Pirates Minor League Report: Chandler Shoves, Johnson Homers

Pirates’ minor league affiliates enjoyed a four game sweep on Friday, with Bubba Chandler turning in his best game of the season—if not the best of his career—for the Altoona Curve.

Triple-A Indianapolis defeated the Iowa Cubs 5-2, with a two-run double from Joey Bart highlighting a five-run inning that powered them to victory.

Chandler allowed just two hits in seven innings for the Curve, striking out ten batters on the way to a 5-0 win over the Bowie Baysox. 

The Greensboro Grasshoppers boat raced the Hudson Valley Renegades 10-3, with a Shawn Ross grand slam and a solo shot from Termarr Johnson among the highlights.

The Bradenton Marauders walked off the Lakeland Flying Tigers 8-7 in ten innings, with Tyler Kennedy stranding the Manfred Man in the tenth inning to set the table for the game-winning single from Javier Rivas.

Here are some of the top performances from the Pirates’ farm system to begin the weekend.

Triple-A Indianapolis (32-39)

RF Joshua Palacios

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double.
• Season: .275/.333/.463 with 6 doubles and 3 homers in 23 games between Bradenton, Greensboro and Indianapolis.

DH Joey Bart

• Game: 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
• Season: .667/.750/.1.000 with a double in one game.

Double-A Altoona (27-40)

RHP Bubba Chandler

• Game: 7 IP, 0 ER, 10 K’s.
• Season: 47.1 IP, 4.37 ERA, 57 K’s in 13 appearances (11 starts).

RF Jase Bowen

• Game: 2-for-3 with 2 singles and a sacrifice fly.
• Season: .230/.281/.323 with 9 doubles, a triple and 3 homers in 57 games.

High-A Greensboro (40-26)

2B Termarr Johnson

• Game: 2-for-5 with a homer.
• Season: .221/.384/.373 with 10 doubles, a triple and 7 homers in 64 games.

C Shawn Ross

• Game: 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .200/.377/.531 with 4 doubles and 13 homers in 42 games.

Single-A Bradenton (30-37)

DH Juan Jerez

• Game: 1-for-3 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .203/.299/.390 with 5 doubles and 2 homers in 19 games.

2B Keiner Delgado

• Game: 3-for-5 with a double.
• Season: .257/.327/.431 with 6 doubles, 2 triples and 5 homers in 38 games between rookie ball and Bradenton.