4/15/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - St Paul 9 (6-10) Lehigh Valley 7 (10-7)
CHS Field-St. Paul, MN
How they scored :
A single and double scored a run for St Paul in the second inning.
Oscar Mercado homered in the third inning.
A single and double scored a run for St Paul in the bottom of the third inning.
Bryan De La Cruz singled in the fourth inning, he scored on a home run by Felix Reyes (his 4th of the season).
A single, hit batter, double, single and two run home run (Gabriel Gonzalez) scored five runs for St Paul in the fourth inning. They added a run in the fifth on three walks and a ground out.
Bryan De La Cruz doubled in the sixth inning, he scored on a double by Felix Reyes.
Oscar Mercado and Sergio Alcantara walked in the seventh inning. They advanced on a ground out. Bryan De La Cruz hit a three run home run.
Emmanuel Rodriguez homered for St Paul in the eighth inning.
At Bat : 7 R, 12 H, 4 BB, 12 K’s
Bryan De La Cruz had four hits (two singles, double, home run) with three RBIs and three runs scored. Garrett Stubbs had three hits (two singles & double). Felix Reyes had two hits (double & HR) with three RBIs. Oscar Mercado homered and walked, he scored twice.
Note :
Garrett Stubbs played third base tonight.
On The Hill : 9 R, 13 H, 8 BB, 8 K’s
RH Bryse Wilson - 3.2 IP, 7 R, 9 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 88 pitches - 54 strikes
LH Andrew Walling - 1.1 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 29 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Daniel Harper - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 27 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Jonathan Hernandez - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 20 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Trevor Richards - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 11 strikes
POWER OF THE PUNCHIES: To begin the season the 'Pigs pitching staff has been racking up the punchouts. Coming into tonight’s game they were 2nd in the league with 175 strikeouts and came one strikeout shy of tying a single-game franchise record with 17 last Tuesday against Rochester. As a team, the 'Pigs have a 32.2% whiff rate (4th best in the IL) and have allowed the 3rd lowest xWOBA (.288). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading 8 (5-6) Somerset 6 (4-6)
TD Bank Ballpark-Bridgewater, NJ
How they scored :
Alex Binelas walked in the second inning, Raylin Heredia singled. Austin Murr put down a sacrifice bunt to move them up a base. Dylan Campbell walked. Jordan Dissin singled to score two runs.
Carson DeMartini walked in the 3rd inning, Alex Binelas singled and Austin Murr reached on catcher’s interference. Dylan Campbell hit a grand slam home run.
A fielding error, single and two doubles scored three runs for Somerset in the fourth inning. A two run home run by Kennedy Corona made it a one run game.
A double and single scored a run for Somerset in the sixth inning.
Jordan Dissin homered in the ninth inning. Bryson Ware went back to back yard.
At Bat : 8 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 12 K’s
Jordan Dissin had two hits (single & HR) with two RBIs. Austin Murr doubled. Dylan Campbell hit a grand slam home run. Bryson Ware homered.
On The Hill : 6 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 15 K’s
LH Adam Seminaris - 4 IP, 5 unearned R, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s - 80 pitches - 51 strikes
RH Jack Dallas - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 20 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Levi Stoudt - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 11 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Alex McFarlane - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Lenny Torres Jr - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 13 pitches - 8 strikes
Notes :
Last night in his fourth rehab start of the season Zack Wheeler was in the 92-95 mph range with his fastball - I researched where he sat with the FB in his fourth start of Spring Training for each year of 2023 to 2025 - he sat 92-95 mph on each. In 2023 he had more pitches in the 95-96 range and a few at 97 but in each of the past two spring’s 4th start he aligned to what he delivered last night - just sayin.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
This Day in Baseballtown History - April 13, 2001: At Akron, Reading loses a heartbreaker, 1-0, in 12 innings when Jon Hamilton singles home Brian Benefield with the decisive tally. Phillies starter Brett Myers pitches seven brilliant innings, giving up four hits and no walks while striking out 11. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore 7 (7-3) Rome 5 (4-7)
AdventHealth Stadium-Rome, GA
How they scored :
John Spikerman tripled to lead off the game, he scored on a balk. Brady Day singled in the third inning and scored on a double by Kodey Shojinaga.
A single, stolen base and single scored a run for Rome in the bottom of the third.
Nick Biddison and Joel Dragoo singled in the seventh, Carter Mathison walked. John Spikerman walked to force in a run.
