Ryan McCrystal is like this summer weather … he’s red hot.
The ECU baseball alum and Dayton catcher batted 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in a 6-2 win over West Michigan on Tuesday. He doubled and scored in the third and singled and scored in the fifth. He then doubled in two runs in the sixth to give Dayton a 6-1 lead.
His two doubles were his 17th of the season and raised his batting average with Dayton to .417 (5 for 9). He’s hitting .339 (20 for 59) in July with 14 RBI and nine runs.
For the season, he’s now hitting .302 (74 for 245) with 38 runs and 50 RBI.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Wednesday.
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 with walk in 5-0 loss to Marlins
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Got the last two outs in an 8-5 loss to Angels. Struck out one of the two batters he faced.
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 10-4 win over Rockies
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Took the loss in 4-3 Orioles win in Game 1. Gave up a run on two hits with a strikeout in the eighth inning. ERA is now 4.87. Did not pitch in Game 2, a 16-4 loss.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team won 5-0 to improve to 51-55.
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: On 15-day injured list with right flexor strain
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento River Cats (Giants): Did not pitch in 3-1 loss to Pirates
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 6-1 loss to Chesapeake
- 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-4 in 4-1 loss to Tri-City
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-6 with RBI in 13-6 win over Wilmington
- Josh Grosz, Spokane Indians (Rockies): Did not pitch in 5-2 loss to Hillsboro
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Pitched two innings in 3-1 loss to Beloit. Gave up a hit and struck out two to lower ERA to 3.18.
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 3-1 win over Peoria
- 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 11-8 win over Tampa
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 4-2 loss to Charleston
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 9-8 loss to Brockton
Photo credit: Ryan McCrystal (Daytona Tortugas photo)
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