Ke'Bryan Hayes drove in six of the Pirates' 10 runs on Sunday -- and he didn't even start.
The Bucs' second-ranked prospect entered as a defensive replacement at third base to start the sixth inning and went 2-for-3 with a pair of dingers, including a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth, to lift the Pirates to a 10-6 triumph over the Marlins at LECOM Park.
MLB.com's No. 46 overall prospect replaced Jung Ho Kang -- who clubbed his own pair of roundtrippers -- and picked up where he left off. The 22-year-old turned around a 3-2 fastball from Marlins No. 4 prospectNick Neidert in the sixth for a two-run blast that cleared the deepest part of the park in center field.
After hiting a sharp line drive to shortstop to end the seventh, Hayes stepped to the plate with the bases loaded in the ninth against Marlins No. 28 prospect José Quijada and crushed another 3-2 heater, this time to left, to set off a celebration.
Pirates No. 18 prospect Pablo Reyes was 2-for-2 with a double and scored twice.
Monte Harrison, the Marlins' third-ranked prospect, collected a pair of hits. Victor Victor Mesa, the team's No. 2 prospect, left after suffering a strained right hamstring beating out a double play grounder in the first. MLB.com's No. 99 overall prospect will see a doctor on Monday, the team announced.
In other spring action:
Red Sox 8, Twins 5Top Red Sox prospect
Michael Chavis mashed his second three-run homer in as many days and 20th-ranked
Kutter Crawford locked down the save after yielding a hit and two walks in a scoreless ninth inning. No. 23 Red Sox prospect
Colten Brewer fanned all three batters he faced in the fourth. Twins No. 7 prospect
Brent Rooker tripled and scored a run, while outfielder
LaMonte Wade Jr delivered an RBI double for Minnesota.
Box scoreOrioles 9, Blue Jays 8Top overall prospect
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drove in a run with a dribbler back to the mound that he legged out for a single in the third inning and scored in his Grapefruit League debut.
Billy McKinney chipped in two hits, including a double, and scored a run, while
Rowdy Tellez collected a pair of hits and scored once. Right-hander
Hector Perez allowed two hits and fanned one in a scoreless inning out of the Jays bullpen. Orioles No. 18 prospect
Dillon Tate allowed a walk and 21st-ranked
Cody Carroll yielded two hits as each posted a scoreless inning out of the bullpen. O's No. 22 prospect
Branden Kline struck out all three batters he faced in the ninth.
Box scoreYankees 8, Rays 5Yankees No. 2 prospect
Jonathan Loaisiga tossed two scoreless innings in a victory over Tampa Bay. The right-hander issued a walk while striking out two.
Box scoreAstros 5 (ss), Braves 2Astros prospect
Abraham Toro knocked a pair of hits and drove in two runs. Left-hander
Framber Valdez got the start for Houston and allowed a hit and a walk over two scoreless frames. Atlanta righty
Bryse Wilson tossed two innings of scoreless relief, yielding a hit while fanning two. Braves prospects
Joey Wentz,
Kyle Muller and
Tucker Davidson each notched a shutout frame to close the game.
Box scoreNationals 12, Cardinals 2Top Nationals prospect
Victor Robles worked a walk and scored in the second inning, then drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the third. Second-ranked
Carter Kieboom went 1-for-1 with a walk and an RBI. Nats No. 14 prospect
Malvin Pena allowed a hit and struck out one in a scoreless inning, while 30th-ranked
Kyle McGowin walked two and fanned two in a pair of hitless frames. No. 3 Cardinals prospect
Andrew Knizner drove in a run with a forceout in the fifth and 30th-ranked
Seth Elledge allowed a hit and a walk while whiffing one in a scoreless seventh.
Box scoreAstros 10 (ss), Mets 1Astros prospect
Myles Straw made a spectacular diving catch to rob
Tim Tebow of a two-run double and went 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.
Ronnie Dawson contributed up two hits, an RBI and a run scored for Houston.
J.B. Bukauskas tossed two perfect frames out of the Astros 'pen and
Brandon Bielak worked around a walk by fanning two in two scoreless innings. Mets No. 23 prospect
Ryder Ryan worked a perfect ninth, recording three ground-ball outs.
Box scoreDiamondbacks 12, Indians 3D-backs prospect
Daulton Varsho blasted a two-run homer in the ninth inning. Right-hander
Taylor Widener allowed a hit and fanned a pair in two scoreless innings, while
Yoan López struck out one and walked one in a shutout frame. No. 19 Indians prospect
Oscar Mercado went 2-for-3 with a two-run dinger to left field.
Box scoreCubs 9, Giants 5Cubs No. 24 prospect
Dakota Mekkes yielded a walk and struck out two in an inning of hitless relief. Giants right-hander
Tyler Beede worked two hitless frames, walking one and fanning one. Righty
Logan Webb allowed a hit and walked two while punching out a pair over 1 2/3 innings, while lefty
Garrett Williams surrendered two hits and fanned two in a scoreless frame for San Francisco.
Box scoreRoyals 14, Athletics 5Royals No. 14 prospect
Kelvin Gutierrez roped an RBI double, walked and scored a run.
Meibrys Viloria, Kansas City's 19th-ranked prospect, capped a six-run first inning with a three-run homer. No. 16 prospect
Richard Lovelady allowed two hits and a walk while striking out two over the final two frames for the Royals.
Box scoreDodgers 13, Angels (SS) 9The Dodgers got a powerful glimpse of their future, with a trio of prospects doing most of the damage. Ninth-ranked
DJ Peters, who's gone deep 56 times the last two seasons, hit a pair of solo homers. Dodgers No. 22 prospect
Matt Beaty and 30th-ranked
Omar Estevez also cleared the fences. On the mound, No. 3 prospect
Dustin May worked around a walk and struck out one in a scoreless inning to earn the win. Sixth-ranked Dennis Santana and No. 8
Mitchell White combined for five strikeouts across two hitless frames. Angels No. 8 prospect
Matt Thaiss continued his hot start with a bases-loaded triple and 21st-ranked
Luis Madero allowed an unearned run on one hit in two innings.
Box scorePadres 5, White Sox 4Padres No. 14 prospect
Jacob Nix walked one in two hitless frames and
Aderlin Rodriguez hit a pair of two-run homers to lift San Diego. Seventh-ranked White Sox prospect
Blake Rutherford doubled, singled twice and drove in a run.
Box scoreMariners 4, Rockies 2Top Mariners prospect
Justus Sheffield walked one and fanned four in two scoreless innings and No. 9
Erik Swanson picked up the win, striking out one while walking two in one frame. Mariners No. 12 prospect
Shed Long and 15th-ranked
Dom Thompson-Williams both singled and drove in a run. Rockies No. 10 prospect
Ryan Castellani struck out one in two innings of perfect relief.
Box scorerReds 14, Angels (ss) 2Reds No. 2 prospect
Taylor Trammell singled twice and scored two runs as Cincinnati pounded out 17 hits. Seventh-ranked
Vladimir Gutierrez made the start and earned the win, surrendering one hit in a scoreless frame. No. 11 prospect
Jimmy Herget struck out one in a perfect eighth. Angels No. 17 prospect
Brennon Lund accounted for his club's offense with a two-run single, while 27th-ranked
John Curtiss fanned one in a hitless ninth.
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