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Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/8/11

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DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Garrett Olson (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Jeremy Farrell (3-for-4)

Home Runs: None

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA)

Olson pitched four shutout innings.

Box Score

Result: Indianapolis 1, Buffalo 0

Starting Pitcher: Garrett Olson (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: John Bowker (2-for-4, RBI)

Notes: Garrett Olson (2.04) pitched four shutout innings, allowing two hits, one walk, and striking out three.  Anthony Claggett (0.00) pitched two shutout innings, allowing three walks.  Justin Thomas (5-1, 4.18) allowed three hits in two shutout innings, with three strikeouts.  Cesar Valdez (2.73) closed it out with a shutout inning, striking out one.

John Bowker (.327) went 2-for-4 with the only RBI.  Alex Presley (.335) went 1-for-3.  Miles Durham (.222) scored the only run after getting a pinch hit double.

ALTOONA CURVE (AA)

Farrell went 3-for-4.

Box Score

Result: Erie 7, Altoona 6

Starting Pitcher: Bryan Morris (4.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR)

Top Hitter: Jeremy Farrell (3-for-4)

Notes: Bryan Morris (3.69) returned to the rotation, allowing four runs on five hits in four innings, with two walks and five strikeouts.  Jared Hughes (3-4, 4.09) pitched two innings, allowing three runs on three hits, with two walks and a strikeout.  Matt McSwain (4.79) pitched two perfect innings with a strikeout.  Donald Veal (13.50) pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout.

Jeremy Farrell (.293) went 3-for-4.  Brock Holt (.297) went 1-for-3 with two RBIs.  Matt Curry (.324) went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS (A+)

Baker allowed three runs in six innings.

Box Score

Result: Jupiter 4, Bradenton 3

Starting Pitcher: Nathan Baker (6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Elevys Gonzalez (2-for-4, BB, SB)

Notes: Nathan Baker (4.26) pitched six innings, allowing three runs on four hits, with two walks and two strikeouts.  Brian Leach (6.23) pitched a perfect inning.  Jhonathan Ramos (0-3, 3.25) took the loss, allowing an unearned run on a walk and a hit in one inning.

Elevys Gonzalez (.319) went 2-for-4 with a walk and a stolen base.  Robbie Grossman (.276) went 1-for-2 with three walks and a run.

WEST VIRGINIA POWER (A)

West Virginia was off today.

DSL Pirates (RK)

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

Result: Pirates 7, Mets 4; Mets 10, Pirates 9

Starting Pitcher: Angel Sanchez (0.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR); Clario Perez (4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Edwin Espinal (4-for-8, 2 2B, 6 RBI)

Notes: Edwin Espinal (.444) went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in game one, and 2-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs in game two.  Jesus Vasquez (.350) went 1-for-3 in each game, with a double in each of his hits. Jhoanel Jimenez (.714) went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

VSL Pirates (RK)

Box Score

Result: Reds 7, Pirates 5

Starting Pitcher: Roberto Espinoza (4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Dilson Herrera (2-for-4, 2B, 3B)

Notes: Dilson Herrera (.333) went 2-for-4 with a double and a triple.  Jordan Galvez (.313) went 2-for-4 with a stolen base.  Edgard Munoz (.370) went 1-for-5 with a double and a stolen base.

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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