East Carolina baseball alum Gavin Williams did just about everything on Saturday but get the win.
The Cleveland Guardians’ pitcher started and went the first four innings, giving up two runs on seven hits with five walks and nine strikeouts. He gave up a solo homer to Toronto’s Bo Bichette in the first inning.
He was replaced in the fifth inning with the Blue Jays leading 2-0. Toronto tacked on another run in the fifth and Cleveland got one in the eighth before exploding for four runs in the top of the ninth inning to get the win.
Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman did not pitch on Saturday after getting the save in Friday’s win.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 0-for-4 in 9-6 win over Athletics.
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Rained out vs. Mets. Will play doubleheader on Sunday
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 2-1 loss to Mariners.
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: See above
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 6-3 loss to Giants.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Won 9-6 over the Athletics to improve to 13-19.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Did not pitch in 5-1 loss to Reno
- Carter Spivey, Columbus Clippers (Guardians): Game vs. St. Paul canceled due to rain
Double-A
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 14-1 win over Daytona
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not play in 6-0 win over Hillsboro
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-4 with a walk in a 5-4 win over Jersey Shore.
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 5-4 win over Jersey Shore
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 6-2 win over Belmont
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 9-2 loss to St. Lucie. Singled and scored in second and singled and scored in the ninth.
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 14-1 loss to Dunedin
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 7-2 win over Bradenton
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Season begins May 9
Photo credit; Gavin Williams (David Dermer-Imagn Images)
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