Pittsburgh Pirates Prospects: Strong Thomas Harrington Start, Wyatt Hendrie HR & More

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Thomas Harrington turns in a strong start at High-A, Luis Ortiz struggles at Triple-A, and more in today's Pittsburgh Pirates minor league roundup

Poor pitching proved to be the undoing for the Indianapolis Indians on Friday night. This led to an 8-5 loss for the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Following the loss against the St. Paul Saints, the Indians are now 54-62 on the season.

Luis Ortiz started for Indy and struggled. In 4.2 innings pitched, he allowed 5 runs on nine hits, three walks, six strikeouts, and a home run. Ortiz threw 58 of 95 pitches for strikes while inducing just two ground ball outs. The season long struggles both in the majors and minors continue for Ortiz, who now owns a 4.61 ERA in 56.2 innings pitched in 13 games with Indy this season.

Yerry De Los Santos allowed a hit but was able to record the final out of the 5th inning. Starting a rehab assignment, Dauri Moreta struck out a pair in the 6th inning. Travis MacGregor recorded two outs in the 7th inning but hit a batter, walked a batter, and allowed a 3-run home run. Rob Zastryzny then struck out three while pitching 1.1 scoreless innings.

Catcher Dom Nuñez was 1-for-4 with a solo home run. Chris Owings hit a 2-run home run, his 10th of the season, while drawing a walk. Mason Martin was 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI, Ryan Vilade was 1-for-4 with a run scored and Jared Triolo was also 1-for-4.

Curve offense struggles in loss

It was a rough night for the Altoona Curve offense. The Double-A affiliate of the Pirates scored just 1 run in a 3-1 loss against the Bowie Baysox. With the loss, the Curve are now 52-57 on the season.

Jackson Wolf started for Altoona and the lefty turned in his best start since being acquired by the Pirates. Wolf threw 51 of 72 pitches for strikes while allowing just two hits, walking a batter, and striking out three in 5 scoreless innings pitched. It would not be a surprise to see Wolf pitching in the majors in September.

Grant Ford allowed a run in 1 inning pitched and Nick Dombkowski allowed a run in 1.1 innings pitched. Oliver Garcia pitched just 2/3 of an inning, but also allowed a run while allowing a hit and walking a pair.

Jackson Glenn, Matt Gorski, and Matt Fraizer were all 1-for-4. Joe Perez went 2-for-4, Chavez Young was 0-for-2 with a walk and a run scored, and Tsung-Che Cheng was 0-for-1 with a walk and a RBI. Carter Bins and Andres Alvarez each went 1-for3.

Greensboro survives late rally in win

Greensboro Grasshopper pitching shutout the Bowling Green Hot Rods for the first 7 innings of the game. The Hot Rods scored 3 runs in the 8th inning, but the Grasshoppers were still able to hold on for a 5-3 victory to improve to 59-50 on the season.

Josiah Sightler went 1-for-4 with a run scored. Third baseman Shawn Ross was 1-for-3 with a solo home run, giving him 10 home runs on the season. Catcher Wyatt Hendrie was 1-for-2 with a 3-run home run and a walk.

Thomas Harrington started for the Grasshoppers and pitched 7 strong innings. Harrington allowed a run, via a solo home run, on two hits, two walks, and eight strikeouts in 7 innings pitched. In 69.1 innings pitched since being promoted to Greensboro earlier this season, Harrington now owns a 4.15 ERA, 20 walks, and 85 strikeouts.

Jake Stevenson started the 8th inning. After allowing two hits, walking a batter, and throwing a wild pitch, Stevenson, who was charged with 2 runs, was lifted. Valentin Linarez was summoned. Linarez struck out three in 2 scoreless innings to finish off the game.

Bradenton gets blown out in shutout loss

Friday night, the Low-A Bradenton Marauders were shutout while getting blown out. The Marauders fell to the Lakeland Flying Tigers 9-0. The loss dropped the Marauders, who are in second place in the FSL West, to 63-48 on the season.

The Marauder offense had just two hits. Sergio Campana was 1-for-3 and Juan Jerez was 1-for-2. Jerez, Justin Miknis, Mitch Jebb, and Rodolfo Nolasco each drew a walk. That was it for Marauder base runners.

Hunter Barco started for Bradenton and struggled immensely. Barco recorded just one out while allowing 3 runs on four hits and a walk. After Jorge Ramos pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, things went south again for Marauder pitching.

Drake Fellows allowed 3 runs on three hits and a walk while getting just the first two outs of the 4th inning. Miguel Fulgencio allowed a run on two walks and two hits in 1.1 innings pitched. Landon Tomkins allowed 2 runs in 2 innings pitched before Patrick Reilly and Elijah Birdsong each pitched a scoreless inning.

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