Rome scored four runs in the eighth inning on three walks, a single and triple.
Joel Dragoo walked in the ninth, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Jose Colmenares. Colmenares advanced to second on a fielding error by Rome’s center fielder. John Spikerman singled to score Colmenares. Devin Saltiban doubled. Kodey Shojinaga singled to score two runs.
At Bat : 7 R, 12 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s
John Spikerman (single & triple), Devin Saltiban (single & double), Kodey Shojinaga (single & double) and Jose Colmenares (two singles) each had two hits. Spikerman also walked, scored twice and had two RBIs. Shojinaga had three RBIs.
On The Hill : 5 R, 6 H, 7 BB, 9 K’s
RH Ryan Degges - 3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 63 pitches - 33 strikes
RH Jose Pena Jr - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 14 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Brandon Beckel - 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 37 pitches - 23 strikes
RH Anderson Peralta - 2/3 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 27 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Danyony Pulido - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 13 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Four for Spike - OF John Spikerman had four hits in the win on Tuesday, the four-hit game marked the first of his career, he had two more hits today. A 3rd round pick in 2024 from Oklahoma, Spikerman finished last year with the BlueClaws, hitting .217 in 24 games.He went 30-30 stealing bases last season including 15 in those 24 games with Jersey Shore. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Dunedin 5 (6-5) Clearwater 4 (6-5) - 10 innings
TD Ballpark-Dunedin, FL
How they scored :
Nate Humphreys doubled in the first inning, went to third base on a ground out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Will Vierling.
Nate Humphreys singled in the third, Alirio Ferrebus doubled. Nolan Beltran singled to score Humphreys. Matthew Ferrara hit a sacrifice fly to score Ferrebus.
A double, hit batter and single scored a run for Dunedin in the sixth inning.
Nate Humphreys walked in the seventh then stole second and third base. Alirio Ferrebus doubled to score him.
A walk, single and double scored two runs for Dunedin in the eighth inning.
A single, two walks and a sacrifice fly scored the game tying run for Dunedin in the bottom of the ninth.
A walk, hit batter and walk scored the placed runner for Dunedin in the tenth inning.
At Bat : 4 R, 8 H, 8 BB, 8 K’s
Nate Humphreys had two hits (single & double, two stolen bases) as did Nolan Beltran (singles) and Alirio Ferrebus (two doubles). Manolfi Jimenez doubled. Jaeden Calderon tripled. Tyler Pettorini walked and stole two bases.
On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 9 BB, 10 K’s
RH Gage Wood - 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 58 pitches - 36 strikes
RH Peyton Havard - 3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 42 pitches - 24 strikes
RH Tyler Bowen - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Gabe Craig - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 21 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Richie Cortese - 2/3 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Last night the Threshers scored in the first inning for the first time since game one of their opening day doubleheader. Matthew Ferrara’s home run was his first away from BayCare Ballpark. Nate Humphreys homered in back-to-back games. Tanner Greshamhas struck out the side in the first inning of both of his first two starts. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Player Development Center : Extended Spring Training :
Road game vs Team Canada @ Blue Jays complex in Dunedin - Deiry Gonzalez, Yordanis Guerra, David Hernandez, Angel Liranzo, Jesus Montiel & Aneury Montilla scheduled to pitch.
Yesterday’s Game Report :
Phillies 6 Blue Jays 5 (Dunedin)
At Bat : 6 R, 13 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s
3B Logan Dawson - 0 for 3, 2 walks, 2 K’s
SS Romeli Espinosa - 1 for 5 (single), 3 K’s
C Anderson Araujo - 3 for 4 (two singles, HR), 2 RBIs
CF Victor Cardoza - 3 for 4 (singles)
1B Angel Mata - 1 for 3 (single), RBI, walk, SB
DH Jose Familia - 1 for 4 (single), 2 K’s
RF Esterling Rodriguez - 3 for 4 (singles, double, triple), SB
LF Jalvin Arias - 0 for 3, 2 RBIs, walk
2B Jonathan Alcantara - 1 for 4 (HR), RBI, K
On The Hill : 5 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
RH Matthew Fisher - 3 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s - 60 pitches - 31 strikes - FB 90-93
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 14 strikes - FB 92-96
RH Wilmer Blanco - 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 43 pitches - 33 strikes - FB 93-96
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley - RHP Colin Peluse added to the roster (from REA). LHP Kyle Backhushas been recalled (to PHI).
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