International League ( AAA ) - Durham 4 (5-6) Lehigh Valley 3 (5-6)
Durham, NC - Athletic Park
Summary :
Tristan Gray doubled to score the game’s first run in the 4th inning for Durham, Nick Dini hit a sacrifice fly to score the second run of the inning.
Esteban Quiroz doubled to score John Hicks (walked) in the 5th inning.
Weston Wilson doubled to score Vimael Machin (singled) in the sixth, Jordan Qsar singled to score Wilson.
Tristan Gray hit a two run homer for Durham in the bottom of the sixth.
On the Hill : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Jeff Hoffman tossed a perfect seventh inning - 97 to 98 mph with his fastball.
At the Bat : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Esteban Quiroz hit two doubles. Vimael Machin had two knocks. Weston Wilson and Dalton Guthrie each doubled.
Link to Boxscore : https://www.milb.com/gameday/ironpigs-vs-bulls/2023/04/13/723750/final/box
Eastern League ( AA) - Reading 4 (1-5) Hartford 2 (3-3)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
Summary :
Colin Simpson doubled to score a run for Hartford in the fourth inning.
Carlos De La Cruz hit a two run home run for Reading in the bottom of the fourth.
Hunter Goodman homered for Hartford in the 6th inning.
McCarthy Tatum doubled in the bottom of the sixth and scored an a double by Matt Kroon.
McCarthy Tatum doubled in the bottom of the eighth and scored an a single by Matt Kroon.
On the Hill : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Mick Abel was 97-100 mph with the heater tonight, came out firing 🔥. Mick went four innings. Brett Schulze went 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief posting three strikeouts, he retired all five batters he faced. Zach Linginfelter pitched a perfect eighth inning. Max Kuhns closed it out with a scoreless ninth.
At the Bat : ( see link to boxscore for details )
McCarthy Tatum hit two doubles. Matt Kroon & Oliver Dunn had two hits apiece (single & double). Carlos De La Cruz homered.
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Greensboro 10 (4-2) Jersey Shore 6 (2-4)
Lakewood, NJ - ShoreTown Ballpark
Summary :
Greensboro scored a run in the second inning on a walk, stolen base and RBI single by Hudson Head.
The BlueClaws loaded the bases in the second inning on singles by Nick Ward & Wilfredo Flores and a walk by Arturo DeFreitas. Troy Schreffler walked to score Ward.
Hao Yu Lee singled in the third inning, advanced to second on a walk, to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch.
Nick Ward singled in the 4th inning, stole second base, went to third on a wild pitch and home when Arturo DeFreitas struck out on a ball in the dirt, the catcher threw down to first base to record the out and Ward took off from third beating the first baseman’s throw home. 💨 Troy Schreffler walked, stole second and scored on a single by Casey Martin.
Marcus Lee Sang singled in the fifth inning, went to third on a double by Andrik Nava and scored on a sacrifice fly by Nick Ward.
Jase Bowen hit a three run home run for Greensboro in the fifth inning.
Brenden Dixon hit a two run home run for Greensboro in the sixth inning.
A walk, hit batter and three singles scored four runs for Greensboro in the 8th inning.
Anthony Quirion hit a sac fly to score Troy Schreffler (singled) in the ninth inning.
On the Hill : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Jordan Fowler delivered a good starting outing going five innings.
Defensive Gem :
Center fielder Marcus Lee Sang made a great over the shoulder running and leaping catch on the warning track to end the third inning.
At the Bat : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Nick Ward had two hits, a stolen base and scored twice. Andrick Nava doubled.
Link to Boxscore : https://www.milb.com/gameday/grasshoppers-vs-blueclaws/2023/04/13/727104/final/box
Florida State League ( Low A ) Fort Myers 10 (3-3) Clearwater 6 (4-2)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare Ballpark
Summary :
Fort Myers scored four runs in the first inning on a walk, three singles and a double, Threshers starter Jean Cabrera didn’t get thru the inning and recorded just one out.
Justin Crawford singled in the bottom of the first inning, stole second and third and scored on a single by Jordan Dissin.
Ricardo Olivar stroked an RBI double for Ft Myers in the second inning scoring Jorge Polanco (singled).
The Threshers loaded the bases in the bottom of the second on two walks and a single by Cade Fergus. A run scored on a ground out by Justin Crawford.
Alex Kirilloff homered for Ft Myers in the fourth inning.
Cole Moore singled in the fifth inning, went to second on a walk to Otto Kemp and scored on a single by Freylin Minyety. Erick Brito then hit a three run home run to tie the score at six each.
Rubel Cespedas hit a two run home run for Fort Myers in the seventh inning. Maddox Houhgton homered for them in the eighth inning.
Fort Myers added a run in the ninth on three walks and a sac fly.
On the Hill : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Danny Wilkinson did a nice job in first relief going 3 2/3 innings, Mason Ronan went three innings after him.
At the Bat : ( see link to boxscore for details )
Justin Crawford went 3 for 4 (three singles) and stole two bases, he scored twice. Cole Moore in his Threshers debut had two knocks. Erick Brito had two hits (single, HR) and three RBIs. Emaarion Boyd singled and walked and stole two bags.
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley :
C Jack Conley transferred from PDC to LHV and placed on Development List
C Vito Friscia transferred from Development List to active roster
RHP Noah Skirrow placed on Development List retroactive to 4/12/23
Jersey Shore :
RHP Dominic Pipkin transferred to 60 Day IL from 7 Day IL
Clearwater :
1B Chad Castillo placed on 7 Day IL
RHP Seth Nightingale transferred from PDC and activated
Player Development Center Training - Carpenter Complex
Nick Nelson faced seven hitters in a simulated inning, he struck out one batter, got three ground outs and a fly out. Yhoswar Garcia got a broken bat single to center and Felix Reyes singled. Nelson intentionally threw about thirty pitches which included both fastballs and off speed deliveries.
Prior to the game the position players in camp had a team competition, divided into Team Blue and Team Red they went thru various practice drills earning points for their respective teams when they produced successes in each. The final round was BP with the last drills being situational hitting. It all boiled down to a last AB, Gavin Tonkel had the challenge of delivering a line drive to right center field and he came thru for the victorious Team Blue! 🤓.
Catcher Jack Conley left camp this morning to join the Iron Pigs in Durham, congrats to Jack for the assignment. Yesterday infielder Cole Moore was assigned to the Clearwater Threshers, we wished him well also. The PDC training is done to keep players at the ready when needed, it’s a long season and less than two weeks into it the group has already been tapped for backfills.
Extended Spring Training games begin next week, the Phillies PDC group will play the Jays at Carpenter Complex on 4/18 and 4/21 and the Yankees in Tampa on 4/20. Games start at one o’clock.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
McCarthy Tatum - photo by George Youngs Jr
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