Trey Yesavage was back on the mound for the first time in two weeks and looked good, too.
Trey Yesavage 🔥
The Blue Jays’ No. 2 prospect racks up five strikeouts over four perfect frames with the @FisherCats.
14 whiffs from the righthander 😮💨
(🎥@MiLB)
pic.twitter.com/gfDngGmP1g— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) July 27, 2025
The ECU baseball alum had not pitched since the MLB Futures All-Star Game, where he struck out the only batter he faced. The extra time off must have worked because he was bringing it for the New Hampshire FisherCats against the Hartford Yard Goats.
Yesavage went four innings, gave up no runs and no hits with five strikeouts and no walks. He struck out all three batters in the first inning and dropped his ERA to 5.14 with the outing.
The only thing he didn’t get was the win. Despite leaving with a 3-0 lead, he did not get the decision.
Gavin Williams
It was another case of pitching good enough to win but not getting it.
The Cleveland Guardians pitcher went six innings in his latest start, this time against the Kansas City Royals. He gave up two runs on five hits with three strikeouts and two walks. He left with the Royals leading 2-1.
Cleveland tied it at 2-2 in the seventh and took a 3-2 lead in the 10th before the Royals got three runs to win it, 5-3.
Shawn Armstrong
After giving up a run in the ninth inning, he came back in the 10th inning and earned the win for the Texas Rangers against the Atlanta Braves.
Atlanta took a 5-4 lead in the ninth before Texas scored a run to send the game to extra innings. The Rangers won it, 6-5, with an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th.
Armstrong improved to 4-3 after pitching two innings, striking out two and giving up a hit and run. His ERA is now 3.02.
Carter Cunningham
He 1-for-3 with two walks, his 10th homer of the season and three runs scored in a 5-3 win in 10 innings over Eugene.
He homered in the sixth for Vancouver’s first run, cutting the deficit to 3-1. He walked and later scored in the eighth to make it 3-2.
He started out at second base in the 10th inning and scored on a home run by teammate Sean Keys for the final margin.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Saturday.
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: 1-for-4 in 3-1 loss to Padres
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: See above
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: See above
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 6-1 win over Tigers
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Beat the Brewers again, 7-4. to improve to 50-53.
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Appeared to injure arm in game vs. Orioles. Click here to read more.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 5-4 win over 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): See above
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-4 in 5-1 win over Rome
- Josh Grosz, Spokane Indians (Rockies): Did not pitch in 3-2 loss to Everett
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 6-1 win over West Michigan and in 8-3 loss to West Michigan in completion of suspended game
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 1-for-1 with two walks in 7-2 loss to Great Lakes
- Ryan McCrystal, Dayton Dragons (Reds): Did not play in 4-1 loss to South Bend
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 5-3 win over Tampa
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Got his first save of the season in 3-2 win over Columbia. Struck out the only batter he faced to end it.
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 7-4 loss to Trios-Rivieres
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