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Prospect Watch: Endy Rodriguez Homers, As Indianapolis Drops Their Season Opener – Pirates Prospects
At the moment was Opening Day of the minor league season, although solely Triple-A Indianapolis has video games this weekend. The remainder of the groups begin on Thursday for Altoona and Friday for Bradenton and Greensboro. Indianapolis performs at 1:35 PM on Saturday.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
Simply leaving this up right here at present so that you’ll see the place you will discover the Prospect Watch from yesterday all through the season.
TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Field Rating: LINK
Beginning Pitcher: Luis Ortiz (NR)
- Last Line: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO
Notable Performances:
- Travis Swaggerty 1-for-5, 2B
- Nick Gonzales 2-for-5, 2B
- Endy Rodriguez 1-for-5, HR, 2 RBI
- Cal Mitchell 1-for-3, BB
- Malcom Nunez 2-for-4, 2 RBI
Sport Recap:
Luis Ortiz began the opener off a bit rusty, throwing 20 pitches within the first. He walked two batters, however he didn’t permit any runs. He gave up one stroll and a double after the primary, on his option to 3.2 scoreless innings. Ortiz threw 58 pitches, with 35 going for strikes. John O’Reilly helped him out by stranding an inherited runner at third base to complete the fourth. Robert Stephenson pitched the fifth inning and allowed one run on two hits, with no walks and two strikeouts. Cody Bolton took over within the sixth. He gave up two runs on 4 hits in 1.1 innings. Angel Perdomo helped him out by stranding two inherited runners.
Colin Selby had a tough eighth inning, although he solely allowed one run, due to Yerry De Los Santos understanding of a bases loaded jam. Selby allowed one hit and three walks, whereas recording two outs. De Los Santos bumped into a variety of bother attempting to get the save within the ninth. He gave up 4 runs earlier than being pulled with one out. Cam Alldred stranded two runs, as Indianapolis misplaced 8-6. Their relievers allowed all eight runs, however in addition they stranded all eight inherited runners.
Endy Rodriguez homered in his first at-bat of the season. It went skyrocketing downhill for the highest prospect after that time, going 0-for-4 on the plate, whereas committing an error and giving up 5 steals in 5 makes an attempt. Travis Swaggerty doubled and scored a run in his first at-bat, however that was all he ended up with for the evening. Indianapolis scored 5 of their six runs within the first inning. Nick Gonzales had a single and double in his first Triple-A sport. Mark Mathias had three hits and a run. Malcom Nunez drove in two runs with a pair of singles. Tucupita Marcano had a two-run double with two outs within the first inning. Miguel Andujar went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts.
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When he did not make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that wanted work, John turned to overlaying the sport, ultimately focusing in on the prospects facet, the place his curiosity was pushed by the large league workforce being under .500 for therefore lengthy. John has coated the minors in some type because the 2002 season, and leads the draft and worldwide protection on Pirates Prospects. He writes every day on Pittsburgh Baseball Historical past, when he is not overlaying the complete system every day all through the complete 12 months on Pirates Prospects.