Tyler Glasnow had eight strikeouts on Saturday

AAA: Indianapolis (32-15) @ Buffalo (26-18) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Brandon Cumpton (3-2, 2.83)
Yesterday’s Result: Indianapolis was off yesterday

Brandon Cumpton will make his seventh start for Indianapolis tonight. He has also pitched once in relief and he made two early season starts for Altoona. On the year, he has pitched a total of 51 innings, allowing 43 hits, two homers and 20 walks. Cumpton has 43 strikeouts, a 2.66 GO/AO ratio and a .225 BAA. In his last start, he went six innings, allowing just two hits and one unearned run. He hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last five starts. Cumpton is dominating right-handed batters since joining Indianapolis, holding them to a .194 average, with a 3.88 GO/AO ratio and twenty strikeouts in 72 AB’s.

AA: Altoona (19-27) @ Reading (18-26) 11:35am
Probable starter: Casey Sadler (5-3, 2.79)
Yesterday’s Result: Reading 7, Altoona 5

Casey Sadler will make his tenth start of the season this morning. He has gone at least seven innings in six of his last seven starts. He has had much more success on the road this year, going 4-0, 0.67 in four starts, with a .189 BAA in 27 innings. Sadler also pitched well in his only day game, allowing one run over seven innings. In 58 total innings, he has 30 strikeouts, a 2.15 GO/AO ratio and a .249 BAA.

High-A: Bradenton (18-28) vs Tampa (19-25) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Adrian Sampson (1-1, 6.94)
Yesterday’s Result: Bradenton 12, Tampa 4

Adrian Sampson will get his eighth start of the season tonight. He has also pitched once in relief. Sampson has pitched a total of 36.1 innings, allowing 53 hits, seven homers, ten walks and he has struck out 20 batters. In his last start, he gave up 11 hits and seven runs over four innings against St Lucie. At home this year, Sampson is 0-1, 7.77 in 22 innings over five starts, with a .375 BAA. Right-handed batters are hitting .363 against him.

Low-A: West Virginia (24-22) vs Lakewood (19-25) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 2.12)
Yesterday’s Result:  West Virginia 8, Kannapolis 6

Tyler Glasnow will make his ninth start of the season tonight. He has had a remarkable run this year, allowing 14 hits all season and two or less hits in six of his starts. He is holding right-handed batters to a .137 BAA, though he has been even better against lefties. In 41 AB’s, they are hitting .098, with 20 strikeouts. He has also had an amazing stretch for strikeouts recently. He has 50 K’s on the year in 34 innings, which is great, but in his last four starts, Glasnow has 34 in 19 innings. At home this season, he is 1-0, 1.50 in four starts, with 27 strikeouts in 18 innings.

Recent Transactions

5/22 Orlando Castro assigned to Jamestown. Josh Smith added to West Virginia roster

5/20 Alex Dickerson placed on DL. Justin Howard added to Altoona roster.

5/19 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Altoona roster.

5/18 Jeff Karstens added to Altoona roster.

Clay Holmes has struggled with his control all season

AAA: Indianapolis (32-15) @ Buffalo (26-18) 7:05pm 5/23
Probable starter: Brandon Cumpton (3-2, 2.83)
Yesterday’s Result: Pawtucket 9, Indianapolis 8

Indianapolis is off today. When they resume play on Thursday, they will finish up their current road trip with four games in Buffalo. Last week, Indianapolis won two of three against Buffalo at home. The Indians have a 3.5 game lead in their division and they also have the best record in the entire International League. They are 12-10 on the road, 20-5 at home. Indianapolis has gone 6-4 in their last ten games.

AA: Altoona (19-26) @ Reading (17-26) 6:35pm
Probable starter: David Bromberg (2-4, 4.65)
Yesterday’s Result: Reading 3, Altoona 0

David Bromberg will get his fifth start of the season tonight. He has also pitched four times in relief. As a starter, he is 1-3, 4.29 in 21 innings. He has a .308 BAA as a starter, .222 when he pitches in relief. Bromberg threw five scoreless innings in his last outing, a relief appearance on 5/16 against Trenton. On the road, he is 0-2, 7.00 in two relief appearances and one start.

