Pirates Prospect Watch: Homer Party for Greensboro

Pirates’ minor league affiliates managed just one win on Thursday night despite the best efforts of a number of noteworthy prospects.

Triple-A Indianapolis fell 5-4 via a walk-off infield single; they also saw Nick Gonzales’ 14 game hitting streak come to an end.

Sean Sullivan worked a strong start for the Altoona Curve, pitching five innings of one-run ball. It wasn’t enough for a win, though, as Altoona’s offense only managed four hits in a 4-0 loss.

The Greensboro Grasshoppers were the lone Pirates’ affiliate to earn a win on Thursday, powered by a grand slam from catcher Geovanny Planchart and two extra base hits—a double and a homer—from shortstop Jack Brannigan… among several other contributors in the 11-1 blowout. Single-A Bradenton was the second club to end up on the wrong end of a walk-off, as one run apiece in the eighth and ninth innings sank their chances in the 5-4 loss.

Triple-A Indianapolis (12-12)

2B Ji-hwan Bae

• Game: 2-for-5 with a homer.
• Season: .400/.510/.600 with 2 doubles and 5 homers in 11 rehab games between Single-A Bradenton and Triple-A Indianapolis.

1B Jake Lamb

• Game: 1-for-4 with a homer.
• Season: .382/.486/.600 with 3 doubles and 3 homers in 18 games.

Double-A Altoona (5-12)

CF Matt Fraizer

• Game: 2-for-5 with a double.
• Season: .216/.322/.392 with 3 doubles and 2 homers in 15 games.

DH Seth Beer

• Game: 1-for-2 with a double and 2 walks.
• Season: .326/.426/.435 with 2 doubles and a homer in 13 games.

High-A Greensboro (10-7)

RHP Patrick Reilly

• Game: 5 IP, 0 ER, 8 K’s.
• Season: 16.2 IP, 4.32 ERA, 29 K’s in 4 starts.

DH Nick Cimillo

• Game: 3-for-4 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .500/.556/.875 with a homer in 2 games.

Single-A Bradenton (3-15)

RHP Antwone Kelly

• Game: 4 IP, 0 ER (3 unearned) and 2 K’s.
• Season: 14 IP, 9.00 ERA and 11 K’s in 4 games (3 starts).

3B Garret Forrester

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double.
• Season: .208/.373/.283 with 4 doubles in 16 games.