Pirates Prospect Watch: Lonnie White Jr. Continues to Rake
Pirates’ minor league affiliates took three of four games on Wednesday night with three one-score games and a blowout. Indianapolis allowed just two hits in their 4-3 win over Toledo, although eight walks issued meant it took a ninth-inning RBI single from Billy McKinney to secure victory. Altoona secured a comeback win after a rough outing from their starter for the second consecutive night, with Po-Yu Chen lit up for five runs (four earned) in 3.1 innings.
Greensboro was the only team to breathe easy, cruising to a 7-1 win, while Bradenton fell 2-1, unable to scrape the tying run across in a seventh inning rally.
Here are some of the top performing Pirates prospects on Wednesday.
Triple-A Indianapolis (6-5)
2B Nick Gonzales
- Game: 2-for-5 with 2 doubles.
- Season: .391/.451/.609 with 7 doubles and a home run in 11 games.
LHP Geronimo Franzua
- Game: 1 IP, 0 ER, 1K, SV.
- Season: 5 IP, 0 ER, 6 K’s and 3 SV in 5 appearances.
Double-A Altoona (3-2)
2B Jackson Glenn
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- Game: 2-for-5 with a double.
- Season: .263/.364/.368 with 2 doubles in 5 games.
1B Aaron Shackelford
- Game: 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and an intentional walk.
- Season: .300/.364/.700 with 2 home runs and 2 doubles in 5 games.
High-A Greensboro (3-2)
RHP Alessandro Ercolani
- Game: 4 IP, 0 ER, 5 K’s, .75 WHIP.
- Season: 4 IP, 0 ER, 5 K’s.
CF Lonnie White Jr.
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- Game: 3-for-5 with a home run and a double.
Single-A Bradenton (1-4)
C Omar Alfonzo
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- Game: 2-for-4 with a double.
- Season: .231/.375/.308 with a double in 4 games.
RF Jauri Custodio
- Game: 1-for-3 with a triple.
- Season: .167/.286/.500 in 3 games.
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