East Carolina alum Jeff Hoffman is having a very good week.
The Toronto Blue Jays closer picked up his third save this week in a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Despite giving up a solo homer in the ninth, he recorded a strikeout and two flyouts to end it.
Hoffman picked up saves on Monday against the Phillies and Friday against the Twins. His ERA did inch up to 5.65.
Alec Burleson
He was 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 2-1 win over the Dodgers.
Burleson singled with two outs and drove in a run in the eighth inning to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead. The Dodgers tied it in the top of the ninth before the Cardinals won it in the bottom half of the inning.
He’s now batting .289 with Saturday’s performance.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Was 2-for-3 with two runs and a walk in 11-10 win over Rays. He reached on a fielder’s choice and scored in the third, walked and scored in the fifth. He also had two singles but did not score.
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 5-0 win over Nationals
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not get the decision in a 5-3 loss to Astros. He started and went six innings, giving up three runs on five hits with five strikeouts and two walks. Houston led 3-1 when he left. Cleveland tied it with two runs in the seventh.
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 8-1 loss to Mets
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Beat the Rays 11-10 to improve to 24-38.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 3-0 loss to Sugar Land
Double-A
- Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Did not pitch in 4-2 loss to Chesapeake
- Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list
Single-A
- Trey Yesavage, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 7-4 win over Tri-City
- Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 1-for-4 with a run scored in 7-4 win over Tri-City
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-2 with two walks in 3-2 loss to Aberdeen in 10 innings
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 3-2 loss to Aberdeen in 10 innings
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Rained out vs. Quad Cities. Will play doubleheader on Sunday
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 0-for-4 in 4-3 win over Beloit
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 6-0 loss to Lakeland
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Florida Coast League Phillies (Phillies): Did not pitch in 8-1 win over FCL Blue Jays
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 4-0 loss to Kannapolis
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 6-3 loss to Quebec
Photo credit: Trevor Hoffman (AP photo)
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