Pirates Minor League Report: Termarr Johnson Ending Slump?

Pirates’ affiliates picked up three wins on Sunday, with a potential turnaround from 2022 first round pick Termarr Johnson among the highlights.

Triple-A Indianapolis eked out a 7-6 win over the St. Paul Saints, with a Henry Davis homer tying the game in the eighth before Matt Gorski walked it off with another homer, his third extra base hit of the day.

Right-handed starter Po-Yu Chen managed just two innings in Altoona’s 6-2 loss to the Bowie Baysox: that marks the third straight early exit for the typically durable 22-year-old.

Greensboro took down the Bowling Green Hot Rods 7-5 on the strength of homers from 2022 first round pick Termarr Johnson and Hudson Head, with the former showing signs of breaking out of his August slump.

Bradenton pulled out a 2-1 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays, sparked by 4.2 strong innings from Connor Oliver, the 23-year-old left-hander who the Pirates picked up in return for Colin Selby earlier this season. Keiner Delgado, who has cooled off considerably since a torrid stretch when Pittsburgh first acquired him from the Yankees, added a single and a walk.

Triple-A Indianapolis (57-59)

C Henry Davis

• Game: 2-for-3 with a homer and 2 walks.
• Season: .308/.411/.572 with 14 doubles and 13 homers in 54 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

CF Matt Gorski

• Game: 3-for-5 with 2 doubles and a homer.
• Season: .244/.303/.518 with 20 doubles, 5 triples and 18 homers in 91 games.

Double-A Altoona (47-67)

RHP Po-Yu Chen

• Game: 2 IP, 3 ER, 1 K.
• Season: 119 IP, 4.24 ERA, 84 K’s in 23 appearances (21 starts).

High-A Greensboro (63-49)

RF Hudson Head

• Day: 1-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .224/.323/.414 with 12 doubles, 5 triples and 12 homers in 87 games.

2B Termarr Johnson

• Game: 1-for-3 with a homer and 2 walks.
• Season: .235/.373/.380 with 16 doubles, a triple and 12 homers in 104 games.

Single-A Bradenton (48-66)

LHP Connor Oliver

• Game: 4.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K’s.
• Season: 46.1 IP, 1.75 ERA, 50 K’s in 27 appearances between rookie ball and Bradenton.

SS Keiner Delgado

• Game: 1-for-3 with a single and a walk.
• Season: .227/.314/.364 with 9 doubles, 2 triples and 9 homers in 77 games between rookie ball and Bradenton.