Morning Rundown: Winning streak over for Pirates, Greensboro throw combined perfect game
The Pirates winnings streak is over at six, Greensboro throws combined perfect game
The six-game winning streak that the Pittsburgh Pirates were on is now over after getting shut out by the Seattle Mariners on Friday.
Bailey Falter and Braxton Ashcraft allowed four home runs, two by Cal Raleigh. The offense collected five hits total, unable to solve Seattle starter Bryan Woo (6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 8 K).
Nick Gonzales collected three hits and is now hitting .308 on the season.
The two teams will continue their series Saturday night, with Mike Burrows expected to face Luis Castillo.
The Greensboro Grasshoppers tossed a combined Perfect Game on Friday, beating the Aberdeen IronBirds 2-0.
Khristian Curtis (6 IP, 10 K), Jake Shirk (2 IP, 4 K), and Mike Walsh (IP, 2 K) combined to go 27-up, 27-down.
The Pirates have brought two former high-bonus signings from the Dominican up from the Florida Complex League—Raymond Mola and Bralyn Brazoban.
Mola, 19, had struggled with injuries in his first two years in pro ball, but has played well in 2025. He’s hit .311/.492/.533 with three home runs and 12 stolen bases. It has been more of a struggle for Brazoban, 18, who is hitting .231/.292/.277 in the Dominican this season.
Bucs on Deck: Pittsburgh Pirates Top 30 Midseason Update
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OF Raymond Mola assigned to FCL Pirates from DSL Pirates Black
OF Bralyn Brazoban assigned to FCL Pirates from DSL Pirates Gold
Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Nick Dombkowski from the 7-day injured list
Indianapolis Indians released RHP Yohan Ramirez
FCL Pirates activated RHP Jackson Grounds
Altoona Curve transferred rHP Derek Diamond from the 7-day injures list to the 60-day injured list
Top Exit Velocity
Billy Cook - IND - 106.5 mph - Double
Edward Florentino - BRD - 105.8 mph - Double
Ke’Bryan Hayes - PIT - 104.2 mph - Lineout
Nick Gonzales - PIT - 103.9 mph - Double
Yordany De Los Santos - BRD - 103.9 mph - Double
Top Pitch Velocity
Bubba Chandler - IND - 100 mph
Eddy Yean - IND - 99.6 mph
Eddy Yean - IND - 99.3 mph
Eddy Yean - IND - 99.3 mph
Bubba Chandler - IND - 99.3
Most Whiffs
Khristian Curtis - GBO - 15
Bubba Chandler - IND - 14
Bailey Falter - PIT - 10
Antwone Kelly - ALT - 10
Ryan Harbin - ALT - 9
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Indianapolis Indians - 8 vs Louisville Bats - 1
Top Hitter - Tsung-Che Cheng: 2-4, R, 4 RBI, 2B
Top Pitcher - Bubba Chandler: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K
Altoona Curve - 5 vs Harrisburg Senators - 1
Top Hitter - Omar Alfonzo: 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, HR, 2B
Top Pitcher - Antwone Kelly: 5.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 6 K
Greensboro Grasshoppers - 2 vs Aberdeen IronBirds - 0
Top Hitter - Titus Dumitru: 2-4, R, HR, RBI
Top Pitcher - Khristian Curtis: 6 IP, 10 K
Bradenton Marauders - 14 vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels - 1
Top Hitter - Wyatt Sanford: 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2B, SB
Top Pitcher - Victor Cabreja: 6 IP, 2 H, R, BB
FCL Pirates - PPD
DSL Pirates Black - 2 vs DSL Blue Jays Blue - 6
Top Hitter - Edgar Walker: 1-4, 2B, RBI
Top Pitcher - Stainer Valdez: 2 IP, BB, K
DSL Pirates Gold - 3 vs DSL Cubs Blue - 4
Top Hitter - Darell Morel: 1-4, R, RBI, 2B
Top Pitcher - Yowling Gaetano: 2.1 IP, R, BB, 2 K
P-G re trade rumors, including not for attribution comments from other teams:
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2025/07/05/mlb-trade-deadline-rumors-pirates-mitch-keller-kebryan-hayes-bryan-reynolds/stories/202507050008
Re the thing about Cherington being hard to deal with and overvaluing his players: the same complaint used to be made about Huntington. These comments from opposing teams have always struck me as self-serving. They want the Pirates to function as a bargain basement farm system for the rest of the league.
In Cherington’s case I’m not sure how you overvalue your players and manage to make terrible trades with the Pirates always on the downside of the value. If Cherington is overvaluing his players, he’s doing a really bad job of it.
As to the specifics, the main concrete item is that the Phillies are interested in Santana and Bednar in that order. Since there is clear need and Dombroski is not exactly shy about trading assets, this should be an easy one to pull off in theory.
Edit: The Phillies are not a great match as their only excellent outfield prospect is Justin Crawford, who won’t be traded for Santana. There is a rumor that Crawford might be part of a deal for Luis Roberts. Their other outfield prospects are either too far away or not performing.
On trades, I was full on the side that if they do I will hope that it is for MLB ready talent. The only team that might offer that is Boston and the Mets. The Cubs outfielder of Cassie and Alcantara are close to or nearly close to, but trading with Cubs might hurt a little more. The only team that realistically could send young prospects that I wouldn’t mind are the Dodgers. Wouldn’t mind Hope or De Paula even if they are two years away