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Minor League Schedule: 7/16/11

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For an in depth review of yesterday’s games please check out our minor league wrap-up which can be found here.  All three rookie league teams are in first place.

Wilson pitched five shutout innings his last start

AAA: Indianapolis (48-46) @ Columbus (59-34) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Justin Wilson (9-5 3.80)

Justin will get his 18th start of the year tonight. He threw 5 shutout innings in his last outing on July 7th. On the road this year Justin has a 5-2 4.60 record in 10 games, nine as a starter. Justin’s 46 walks issued is tied for the 4th most in the International League.

AA: Altoona (38-53) @ Erie (44-48) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Aaron Pribanic (5-8 4.37)

Aaron will take the mound for the 19th time tonight, 18 as a starter. He has struggled lately going 1-7 in his last nine starts. He gave up 5 runs in 5 innings in his last start on 7/10.  On the road this year he is 1-3 4.50 in 8 games. In his last start vs Erie on May 15th he threw 6 shutout innings.

High-A: Bradenton (43-49 overall 13-9 2nd half) @ Dunedin (49-42 overall 10-11 2nd half) 6:00pm
Probable starter: Nate Baker (5-6 3.87)

Baker will make his 16th start of the year tonight, he has also made four relief appearances. In his last start on Monday he gave up 2 earned runs in 5 innings of work. In his last 10 games spanning 46 innings he has a 2.93 ERA. On the road this year he is 2-2 3.04 in 10 games. Nate has 65 strikeouts on the year, 2nd highest total on Bradenton to Brett Lorin’s 75.

Low-A: West Virginia (42-48 overall 7-15 2nd half) VS Charleston (36-56 overall 10-12 2nd half) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Tyler Waldron (6-5 4.48)

Waldron will get his 15th start of the season tonight, he has also made two relief appearances.  In his last start on Sunday he gave up 6 earned runs in 6.2 IP. In 7 home games this year he has a 5-1 2.94 ERA. Tyler has given up the 3rd most homers in the league(14), trailing teammate Zack Von Rosenberg by three.

Short Season A: State College (8-20) @ Williamsport (14-14) 7:00pm
Probable starter: Matt Benedict (1-0 2.70)

State College is in last place in their division, eight games behind Mahoning Valley and Jamestown who are tied for first place at 16-12. Only one team in the NYPL has a worse record than State College (Aberdeen 7-21) while Staten Island has the best record in the league at 21-5.

Rookie: GCL Pirates (15-8) VS GCL Tigers (9-13) 10:00am

The GCL Pirates are in 1st place, one game ahead of the Yankees.

VSL: VSL Pirates (31-21) VS VSL Mariners (28-25) 9:30am

The VSL Pirates are in first place and have a 1 1/2 game lead over the 2nd place Rays.

DSL: DSL Pirates (26-13) VS DSL Royals (22-17) 10:30am

The DSL Pirates are in 1st place, 3 1/2 games ahead of the DSL Red Sox

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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