Pirates Minor League Report: Termarr Johnson’s New Milestone

Pirates affiliates picked up four wins on Wednesday, highlighted by another milestone moment for 2022 fourth overall pick Termarr Johnson and another strong start from top prospect Bubba Chandler.

Triple-A Indianapolis swept their doubleheader with the Louisville Bats. Chandler didn’t allow an earned run over five innings, while Liover Peguero picked up two extra base hits across 14 innings of baseball.

The Altoona Curve relied on the long ball to get past the New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8-4, with Johnson hitting his first Double-A homer in just his second game with the team. Outfielder Jase Bowen and catcher Eli Wilson also cleared the fences.

Center fielder P.J. Hilson hit his second homer in as many games for Greensboro, while right-hander Alessandro Ercolani provided four scoreless innings in relief that helped settle things down for the Grasshoppers on the way to a 5-4 extra innings win.
Bradenton saw their game postponed due to inclement weather.

Here are some of the top performances amongst Pirates prospects on Wednesday.

Triple-A Indianapolis (62-63)

SS Liover Peguero

• Day: 3-4 with a double, a homer and a walk.
• Season: .256/.320/.423 with 25 doubles, 3 triples and 13 homers in 110 games.

RHP Bubba Chandler

• Game: 5 IP, 0 ER (1 unearned), 5 K’s.
• Season: 103.1 IP, 3.14 ERA, 122 K’s in 23 appearances (20 starts) between Altoona and Indianapolis.

Double-A Altoona (51-71)

INF Termarr Johnson

• Game: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .237/.372/.389 with 17 doubles, a triple and 14 homers in 112 games between Greensboro and Altoona.

RF Jase Bowen

• Game: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .236/.291/.345 with 15 doubles, 2 triples and 7 homers in 98 games.

High-A Greensboro (69-51)

CF P.J. Hilson

• Day: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .239/.302/.415 with 12 doubles, a triple and 14 homers in 94 games between Bradenton and Greensboro.

RHP Alessandro Ercolani

• Game: 4 IP, 0 ER, 4 K”s.
• Season:  74 IP, 3.16 ERA, 91 K’s in 23 appearances (9 starts).

Single-A Bradenton (52-69)

DNP: inclement weather