High-A: Bradenton (17-28) vs Tampa (19-24) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Zack Dodson (0-1, 3.06)
Yesterday’s Result: Tampa 7, Bradenton 0

Zack Dodson will make his fourth start of the season tonight. In his opener, he went five innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits and two walks. In his second outing, he gave up two runs on six hits in six innings. Dodson pitched even better in his last start, allowing one run over 6.2 innings. He has allowed a home run in all three starts. In 17.2 innings, he has 11 strikeouts, a 1.53 GO/AO ratio and a .206 BAA.

Low-A: West Virginia (23-22) @ Kannapolis (15-26) 10:05am
Probable starter: Clay Holmes (1-3, 5.50)
Yesterday’s Result:  West Virginia 9, Kannapolis 3

Clay Holmes will make his ninth start of the season today. He is coming off what was possibly his best start of the season, one-hit ball over five innings of work. Prior to that, he was on the disabled list with a minor ankle injury that pushed his start back four days. Holmes has pitched on the road only twice this season, giving up three runs over five innings on 4/26 and 11 days earlier, he threw 5.1 scoreless innings. He has a 1.96 GO/AO ratio and a .254 BAA.

Recent Transactions

5/20 Alex Dickerson placed on DL. Justin Howard added to Altoona roster.

5/19 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Altoona roster.

5/18 Jeff Karstens added to Altoona roster.

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

Orlando Castro has four walks and 40 strikeouts this year

AAA: Indianapolis (32-14) @ Pawtucket (26-19) 12:05pm
Probable starter: Andy Oliver (3-1, 2.61)
Yesterday’s Result: Indianapolis 8, Pawtucket 4

Andy Oliver will get his tenth start of the season tonight. He has been hard to hit this year, but has also displayed poor command, especially recently. He does have some impressive stats, including a .185 BAA and a 1.12 GO/AO ratio, with 54 strikeouts in 48.1 innings. The bad news is 35 walks, with two games in a row in which he has walked six batters. Oliver is third in the International League in strikeouts and has a healthy lead in base on balls, a stat which he led the IL in last season and finished second in during the 2011 season. He is 2-0, 2.76 in three road games, striking out 23 batters in 16.1 innings.

AA: Altoona (19-24) @ Reading (16-26) 6:35pm
Probable starter: Charlie Morton (1-0, 1.93)
Yesterday’s Result: Reading 6, Altoona 3

Charlie Morton will make his fourth rehab start for Altoona tonight. He has also made starts for Bradenton and Indianapolis. At Altoona, he has pitched a total of 14 innings, giving up just six hits and four walks. In his last outing, he went four innings, allowing two runs on two hits, both solo homers. He threw 61 pitches on the night, 40 went for strikes. In 20 total innings this year, Morton has a .132 BAA, 1.72 GO/AO ratio and 11 strikeouts.

High-A: Bradenton (17-27) vs Tampa (18-24) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Robby Rowland (2-2, 4.54)
Yesterday’s Result: Tampa 2, Bradenton 1

Robby Rowland will get his ninth start of the year tonight. He has thrown a total of 39.2 innings, giving up 41 hits, four homers and ten walks. He has 22 strikeouts, a 1.43 GO/AO ratio and a .268 BAA. At home, Rowland is 0-1, 4.22 in two starts. He has a huge split against LH and RH batters, holding righties to a .198 average, while lefties are hitting .371 with three homers. In his last four starts combined, Rowland has picked up just seven strikeouts.

Low-A: West Virginia (22-22) @ Kannapolis (15-25) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Orlando Castro (3-3, 2.22)
Yesterday’s Result:  West Virginia 11, Kannapolis 2

Orlando Castro will make his ninth start of the season tonight. He has displayed excellent control this year while putting up strong strikeout totals. In 44.2 innings, Castro has allowed 38 hits, four homers, four walks and he has 40 strikeouts. His last start was his worst of the season, giving up four runs in 4.2 innings. He walked two batters and served up two homers, doubling his season total in both categories. Castro has made five starts on the road already, going 2-1, 2.30 in 27.1 innings.

