The Bradenton doubleheader yesterday was canceled due to weather. The two games will not be made up due to the fact Daytona and Bradenton do not meet up again during the first half of the season. West Virginia had their game rained out last night. They will make up the game on the road next week. Altoona was also rained out. That game will be made up in August when the two teams meet again. Due to all the rainouts, there may be changes in the starters for today’s games so check back later for any updates. Two new teams are on the daily schedule as the Dominican Summer League season got under way Saturday. For a look at the players to watch on the DSL teams, check out our season preview here. For a look at the possible starters over the next few weeks, please check out our Probable Pitchers Chart. Check out the Recent Transactions section to the bottom of this page, for all Pirates minor league transactions. A full recap of yesterday’s action can be found here.
AAA: Indianapolis (41-21) vs Durham (39-22) 7:15pm
Probable starter: Graham Godfrey (1-0, 3.00)
Yesterday’s Result: Durham 6, Indianapolis 2
Graham Godfrey made his first start for Indianapolis today. He started four times for Pawtucket, while also pitching nine times in relief. He went 4-3, 3.83 in 43.1 innings before coming to Indianapolis. In his only appearance for the Indians, he went three innings, allowing one run, no walks and he struck out five batters
AA: Altoona (25-34) vs Binghamton (35-25) 7:00pm
Probable starter: David Bromberg (2-5, 3.83)
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona was rained out
David Bromberg will make his seventh start of the season tonight. He has also pitched five times in relief. As a starter, he is 1-4, 3.34 in 32.1 innings, with 28 strikeouts. At home this year he is 2-2, 3.71 in 26.2 innings, with 23 strikeouts, though he does have a .301 BAA. Bromberg started against Reading on 5/22, going 7.1 innings, with four runs allowed(all unearned) on six hits and no walks, while striking out eight batters. In his last start, he gave up two runs on three hits and three walks in four innings.
High-A: Bradenton (23-35) vs Ft Myers (40-17) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Zack Dodson (1-3, 4.83)
Yesterday’s Result: Bradenton was rained out
Zack Dodson will make the start today for Bradenton. He has made six starts this year, pitching a total of 31.2 innings. He has allowed 35 hits, five homers, nine walks and 18 strikeouts. Dodson has a 1.23 GO/AO ratio and a .269 BAA. In his last start, he gave up seven runs on eight hits in three innings. At home he is 1-2, 4.57 in four starts.
Low-A: West Virginia (32-27) vs Hagerstown (31-25) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Clay Holmes (2-4, 5.04)
Yesterday’s Result: Delmarva 1, West Virginia 0 in 5 innings
Clay Holmes will make his 12th start of the season. He has pitched a total of 50 innings, allowing 46 hits, three homers and 37 walks. He has 36 strikeouts, a .250 BAA and a 1.74 GO/AO ratio. In his last start, he threw five shutout innings, allowing just one hit and struck out five, though he did walk five batters. He also gave up just one hit over five innings in a start on 5/17 against Lexington. At home this season, he is 0-3, 5.87 in seven starts. Holmes has not faced Delmarva yet this season.
DSL: Pirates1 (1-4) vs Phillies (3-2) 10:30am
Yesterday’s Result: Phillies 11, Pirates1 5
DSL: Pirates2 (1-4) vs Cardinals (2-3) 10:30am
Yesterday’s Result: Pirates2 7, Cardinals 4
Recent Transactions
6/6 Barrett Barnes activated from DL. Junior Sosa sent to Bradenton
6/6 Zachary Von Roseberg activated from DL. Jhondaniel Medina sent to West Virginia
6/6 Stefan Welch traded to Red Sox organization
6/5 Jake Burnette placed on disabled list retroactive to 6/3
5/31 Added Zack Thornton to Indianapolis roster. Placed Kyle Waldrop on disabled list.
5/31 Acquired Atahualpa Severino. Assigned him to Indianapolis.
5/31 Acquired Graham Godfrey. Assigned him to Indianapolis.
5/31 Activated Chase d’Arnaud from disabled list. Assigned him to Indianapolis.
5/31 Promoted Alex Presley to Pittsburgh Pirates. Assigned Josh Harrison to Indianapolis.
