Indianapolis lost game two of their playoff series against Charlotte last night, putting them down 2-0 in the best-of-five series. The two teams now switch locations to Charlotte for the rest of the series. Indianapolis will go with Phil Irwin, to try to stave off elimination. The DSL Pirates won their championship yesterday, giving the Pirates another minor league title this year, to go along with the GCL crown. A full recap of yesterday’s games can be found here.
Triple-A: Indianapolis (87-55) @ Charlotte (83-61) 7:15pm
Probable starter: Phil Irwin (3-0 2.57)
Yesterday’s Result: Charlotte 14 Indianapolis 13 (game story)
Phil Irwin will get the start for Indianapolis tonight. He made four starts for Indy this season after being called up from Altoona in mid-August. Phil has won each of his last three starts. He pitched a total of 21 innings for Indy, allowing twenty hits, with seven walks and 28 strikeouts. For Altoona, he was 4-7 2.93 in 16 starts and two relief outings. There, he threw 104.1 innings, giving up 97 hits, seven homers and he had a 17/83 BB/K ratio. Irwin also made one early season rehab start for Bradenton. On the year, he had a 1.46 GO/AO ratio and a .249 BAA.
Charlotte will go with Scott Carroll(2-3 3.78), a 27 year old righty with no major league experience. He was a third round draft pick in 2007 by the Reds. He began the year as a reliever for Louisville(Reds/AAA), getting released in early July after posting a 5.90 ERA in 25 outings. After signing with the White Sox, he started one game in AA, then moved on to Charlotte, where he made one relief appearance, followed by eight starts. Scott pitched 47.2 innings, allowing 39 hits, 18 walks and he struck out 36 batters. For Charlotte, he has a 2.03 GO/AO ratio and a .224 BAA. He faced Indy on 8/9, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks over 5.2 innings.
Double-A: Altoona (72-70) Season is complete
Altoona’s season is complete. They finished in third place, 10.5 games behind Akron. The Curve were able to go over the .500 mark by ending their season with a six game winning streak. Brock Holt led the team with his .322 average on the season. Adalberto Santos hit .340, but he played just 68 games. Quincy Latimore led the team with 15 homers, while Matt Curry led with 76 RBI’s. Phil Irwin led all qualified pitchers with a 2.93 ERA, while Brandon Cumpton led with 12 wins, 152.1 innings pitched and 88 strikeouts.
High-A: Bradenton (60-77 overall 31-36 2nd half) Season is complete
Bradenton’s season is over. They finished the second half in fifth place, 7.5 games out of first place. The Marauders finished the first half 21 games out of first, in last place. Overall, they finished 24 games behind first place St Lucie, with the second worst record in the 12 team Florida State League. Alex Dickerson led Bradenton in all three triple crown categories, batting .295 with 13 homers and 90 RBI’s. Eliecer Navarro had the best ERA at 3.62, although the Marauders had just four pitchers throw more than 75 innings. Tyler Waldron led with seven wins and Jameson Taillon’s 98 strikeouts were the most on the team.
Low-A: West Virginia (61-79 overall 38-32 2nd half) Season is complete
West Virginia’s season is over. They finished the second half tied for second place with Hickory, three games behind Hagerstown. They ended the first half in last place, 23 games back. Overall they finished in sixth place, 22.5 games behind Hagerstown. Gregory Polanco led the team with a .325 average, 85 RBI’s and 40 stolen bases. His 16 homers were tied for second along with Jose Osuna and Alen Hanson, two behind Willy Garcia. Robby Rowland had the best ERA on the team for starters with his 3.30 mark. Rinku Singh had a 3.00 ERA in 72 innings pitched. Rowland also led with nine wins, while Nick Kingham led with 117 strikeouts.
Short Season A: State College (35-41) Season is complete
State College finished the season in third place in their division, 11 games out of first. Tyler Gaffney led the team with a .297 average. Barrett Barnes and Jesus Vasquez led the team with five homers apiece. Combined they hit more homers than the rest of the team, with the rest of the team combining for nine. Jacob Stallings led the team with 30 RBI’s. Clay Holmes’ 2.28 ERA was tops on the team among the nine pitchers that threw at least 30 innings. Adrian Sampson led with 44 strikeouts.
Rookie: GCL Pirates (36-24) Season is complete
DSL: Pirates1 (44-26) Season is complete
Yesterday’s Result: Pirates 4 Angels 3 (game story)
DSL: Pirates2 (34-34) Season is complete
