Pirates Prospect Watch: Malcom Nuñez, Carlson Reed Star Friday

Pirates’ minor league affiliates played four games on Friday night, winning just one as tough bounces and even tougher breaks didn’t go their way.

Triple-A Indianapolis was the lone team to notch a win, taking care of business with a balanced 7-2 win over the St. Paul Twins, thanks in large part to strong nights from usual suspects Nick Gonzales and Malcom Nuñez.

The Altoona Curve lost 5-4 in the tenth inning on a walk-off single, while J.P. Massey didn’t make it out of the first inning for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, tagged for four runs—none earned—after an error with two outs precipitated a nightmarish outing. Greensboro still managed to make a game of it, but couldn’t overcome the poor start in a 5-3 loss to the Hickory Crawdads.

The Bradenton Marauders saw another excellent start from WVU product Carlson Reed, but their anemic offense couldn’t capitalize in the 4-1 decision. Here’s a look at the top performances from Pirates’ prospects on Friday.

Triple-A Indianapolis (10-9)

LHP Nick Dombkowski

• Game: 4 IP, 1 ER, 2 K’s.
• Season: 8 IP, 3.38 ERA, 4 K’s in 3 appearances.

3B Malcom Nuñez

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double.
• Season: .317/.333/.567 with 6 doubles and 3 home runs in 17 games.

Double-A Altoona (5-7)

RHP Sean Sullivan

• Game: 5 IP, 0 ER, 1 K.
• Season: 12.2 IP, 3.55 ERA, 8 K’s in 3 starts.

C Abrahan Gutierrez

• Game: 2-for-5 with a double.
• Season: .325/.357/.400 with 3 doubles in 10 games.

High-A Greensboro (8-5)

2B Termarr Johnson

• Game: 1-for-3 with a triple and a walk.
• Season: .190/.386/.262 with a double and a triple in 13 games.

LHP Julian Bosnic

• Game: 3.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 K’s.
• Season: 7.2 IP, 1.17 ERA, 7 K’s in 4 appearances.

Single-A Bradenton (2-11)

RHP Carlson Reed

• Game: 4 IP, 2 ER and 8 K’s.
• Season: 11 IP, 2.45 ERA, 18 K’s in 3 appearances.

1B Juan Jerez

• Game: 1-for-2 with a homer and a walk.
• Season: .217/.357/.435 with 2 doubles and a homer in 8 games.