Pirates Minor League Report: Bubba Chandler Flirts With Perfection

Bubba Chandler, the Pirates’ current top prospect, carried a perfect game into the sixth inning for Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday night.

The 6-foot-2, 200 pound flamethrower then allowed a two-out single and walked the bases loaded, but still managed to force his tenth and final strikeout of the night and end the threat.

Altoona lost 6-2 to Richmond, with shortstop prospect Tsung-Che Cheng’s steal of home among the highlights. Catcher Endy Rodríguez went 0-for-3 with a passed ball in his first live game action since last November, when he suffered a UCL injury that required surgery.

Greensboro lost 6-0 to the Hudson Valley Renegades in the first game of their best of three playoff series. Carlson Reed struggled with efficiency, throwing just 41 of 81 pitches for strikes, but managed to work four scoreless innings.

Here’s a look at the top performances amongst Pirates’ prospects on Tuesday night.

Triple-A Indianapolis (70-66)

SS Liover Peguero

• Game: 3-for-5 with a double and a triple.
• Season: .262/.325/.424 with 28 doubles, 4 triples and 13 homers in 121 games.

RHP Bubba Chandler

• Game: 6 IP, 0 ER, 10 K’s.
• Season: 114.1 IP, 3.07 ERA, 140 K’s in 15 appearances (22 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis.

Double-A Altoona (58-75)

SS Tsung-Che Cheng

• Game: 1-for-2 with a single, a walk, a sacrifice fly and a steal of home.
• Season: .212/.317/.337 with 17 doubles and 11 homers in 121 games.

High-A Greensboro (75-56)

RHP Carlson Reed

• Game: 4 IP, 0 ER, 5 K’s.
• Season: 108.2 IP, 1.99 ERA, 130 K’s in 23 regular season starts between Bradenton and Greensboro.