Pirates Prospect Watch: Brannigan, White Jr. Homer

Pirates’ minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Sunday, with the teams in higher classifications losing and the lower league teams winning big. Triple-A Indianapolis managed just one extra base hit in their 3-2 loss, leaving 12 runners on base as they struggled to get the decisive hit. It was a similar story for the Altoona Curve, who managed just three hits in a 1-0 loss. Left-handed starter Anthony Solometo pitched four innings, allowing one hit and three walks in the process.

The Greensboro Grasshoppers won 7-2 with three-run blasts from Jack Brannigan and Lonnie White Jr., while the Bradenton Marauders put together a 4-0 shutout win aided by center fielder Ji-hwan Bae, who just began his rehab assignment.

Here are some noteworthy performances from the Pirates’ prospects.

Triple-A Indianapolis (5-4)

LF Canaan Smith-Njigba

• Game: 2-for-3 with 2 singles.
• Season: .231/.333/.231 in 4 games.

INF Nick Gonzales

• Game: 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
• Season: .405/.463/.595 with 4 doubles and a home run in 9 games.

Double-A Altoona (1-2)

2B Francisco Acuna

• • Game: 1-for-1 with 2 walks.

• Season: 1.000/1.000/1.000 in 2 games.

1B Aaron Shackelford

• Game: 2-for-4 with 2 singles.
• Season: .167/.167/.167 in 3 games.

High-A Greensboro (2-1)

SS Jack Brannigan

• Game: 2-for-3 with a home run, 2 walks and 3 RBI.
• Season: .444/.643/.778 with a home run and 4 walks in 3 games.

DH Lonnie White Jr.

• Game: 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI.
• Season: .167/.286/.667 with 2 home runs in 3 games.

Single-A Bradenton (1-2)

RHP Landon Tomkins

• Game: 2 IP, 4 K’s, 0 baserunners allowed and the save.
• Season: 2 IP, 4 K’s, 0 baserunners allowed and a save.

CF Ji-hwan Bae

• Game: 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
• Season: 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.