Pirates in baseball: Alec Burleson provides all the offense, some of defense in loss to Padres

by | Jul 28, 2025

Alec Burleson was a one-man wrecking crew for the St. Louis Cardinals in Sunday’s 9-2 loss to the San Diego Padres.

He hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning that got the Cardinals on the board at 7-2. He even made a pretty impressive defensive play along the way.

He’s had his ups and downs lately, but is now batting .287 after Sunday.

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Eric Ritchie

He had another good outing and helped the Clearwater Threshers to their fifth straight win.

He tossed 1.1 scoreless and hitless innings with one walk and one strikeout. Ritchie has thrown seven scoreless innings in has past four relief appearances. In July, he’s 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA in five relief appearances over 9.2 innings with two runs allowed on three hits with six walks and 10 strikeouts.

For the season, he’s 3-1 with an 8.76 ERA over 18 games and 24.2 innings. He’s walked 22 and struck out 27.

Danny Beal

He started and pitched five innings in a 7-6 loss to Trois-Rivieres.

He gave up four earned runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts. He did not get decision. His ERA is now 5.37 for the season.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Sunday.

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: See above
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 8-1 win over Braves
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 4-1 loss to Royals
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 10-4 loss to Tigers
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Lost 3-2 to Brewers to fall to 50-54
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: On Sunday, was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain.

Triple-A

Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants):  Called up to pitch for San Francisco on Monday against the Pirates. Game is at 9:45 p.m.

Double-A

  • Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Game canceled vs. Hartford due to weather. Will not be made up.
  • 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): 0-for-4 in 1-0 loss to Eugene
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored in 6-3 win over Rome. He singled and scored in the second inning to tie the game at 1-1.
  • Josh Grosz, Spokane Indians (Rockies): Did not pitch in 7-4 win over Everett
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 7-6 loss to West Michigan
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 1-for-4 with RBI in 3-0 win over Great Lakes. He singled in a run in the fifth for a 2-0 lead.
  • Ryan McCrystal, Dayton Dragons (Reds): Did not play due to rain vs. South Bend. Game canceled.
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): See above
  • Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 5-1 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. Will report to Cardinals’ Florida Coast League team.

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): See above

Photo: Alec Burleson (LastWordOnSports.com photo)

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