Morning Rundown: Pirates win second straight, Carlson Reed strikes out 10
Morning Rundown: Pirates win second straight, Carlson Reed strikes out 10
Pirates come from behind to defeat the Reds, Carlson Reed posts double digit strikeouts
The Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in a two-inning span, erasing a 5-0 deficit to win their second straight game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Bryan De La Cruz hit a double, putting the Pirates on the board finally. He drove in a pair of runs on the night. Joey Bart and Rowdy Tellez had multiple hits.
Bailey Falter didn’t have the best of nights, allowing five runs in five innings pitched. Dennis Santana, Aroldis Chapman, and David Bednar combined the rest of the way to hold the Reds off the board.
Bednar made it interesting, allowing a hit and walking one, but ultimately closed things out for his 23rd save of the season.
Jake Woodford will get the start for the Pirates on Saturday as they look to clinch the series this weekend.
Carlson Reed struck out a career-high 10 batters for the Greensboro Grasshoppers on Friday. He pitched six innings of shutout baseball, allowing just a walk and a hit.
He has allowed just one earned run in 18.2 innings pitched since being promoted to High-A. Reed generated 19 whiffs on the night but was nearly passed by another pitcher on the roster.
Alessandro Ercolani pitched the game's final three innings, striking out six and picking up another 15 whiffs. That gives the Greensboro pitchers a total of 34 whiffs in the win.
Offensively, Termarr Johnson picked up a pair of hits—a double and home run—as well as stealing
Thomas Harrington couldn’t quite repeat his last performance, where he pitched seven shutout innings, but he came close.
He didn’t allow a baserunner until the sixth inning, and in total, he allowed just one run on two hits while striking out six.
After needing just 63 pitches to get through seven innings last time around, he threw 90 on Friday, but 60 went for strikes (66%).
The Indianapolis Indians’ offense hit five doubles, including another by Nick Yorke. He had another multi-hit night while also stealing a base.
RHP Jaycob Deese assigned to Altoona curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers
Bradenton Marauders placed LHP Inmer Lobo on the 7-day injured list
Altoona Curve placed C Abrahan Gutierrez on the 7-day injured list
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Top Exit Velocity
Oneil Cruz - PIT - 112.3 mph - Groundout
Henry Davis - IND - 108.6 mph - Single
Henry Davis - IND - 108.5 mph - Double
Joshua Palacios - IND - 107.3 mph - Single
Nick Yorke - IND - 106.3 mph - Double
Top Pitch Velocity
Aroldis Chapman - PIT - 101.6 mph
Aroldis Chapman - PIT - 101.5 mph
Aroldis Chapman - PIT - 100.9 mph
Aroldis Chapman - PIT - 100.5 mph
Aroldis Chapman - PIT - 100 mph
Most Whiffs
Carlson Reed - GBO - 19
Alessandro Ercolani - GBO - 15
Thomas Harrington - IND - 10
Dominic Perachi - ALT - 8
Aroldis Chapman - PIT - 7
Indianapolis Indians - 6 vs Columbus Clippers - 2
Top Hitter - Nick Yorke: 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Top Pitcher - Thomas Harrington: 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 K
Altoona Curve - 6 vs Richmond Flying Squirrels - 1
Top Hitter - Sammy Siani: 3-4, 2 RBI, R, 2B
Top Pitcher - Dominic Perachi: 6 IP, H, BB, 4 K
Greensboro Grasshoppers - 4 vs Asheville Tourists - 0
Top Hitter - Termarr Johnson: 2-4, 2 R, RBI, SB
Top Pitcher - Carlson Reed: 6 IP, H, BB, 10 K
This will be first full season of Oneil’s career and he has a good chance to get 4 fWAR.
I could easily see him break out and be a monster next season. The only thing holding O’Neil back is O’Neil.
Cool to see Bednar slam the door last night