Dixon Williams’ pro baseball career started on Friday.
The former ECU baseball star was assigned to the Augusta GreenJackets by the Atlanta Braves, the team that drafted him. He played Friday night against the Carolina Mudcats, started at second base and batted fifth in the lineup.
Williams was 0-for-4 but scored two runs in a 12-4 win. He reached on a force out in the second inning and later scored to cut Carolina’s lead to 2-1. He was hit by a pitch in the sixth and scored to give Augusta a 4-2 lead.
Trey Yesavage
Another start and another solid outing for Trey Yesavage.
He started and went the first four innings for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in another Double-A start. He gave up a run on four hits with nine strikeouts but did not factor in the decision.
The Fisher Cats went on to win it, 9-2.
Yesavage struck out all three batters in the second and third innings, struck out two in the fourth and one in the first. He lowered his ERA to 4.68.
Gavin Williams
Another start, another lost opportunity.
Gavin Williams had another solid start on the mound on Friday for the Cleveland Guardians. He pitched six innings against the Minnesota Twins, giving up no runs on four hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. He left with a 2-0 lead.
Then, as has been the case in some of his previous games, the Guardians blew the lead and Williams got a no-decision. The Twins scored twice in the seventh against the Guardians’ bullpen and tied it at 2-2.
Cleveland won it with a run in the bottom of the 10th, 3-2.
Williams was at least able to lower his ERA to 3.33. He finished July 1-1 with a 3.03 ERA in 29.2 innings, giving up 10 runs on 21 hits with 15 walks and 29 strikeouts.
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 4-1 ;loss to Padres
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Mariners
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: See above
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 9-3 loss to Royals
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team rallied for 13-12 win to move to 53-55 on season.
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: On 15-day injured list with right flexor strain
- Carson Whisenhunt, San Francisco Giants: Did not pitch in 4-3 win over Mets. Scheduled to pitch on Sunday.
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-4 with run scored in 4-3 loss ti Tri-City
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-2 with a walk in 1-0 loss to Wilmington in first game of doubleheader. 0-for-3 in second game, 2-0 win.
- Josh Grosz, Spokane Indians (Rockies): Did not pitch in 4-2 loss to Hillsboro
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 5-1 loss to Beloit
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 5-1 win over Peoria
- Ryan McCrystal, Dayton Dragons (Reds): 0-for-4 in 4-3 loss to West Michigan
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 3-0 win over Bradenton
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 5-1 win over Charleson
- Dixon Williams Augusta GreenJackets (Braves): See above
Rookie League
- 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. No announcement on where he will be assigned.
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 9-1 loss to New York Boulders
Photo credit: Dixon Williams (Augusta GreenJackets photo)
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