East Carolina baseball alum Connor Norby had a big night at the plate to help the Miami Marlins end an eight-game winning streak by the Los Angeles Angels in a 6-2 victory on Saturday.
Norby had three hits, including a three-run homer in the seventh inning. He connected on a 1-2 pitch for the homer as the Marlins and manager Clayton McCullough — also an ECU alum — ended a three-game losing streak. The Marlins are now 20-30 on the season.
Carson Whisenhunt
Whisenhunt picked up his fifth win of the season as the Sacramento River Cats picked up an 11-4 win over Oklahoma City.
It looks like he might not get called up to the San Francisco Giants after Justin Verlander went on the disabled list. So he pitched in his normal outing and got the win despite not being at his best.
Whisenhunt pitched 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on four hits with two strikeouts and a season-high five walks. He gave up a three-run homer in the fourth that cut Sacramento’s lead to 4-3 at the time.
Coming into Saturday, he had 14 shutout innings over his past two starts. He pitched at least seven innings in his past four starts with four earned runs, 28 strikeouts and two walks.
Alec Burleson
He helped the Cardinals rally for a 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Burleson finished 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored. He singled and scored in the seventh and had his sixth double of the season in the eighth. He later scored to give the Cardinals the final tally.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: See above
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 10-5 loss to White Sox
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 7-5 win over Tigers in 10 innings
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 3-1 loss to Rays
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 13-1 loss to Yankees
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): See above
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): See above
Double-A
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 10-0 win over Altoona
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 9-0 win over Eugene. Scheduled to pitch Sunday.
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not play in 9-0 win over Eugene
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Was 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored in the second inning in a 5-4 loss to Winston-Salem
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 5-4 loss to Winston-Salem
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 6-1 win over Dayton
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 3-2 win over Quad Cities
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 0-for-3 in 1-0 win over Palm Beach
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 7-5 win over Bradenton
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 9-2 win over Mississippi
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