A familiar face returns to the mound on Saturday … and you can watch him play for free.
ECU baseball alum Trey Yesavage and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats will take on the Hartford Yard Goats in a game that starts at 6:35 p.m. You can watch the game free on MLB.com, MLB.TV, the MLB and MILB apps and the MLB Pipeline and MILB homepages.
It will be the first time Yesavage has pitched since he struck out the only batter he faced in the MLB Futures All-Star Game on July 12. He’s gotten some extra rest during that stretch and seems primed for the second half of his season.
Yesavage enters the game with a 5-1 record and a 3.19 ERA in 67.2 innings over 16 starts. He has given up 24 earned runs on 37 hits with 30 walks and 111 strikeouts. He has struggled a bit with New Hampshire, going 1-1 with a 6.35 ERA in five starts over 17 innings.
Gavin Williams
It’s try No. 2 as Gavin Williams and the Cleveland Guardians face the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader.
It’s slated to start at 2:35 p.m.
Williams (6-4) takes a 3.54 ERA into the contest. He had one of his best outings of his career last Sunday in a win over the Athletics. He pitched seven innings, gave up a run on four hits and struck 11 with a walk.
His 11 strikeouts were the second best he’s had in his career. During his rookie season, he struck out 12 against Toronto on Aug. 7, 2023 then struck out 10 against Tampa Bay on Aug. 12, 2023.
Ryan McCrystal
The newest member of the Dayton Dragons picked up where he left off after being promoted from Daytona.
He batted 2-for-4 and started at catcher in the Dragons’ 4-1 win over South Bend. He singled in the second and in the seventh.
He was promoted from Low-A Daytona on Thursday and played that night, going 0-for-4 with a run scored as the team’s designated hitter.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Friday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: On Injured List with wrist injury. Had surgery and will be out 6-8 weeks.
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 0-for-3 in 3-0 win over Padres
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Got one out to end the eighth for his eighth hold of the season in an 8-3 win over the Braves
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: See above
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 6-2 win over Tigers
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Won 5-1 over Brewers to improve to 49-53 on the season
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 6-5 win over Orioles
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 7-4 loss to Las Vegas
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): See above
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Placed on 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain on June 12.
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 1-for-5 with his 10th homer of the season, a solo shot, in a 6-5 loss to Eugene
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-3 in 3-0 win over Rome
- Josh Grosz, Spokane Indians (Rockies): Traded from Yankees to Rockies on Friday
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Game suspended due to rain vs. West Michigan. Will be made up as part of doubleheader on Saturday
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 5-1 loss to Great Lakes
- Ryan McCrystal, Dayton Dragons (Reds): See above
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 5-0 win over Tampa
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 6-5 win over Columbia
Rookie League
- Dixon Williams (Braves): According to Carlos Collazo of Baseball America, signed his draft contract with the Atlanta Braves, worth $497,500. The former ECU baseball star will now report to the Braves’ Florida Coast League team.
- Ethan Young (Cardinals): Was a fifth-round pick and signed to a $630,000 deal. The slot value for the 150th pick is $470,100, according to Baseball America writer Carlos Collazo.
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 9-2 loss to Trois-Rivieres
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