Recent Transactions

5/20 Alex Dickerson placed on DL. Justin Howard added to Altoona roster.

5/19 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Altoona roster.

5/18 Jeff Karstens added to Altoona roster.

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Bradenton on rehab.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

Rodriguez already has more strikeouts this year than he amassed last year

AAA: Indianapolis (31-14) @ Pawtucket (26-18) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Brooks Brown (2-0, 3.66)
Yesterday’s Result: Pawtucket 11, Indianapolis 3

Brooks Brown will get his fifth start of the season tonight. He has also pitched six times in relief. Brown has a 4.76 ERA in 17 innings as a starter, 2.40 in 15 innings of relief. He has a 1.79 GO/AO ratio and a .224 BAA. He has been particularly tough on righties, holding them to a .193 BAA. A majority of his innings have come at home this year, though he has pitched nine scoreless innings on the road.

AA: Altoona (19-23) @ Reading (15-26) 6:35pm
Probable starter: Luis Sanz (2-1, 3.63) Stolmy Pimentel (2-1, 2.89)
Yesterday’s Result: Richmond 3, Altoona 0

Stolmy Pimentel will start tonight, making his ninth start of the season. He has hit a recent rough streak, allowing 16 hits, six walks and 12 runs in his last 10.1 innings, covering two starts. In the month of April, he was 2-0, 0.30 in five starts. His May ERA is 7.71 in three games. In 46 innings, he has given up 40 hits, three homers,  22 walks and 37 strikeouts.

High-A: Bradenton (17-26) vs Tampa (17-24) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Eliecer Navarro (0-7, 3.89)
Yesterday’s Result: Bradenton 8, St Lucie 1

Eliecer Navarro will make his eighth start of the season. He also has one relief appearance. He leads the organization in losses. On the year, Navarro has pitched 41.2 innings, giving up 46 hits, four homers and eight walks, while striking out 38 batters. In his last outing, he allowed four runs on eight hits and one walk in 6.1 innings. Despite the winless record, Navarro hadn’t allowed more than three earned runs in a game until his last start. At home this year, he has a 2.35 ERA in 15.1 innings.

Low-A: West Virginia (21-22) @ Kannapolis (15-24) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Joely Rodriguez (2-3, 3.14)
Yesterday’s Result:  Lexington 12, West Virginia 5

Joely Rodriguez will make his ninth start of the season tonight. He has pitched great recently, giving up just two earned runs in his last four starts combined. On the year, he has pitched a total of 43 innings, allowing 44 hits, three homers, 12 walks and he has struck out 36 batters. Rodriguez has a 2.19 GO/AO ratio and a .268 BAA, which includes a .211 mark from left-handed batters. On the road this year, he is 1-1, 3.12 in three starts.

Recent Transactions

5/19 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Altoona roster.

5/18 Jeff Karstens added to Altoona roster.

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Bradenton on rehab.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

Jameson Taillon will start for the fourth time this year against Richmond

AAA: Indianapolis (31-13) @ Pawtucket (25-18) 1:05pm
Probable starter: Gerrit Cole (3-1, 2.55)
Yesterday’s Result:   Indianapolis 6, Pawtucket 3

Gerrit Cole will make his ninth start of the season today. He started the year off slow with high pitch count problems, but recently he has been much more efficient, working at least six innings in each of his last four starts. He has pitched better on the road this year, going 1-0, 1.86 in 19.1 innings over three starts. Cole has a 1.42 GO/AO ratio and a .204 BAA. Right-handed batters have had a lot of trouble against him, hitting .134 in 67 AB’s. He has had an odd season long strikeout pattern going, picking up either two or five strikeouts in all eight starts this year.

AA: Altoona (19-23) @ Richmond (20-20) 6:05pm
Probable starter: Jameson Taillon (2-4, 2.82)
Yesterday’s Result: Richmond 5, Altoona 3

Jameson Taillon will get his ninth start of the season today. He threw six shutout innings in his last start, the third time this year he didn’t allow a run in his start. Two of those shutout starts were against today’s opponent, Richmond. He also faced them a third time in Richmond and didn’t have similar success, allowing five runs in six innings. In 44.2 innings this season, he has given up 39 hits, one homer, 16 walks and he has 47 strikeouts. Taillon has a 1.21 GO/AO ratio and a .229 BAA. On the road this year, he is 1-1, 4.50 in three games. At home, he has a 2.05 ERA.

