Pirates minor league report for Aug. 2, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 56-54) lost 5-3 to Columbus (Indians). RHP Mitch Keller (7-4, 3.41) took the loss despite pitching a no-hitter through 4 1/3 innings. Keller finished with 12 strikeouts, a walk and four runs allowed on six hits in six innings. SS Cole Tucker (.275) went 2 for 4 with an RBI. CF Jason Martin (.260) was 2 for 3 with an RBI and a run. DH Kevin Kramer (.261) doubled and scored a run. LF J.B. Shuck (.266) went 0 for 4. Next: Saturday vs. Columbus, 7:05 p.m.

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ALTOONA (Double-A, 55-54) was late because of a rain delay. Next: Saturday at Reading (Phillies), 6:45 p.m.

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BRADENTON (High-A, 59-48) won 7-2 over Dunedin (Blue Jays). RHP Gavin Wallace (4-5, 3.83) earned the victory after allowing one run and five hits in seven innings with 11 strikeouts. 1B Mason Martin (.265) went 2 for 3 with a two-run double and a run. C Deon Stafford (.242) knocked in three runs on a fourth-inning double to put the Marauders ahead 3-0. CF Travis Swaggerty (.249) was 2 for 3 with three runs and a stolen base. Next: Saturday at Dunedin, 6:30 p.m.

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GREENSBORO (Low-A, 65-44) lost 8-5 to West Virginia (Mariners). The Grasshoppers led 5-1 through three innings before the Power scored seven unanswered runs, including four in the sixth inning and three in the seventh. RHP Alfredo Reyes (0-1, 40.50) was responsible for the loss after giving up three runs in 2/3 of an inning. Alex Manasa (8-3, 3.67) gave up five runs in five innings with six strikeouts, two walks and six hits allowed in a no-decision. 1B Luke Mangieri (.257) was 3 for 5 with an RBI and a run. 3B Michael Gretler (.226) finished 2 for 4 with an RBI double and a run. LF Fabricio Macias (.285) drove in two runs. CF Jonah Davis (.223) and RF Jack Herman (.267) collected two hits and scored once apiece. Next: Saturday at Greenville (Red Sox), 7:05 p.m.

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WEST VIRGINIA (Short season-A, 23-22) lost 5-1 to Hudson Valley (Rays) despite outhitting the Renegades, 8-5. The Black Bears committed four errors. SS Cory Wood (.200) hit a third-inning solo home run. 3B Jared Triolo (.242) was 3 for 4 with a double. RHP Michael Burrows (2-2, 3.54) suffered the loss despite giving up one hit in four innings. Burrows allowed two earned runs, three total, with two strikeouts. Next: Saturday at Hudson Valley, 6:05 p.m.

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Independent

WASHINGTON (Frontier League, 29-41) fell 10-5 to Florence. The Wild Things scored five ninth-inning runs off a three-run homer from RF Hector Roa (.280) followed by a two-run shot from CF Cameron Baranek (.217) after trailing 10-0. RHP Nick Gallagher (1-2, 8.10) was tabbed with the loss after allowing seven runs on nine hits with four strikeouts and a walk in four innings. Next: Saturday doubleheader at Florence, Game 1 at 12:05 p.m.