Altoona opens a six-game homestand tonight against the Bowie Baysox. RHP Aaron Shortridge will start. He's 3-4 with a 5.60 ERA. Bowie has not announce.
The Pirates wrapped up their nine-game homestand with another win and a milestone hit for Andrew McCutchen. Greg Brown has the story. The Pirat.
Mitch Keller wasn't his normal self on the mound and the Pirates got clobbered by the Oakland A's knocking the Bucs out of first place in the NL Centr.
Altoona lost to Erie, 2-1. Pirates' 2019 first round draft choice Quinn Priester made his Double-A debut and tossed three shutout innings, striking ou.