Pirates farm report for April 23, 2022: Canaan Smith-Njigba delivers walk-off win for Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 8-8) walked off Columbus (Guardians), 3-2. 3B Hunter Owen (.333) led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple and LF Canaan Smith-Njigba (.213) singled him home for the decisive run. 1B Mason Martin (.308) hit a two-run homer, his third. 2B Rodolfo Castro (.283) went 1 for 3 with a double. SS Oneil Cruz (.204) went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and an error. LHP Cam Alldred (2.38) started and pitched four scoreless innings, giving up two hits and a walk and striking out two. RHP Yerry De Los Santos (1-0, 1.50) worked a perfect ninth to get the win.

Next: Sunday vs. Columbus (Guardians), 1:35 p.m.

ALTOONA (Double-A, 6-8) was knocked around by New Hampshire (Blue Jays), 9-7. RHP Kyle Nicolas (0-1, 7.45) was touched up for eight runs, all earned, on nine hits and a walk in two innings. He surrendered four homers. DH Jack Suwinski (.362) went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a two-run homer, his third, and five RBIs. 3B Jared Triolo (.261) went 2 for 4 with a stolen base, his third. C Carter Bins (.138) went 1 for 3 with a triple. 2b Nick Gonzales (.184) went 0 for 4 with a walk and two strikeouts.

Next: Sunday vs. New Hampshire (Blue Jays), 1 p.m.

GREENSBORO (High-A, 5-9) beat Aberdeen (Orioles), 8-7, in a 10-inning thriller. LF Jack Herman hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th after LHP Tyler Samaniego (1-1, 1.35) worked two perfect innings of relief to earn the win. C Henry Davis (.354) went 2 for 5 with a homer, his second, and a stolen base. RF Sammy Siani (.279) went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer, his third. 3B Eli Wilson (.133) and 2B Yoyner Fajardo (.300) also homered. CF Hudson Head (.308) was 2 for 4 with a double.

Next: Sunday vs. Aberdeen (Orioles), 2 p.m.

BRADENTON (Low-A, 8-6) was outslugged by Daytona (Reds), 7-5. RHP Po-Yu Chen (4.63) started and gave up three runs on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 4.1 innings. RHP Dante Mendoza (2-1, 1.04) gave up a run in 1.2 innings of relief to take the loss. 1B Jacob Gonzalez (.409) went 1 for 5 and hit his fourth homer. CF Jase Bowen (.229) also went 1 for 5 and hit his fourth homer, a two-run shot. 2B Brenden Dixon (.235) went 3 for 5 with two doubles.

Next: Sunday vs. Daytona (Reds), 5:35 p.m.