Alec Hoffman’s hot June continued Tuesday.
The ECU alum and Cardinals’ star hit a solo homer as part of a 3-for-5 night in Tuesday’s 12-2 win over the White Sox. He also drove in another run and raised his batting average to .305 overall, .385 in June (20-for-52, 7 runs, 3 2Bs, 2 HRs, 7 RBI).
Alec Burleson swings at a pitch up at his eyes, and gets it to fall in right to make it double digits for the Cardinals.
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He hit his solo homer in the seventh. After recording outs in his first two at-bats, he singled in the fifth and singled and drove in a run in the eighth.
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The Blue Jays scored twice in the ninth inning for a 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
Hoffman pitched the ninth with Toronto down a run. He walked one, but suffered no other damage. Bo Bichette and Addison Barger each hit solo homers in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Blue Jays.
Hoffman improved to 6-2 and lowered his ERA to 5.52.
Carson Whisenhunt
He picked up the win in a wild 12-10 victory over Salt Lake.
Whisenhunt, now 7-4 on the season with a 4.10 ERA, started and went 5.2 innings, giving up four runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts and a walk. He struck out two in the third and sixth innings before his night ended.
Sacramento helped his cause with seven runs in the third inning and three more in the sixth. Whisenhunt’s four runs he gave up all came in the sixth.
Could his start be the last he’ll have in Triple-A after the Giants traded for Rafael Devers
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 1-for-2 with two walks and run in 8-3 win over Phillies. Also stole his sixth base of the season. Walked and scored in the sixth to give Miami the lead for good at 4-3.
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 6-1 loss to Royals
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 3-2 win over Giants
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 10-6 win over Nationals
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Before being named an assistant coach for the NL All-Star team, Marlins won 8-3 over the Phillies to improve to 29-42.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): See above
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Scheduled to pitch against Somerset. First game of DH starts at 5:05 p.m.
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain (began June 12)
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 12-8 win over Eugene
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-3 in 1-0 loss to Jersey Shore
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Fell to 4-4 after starting and being tagged in 1-0 loss to Jersey Shore. He started and went seven innings, giving up a run on three hits with six strikeouts and two walks. His ERA dropped to 3.28.
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 8-7 loss to Great Lakes
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Was 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 5-4 loss to Cedar Rapids.
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 5-3 loss to Jupiter.
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 2-0 win over Dunedin
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 5-2 loss to Fayetteville
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 10-3 loss to Tri-City
Photo credit: Alec Burleson (AP photo)
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