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

• • 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.

• • Game: 3-for-5 with a home run and a double.

• Season: .300/.391/.900 with 3 home runs in 5 games.

Single-A Bradenton (1-4)

C Omar Alfonzo

• • 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.