Pirates Minor League Report: Affiliates Complete Winless Weekend

Pirates’ minor league affiliates put the ice on an imperfect weekend, dropping each of the three games they played for the third day in a row.

Triple-A Indianapolis lost 8-5 to the Omaha Storm Chasers despite Matt Gorski’s tenth home run in the past 18 games.

The Altoona Curve managed nothing but singles in their 10-4 loss to the Portland Sea Dogs. Errors came back to haunt the Curve, as Sean Sullivan got tagged for five runs—only two earned—in 3.1 innings.

Bradenton struggled even worse at the plate, managing just three hits in their 2-1 loss to Fort Myers. The Marauders’ offense woke up with two outs in the ninth, notching an RBI double, but they couldn’t come up with another hit to send the game to extras.

High-A Greensboro saw their matchup with the Asheville Tourists canceled due to rain.

Here are some of the top performances amongst the Pirates’ affiliates on Sunday.

Triple-A Indianapolis (24-31)

RF Matt Gorski

• Day: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .275/.313/.611 with 7 doubles, 5 triples and 11 homers in 44 games.

SS Liover Peguero

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double.
• Season: .272/.341/.387 with 12 doubles, 2 triples and 2 homers in 51 games.

Double-A Altoona (16-35)

2B Tsung-Che Cheng

• Game: 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Season: .219/.344/.338 with 3 doubles and 5 homers in 44 games.

1B Joe Perez

• Game: 1-for-3 with a sacrifice fly.
• Season: .203/.294/.341 with 5 doubles, a triple and 4 homers in 40 games.

High-A Greensboro (29-21)

DNP: Rain cancellation.

Single-A Bradenton (21-30)

SS Kalae Harrison

• Day: 2-for-3 with a walk.
• Season: .206/.304/.279 with 2 doubles and a homer in 20 games.

DH Esmerlyn Valdez

• Game: 1-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Season: .223/.346/.372 with 7 doubles and 5 homers in 44 games.