss, the Marauders are now 20-15 on the season.

Owen Kellington started for Bradenton, allowing 3 runs on four hits, two walks, a home run, and seven strikeouts in 3 innings pitched. Joshua Leoschorn recorded two outs while allowing a run on three walks. Darvin Garcia struck out four in 2.1 hitless, scoreless innings pitched.

Julian Bosnic pitched the 7th and 8th inning. Bosnic retired six of the seven batters he faced, did not allow a hit, struck out two, walked a batter, and threw a wild pitch. In 16 innings pitched this season the lefty has walked 13 batters, but he's struck out 23 and owns a 1.69 ERA.

With Bradenton trailing 4-0 in the 7th inning, Nick Cimillo hit a solo home run - his 2nd of the season - to make the score 4-1. After back-to-back walks to start the 8th inning, Termarr Johnson doubled in a pair to make the score 4-3. On the double, however, Johnson was thrown out at third base which proved costly. Later in the inning, Shalin Polanco doubled. A double that would have tied the game had Johnson still been on base.

In the top of the 9th inning Jesus Castillo singled in the tying run for the Marauders. With one out in the bottom of the 9th inning, Yunior Thibo allowed a solo home run to Bryan Rincon. Rincon's home run was a walk off shot in a 5-4 loss for the Marauders.