Pirates Minor League Report: Bubba Chandler Shoves in Triple-A

Pirates’ top prospect Bubba Chandler didn’t suffer any growing pains as he made his Triple-A debut on Friday night, striking out six batters and allowing just two hits in seven innings: even better, he did so on an efficient 85 pitches. The Indians went on to win 6-0.

The Altoona Curve survived a 12-9 track meet against the Portland Sea Dogs, riding homers from Jackson Glenn, Kervin Pichardo and Brenden Dixon.

Greensboro shut out the Rome Emperors 6-0. J.P. Massey turned in four scoreless innings and Termarr Johnson, whose bat has cooled off significantly after a torrid July, managed one hit and struck out twice.

The Bradenton Marauders won 9-4, with Javier Rivas logging three hits and 19-year-old right-hander Clevari Tejada continuing to impress with 4.2 scoreless innings in relief.

Here’s a look at the top performances as Pirates’ affiliates pulled off an organizational sweep.

Triple-A Indianapolis (51-57)

RHP Bubba Chandler

• Game: 7 IP, 0 ER, 6 K’s.
• Season: 87.1 IP, 3.40 ERA, 100 K’s in 20 appearances (17 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis.

C Henry Davis

• Game: 2-for-3 with a homer and 2 walks.
• Season: .292/.397/.567 with 13 doubles and 12 homers in 48 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

Double-A Altoona (45-61)

2B Kervin Pichardo

• Game: 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .263/.317/.380 with 11 doubles, a triple and 8 homers in 91 games.

3B Jackson Glenn

• Game: 3-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .183/.254/.287 with 9 doubles and 4 homers in 65 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

High-A Greensboro (61-43)

SS Termarr Johnson

• Game: 1-for-4 with a single.
• Season: .241/.382/.388 with 16 doubles, a triple and 11 homers in 97 games.

RHP J.P. Massey

• Game: 4 IP, 0 ER, 3 K’s.
• Season: 48 IP, 5.44 ERA, 45 K’s in 15 appearances (12 starts).

Single-A Bradenton (44-61)

3B Javier Rivas

• Game: 3-for-4 with a double.
• Season: .224/.288/.383 with 16 doubles, a triple and 10 homers in 88 games.

RHP Clevari Tejada

• Game: 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 5 K’s.
• Season: 54 IP, 4.67 ERA, 42 K’s in 16 appearances (5 starts) between rookie ball and Bradenton.