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Curve pitcher gets honor
Altoona Curve pitcher Quinn Priester was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
Priester needed just 75 pitches to match his career-high with seven scoreless innings last week on the road in Erie. In his lone outing, the righty struck out five batters, walked two and allowed just two hits to lead the Curve to a 3-1 win.
Pittsburgh's first-round selection in 2019 is ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Pirates system according to MLB.com. Since joining Altoona on June 19, his 2.13 ERA is the second-best mark among qualified Double-A pitchers. Priester also ranks tied for first in starts (14) and ninth in WHIP (1.12) among qualified Double-A pitchers since his debut. Twice this season Priester has matched his career-long outing of 7.0 innings pitched.
Priester is slated to make his 15th start of the season with Altoona on Thursday night when the Curve continue a six-game series with Reading at home.