3/20/26 : Today in Spring Training
- Steve Potter
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Grapefruit League & Exhibition Game Twenty-Seven @ Clearwater vs Tigers
Phillies 4 Tigers 4
Summary :
Justin Crawford tripled to lead off the third inning, Kyle Schwarber reached on an error. Bryce Harper singled to score Crawford. Alec Bohm doubled to score Schwarber. Adolis Garcia singled to score two runs.
Detroit scored a run in the fifth inning on a double, fly-out and ground-out. They scored another run in the sixth inning on two singles and a ground-out.
Dillon Dingler hit a two run home run for the Tigers in the seventh inning.
Defensive Gem :
Right fielder Adolis Garcia threw out a runner at second base trying to stretch a hit into a double after playing a hop off the right field fence perfectly in the sixth inning.
At the Plate : 4 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 12 K’s
Alec Bohm doubled, Justin Crawford tripled. Adolis Garcia singled and posted two RBIs.
Pitching Notes : 4 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 10 K’s
LH Christopher Sanchez - 5 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 50 pitches - 38 strikes
RH Orion Kerkering - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 16 pitches - 10 strikes
LH Tanner Banks - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 16 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Jonathan Bowlan - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 18 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Trevor Richards - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 9 pitches - 7 strikes
Grapefruit League/Exhibition record is now 10-15-2
Minor League Spring Training :
Pitchers :
Side bullpens (seven mounds) - Kyle Brnovich, Peyton Havard, Zuher Yousef, Wilmer Blanco, Camron Hill, Angel Liranzo, Estibenzon Jimenez
Live BP’s (Schmidt Field) - Ramon Marquez, Christian McGowan, Wen Hui Pan
Pitchers not throwing BP’s or in the games - throwing program on Schmidt field.
Position Players : fielding practice Roberts and Schmidt - BP in cages.
Two Practice Games vs Yankees - one at Clearwater, one @ Tampa - I will post details tomorrow.
Larry Rojas and Bill Giles Awards :
Prior to today’s Grapefruit League game RHP Danyony Pulido and RHP Alex McFarlane were awarded the Larry Rojas and Bill Giles Awards as minor leaguers who’ve have outstanding Spring Training camps. The Rojas Award is presented each spring to a foreign player while the Giles Award goes to an American player. Both awards were initiated in 1999 and have been given annually with the exception of 2020. Last year’s award winners were catcher Alirio Ferrebus and IF/OF Otto Kemp.
Notes :
The Lehigh Valley team will break camp on Sunday and head north to Allentown - they open their season at home next Friday (3/27) against Toledo. The Phillies big league crew will break camp after their final Grapefruit League game on Monday.
The Clearwater, Jersey Shore and Reading contingents will remain here in Clearwater in Spring Training mode till 3/28 when all three will break camp to head to their season opening destinations (Reading and Clearwater open on 4/2, Jersey Shore on 4/3) - Extended Spring Training Camp (XST) will officially begin on 4/6 with eight XST games against opposing teams and lots of intra-squad contests on slate till that camp breaks on 5/1. The FCL season begins on 5/2 with the Phillies scheduled once again to play games against the Yankees, Tigers and Blue Jays thru 7/23.
My wife and I return north on 3/30 - this marks our 12th consecutive year of watching Spring Training on a daily basis and for me posting notes each day on the website. I’ve met multiple new family members of the minor leaguers that I highlight in my coverage as is the case most every spring. It’s heartening to me to be greeted each year by fellow fans, returning players, their families and friends as well as coaches, administrators and front office folks. Hopefully everyone who’s read the daily recaps this year has found them informative and worthwhile.
At the end of each spring camp there’s a bit of time for me to reflect while anticipating what comes next on the schedule - whether to continue writing about and highlighting the Phillies player development process throughout another summer. That decision point is near once again - time to ponder the impact (if any) of continuing or not 🤷♂️🤔. At the least we will finish out spring camp.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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