High-A: Bradenton (16-26) vs St Lucie (24-16) 1:00pm
Probable starter: Nick Kingham (4-2, 3.79)
Yesterday’s Result: St Lucie 10, Bradenton 0

Nick Kingham will make his ninth start of the year this afternoon. He is coming off his worst start of the season. On Tuesday, he recorded just two outs before being replaced, giving up four runs on three hits and two walks. Prior to that game he had won four straight starts, including a 13 strikeout performance on 4/28 against Brevard County. He has 49 strikeouts this year in 40.1 innings, the second highest total in the FSL, training Nick Hernandez of Clearwater by one. Kingham has walked only nine batters all season, and not more than two in any game.

Low-A: West Virginia (21-21) VS Lexington (21-21) 2:05pm
Probable starter: Jake Burnette (0-0, 4.91)
Yesterday’s Result: West Virginia 3, Lexington 2(game one) Lexington 6, West Virginia 4(game two)

Jake Burnette will make his second start of the season today. In his season opener six days ago, he went 3.2 innings, allowing two runs on five hits(one homer) and three walks. He struck out seven batters. Burnette pitched five games for State College last year before being shutdown due to elbow soreness. He went 1-2, 4.71 in 22 innings and recorded eight strikeouts, just one more than he had in his season debut this year.

Recent Transactions

5/18 Jeff Karstens added to Altoona roster.

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Bradenton on rehab.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

Jeff Karstens gets his second rehab start tonight

AAA: Indianapolis (30-13) @ Pawtucket (25-17) 6:05pm
Probable starter: Kris Johnson (3-3, 3.68)
Yesterday’s Result:   Indianapolis 2, Buffalo 1

Kris Johnson will make his seventh start of the season tonight. He has also appeared twice in relief. As a starter, he has pitched a total of 32.2 innings, allowing 28 hits, three homers, 13 walks and he has 24 strikeouts. Johnson has a .259 BAA and a 1.17 GO/AO ratio. In his last start, he went six innings, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks. He threw five shutout innings in his previous outing. On the road this year, he is 1-2, 5.21 in three starts and one relief appearance.

AA: Altoona (19-22) @ Richmond (19-20) 6:05pm
Probable starter: Jeff Karstens (NR)
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona 2, Richmond 1

Jeff Karstens will make his second rehab start. He is schedule to throw either 65 pitches or four innings, whichever comes first. He threw 42 pitches in his last start while with Bradenton. He allowed one run on four hits, no walks and he struck out four batters in three innings.

High-A: Bradenton (16-25) vs St Lucie (23-16) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Adrian Sampson (1-0, 5.85)
Yesterday’s Result: Bradenton 5, St Lucie 4

Adrian Sampson will make his seventh start of the season tonight. He has also made one relief appearance, which was his last outing. Sampson threw five innings in that last game, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk. On the year, he has pitched a total of 32.1 innings, allowing 42 hits, five homers and ten walks, while picking up 19 strikeouts. He faced St Lucie on 4/25, going 4.2 innings, with one run, three hits and three walks. At home this year, he is 0-0, 6.00 in four starts. Sampsons has an 0.89 GO/AO ratio and a .321 BAA.

Low-A: West Virginia (20-20) VS Lexington (20-20) 5:00pm DH
Probable starter: Tyler Glasnow (3-0, 1.80) and John Kuchno (1-2, 4.18)
Yesterday’s Result: West Virginia 3, Lexington 1

Tyler Glasnow will make his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched 30 innings, giving up just 13 hits and no homers, although he has walked 19 batters. Glasnow has 42 strikeouts, including 26 in his last 15 innings. Batters are hitting just .129 against him and lefties are only hitting .108 with 17 strikeouts in 37 AB’s. He leads West Virginia in strikeouts and ranks seventh in the entire South Atlantic League. His season high in hits allowed in a game is four, though it should be noted that it was also the only game in which he didn’t walk any batters. John Kuchno makes his eighth start. In his first two starts combined, he gave up 13 runs. Since then, he has allowed just five runs in 25 innings. He faced Lexington in his last start, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks in 5.1 innings.

