Nate Pearson needs innings, but gosh darn does he look like a pitching prospect. He pitched five innings of shutout baseball, striking out nine, walking none and, so as not discourage the competition, allowed one person to reach safely via bat. Please see Sportsnet for Vladdy Jr. highlights.
Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo played three times over the weekend and lost all three. Sean Reid-Foley pitched just two and a third Friday in relief of Ryan Tepera’s rehab stint. On Saturday an old face to these parts, Drew Hutchison threw six shutout innings. Bo Bichette tallied his first homer of the year.