Pirates in baseball: Shawn Armstrong gets hold in win, Burleson has two hits in loss

by | Jun 9, 2025

Two ECU alums had good individual days on Sunday.

Texas Rangers reliever Shawn Armstrong got his fifth save of the season with some quick work in a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals. He struck out a batter in the eighth inning to stop a rally. He lowered his ERA to 3.51 with the outing.

St. Louis Cardinals star Alec Burleson batted 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in a 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He singled and scored in the fifth to cut the Dodgers’ lead to 4-1.

His batting average rose to .296.

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

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: 0-for-4 in 3-2 loss to Rays
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: See above
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: See above
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 4-2 win over Astros
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: DId not pitch in 6-3 loss to Twins
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Gave up a run in the ninth inning on a homer in 13-5 loss to Mets. Gave up two hits, walked one and struck out one to raise ERA to 2.70.
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team lost 3-2 to Rays to fall to 24-39

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 4-0 win over Sugar Land

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Canceled due to rain vs. Chesapeake
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Trey Yesavage, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 11-6 win over Tri-City
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs in 11-6 win over Tri-City
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not play in 4-1 loss to Aberdeen
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 4-1 loss to Aberdeen
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in doubleheader win with Quad City (9-5 win, 9-4 win)
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 0-for-4 in 5-1 loss to Fort Worth
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 9-1 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): No game on Sunday
  • Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 5-4 loss to Kannapolis

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Rained out vs. Ottawa. Game moved to July 22

Photo credit: Shawn Armstrong (Rion Jenkins, Getty Images)

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