Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Liover Peguero & Henry Davis Stay Hot, Strong Tom Harrington Start, More
By Marty Leap
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Double-A Altoona overwhelms Hartford
The Double-A Altoona Curve walloped the Hartford Yard Goats 16-0. Following their blowout victory over the Yard Goats, the Curve are now 21-19 on the season.
Kyle Nicolas started for Altoona and allowed three hits, he walked a pair, and struck out six in 5 scoreless innings pitched. Braden Ogle allowed a hit and walked a batter in 2 scoreless innings pitched. Brad Case ptiched the final 2 innings, walking three and striking a batter out.
Liover Peguero and Henry Davis both stayed hot for the Curve. Peguero was 1-for-4 with a triple, a walk, and a run scored. Davis went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Matt Gorski was 2-for-3 with an RBI, two walks, and three runs scored.
The long ball was also a big part of the blowout victory for Altoona. Andrés Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs, two runs scored, and six RBI. Claudio Finol was 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI with his 2nd home run of the season. Mason Martin hit his 8th home run of the season.