Ryan McCrystal continued his hot June with two more hits for Daytona in Sunday’s 7-5 loss to St. Lucie.
McCrystal, playing DH, was 2-for-4 and drove in a run to increase his batting average to .283. He doubled in the sixth inning but didn’t score. He singled in a run in the eighth to make it 7-5. He got to third as St. Lucie walked the bases loaded. However, Daytona wasn’t able to score again.
He is now batting .440 in June (11 for 25) with four runs, two doubles, a homer and 10 RBI.
Erik Ritchie
He pitched in his third game for Clearwater since being promoted from the Florida Coast League Phillies.
He didn’t pitch in the first game of a doubleheader vs. Tampa, a 6-3 win by Clearwater. He pitched in the second game, a 4-3 loss in 10 innings. He pitched two innings, giving up two hits and striking out three.
He dropped his ERA to 10.80 and has a 3.38 ERA in June.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
- Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Did not play in 3-1 win over Nationals
- Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-4 in 3-2 loss to Brewers
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 2-1 win over White Sox
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 6-0 loss to Mariners
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Did not pitch in 11-4 loss to Phillies
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Did not pitch in 10-1 win over Braves
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Beat Nationals, 3-1, to improve to 28-41
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 6-1 loss to Tacoma
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 5-0 win over Reading
- 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): 0-for-3 with a walk in 3-2 win over Spokane
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 0-for-4 with a fielder’s choice RBI in 8-4 loss to Greenville
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 8-4 loss to Greenville
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 4-3 loss to Cedar Rapids
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 2-1 loss to Quad Cities
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): See above
- 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): Pitched 1.1 innings in a 12-2 loss to Hickory. Came on in the sixth and gave up five runs on four hits with two walks and a strikeout.
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 9-8 loss to New Jersey
Photo credit: Ryan McCrystal (Daytona Tortugas photo)
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