Pirates Minor League Report: Termarr Johnson Homers Again

Pirates’ affiliates suffered a rough night at the office on Saturday, dropping three games and nearly blowing it in the fourth, their lone win. Even with the ugly box scores, Termarr Johnson continued his turnaround at the plate, slugging his ninth homer of the season.

Triple-A Indianapolis lost 8-5 to the Louisville Bats, who knocked Marco Gonzales around toward the end of his second rehab start on the way back from the 60-day Injured List.

Altoona walked off Harrisburg in the tenth inning, closing the book on a back-and-forth 13-12 game with a bang. The Greensboro Grasshoppers imploded in the ninth inning, allowing eight runs on the way to an 11-10 loss against Aberdeen. Despite the deflating result, Termarr Johnson, Nick Cimillo, Mitch Jebb and Hudson Head all homered, while Alessandro Ercolani managed two scoreless innings in his return from the Injured List.

Bradenton, meanwhile, managed just two hits in a 6-1 loss to Fort Myers.

Here are some of the top performances amongst the Pirates’ system on Saturday.

Triple-A Indianapolis (38-46)

LF Matt Fraizer

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double.
• Season: .230/.312/.361 with 11 doubles, a triple and 4 homers in 59 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

C Henry Davis

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Season: .296/.434/.602 with 9 doubles and 7 homers in 28 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

Double-A Altoona (34-47)

RF Yoyner Fajardo

• Game: 3-for-5 with a double and a walk.
• Season: .279/.345/.376 with 7 doubles and 4 homers in 59 games between Altoona and Triple-A St. Paul (Twins).

DH Dustin Peterson

• Game: 3-for-5 with a double and a homer.
• Season: .212/.287/.331 with 6 doubles and 4 homers in 43 games between Altoona and Indianapolis.

High-A Greensboro (51-29)

2B Mitch Jebb

• Game: 3-for-5 with a homer.
• Season: .232/.333/.340 with 4 doubles, 3 triples and 6 homers in 68 games.

DH Termarr Johnson

• Game: 2-for-4 with a homer and a walk
• Season: .244/.397/.396 with 12 doubles, a triple and 9 homers in 77 games.

Single-A Bradenton (35-46)

CF Shalin Polanco

• Game: 1-for-4 with a single and 2 stolen bases.
• Season: .166/.239/.328 with 12 doubles, a triple and 9 homes in 66 games.