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Pirates Prospect Watch: Hudson Head Continues Solid Season
Perhaps a forgotten piece of the Joe Musgrove trade is Pittsburgh Pirates outfield prospect Hudson Head.
Head was one of five players acquired in the three-team swap two years ago after the Padres selected him in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft.
The 22-year-old has been off to a nice start this season with High-A Greensboro and that continued on Friday night as he launched another home run.
Here are some of the standouts from Friday’s action in addition to Head.
Indianapolis (16-20)
RHP Osvaldo Bido
- Game stats:Â 5.0 innings, four hits, no runs, no walks, four strikeouts
- Season stats:Â 2-2, 3.68 ERA, 12er/29.1ip, 22 hits, 11 walks, 35 strikeouts, seven appearances/five starts
1B Malcom Nuñez
- Game stats:Â 1 for 3, one home run, one RBI, one run
- Season stats:Â .200/.256/.304, three doubles, three home runs, 17 RBIs, 30 games
Bido tossed five innings of shutout relief but Indianapolis fell 2-1 to the St. Paul Saints. Nunez was responsible for the only run for the Indians with his third homer of the season.
Outfielder Ryan Vilade went 1 for 2 and drew a pair of walks.
Altoona (14-15)
RHP Aaron Shortridge
- Game stats:Â 6.0 innings, four hits, no runs, one walk, three strikeouts
- Season stats:Â 2-2, 3.98 ERA, 14er/31.2ip, 29 hits, 11 walks, 21 strikeouts, seven appearances/six starts
RF Henry Davis
- Game stats:Â 2 for 3, one run, two walks
- Season stats:Â .313/.462/.687, five doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 17 RBIs, five steals, 23 games
Altoona walked-off the Akron RubberDucks 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday night. Shortridge was brilliant on the mound while Davis stayed red-hot at the plate.
Pirates prospect Liover Peguero doubled as he finished the night 2 for 5. Jacob Gonzalez also had two hits.
Greensboro (20-11)
LF Hudson Head
- Game stats:Â 1 for 4, one home run, three RBIs, one run
- Season stats:Â .271/.346/.500, six doubles, two triples, four home runs, 15 RBIs, three steals, 26 games
SS Maikol Escotto
- Game stats:Â 2 for 4, two RBIs, one run
- Season stats:Â .237/.291/.366, three doubles, three home runs, 15 RBIs, three steals, 27 games
Head hit his fourth homer of the season while Greensboro won their 20th game in their 8-6 win over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws. Escotto drove in a pair on two hits.
Anthony Solometo struck out six and was tagged with two earned runs in 4.2 innings.
Bradenton (18-13)
RHP Thomas Harrington
- Game stats:Â 3.0 innings, one hit, no runs, no walks, four strikeouts
- Season stats:Â 4-0, 3.25 ERA, 10er/27.2ip, 25 hits, eight walks, 28 strikeouts, six appearances/six starts
SS Jesus Castillo
- Game stats:Â 2 for 4, one triple, one RBI, one hit by pitch
- Season stats:Â .250/.431/.313, three doubles, one triple, 11 RBIs, four steals, 29 games
The Marauders were defeated by the Lakeland Flying Tigers 3-2 in 10 innings but Harrington was sharp in a start that was cut short by a rain delay. Castillo was on base three times and hit his first triple of the year.
Right-hander Blake Cederlind made his first rehab appearance and allowed two runs in one inning of relief.