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Prospect Watch: Quinn Priester Hammered in First Start

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Indianapolis’ season-opening struggles continued as almost everybody looked bad and the Indians got clobbered by Louisville, 7-2.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

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TRIPLE-A: INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS

Box Score: LINK

Starting Pitcher: Quinn Priester

  • Final Line: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Notable Performances:

  • Travis Swaggerty 0-4
  • Nick Gonzales 0-4, 3 K
  • Endy Rodriguez 0-3, BB
  • Cal Mitchell 0-3
  • Malcom Nunez 0-3
  • Tucupita Marcano 2-3, HR (1)
  • Chris Owings 1-3, HR (1)
  • Angel Perdomo 1 IP, 1 K
  • Colin Selby 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB
  • Carmen Mlodzinski 1 IP, 2 K

Game Recap:

Quinn Priester’s first start of the season was . . . well, awful and Indy dropped its fourth straight, 7-2, to Louisville.  Priester was fine for two innings, but started in the third he just got bombed.  He left with two out in the fourth, with six runs in and two on base, both of whom John O’Reilly stranded.

The bullpen got perfect innings from Angel Perdomo and Carmen Mlodzinski.  Colin Selby struggled again, hitting one, walking one and throwing only seven of 15 pitches for strikes, but he allowed only one run.

The offense showed up for only two at-bats.  Tucupita Marcano and Chris Owings hit back-to-back home runs in the third, and that was it except for a single by Marcano and a walk.  Nick Gonzales fanned three times.

Wilbur Miller
Wilbur Miller
Having followed the Pirates fanatically since 1965, Wilbur Miller is one of the fast-dwindling number of fans who’ve actually seen good Pirate teams. He’s even seen Hall-of-Fame Pirates who didn’t get traded mid-career, if you can imagine such a thing. His first in-person game was a 5-4, 11-inning win at Forbes Field over Milwaukee (no, not that one). He’s been writing about the Pirates at various locations online for over 20 years. It has its frustrations, but it’s certainly more cathartic than writing legal stuff. Wilbur is retired and now lives in Bradenton with his wife and three temperamental cats.

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