Pirates’ minor league affiliates went 2-2 on Sunday, with the teams in higher classifications losing and the lower league teams winning big. Triple-A Indianapolis managed just one extra base hit in their 3-2 loss, leaving 12 runners on base as they struggled to get the decisive hit. It was a similar story for the Altoona Curve, who managed just three hits in a 1-0 loss. Left-handed starter Anthony Solometo pitched four innings, allowing one hit and three walks in the process.
The Greensboro Grasshoppers won 7-2 with three-run blasts from Jack Brannigan and Lonnie White Jr., while the Bradenton Marauders put together a 4-0 shutout win aided by center fielder Ji-hwan Bae, who just began his rehab assignment.
Here are some noteworthy performances from the Pirates’ prospects.
Triple-A Indianapolis (5-4)
LF Canaan Smith-Njigba
- Game: 2-for-3 with 2 singles.
- Season: .231/.333/.231 in 4 games.
INF Nick Gonzales
- Game: 3-for-4 with a double and a walk.
- Season: .405/.463/.595 with 4 doubles and a home run in 9 games.
Double-A Altoona (1-2)
2B Francisco Acuna
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- Game: 1-for-1 with 2 walks.
- Season: 1.000/1.000/1.000 in 2 games.
1B Aaron Shackelford
- Game: 2-for-4 with 2 singles.
- Season: .167/.167/.167 in 3 games.
High-A Greensboro (2-1)
SS Jack Brannigan
- Game: 2-for-3 with a home run, 2 walks and 3 RBI.
- Season: .444/.643/.778 with a home run and 4 walks in 3 games.
DH Lonnie White Jr.
- Game: 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI.
- Season: .167/.286/.667 with 2 home runs in 3 games.
Single-A Bradenton (1-2)
RHP Landon Tomkins
- Game: 2 IP, 4 K’s, 0 baserunners allowed and the save.
- Season: 2 IP, 4 K’s, 0 baserunners allowed and a save.
CF Ji-hwan Bae
- Game: 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
- Season: 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
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