Asheville Tourists right-hander Riley Pint had his worst outing of 2017 in a 10-3 loss to the Greenville Drive.
Pint, the Rockies’ first-round draft pick in 2016, allowed five runs, all earned, on six hits in four innings of work, walking two and striking out four. He threw 75 pitches, 46 for strikes.
The bulk of the damage against Pint came in the Drive’s four-run third inning. Pint gave up five hits in the inning, including a home run, threw a pair of wild pitches and hit a batter. Pint allowed just one hit, a double, in his other three innings of work.
His rough start raised Pint’s ERA to 3.25 on the season, but the two walks did match a season low for the 19-year-old, who has now walked 20 and struck out 19 in 27 2⁄3 innings this season. He has given up just 10 earned runs in 2017, but has managed five losses.
Game Recaps
Triple-A: Memphis Redbirds 4, Albuqerque Isotopes 2
Jordan Patterson (No. 13 PuRP): 1-for-4
Sam Moll (No. 28 PuRP): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Cristhian Adames: 2-for-4, RBI
Double-A: Hartford Yard Goats 4, Portland Sea Dogs 3
Ryan McMahon (No. 7 PuRP): 1-for-4, 2B, R, RBI, 3 K
Dom Nunez (No. 14 PuRP): 2-for-4, HR, R, RBI, BB
Jack Wynkoop: 6 1/3 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
High-A: Modesto Nuts 12, Lancaster JetHawks 7
Garrett Hampson (No. 22 PuRP): 2-for-5, 3B, R
Brendan Rodgers (No. 1 PuRP): 1-for-3, 2B, R
Low-A: Greenville Drive 10, Asheville Tourists 3 (Game 1)
Jose Gomez (No. 30 PuRP): 1-for-4, HR, R, RBI
Colton Welker (No. 19 PuRP): 1-for-3
Riley Pint (No. 3 PuRP): 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Low-A: Greenville Drive 3, Asheville Tourists 1 (Game 2)
Colton Welker (No. 19 PuRP): 1-for-3
Willie Abreu: 1-for-3, HR, R, RBI