After having the day off on Monday, Pirates minor league affiliates went 3-1 on Tuesday night. Second baseman Termarr Johnson hit an RBI double after leaving Single-A Bradenton’s Sunday game early, and right-handed pitcher Bubba Chandler had one of his best starts of a difficult season.
Here are the notable performances from Tuesday.
3B Vinny Capra
LHP Luis Ortiz
Capra continued his hot-hitting ways with a pair of extra base hits in Indianapolis’ 7-3 loss to the Iowa Cubs. Ortiz makes this list because of his struggles rather than a fine performance, as he got shelled in his second start since the Pirates sent him back to Triple-A.
3B Domingo Leyba
RHP Noe Toribio
The Curve worked a bullpen game to great success, as seven pitchers combined to shut out the Reading Fightin Phils 4-0. Toribio receives some love for his pickoff move, an added challenge for a right-hander spinning around to throw to second. Leyba’s fifth-inning homer was all the Curve needed, as Altoona’s bullpen struck out 12 in their combined shutout.
RHP Bubba Chandler
DH Tres Gonzalez
Greensboro pitched a 12-0 shutout against the Wilmington Blue Rocks behind an excellent start from Chandler. He’s struggled mightily on the mound this year since devoting himself to pitching full time, but he managed to set a season high for innings pitched in this scoreless outing.
CF Lonnie White Jr.
RHP Derek Diamond
Bradenton worked a 5-2 win over the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, but the biggest victory of the day was 2022 first-round pick Termarr Johnson being in the lineup after suffering a calf cramp on Sunday, confirming the minor nature of the injury that forced him out of the game.
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