PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates young ace Seth Hernandez has pitched excellently in 2026, but went through his first real adversity since becoming a professional. Hernandez allowed two solo home runs over five innings in the 5-4 win for Single-A Bradenton over Lakeland on May 1. This marked his first professional start allowing multiple runs and his first home run allowed as well. While this may have hurt a young pitcher who has been so dominant, Hernandez simply went on and had another fantastic outing, posting nine strikeouts for his second straight start and helping his team get another win. Hernandez has only pitched for a month in his first pro season, but moments like these are important to see how a young player adjusts and works through them and this start showed he can deal with adversity. Seth Hernandez with another quality start! -5.0IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 9SO’s 2nd start in a row with 9 strikeouts!! The amount of whiffs he generates is absolutely ridiculously.…