Pirates farm report for Sept. 2, 2022: Travis Swaggerty drives in a pair for Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 65-60) defeated Louisville (Reds), 8-7. Indianapolis pounced early with 5 runs within the first inning. 2B Ji-hwan Bae (.301) had an RBI single, RF Travis Swaggerty (.258) knocked in a run with a triple and LF Blake Sabol (.300) smashed a three-run homer, his first, and ended the day 1 for 3. Swaggerty grabbed one other RBI with a single within the fifth and completed 2 for five. 3B Hoy Park (.225) went 3 for five with two doubles and DH Mason Martin (.214) went 0 for 3 with a stroll. RHP Luis Ortiz (9.00) went 4 innings and gave up six runs, 4 earned, on 4 hits and struck out three. RHP Noe Toribio (4-2, 5.91) allowed one run on three hits and struck out 4 in two innings to earn the win. RHP Travis MacGregor (7.71) struck out 5 in two shutout innings and allowed no hits. LHP Eric Stout (3.00) went one inning, struck out two, allowed two hits and received the save.

Subsequent: Saturday at Louisville (Reds), 7:05 p.m.

ALTOONA (Double-A, 61-62) was all the time chasing Akron (Guardians) however light away in an 8-4 loss. Akron jumped to an early 1-0 lead, however had it erased by C Endy Rodriguez’s (.361) eighth house run. After the Rubber Geese made it 5-1 within the prime of the fourth, 1B Aaron Shackelford (.250) hit a two-run house run, his twenty fifth, with Rodriguez on base and LF Connor Scott (.243) drove in a run with a double. The Curve bats couldn’t plate any extra runs as Akron scored late within the sport to tug away. Starter RHP Kyle Nicholas (1-4, 4.17) gave up 4 runs on three hits and struck out three in 2.2 innings for the loss. LHP Omar Cruz (5.40) stored Akron’s bats silent in 2.1 innings, permitting just one run on two hits. RHP Bear Bellomy (7.16) allowed two runs on 4 hits in his 2.2 innings and RHP Tahnaj Thomas (2.98) allowed one run within the ninth.

Subsequent: Saturday vs Akron (Guardians), 6:00 p.m.

GREENSBORO (Excessive-A, 55-66) scored early and added insurance coverage late to beat Winston-Salem (White Sox), 7-1. SS Mike Jarvis (.198) scored on a throwing error within the first and drove in a run on a sacrifice fly within the second. DH Jacob Gonzalez (.288) went 1 for 3 and hit an RBI single within the first whereas 2B Jackson Glenn (.218) doubled in a run within the second. 3B Ernny Ordonez (.212) clubbed a two-run single within the fifth and 1B Abrahan Gutierrez (.259) doubled in a run within the sixth. Starter RHP Valentin Linarez (2.35) threw three no-hit innings, walked three and struck out three. RHP Domingo Gonzalez (9-3, 5.06) went 4 innings, struck out 5 and allowed one run on three hits for the win. LHP Mitchell Miller (0.00) threw two shutout innings, allowed no hits and struck out three whereas strolling 5.

Subsequent: Saturday vs Winston-Salem (White Sox), 6:30 p.m.

BRADENTON (Low-A, 64-59) mustered little offense in a loss to Fort Myers (Twins) 4-0. 2B Termarr Johnson (.348), DH Juan Jerez (.216) and CF Sergio Campana (.207) every hit a single, the one three hits the Marauders had all evening. LHP Luis Peralta (0-7, 6.55) went 3.2 innings and allowed 4 runs on three hits, walked 5 and struck out two to take the loss. The bullpen gave Bradenton an opportunity to return again beginning with 1.1 shutout innings from LHP Jake Sweeney (3.53), who additionally struck out three. Then RHP Yunior Thibo (4.59) and LHP Cy Nielson (8.10) every went two innings, and every allowed no hits and no runs, however the Marauder bats couldn’t remedy the Fort Myers pitchers.

Subsequent: Saturday vs Fort Myers (Twins), 6:30 p.m.