Shawn Armstrong didn’t get a save on Tuesday. But he did get the next best thing.
He came on to pitch in the ninth inning of a 6-2 win over the Athletics. It wasn’t a save situation, but it didn’t stop Armstrong from doing his best. He struck out all three batters he faced to close the game out.
His performance dropped his ERA to 2.98 for the season.
Josh Grosz
On Wednesday at noon, Josh Grosz will get a start on the mound for Hudson Valley against Rome. The game is slated to start at 12:05 p.m. No other ECU pitchers are slated to start.
See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Tuesday.
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: 2-for-3 with a run in 8-4 loss to Rockies. Scored first run to cut margin to 6-1 in the fourth.
- Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: See above
- Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Did not pitch in 6-3 win over Orioles
- Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: Took the loss in a 5-4 Yankees win. Gave up a solo homer to Ben Rice in the top of the ninth to break a 4-4 tie. Fell to 6-3 and saw ERA rise to 4.78.
- Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Won 4-3 over Padres to improve to 47-53
- Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Pitched .1 innings, gave up a run on a hit with two walks in 8-4 win over Cardinals.
Triple-A
- Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (Giants): Did not pitch in 8-0 win over Las Vegas
Double-A
- Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 4-2 loss to Hartford
- 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 a double and RBI in the sixth inning in a 12-3 loss to Eugene. His RBI was 32nd of season.
- Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 2-for-3 with a walk in 4-3 win over Rome. He hit his 13th double of the season.
- Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 4-3 win over Rome. Scheduled to pitch Wednesday against Rome at 12:05 p.m.
- Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 6-5 loss to West Michigan
- Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): Did not play in 7-4 loss to Great Lakes
- Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): 1-for-5 with a two-RBI double in the fifth to give Daytona a 4-1 lead. It was his 14th double of the season.
- Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
- Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Did not pitch in 3-2 win over Bradenton
- Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 9-3 win over Columbia
Rookie League
- Dixon Williams (Braves): According to Carlos Collazo of Baseball America, signed his draft contract with the Atlanta Braves, worth $497,500. The former ECU baseball star will now report to the Braves’ Florida Coast League team.
- 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.
Frontier League
- Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Did not pitch in 2-1 loss to Ottawa
Photo credit: Shawn Armstrong (AP photo)
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