East Carolina baseball alum Zach Agnos picked up his first big-league save on Wednesday as the Rockies beat the Braves, 2-1.
🗣️ Zach Agnos
“Basically we’re just ready whenever they call our name. Whether it’s the first inning, or whether it’s the ninth. It’s the same game, and you try to not make the game bigger than it is”
Driven By 🚙: #JohnsonAutoPlaza#Rockies | #MLB pic.twitter.com/NffAh4xSoC
— Guerilla Sports (@guerillasports_) April 30, 2025
He came on in the ninth inning and got Marcell Ozuna to ground out before Matt Olson flew out. Ozzie Albies singled before Eli White flew out to right to end it.
🏴☠️⚾️ The first career save for ECU Baseball great Zach Agnos is in the books. The Rockies new ace reliever has pitched 6.1 scoreless innings since being called up to the majors. pic.twitter.com/XdGNeKJF3r
— Pirate Radio ☠️ (@PR927FM) April 30, 2025
Zach Agnos notches his first career save for the Rockies in a 2-1 win. Absolutely love Agnos and the way he attacks the strike zone with plus command, no matter the situation. He’s never going to strike out a ton of guys, but generates a lot of weak contact with the way he can…
— Will Thompson (@will_thompson33) April 30, 2025
Jeff Hoffman
The ECU alum and Blue Jays closer pitched two innings, improving to 3-0 as the Blue Jays scored in the bottom of the 10th inning for a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox.
Jeff Hoffman’s 500th career strikeout pic.twitter.com/APwdRfOeh9
— alexa ✨️⚾️ (@winchdeann) May 1, 2025
In addition to getting the win, he also recorded his 500th career strikeout in the outing. He finished with three strikeouts, fanning one in the ninth and two in the 10th.
🥊 500 Punchouts 🥊
One of the best in the game 😤 #lightsupletsgo pic.twitter.com/SojCAiYcJ8
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) May 1, 2025
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Wednesday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 1-for-4 with a run scored in 12-7 loss to Dodgers.
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Was 0-for-4 in the first game of a doubleheader, 6-0 over the Reds. Was 0-for-4 in second game, a 9-1 win.
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Pitched in the ninth inning of 7-1 loss to Athletics. He struck out his first batter then gave up a grand slam before getting the last out. His ERA inched up to 2.77 after his outing.
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 4-2 win over Twins.
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: See above
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team lost 12-7 to drop to 12-18 on season.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 16-6 loss to Reno.
- Carter Spivey, Columbus Clippers (Guardians): Got his first blown save in 8-7 loss in 11 innings to St. Paul. He pitched the fifth and six innings, 1.1 overall, with three runs on two hits, one a solo homer, two strikeouts and a walk.
Double-A
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 4-0 loss to Clearwater.
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not play in 9-6 win over Hillsboro
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-4 in 4-2 loss to Jersey Shore.
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 4-2 loss to Jersey Shore.
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Pitched in the sixth and seventh innings, 1.1 overall. Had three walks and three strikeouts to lower ERA to 5.79.
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): Did not play in 6-5 loss to Fort Myers.
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-2 in 5-1 loss to Lakeland.
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 4-0 win over Dunedin.
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Season begins May 9
Photo credit: Zach Agnos (AP photo)
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