Matt Morris Report: Altoona plays longball

West Virginia was off.

-- Indianapolis beat Rochester, 6-3.  Clayton Richard gave up just an unearned run in seven innings.  He allowed five hits and two walks, and struck out one.  Keon Broxton (pictured) went 4-5 with a double.  Brent Morel and Pedro Florimon each went 2-4.  Elias Diaz was 1-4 with a double and Alen Hanson 0-5.

-- Altoona scored five runs in the 2nd and went on to stomp Erie, 11-4.  Adam Frazier doesn't appear to be ready to be written off as a prospect.  He went 3-5 with his first HR and three RBIs, and is now hitting .352.  Jose Osuna was 2-4 with a double and his first AA HR, and is now hitting .419 since his promotion.  Dan Gamache was 2-4 and Willy Garcia 2-5 with a double.  Josh Bell was 1-5 and Max Moroff 1-4 with a three-run HR, his third.

-- Bradenton got blanked by Clearwater, 6-0.  Cody Dickson gave up five runs in the 1st inning, but still lasted seven somehow.  Overall, he allowed six runs on eleven hits.  He walked one and struck out four.  Harold Ramirez and Wyatt Mathisen were each 2-3 with a double.  Austin Meadows was 1-4.

-- The DSL Pirates lost to the Rangers2, 9-3.  Yondry Contreras continued his promising debut, going 1-3 with a double and two walks.  Starter Miguel Hernandez gave up seven runs, four earned, in three innings.