Minor-league report: Indianapolis, Altoona win with late heroics

A look at Saturday’s minor-league action within the Pirates' system ...

INDIANAPOLIS (26-34) beat Columbus, 4-3. Gilberto Celestino hit a walkoff two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning:

Jake Lamb brought in two runs in the first inning with a single. The Indians' bullpen allowed no runs and three hits in a collective five innings. 

ALTOONA (19-37) won at Richmond in 10 innings, 4-3. Tsung-Che Cheng hit the go-ahead single to lead off the 10th inning.

Cheng went 3-for-5 and added two doubles. Yoyner Fajardo, who was recently acquired from the Twins, went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

GREENSBORO (31-24) lost to Jersey Shore, 8-6. Termarr Johnson hit a home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning 

Josiah Sightler hit two home runs and Josh Palacios added his own homer.

Greensboro led 5-0 into the eighth inning but relievers Ryan Harbin and Darvin Garcia surrendered eight runs between the eighth and ninth innings.

BRADENTON (24-32) beat Clearwater, 2-1. Braylon Bishop led off the bottom of the first inning with a homer, and Omar Alfonzo had an RBI double in that same frame.

Bradenton pitching held Clearwater to just three hits. The Threshers' run was scored on a walk with the bases loaded issued by Khristian Curtis in the seventh inning.