Pirates Minor League Report: Dominic Perachi Stays Hot

Pirates’ affiliates picked up two wins to open their new week of games on Tuesday, with Dominic Perachi continuing his excellent season for the Greensboro Grasshoppers.

Triple-A Indianapolis breezed past the Louisville Bats 8-2, with homers from Seth Beer, Matt Fraizer and Liover Peguero. 2019 first round pick Quinn Priester went five innings, allowing just one run. 

The Altoona Curve lost 3-1 to the Harrisburg Senators, managing just four hits—all singles—but stringing three of them together in the seventh inning to scrape a run across. 

Greensboro powered past the Aberdeen IronBirds 6-1 thanks to five scoreless innings from Dominic Perachi and a Nick Cimillo homer, while the Bradenton Marauders lost 6-4 to Fort Myers after a rare down night from Carlson Reed.

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

Triple-A Indianapolis (36-45)

LF Matt Fraizer

• Game: 2-for-5 with a double and a homer.
• Season: .228/.313/.359 with 10 doubles, a triple and 4 homers in 57 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

RHP Quinn Priester

• Game: 5 IP, 1 ER, 6 K’s.
• Season: 33.2 IP, 3.21 ERA, 36 K’s in 7 starts for Triple-A Indianapolis.

Double-A Altoona (30-46)

LHP Jaden Woods

• Game: 2 IP, 0 ER, 3 K’s.
• Season: 29 IP, 3.10 ERA, 37 K’s in 23 appearances between Greensboro and Altoona.

High-A Greensboro (47-28)

LHP Dominic Perachi

• Game: 5 IP, 0 ER, 5 K’s.
• Season: 62.2 IP, 2.30 ERA, 61 K’s in 15 appearances (7 starts) between Greensboro and Altoona.

1B Nick Cimillo

• Game: 1-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .286/.408/.619 with 4 doubles and 15 homers in 42 games.

Single-A Bradenton (34-42)

3B Wesley Zapata

• Game: 2-for-4 with 2 singles.
• Season: .155/.247/.202 with 2 doubles and a triple in 32 games between rookie ball and Bradenton.

LF Shalin Polanco

• Game: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .162/.239/.332 with 12 doubles, a triple and 9 homers in 61 games.