Pirates Minor League Report: Henry Davis Clears the Yard

Pirates’ affiliates headed into the All-Star Break on a high note, winning three of the four games they played on Sunday.

Triple-A Indianapolis fell behind 6-0 early against the Columbus Clippers then scored five straight runs to make it a game. While they scored in the bottom of the ninth inning on a solo homer from Matt Gorski, they couldn’t complete the comeback. Henry Davis also homered for the second game in a row.

Things went better for the Altoona Curve, who defeated the Bowie BaySox 5-3 after both Jase Bowen and Charles McAdoo put up two extra base hits.

The Greensboro Grasshoppers defeated the Winston-Salem Dash 4-1 in six innings after rain left the field in an unplayable condition. Wilber Dotel struck out eight batters in five innings and Jack Brannigan added a homer, his fifteenth of the year.

Courtesy of a bases loaded free pass drawn by Miguel Sosa, the Bradenton Marauders literally walked off the Jupiter Hammerheads in a 12 inning marathon.

Here are some of the highlights from the Pirates’ farm system in their last set of minor league games until Friday, July 19.

Triple-A Indianapolis (39-50)

LF Matt Gorski

• Game: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .243/.292/.526 with 16 doubles, 5 triples and 15 homers in 72 games.

C Henry Davis

• Day: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .274/.406/.593 with 9 doubles and 9 homers in 32 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

Double-A Altoona (39-48)

3B Charles McAdoo

• Game: 3-for-4 with a double and a homer.
• Season: .323/.407/.557 with 19 doubles, 5 triples and 13 homers in 78 games between Greensboro and Altoona.

CF Jase Bowen

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.
• Season: .244/.297/.341 with 13 doubles, 2 triples and 3 homers in 73 games.

High-A Greensboro (55-31)

RHP Wilber Dotel

• Game: 5 IP, 1 ER, 8 K’s.
• Season: 71.1 IP, 5.17 ERA, 69 K’s in 17 starts.

2B Jack Brannigan

• Game: 2-for-2 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .224/.343/.457 with 12 doubles, a triple and 15 homers in 68 games.

Single-A Bradenton (38-49)

RF Miguel Sosa

• Game: 1-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Season: .282/.406/.364 with 6 doubles and a homer in 37 games between rookie ball and Bradenton.

C Omar Alfonzo

• Game: 2-for-5 with a homer.
• Season: .263/.372/.396 with 13 doubles and 7 homers in 73 games.