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Prospect Watch: Indianapolis Suffers a One-Sided Defeat – Pirates Prospects
Indianapolis continues to be the one crew on the schedule. Altoona begins on Thursday, whereas Greensboro and Bradenton begin on Friday. Sunday’s Indianapolis sport is at 1:35 PM with Mike Burrows on the mound.
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
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TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS
Field Rating: LINK
Beginning Pitcher: Caleb Smith (NR)
- Remaining Line: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO
Notable Performances:
- Nick Gonzales 0-for-3, HBP
- Travis Swaggerty 1-for-4, 2B
- Cal Mitchell 0-for-3
- Malcom Nunez 0-for-2, HBP
Sport Recap:
Caleb Smith made his first begin within the Pirates system on Saturday afternoon, and it didn’t go properly. He allowed eight earned runs on eight hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. Regardless of the walks, he had a pleasant strike/ball ratio, throwing 52 strikes in 79 pitches. Carmen Mlodzinski in his new bullpen function got here out subsequent. He recorded the ultimate out of the fifth, then allowed two runs within the sixth on two hits and a stroll. Hunter Stratton took the seventh and ended up with one run allowed over 1.1 innings. Yohan Ramirez gave up one run over the ultimate 1.2 innings for a 12-1 loss.
The offense was quiet all sport. Mark Mathias had two hits, after amassing three hits within the season opener. Travis Swaggerty hit his second double of the season and scored the lone run. Miguel Andujar’s single within the seventh introduced in Swaggerty. Tyler Heineman had a single and two walks, which have been the one two walks for Indianapolis.
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