Morning Rundown: Pirates can't complete the sweep, Hunter Barco makes AA debut
Morning Rundown: Pirates can't complete the sweep, Hunter Barco makes AA debut
Pirates drop last game of Phillies series. Hunter Barco makes Altoona debut.
The Pittsburgh Pirates could not complete the three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, losing on Sunday 6-0.
Offense was hard to come by for the Pirates, as they mustered just six hits on the day. Marco Gonzales allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk across 4.2 innings pitched.
Tyler Phillips was fantastic for the Phillies, pitching six shutout innings and allowing just four hits while striking out three.
Philadelphia broke things open in the seventh, scoring three unearned runs to make it 5-0. They would add their final run in the ninth.
The Pirates will now focus on the St. Louis Cardinals, where they start a three-game series on Monday. The Cardinals currently have a two-game lead on Pittsburgh for second place in the NL Central, making this a huge series for the two teams.
Mitch Keller and Paul Skenes are set to pitch first.
Hunter Barco made his Double-A debut on Sunday, pitching three shutout innings and striking out five. He got up to 95 with his fastball and a weakly hit single to center field was the only runner to reach base.
It took Barco just 33 pitches to get through his day, 23 of which went for strikes.
Bubba Chandler followed him up, throwing the last five innings. He last pitched last Saturday in the Futures Game. July 9 was the last time he suited up for Altoona, a game he was limited to just two innings.
It wasn’t his sharpest outing, especially considering the level he’s been pitching at recently.
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Top Exit Velocity
Oneil Cruz - PIT - 116.1 mph - Lineout
Joey Bart - PIT - 111 mph - Single
Gilberto Celestino - IND - 107.9 mph - Single
Gilberto Celestino - IND - 105.3 mph - Single
Connor Joe - PIT - 104.1 mph - Groundout
Top Pitch Velocity
Kyle Nicolas - PIT - 98.3 mph
Kyle Nicolas - PIT - 98.1 mph
Kyle Nicolas - PIT - 97.9 mph
Dennis Santana - PIT - 97.9 mph
Kyle Nicolas - PIT - 97.5 mph
Most Whiffs
Ryan Harbin - GBO - 10
Marco Gonzales - PIT - 10
Bubba Chandler - ALT - 9
Hunter Barco - ALT - 8
Dennis Santana - PIT - 7
Indianapolis Indians - 2 vs Omaha Storm Chasers - 3
Top Hitter - Ji Hwan Bae: 3-3, HR, RBI, 2 BB, R, SB
Top Pitcher - Luis Cessa: 5 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K
Altoona Curve - 2 vs Somerset Patriots - 3
Top Hitter - Yoyner Fajardo: 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
Top Pitcher - Hunter Barco: 3 IP, H, 5 K
Greensboro Grasshoppers - 2 vs Hickory Crawdads - 5
Top Hitter - PJ Hilson/Termarr Johnson: 1-4, R, RBI, HR
Top Pitcher - Ryan Harbin: 2 IP, H, 4 K
Bradenton Marauders - 6 vs Tampa Tarpons - 9
Top Hitter - Keiner Delgado: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR
Top Pitcher - Landon Tomkins: 1.1 IP, H, BB
Someone might need to help me out here, but how does Jazz help the Pirates line-up? This is his 5th year in the majors while his best batting average is .254. Coming into this year, the most walks he has had in a season is 34. We are 3 games past the all-star break and Jazz has already struck out 106 times this year. He does have 19 stolen bases, but he has been caught 8 times. That is stealing at a 70% clip, below league average. Again, where does he help a need in the line-up?
I don't know Jason Shetler, but he seems fairly knowledgeable about baseball. He proposed this trade on X...
Pit gets Jazz
Fish get De Los Santos, Peguero & Gorksi.
I would bet Fish say no and I don't understand the Gorski inclusion.
I get the DLS inclusion as they're looking to rebuild and he has a ton of raw talent and they've always had a thing for Peguero (I think)