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Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Watch 6/29/11

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TOP OF THE SYSTEM

A look at how the current top 10 prospects did today.  Note that this list doesn’t include players currently in the majors. Rankings as of 6/9/11.

1. Jameson Taillon, RHP (2-1, 2.96) – 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0 HR

2. Luis Heredia, RHP (0-0, 4.91) – Next Probable Start: 7/2

3. Starling Marte, CF (.332) – 0-for-4

4. Tony Sanchez, C (.248) – 1-for-4, HR

5. Stetson Allie, RHP (0-0, 9.00) – Next Probable Start: 6/30

6. Rudy Owens, LHP (6-5, 5.33) – Currently on AAA DL

7. Bryan Morris, RHP (1-3, 4.32) – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR

8. Colton Cain, LHP (5-5, 3.04) – Next Probable Start: 7/3

9. Justin Wilson, LHP (9-4, 3.82) – Next Probable Start: 7/2

10. Jeff Locke, LHP (5-7, 4.20) – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 1 HR

DAILY SUMMARY

Top Pitcher: Matt Benedict, RHP (1-0, 0.73) – 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Alen Hanson, SS (.367) – 3-for-4, BB, HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB

Home Runs: Brian Friday 2 (2), Tony Sanchez (3), Jarek Cunningham (13), Aaron Baker (10), Robbie Grossman (5), Dan Grovatt (2), Alen Hanson (2)

AAA: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (41-40)

Hernandez went 4-for-4.

Box Score

Result: Indianapolis 7, Syracuse 3

Starting Pitcher: Sean Gallagher, RHP (3-8, 5.85) – 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Brian Friday, SS (.235) – 2-for-3, 2 HR

Other Notable Performers

Gorkys Hernandez, CF (.298) – 4-for-4, 2B

Matt Hague, 1B (.324) – 2-for-4, 2B

Miles Durham, RF (.284) – 3-for-5, 3B, 3 RBI

Game Notes: Hague has gone 2-for-4 with a double in each of the last three nights.  Friday entered the game as an injury replacement for Jordy Mercer and hit two homers.

AA: ALTOONA CURVE (34-43)

Sanchez hit his first homer since May 26th.

Box Score

Result: Reading 2, Altoona 1

Starting Pitcher: Jeff Locke, LHP (5-7, 4.20) – 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 1 HR

Top Hitter: Tony Sanchez, C (.248) – 1-for-4, HR

Other Notable Performers

Bryan Morris, RHP (4.12) – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0 HR

Tim Alderson, RHP (3.00) – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Game Notes: Tony Sanchez hit his first home run since May 26th.  Bryan Morris now has a 1.47 ERA in 18.1 innings as a reliever this year, including eight innings without an earned run since moving to the role.

A+: BRADENTON MARAUDERS (36-41 Overall, 6-1 2nd Half)

Cunningham hit a grand slam tonight.

Box Score

Result: Bradenton 12, Palm Beach 9

Starting Pitcher: Brian Leach, RHP (7.17) – 4.0 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2 HR

Top Hitter: Jarek Cunningham, 2B (.261) – 2-for-4, 2B, HR, BB, 5 RBI

Other Notable Performers

Robbie Grossman, RF (.286) – 1-for-2, HR, 3 BB

Aaron Baker, 1B (.300) – 2-for-4, 2B, HR, BB

Game Notes: Bradenton came back from being down 7-1 after two.  Jarek Cunningham hit a grand slam to help Bradenton’s comeback.  Grossman now has 29 walks in the month of June, and an on-base percentage of .500 for the month.  He has 64 walks this year, which is two shy of his 2010 totals, with almost 200 fewer at-bats.  Pedro Alvarez made a rehab appearance, going 0-for-2 with a walk.

A: WEST VIRGINIA POWER (39-36 Overall, 4-3 2nd Half)

West Virginia lost 5-4 in 10 innings.  Check out my live report from the game, with quotes from Jameson Taillon.

A-: STATE COLLEGE SPIKES (3-10)

Gonzalez went 1-for-4 with a triple tonight.

Box Score

Result: State College 5, Mahoning Valley 2

Starting Pitcher: Matt Benedict, RHP (1-0, 0.73) – 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Brian Sharp, SS (.214) – 1-for-3, SB, 2 RBI

Other Notable Performers

Samuel Gonzalez, DH (.440) – 1-for-4, 3B, RBI

Game Notes: Benedict has made three starts, allowing one earned run in 12.1 innings, with a 6:0 K/BB ratio.  Check out our interview with him, which went up today.

RK: GCL PIRATES (4-5)

Hanson had a huge day.

Box Score

Result: Yankees 8, Pirates 7

Starting Pitcher: Zack Dodson, LHP (0-1, 21.60) – 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR

Top Hitter: Alen Hanson, SS (.367) – 3-for-4, BB, HR, 4 RBI, 4 SB

Game Notes: Hanson hit his second homer, and stole his first four bases of the year.  Zack Dodson made a rehab appearance, his first outing since May 12th.

RK: DSL Pirates (14-10)

The DSL Pirates game wasn’t uploaded last night.

RK: VSL Pirates (23-15)

Box Score

Result: Tigers 7, Pirates 1

Starting Pitcher: Dan Urbina, RHP (0-1, 8.83) – 3.0 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR

Top Hitter: Eduardo Rangel, 1B (.274) – 2-for-4, 2B

Other Notable Performers

Jose Roman, DH (.326) – 2-for-4

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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