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Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/12/11

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DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Zack Von Rosenberg (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Jarek Cunningham (4-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI)

Home Runs: Jarek Cunningham (12), Justin Howard (4), Kevin Mort (1), Yeffrey Jaquez (1)

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA)

Wilson allowed two runs in six innings.

Box Score

Result: Indianapolis 4, Gwinnett 3

Starting Pitcher: Justin Wilson (6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Andy Marte (3-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI)

Notes: Justin Wilson (8-3, 3.45) pitched six innings, allowing two runs on eight hits, with a walk and five strikeouts.  Chris Leroux (3.77) pitched two innings, allowing a run on three hits, with one strikeout.  Cesar Valdez (2.55) pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts.

Andy Marte (.224) went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.  Matt Hague (.297) went 2-for-4.  Alex Presley (.342) went 1-for-4 with his 14th stolen base of the year.  Kris Watts (.250) went 1-for-3 with a triple.

ALTOONA CURVE (AA)

Marte went 5-for-8 in Altoona's two games.

Game One Box Score

Game Two Box Score

Result: Altoona 13, Reading 4; Reading 2, Altoona 1

Starting Pitcher: Aaron Pribanic (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR); Jeff Locke (5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR)

Top Hitter: Starling Marte (5-for-8, 2B)

Notes: Altoona split a double header with Reading, with the first game being a continuation of their suspended game from yesterday.  Altoona was up 11-1 in the third when the game was suspended yesterday.  Aaron Pribanic (2.86) got the start, allowing a run on two hits in two innings.  Matt McSwain (1-0, 4.56) pitched five innings today, allowing two runs on five hits.  Aaron Thompson (4.80) pitched two innings, allowing a run on three hits.

Starling Marte (.339) went 3-for-5 with a double.  Jeremy Farrell (.293) went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.  Jordy Mercer (.257) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs.  Matt Curry (.277) went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, and an RBI.

Jeff Locke (4.46) pitched game two, allowing a run on six hits in five innings, with a walk and four strikeouts.  Donald Veal (0-1, 12.00) pitched an inning, allowing a run on two hits, with no walks and one strikeout.

Starling Marte went 2-for-3 with a run.  Brad Chalk (.230) went 2-for-2.  Jordy Mercer (.257) went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

BRADENTON MARAUDERS (A+)

Cunningham hit his 12th homer of the year.

Box Score

Result: Bradenton 7, Fort Myers 3

Starting Pitcher: Phillip Irwin (5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Jarek Cunningham (4-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI)

Notes: Phillip Irwin (5-0, 2.02) pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three runs, one earned, on seven hits, with a walk and two strikeouts.  Jason Erickson (4.50) pitched 3.1 shutout innings, allowing one hit, no walks, and striking out five.

Jarek Cunningham (.286) went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer, and two RBIs.  Ramon Cabrera (.336) went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.  Calvin Anderson (.227) went 2-for-3 with a double.  Evan Chambers (.191) went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, and two stolen bases.

WEST VIRGINIA POWER (A)

Von Rosenberg pitched five shutout innings.

Box Score

Result: West Virginia 10, Greensboro 1

Starting Pitcher: Zack Von Rosenberg (5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Daniel Grovatt (3-for-4, 2B, BB, SB, 4 RBI)

Notes: Zack Von Rosenberg (2-4, 6.59) pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits, no walks, and striking out three.  Trent Stevenson (6.32) pitched four innings, allowing a run on three hits with no walks and three strikeouts.

Daniel Grovatt (.298) went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base, and four RBIs.  Drew Maggi (.235) went 3-for-5 with a stolen base.  Justin Howard (.268) went 3-for-4 with a homer.  Kevin Mort (.206) went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs.  Kawika Emsley-Pai (.306) went 2-for-2 with two walks.

DSL Pirates (RK)

Box Score

Result: Yankees 10, Pirates 7

Starting Pitcher: Ramon Rodriguez (3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 0 HR)

Top Hitter: Diego Goris (4-for-5, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI)

Notes: Diego Goris (.351) went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, and two RBIs.  Yefaine Gerald (.357) went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.  Yeffrey Jaquez (.143) went 1-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs.

VSL Pirates (RK)

The VSL Pirates were off 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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