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Pirates farm report for Aug. 17, 2022: Nick Gonzales has 4 hits, walk-off double for Altoona

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INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 55-56) doubled up Iowa (Cubs), 10-5. RF Travis Swaggerty (.266) went 3 for 4 with a homer, his 13th, a double, a walk and two RBIs. 2B Hoy Park (.232) went 3 for 3 with a double, his sixth homer, a walk and three RBIs. LF Cal Mitchell (.323) went 2 for 5 with a double. 1B Brendt Citta (.203) went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBIs. DH Mason Martin (.209) went 2 for 4. RHP Osvaldo Bido (2-7, 5.29) started and went five innings, allowing one run on four hits in five innings to earn the win. He struck out four. RHP Nick Mears (7.84), RHP John O’Reilly (6.39), RHP Travis MacGregor (10.61) and LHP Joe Jacques (5.09) each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

Next: Thursday vs. Iowa (Cubs), 7:05 p.m.

ALTOONA (Double-A, 54-56) beat Harrisburg (Nationals), 3-2, on a walk-off ground-rule double by 2B Nick Gonzales (.259) in the bottom of the 10th. Gonzalez was 4 for 5 with three doubles. SS Liover Peguero (.265) went 2 for 4. LF Andres Alvarez (.230) was 2 for 4 with an RBI. RHP JC Flowers pitched a perfect 10th to strand the automatic runner and earn the win. RHP Quinn Priester (2.50) started and went seven innings, allowing two runs on three hits, including a homer, with three walks and six strikeouts.

Earlier, the Curve lost 7-4 in 11 innings in the completion of a game suspended by rain on Tuesday. LHP Tyler Samaniego (2-3, 3.86) took the loss, allowing five runs, four earned, on one hit and two walks in 1.2 innings of relief. LHP Dick Dombkowski (3.38) pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and fanning three. Peguero, DH Blake Sabol (.272), CF Connor Scott (.254) and LF Lolo Sanchez (.251) each had two hits.

Next: Thursday vs. Harrisburg (Nationals), 6 p.m.

GREENSBORO (High-A, 46-62) lost 4-3 to Rome (Braves) in walk-off fashion. RHP Cameron Junker (4-3, 3.79) took the loss, giving up one hit, two walks and an unearned run in the ninth. RHP Justin Meis (5.47) of Bethel Park started and allowed three runs on five hits, including a homer, in 5.2 innings. He fanned five. RHP Santiago Florez (6.63) pitched 2.1 scoreless innings. SS Francisco Acuna (.269) went 1 for 3 with a homer, his fifth, and two walks. RF Hudson Head (.230) went 1 for 3 with two stolen bases, his ninth and 10th.

Next: Thursday at Rome (Braves), 7 p.m.

BRADENTON (Low-A, 58-51) handled Tampa (Rays), 7-3. DH Tsung-che Cheng (.267) went 2 for 4 with a homer, his fifth, and a stolen base, his 24th. 1B Brenden Dixon (.212) went 2 for 5 with a two-run homer, his seventh. 3B Jack Brannigan (.345) went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. C Wyatt Hendrie (.245) was 2 for 5 with a run scored. RHP Carlos Jimenez (3.55) started and allowed three runs on five hits in five innings. RHP Carlos Lomeli (5-4, 5.87) pitched three perfect innings of relief, striking out three, to earn the win. RHP Yunior Thibo (4.07) worked a scoreless ninth.

Next: Thursday at Tampa (Rays), 6:30 p.m.

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