Recent Transactions

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Bradenton on rehab.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

5/13 Jeff Karstens added to Bradenton roster.

Clay Holmes has struggled with his control all season

AAA: Indianapolis (29-13) VS Buffalo (24-15) 7:15pm
Probable starter: Brandon Cumpton (3-2, 3.31)
Yesterday’s Result:  Buffalo 6, Indianapolis 4

Brandon Cumpton will make his sixth start for Indianapolis tonight. He has also started twice for Altoona and pitched once in relief for Indianapolis. He has pitched a total of 45 innings this year, allowing 41 hits, two homers, 16 walks and he has 39 strikeouts. Cumpton has an impressive 2.65 GO/AO ratio and a .240 BAA. In his last start, he went six innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks. In his previous start, he tied his season high with eight strikeouts. He has pitched twice at home, his last start and on 4/26, Cumpton threw seven scoreless innings against Lehigh Valley.

AA: Altoona (18-22) @ Richmond (19-19) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Casey Sadler (4-3, 3.18)
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona 6, Trenton 2

Casey Sadler will make his ninth start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 51 innings, allowing 47 hits, five homers, 13 walks and he has struck out 27 batters. He has a 2.22 GO/AO ratio and a .250 BAA. Sadler made his last start against this same Richmond team, going seven innings and allowing four earned runs on seven hits and two walks. He has walked either one or two batters in every start this season. Sadler has gone at least seven innings in five of his last six starts.

High-A: Bradenton (15-25) vs St Lucie (23-15) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Zack Dodson (0-1, 4.09)
Yesterday’s Result: Clearwater 6, Bradenton 3

Zack Dodson will make his third start of the season tonight. He missed the beginning of the season serving out the rest of his 50 game suspension from late last year. In his first start, Dodson went five innings, giving up three earned runs on five hits and two walks, while striking out four batters. In his last start, he allowed two runs on six hits and a walk in six innings. He has allowed a homer in each start.

Low-A: West Virginia (19-20) VS Lexington (20-19) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Clay Holmes (1-3, 6.10)
Yesterday’s Result: West Virginia was rained out

Clay Holmes returned from the DL yesterday and will make his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 31 innings, allowing 33 hits, 25 walks, three homers and he has 17 strikeouts, with a 2.04 GO/AO ratio and a .277 BAA.  At home, he is 0-2, 7.84 in five starts. In his last start, he went four innings, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks. He was out for eight days, after suffering a minor ankle injury.

Recent Transactions

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Bradenton on rehab.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

5/13 Jeff Karstens added to Bradenton roster.

Charlie Morton tries to get back on track after a setback in his last start

AAA: Indianapolis (29-12) VS Buffalo (23-15) 11:05am
Probable starter: Andy Oliver (3-1, 2.70)
Yesterday’s Result:  Indianapolis 14, Buffalo 7

Andy Oliver will make his ninth start of the season today. He currently sits second in the International League with 50 strikeouts, one behind the leader, but he also leads the league with 29 walks. Oliver has been nearly unhittable this year at times, giving up three hits or less in five of his starts. Batters are hitting .185 against him, just .161 from the left-hand side. In his last outing, he gave up one run on three hits over five innings. His day was cut short though due to a season high six walks, which led to a high pitch count. Oliver is 1-1, 2.67 in five home starts this year.

AA: Altoona (17-22) VS Trenton (21-18) 10:30am
Probable starter: Charlie Morton (1-0, 0.90)
Yesterday’s Result: Trenton 6, Altoona 4

Charlies Morton will get his fifth rehab start today, his third for Altoona. He initially made one start for Bradenton, giving up two runs over three innings. Morton then moved up to Altoona, where he started twice, allowing one run in ten total innings of work. In his start for Indianapolis on May 3rd, he threw three no-hit innings, allowing one unearned run, while walking two batters. In 16 total innings, he is holding batters to a .130 average, while walking five and striking out ten.

