ALTOONA, Pa. -- Welcome to In The System, our new daily analysis of the latest throughout the Pirates' organization!
Each morning, we'll spotlight an individual player or performance from the previous day/night, in addition to offering convenient links to find all the information anyone could want on Class AAA Indianapolis, Class AA Altoona, high Class A Greensboro and low Class A Bradenton throughout the season.
Player: Fabricio Macias
Position: Left field
Bats/throws: Right/right
Age: 23
Size: 6-0, 188 pounds
MLB organizational rank: N/A
Affiliate: Greensboro
Hitting a grand slam is a feat in and of itself, but to hit two in the same game like Fabricio Macias did Sunday night, well that's spectacular. He launched two grand slams for Class A Greensboro against Wilmington, leading to eight RBIs, two hits, two runs and improving his average to .250 on the season.
That helped lead the Grasshoppers to a 13-0 victory over the Blue Rocks.
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• Starting pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski threw five shut-out innings with eight strikeouts and a walk for Greensboro to move his record to 1-1 on the season.
Overall, he's allowed three hits and one earned run in 11.1 innings of work for the Grasshoppers in 2021.
• Bligh Madris went 2 for for against Omaha Sunday with Kevin Kramer scoring two runs and notching an RBI for Indianapolis. Madris and Kramer made up the entire Indians offense against the Storm Chasers.
• Oneil Cruz went 1 for 2 with three walks, two runs and an RBI for Altoona Sunday night. Cal Mitchell and Rodolfo Castro also added two-hit nights with Mitchell adding two RBIs and Castro adding another in a losing effort for the Curve.
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