Morning Rundown: Wilber Dotel strikes out eight, Pirates to play doubleheader
Dotel strikes out eight, Pirates game postponed, Solometo returns to mound
The Altoona Curve got another outstanding outing from RHP Wilber Dotel, who tossed six shutout innings while striking out eight. He picked up his second win of the season in his 13th start.
It was the third time he completed six innings this season.
Dotel, 22, has a 3.54 ERA this season for the Curve, striking out 74 batters across 61 innings pitched. It had been a rough start to June, having allowed six earned runs in his first two starts.
The Wednesday game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers was postponed due to weather. It will be made up as a doubleheader on Thursday.
Andrew Heaney will start game one, with Paul Skenes taking the second.
Anthony Solometo began a rehab assignment with the Bradenton Marauders on Wednesday. It didn’t go well, as he allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and a walk in two-thirds of an inning.
In total, he threw 23 pitches, 13 of which went for strikes. He hadn’t pitched since April 12 against Akron and had allowed one run over 10 innings pitched up to that point.
Altoona Curve sent LHP Anthony Solometo on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders
C Luke Scherrer assigned to Bradenton Marauders from FCL Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates sent C Brett Sullivan outright to Indianapolis Indians
Pittsburgh Pirates recalled OF Billy Cook from Indianapolis Indians
Top Exit Velocity
Derek Berg - BRD - 106 mph - Home Run
Yordany De Los Santos - 105.2 mph - Single
Wyatt Sanford - BRD - 104.8 mph - Double
Braylon Bishop - BRD - 101.6 mph - Single
Ethan Lege - BRD - 99.8 mph - Home Run
Top Pitch Velocity
Alexis Torres - BRD - 95.5 mph
Alexis Torres - BRD - 94.6 mph
Alexis Torres - BRD - 94.5 mph
Noah Takacs - BRD - 94 mph
Alexis Torres - BRD - 93.8 mph
Most Whiffs
Wilber Dotel - ALT - 11
Connor Wietgrefe - GBO - 7
Mike Walsh - GBO - 5
Peyton Stumbo - BRD - 4
Anthony Solometo - BRD - 3
Noah Takacs - BRD - 3
Alexis Torres - BRD - 3
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Indianapolis Indians - Suspended
Altoona Curve - 2 vs Richmond Flying Squirrels - 1
Top Hitter - Maikol Escotto: 2-4, R, 2B
Top Pitcher - Wilber Dotel: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K
Greensboro Grasshoppers - 6 vs Greensville Drive - 1
Top Hitter - Javier Rivas: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Top Pitcher - Connor Wietgrefe: 5.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Bradenton Marauders - 6 vs Tampa Tarpons - 8
Top Hitter - Wyatt Sanford: 1-3, R, BB, 2B, 2 SB, HBP
Top Pitcher - Alexis Torres: 1.2 IP, K
Dotel is still young for AA in that he will not turn 23 until Sep 25th, and has advanced quickly after being an IFA Signing at age 18. 15 Starts and 78.2 IP in A at BRD, 25 Starts and 106 IP for GBO last year in A+, and is through 13 Starts at AA with 61 IP, so very possible to reach 120 IP in 2025. I do not think he has gone beyond 95 pitches in any start, and has a perfect pitchers build of 6'3" 180. Lots of Velo and getting better every day - No. 18 BoD Prospect in 2025.
Esmerlyn Valdez, 21, at GBO leads the Sally League in OPS - .999, Slugging - .603, HR - 17, and RBI - 47. For his power he has some very decent BB/K numbers of 10.5% BB/24% K. As a RH hitter he hits RHP at .945 and LHP at 1.214. Is it GBO numbers? Does not seem so in that he is hitting for a 1.018 OPS at Home, and a .982 OPS on the Road. One more game at GBO and then Altoona!
Greensboro with 12 Ks as a team and KG was not one of them.