High-A: Bradenton (15-24) @ Clearwater  (20-18) 7:00pm
Probable starter: Robby Rowland (2-1, 4.15)
Yesterday’s Result: Clearwater 4, Bradenton 1

Robby Rowland will make his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 34.2 innings, allowing 35 hits, three homers, ten walks and he has 19 strikeouts. Rowland has a .263 BAA and a 1.63 GO/AO ratio. He has had a tough time with the strikeouts recently, picking up just four in his last three starts combined. Five of his starts have come on the road, where is a combined 2-0, 4.13 in 24 innings. Left-handed batters are hitting .364 against him, righties are batting just .192 with no homers.

Low-A: West Virginia (19-20) VS Lexington (20-19) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Clay Holmes (1-3, 6.10)
Yesterday’s Result: Hickory 8, West Virginia 7 in 10 innings

Clay Holmes returned from the DL today and will make his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 31 innings, allowing 33 hits, 25 walks, three homers and he has 17 strikeouts, with a 2.04 GO/AO ratio and a .277 BAA.  In his last start, he went four innings, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks. He was out for eight days, after suffering a minor ankle injury. West Virginia is currently in third place, 4.5 games behind Hagerstown. They are 6-4 in their last ten and they have lost two in a row. The Power are starting a brief four game homestand today before going back on the road. They are 9-9 at home this season. They won two of three in their only series against Lexington this year.

Recent Transactions

5/16 Clay Holmes activated from DL. Josh Smith assigned to Jamestown roster.

5/16 Chase d’Arnaud assigned to Bradenton on rehab.

5/16 Cesar Lopez sent to Extended Spring Training. Kurt Yacko assigned to Bradenton roster

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

5/13 Jeff Karstens added to Bradenton roster.

5/9 Neil Walker added to Altoona roster.

5/9 Zach Thornton added to Altoona roster. Justin Howard and Jeff Inman added to Disabled List. Jason Townsend activated from DL.

5/9 Cesar Lopez added to Bradenton roster.

Stolmy Pimentel was roughed up in his last start Photo Credit: Mark Olson

AAA: Indianapolis (28-12) VS Buffalo (23-14) 1:35pm
Probable starter: Brooks Brown (1-0, 2.33)
Yesterday’s Result:  Indianapolis 10, Buffalo 4

Brooks Brown will make his fourth start of the season tonight. He has also pitched six times in relief. As a starter, he is 0-0, 2.25 in 12 innings, with seven hits, four walks and 11 strikeouts. He pitched eight scoreless innings over his first two starts, then in his last start  five days ago, he allowed three runs in four innings. Brown is holding batters to a .200 average and he has a 1.43 GO/AO ratio.

AA: Altoona (17-21) VS Trenton (20-18) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Stolmy Pimentel (2-0, 1.99)
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona 5, Trenton 3

Stolmy Pimentel will make his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 40.2 innings, allowing 30 hits, three homers and 21 walks. He has 35 strikeouts, a 0.95 GO/AO ratio and a .205 BAA. Pimentel allowed six runs over 4.1 innings in his last outing. In his six previous starts combined, he gave up just three earned runs. He had an 0.30 April ERA and was selected as our April Pirates Pitcher of the Month.

High-A: Bradenton (15-23) @ Clearwater  (18-18) 10:30am
Probable starter: Eliecer Navarro (0-6, 3.57)
Yesterday’s Result: Bradenton 8, Clearwater 7

Eliecer Navarro will make his seventh start of the season today. He also pitched once in relief early in the year. Despite not allowing more than three earned runs in any game this season, Navarro has still yet to pick up a victory and he leads all Pirates minor leaguers with those six losses. In his last outing, he went five innings, allowing three runs on six hits, while picking up six strikeouts. In 35.1 innings this season, Navarro has walked seven and struck out 33 batters.

Low-A: West Virginia (19-19) @ Hickory (20-17) 11:00am
Probable starter: Orlando Castro (3-3, 1.58)
Yesterday’s Result: Hickory 2, West Virginia 1

Orlando Castro will make his eighth start of the season today. He has pitched in some bad luck this year, giving up seven earned runs in seven starts, but has still been changed with three losses and a no-decision. Castro has pitched a total of 40 innings, allowing 31 hits, two homers, two walks and he has 35 strikeouts. He also has a 1.38 GO/AO ratio and a .221 BAA. In his last start, Castro went seven innings for the first time, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk. Left-handed batters are hitting surprisingly well of the lefty, batting .320 this year. He is 1-2, 1.19 in four road starts.

