Pirates Prospect Watch: Two Walk-Off Wednesdays for Young Bucs

Pirates’ minor league affiliates bounced back in a big way after a rough start to the week, going 3-1 on Wednesday with a pair of walk-off wins. The Indianapolis Indians played to a 0-0 tie through much of nine innings before Carter Bins’ dribbling single scraped across all the offense they needed. High-A Greensboro won 8-6 at home, batting around the order on the way to a six-run fourth inning and enjoying a strong night at the plate from 2022 first round pick Termarr Johnson.

The Bradenton Marauders, much like Indianapolis, played to a scoreless tie through ten before Javier Rivas drilled a bases-clearing double to walk it off in the twelfth inning. Double-A Altoona was the lone team to lose on the day, falling 5-0 to the Bowie Bay Sox.

Here’s a look at the top performers among the Pirates’ prospects on Wednesday.

Triple-A Indianapolis (8-9)

LF Canaan Smith-Njigba

• Game: 1-for-2 with 2 walks.
• Season: .300/.462/.400 with a double and a triple in 10 games.

C Carter Bins

• Game: 2-for-4 with a double and the walk-off RBI.
• Season: .286/.405/.400 with 4 doubles in 12 games.

Double-A Altoona (4-6)

RHP Eddy Yean

• Game: 2.1 IP, 0 ER, 3 K’s.
• Season: 7.1 IP, 2.45 ER, 4 K’s in 4 appearances. .

3B Joe Perez

• Game: 1-for-3 with a walk.
• Season: .130/.231/.131 in 8 games between Double-A Altoona and Triple-A Indianapolis.

High-A Greensboro (7-4)

SS Termarr Johnson

• Game: 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base.
• Season: .167/.354/.167 in 11 games.

LHP Hunter Barco

• Game: 4 IP, 1 ER, 4 K’s.
• Season: 11 IP, 0.82 ERA, 14 K’s in 3 starts.

Single-A Bradenton (2-9)

SS Javier Rivas

• Game: 1-for-5 with the game-winning double.
• Season: .081/.128/.108 with a double in 10 games.

RHP Hung-Leng Chang

• Game: 4 IP, 0 ER, 3 K’s.
• Season: 7.2 IP, 1.17 ERA and 6 K’s in 2 starts.