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Pirates Prospect Watch: Geovanny Planchart and Kervin Pichardo Homer in the AFL

Two Pirates prospects homered in the Arizona Fall League on Wednesday.

Kervin Pichardo and Geovanny Planchart both launched home runs in Scottsdale’s 11-10 loss to Peoria. It was the first AFL homer for Pichardo and the second for Planchart.

Pichardo hit his homer in the third inning, putting Scottsdale up 3-0 with his two run shot. The second baseman went 2-for-5, also hitting an RBI single in the ninth inning as the Scorpions tried to come back.

Planchart had a big game, with four hits in five at-bats. He started the scoring with an RBI single in the second inning, knocking in a run.