Recent Transactions

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

5/13 Jeff Karstens added to Bradenton roster.

5/9 Neil Walker added to Altoona roster.

5/9 Zach Thornton added to Altoona roster. Justin Howard and Jeff Inman added to Disabled List. Jason Townsend activated from DL.

5/9 Cesar Lopez added to Bradenton roster.

5/8 Duke Welker promoted to majors. Josh Harrison rejoins Indianapolis.

5/8 Tim Alderson promoted to Indianapolis. Quinton Miller promoted to Altoona. Jhondaniel Medina added to Bradenton roster.

Gerrit Cole is holding righties to a .177 BAA this year

AAA: Indianapolis (27-12) VS Buffalo (23-13) 7:05pm
Probable starter: Gerrit Cole (2-1, 2.23)
Yesterday’s Result: Toledo 6, Indianapolis 3

Gerrit Cole will get his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched a total of 36.1 innings, allowing 25 hits, one homer and 19 walks. He has 26 strikeouts, a 1.21 GO/AO ratio and a .200 BAA. Cole has allowed either zero or one run in five of his starts. At home, he is 1-1, 2.65 in four starts. He is coming off his best outing of the season, seven innings of four-hit ball, giving up one run and two walks, while striking out five batters. He has struck out either two or five batters(four times) in every game this season

AA: Altoona (16-21) VS Trenton (20-17) 6:30pm
Probable starter: Luis Sanz (1-1, 3.78)
Yesterday’s Result: Altoona was off yesterday

Luis Sanz will make his second start of the season tonight. He has also pitched ten times in relief. He made his only start six days ago, going three innings and allowing three runs on four hits and three walks. In 16.2 total innings this year, he has given up 17 hits, one homer, 14 walks and has struck out 18 batters. Sanz has 1.75 GO/AO ratio and a .262 BAA.

High-A: Bradenton (14-23) @ Clearwater  (18-17) 7:00pm
Probable starter: Nick Kingham (4-2, 2.95)
Yesterday’s Result: Bradenton 5, Clearwater 3

Nick Kingham will make his eighth start of the season tonight. He has pitched four times on the road, going 2-1, 3.42 in 23.2 innings. Kingham has recorded 47 strikeouts, while allowing just seven walks in 39.2 innings. He is first in the Florida State Leagues in strikeouts and third with his 0.96 WHIP. He has won four straight starts. In his last outing, he went seven innings for the first time this season, giving up three runs on six hits and one walks. Kingham has held right-handed batters to a .191 BAA.

Low-A: West Virginia (19-18) @ Hickory (19-17) 6:00pm
Probable starter: Joely Rodriguez (2-2, 3.41)
Yesterday’s Result: West Virginia 9, Hickory 5

Joely Rodriguez will make his eighth start of the year today. He has pitched a total of 37 innings, allowing 38 hits, three homers, ten walks and he has 31 strikeouts. Rodriguez has a .266 BAA and a very impressive 2.45 GO/AO ratio. He has been much better in his last three starts, giving up one earned run and just one walk in 17.1 total innings. He has made just two road starts this season, going 1-0, 3.97 in 11.1 innings.

Recent Transactions

5/13 Jake Burnette added to West Virginia roster. Clay Holmes placed on DL.

5/13 Jeff Karstens added to Bradenton roster.

5/9 Neil Walker added to Altoona roster.

5/9 Zach Thornton added to Altoona roster. Justin Howard and Jeff Inman added to Disabled List. Jason Townsend activated from DL.

5/9 Cesar Lopez added to Bradenton roster.

5/8 Duke Welker promoted to majors. Josh Harrison rejoins Indianapolis.

5/8 Tim Alderson promoted to Indianapolis. Quinton Miller promoted to Altoona. Jhondaniel Medina added to Bradenton roster.