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Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 4/30/11
DAILY SUMMARY Top Pitcher: Zack Dodson (6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 0 HR) Top Hitter: Dusty Brown (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) Home Runs:… Read more
Moskos Promoted To Pirates
The Pirates have promoted reliever Danny Moskos from the Indianapolis Indians to the major league team. Moskos will take the roster spot opened up when Evan Meek was placed on the Disabled List.
While Moskos struggled at the AAA level in 2010, he has done much better this season. In 8 appearances, he has allowed just 2 earned runs in 10.2 innings for a 1.69 ERA. Those 2 runs came in just one game, on April 20th in Toledo. He has allowed 9 hits and one walk, while striking out 7 batters.
Pirates Recall Moskos, Meek to DL
As speculated last night, the Pittsburgh Pirates have placed Evan Meek on the 15-day disabled list, and have re-called left hander Daniel Moskos. The 25-man roster and the 40-man roster… Read more
Should the Pirates Look Beyond Rendon and Cole?
There have been a lot of concerns brought up about Anthony Rendon this year. The Rice third baseman – or should I say designated hitter, since he hasn’t played much… Read more
Indians’ Late Rally Not Even Close
Pedro Ciriaco gets back to first base safely
Norfolk Tides 11, Indianapolis Indians 3
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The Norfolk Tides swamped the Indians at Victory Field tonight, ending this 4-game series with a 2-2 tie. Starter Brian Burres (photo) suffered his 4th loss of the season (no wins) and lasted just 4 innings, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks, with 3 strikeouts.
The Tides had base runners on in every inning, and they scored in 6 of the 9 innings. Burres began the game with a strikeout, but things went downhill from there. The second batter, 2B Ryan Adams lined a single into right field, and LF Nolan Reimold followed with a long home run over the left field wall, all the way to the sidewalk behind the grass berm. Burres got a fly out and a strikeout to end the inning. In the 2nd, the Tides made it 3-0 with SS Brendan Harris’ solo home run, which landed in almost the same place as Reimold’s.
The Indians had a chance to return fire in the bottom of the 1st inning. RF Corey Wimberly and SS Chase d’Arnaud led off with back-to-back line drive singles, one to right field and one to left. It would have been a great opportunity to answer the Tides, but the next three batters could not move the runners along — a fly out, a pop out, and a fly out, leaving Wimberly and d’Arnaud standing there.
Grossman’s Lead-Off Homer; Power Are Two-Hit
Altoona Curve 8, Erie SeaWolves 6
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Two big innings gave the Curve enough runs to withstand a late-inning rally by the SeaWolves and take the win to open this series. The Curve got started with a two-out rally which scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 2nd. After a line out and a ground out, C Tony Sanchez and DH Kris Watts both walked. 1B Miles Durham and RF Brad Chalk then hit back-to-back doubles, with Durham driving in one run and Watts adding two. 2B Brock Holt reached base on a fielding error at shortstop, moving Chalk to third base. Chalk scored on a balk, giving the Curve a 4-0 lead. They added 3 more runs in the 5th, beginning with Holt’s lead-off single through the hole into right field. CF Starling Marte dropped down a sacrifice bunt to moved Holt to second base. Three consecutive singles, by LF Quincy Latimore, Mercer, and 3B Jeremy Farrell brought in one run (Mercer’s RBI). After a pitching change, Sanchez made it four straight singles with a liner into center field, scoring Latimore and Mercer. The Curve added one more insurance run in the 7t, on a single by Latimore and an RBI double by Mercer.
Aaron Pribanic made the start for the Curve and earned his second win of the season. He pitched 5 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and a walk. Two of the hits, a single and a double, came in the 3rd inning, and were followed by a bouncer back to the mound, which Pribanic returned to Sanchez, who tagged out the lead runner at the plate. Two more singles came in the 4th, and both of those runners were left on base. Brian Leach pitched the 6th and 7th innings and gave up a run in each. A walk and a triple plated the run in the 6th, and a walk, a single, and two ground outs brought in the run in the 7th. Tom Boleska began the 8th inning, and got into trouble right away. Two walks and a double loaded the bases, and a sacrifice fly scored one run. After another walk, Boleska was relieved by Noah Krol. The first batter Krol faced doubled into left field for 2 runs, and a hit batter and an RBI ground out gave Erie the fourth run of the inning. Krol ended the rally with a strikeout, then retired the SeaWolves in order in the 9th to earn his 6th Save of the season.
What’s wrong with Andrew McCutchen?
Clearly, Andrew McCutchen is slumping. After a hot start on the season’s opening road trip, he has hit .162/.279/.270 in his past 86 plate appearances. There is little to worry… Read more
Minor League Schedule: 4/30/11
For a more in depth review of yesterday’s games please check out our minor league wrap-up which can be found here. Both Indianapolis and West Virginia are in last place in their… Read more
Game 26 Recap: Correia Tosses Gem in Denver
It was snowing off and on in Colorado last night. That just doesn’t seem right this late in April. It didn’t stop Kevin Correia from pitching well and the Pirates… Read more
Evan Meek to the DL? Moskos Time?
Dejan Kovacevic mentions that Evan Meek could go on the disabled list tomorrow, allowing the right hander to regain strength in his right shoulder. Kovacevic adds that Daniel Moskos could… Read more
