3/12/26 : Today in Spring Training
- Steve Potter
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I am gonna be a bit tardy with reports for a bit as I have family visiting for the next week or so but here goes…
Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Nineteen @ Clearwater vs Blue Jays
Phillies 8 Blue Jays 5 - eight innings (rain shortened)
Summary :
Tyler Heineman homered for Toronto in the first inning.
Trea Turner doubled in the bottom of the first inning and scored after advancing on two ground outs - Alec Bohm got the RBI.
Otto Kemp walked in the second, Justin Crawford singled, Dylan Moore was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rafael Marchan hit a sacrifice fly to score a run. Trea Turner doubled to score two runs.
Alec Bohm homered in the third inning, Bryson Stott and Otto Kemp walked, Justin Crawford singled to load the bases. Dylan Moore hit a sacrifice fly to score a run. A wild pitch allowed Kemp to score. Rafael Marchan smoked a ball off the right field wall for a long single to score another run.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the fourth on a triple (ball over the head of center fielder Justin Crawford) and ground out. A single and double scored a second run.
A single walk and double scored two Blue Jays runs in the fifth inning.
Rain halted the game in the top of the eighth inning.
At the Plate : 8 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s
Trea Turner had two hits (doubles) with two RBIs and a run scored. Justin Crawford also had two hits (singles) with two runs scored. Alec Bohm homered. Rafael Marchan hit the ball hard in all three of his plate appearances - he had a single, sacrifice fly and two RBIs.
Pitching Notes : 5 R, 10 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s
LH Jesus Luzardo - 3.2 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 67 pitches - 41 strikes
RH Chase Shugart - 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 26 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Zach Pop - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches - 9 strikes
LH Genesis Cabrera - 1 perfect IP - 11 pitches - 6 strikes
RH Jonathan Hernandez - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 16 pitches - 10 strikes
Grapefruit League/Exhibition record is now 5-13-1
Minor League Spring Training :
Pitchers :
Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Adilson Peralta, Connor Gillispie, Giuseppe Velasquez, Gage Wood, Braydon Tucker, Adam Seminaris, Sam Highfill, Cody Bowker, Titan Kennedy-Hayes, Cole Gilley
Live BP (Ashburn) - Nate Karaffa, Anderson Navas, Deiry Gonzalez
Pitchers not throwing BP’s or in the games - throwing program and PFP’s on Schmidt/Carlton/Roberts fields.
Position Players :
Defensive practice on Ashburn/Carlton/Roberts - field BP on Roberts and Carlton for players playing at Carpenter - in the cages for those traveling to Dunedin.
Four Practice Games vs Blue Jays : I will provide information tomorrow.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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