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Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 5/3/11

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DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Brad Lincoln (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Alex Presley (4-for-6, HR, 3 RBI)

Home Runs: Alex Presley (4)

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA)

Presley combined to go 4-for-6 today with his fourth homer of the year.

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

Result: Indianapolis 5, Durham 2; Durham 8, Indianapolis 5

Starting Pitcher: Brad Lincoln (5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR); Rudy Owens (2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2 HR)

Top Hitter: Alex Presley (4-for-6, HR, 3 RBI)

Notes: Indianapolis split a double header with Durham.  Brad Lincoln (1-3, 6.49) had his best start of the 2011 season, allowing two runs on six hits in five innings, with a walk and five strikeouts.  Justin Thomas (3.29) and Tim Wood (4.76) each pitched perfect innings to close out the game.

Alex Presley (.354) led the offense, going 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs.  Matt Hague (.274) and Brian Friday (.245) each went 2-for-3.  Chase d’Arnaud (.226) and Corey Wimberly (.241) each went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.  Gorkys Hernandez (.236) went 1-for-2 with a double and his tenth stolen base of the year.

Rudy Owens (2-3, 5.81) struggled in game two, allowing five runs on five hits in 2.1 innings, with two homers.  Owens was ejected in the third after hitting a batter, immediately following his second home run allowed.  Tony Watson (2.40) pitched 1.2 perfect innings in relief.  Jose Ascanio (10.13) allowed one run on three hits in two innings.  Blaine Boyer (21.60) allowed two runs in an inning of work.

Alex Presley had another good game, going 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, and an RBI.  Matt Hague provided most of the offense, going 1-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.  Chase d’Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two runs scored.

ALTOONA CURVE (AA)

Altoona was postponed today.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS (A+)

Bradenton was off today.

WEST VIRGINIA POWER (A)

West Virginia was postponed today.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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