4/16/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - St Paul 5 (7-10) Lehigh Valley 1 (10-8)
CHS Field-St. Paul, MN
How they scored :
A double, two walks and two singles scored two runs for St Paul in the third inning.
Stewart Berroa homered in the fourth inning.
St Paul scored two runs in the sixth inning on a double and three singles. They added a run in the seventh on a fielding error, walk and single.
At Bat : 1 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s
Bryan De La Cruz had two hits (singles) and a walk. Stewart Berroa singled and homered.
Note : Felix Reyes had his 12 game hitting streak end tonight.
On The Hill : 5 R, 12 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s
RH Alan Rangel - 5 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 5 K’s - 89 pitches - 52 strikes
RH Colin Peluse - 1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 18 strikes
RH John McMillon - 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 9 strikes
LH Genesis Cabrera - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 7 pitches - 5 strikes
HEY, I'M WALKING HERE! - Slow and steady wins the race, and the 'Pigs are determined to walk to the finish line. They've drawn at least five walks in 9 of 17 games this season and have drawn the 3rd most in the league (93). Sergio Alcántara leads the league with 18 walks while Christian Cairo is tied second with 17. Alcántara drew three walks in the series opener, his third game this year with three or more walks. Coming into the year, he had drawn three walks or more in a triple-A or MLB game just nine times. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Somerset 9 (5-6) Reading 8 (5-7)
TD Bank Ballpark-Bridgewater, NJ
How they scored :
Raylin Heredia homered in the second inning, Alex Binelas went back to back yard.
A walk, ground out and single scored a run for Somerset in the bottom of the second inning.
Dante Nori homered in the third inning. A hit batter and three walks scored another run.
Marco Luciano homered for Somerset in the fourth inning.
Raylin Heredia tripled in the fifth inning and scored on a double by Alex Binelas.
A single, wild pitch and single scored a run for Somerset in the bottom of the fifth.
Jace Avina and Marco Luciano hit back to back home runs for Somerset in the sixth. A walk and fielding error was followed by a three run home run by Miguel Palma. A walk, double and sacrifice fly scored another run.
Alex Binelas homered in the eighth inning.
Kehden Hettiger reached on an error in the ninth, he scored on a home run by Carson DeMartini.
At Bat : 8 R, 11 H, 4 BB, 18 K’s
Alex Binelas doubled and homered twice, walked and posted four RBIs. Dante Nori had two hits (double & HR) and a walk. Raylin Heredia tripled and homered. Carson DeMartini had two hits (single & HR) with a walk and two RBIs. Dylan Campbell doubled.
On The Hill : 9 R, 10 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s
RH Kyle Brnovich - 5 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 83 pitches - 53 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1 IP, 6 R - 5 earned, 4 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 36 pitches - 21 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 28 pitches - 17 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Going Going Gone - The Fightin Phils offense continues to produce home runs as of late, after Dylan Campbell, Jordan Dissin and Bryson Ware and launched homers in Wednesday night’s game. After not hitting a home run in the season-opening series at Akron, Reading has launched 15 home runs across its last eight games. The Fightin Phils 15 home runs rank as tied for the most in the Eastern League so far and they are most in the league since April 7, but a four home run margin over second place Harrisburg, who has 11. No other teams have more than nine home runs since Apr. 7. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster. - Note : Reading hit an additional five home runs in tonight’s game 😳
South Atlantic League (High A) - Rome 2 (5-7) Jersey Shore 0 (7-4)
AdventHealth Stadium-Rome, GA
How they scored :
Owen Carey hit a two run home run for Rome in the second inning.
At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s
Jose Colmenares had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s
RH Luke Gabrysh - 4 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 57 pitches - 39 strikes
RH Guissepe Velasquez - 3.2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 64 pitches - 41 strikes
RH Aaron Combs - 1/3 IP - retired only batter faced - 3 pitches - 3 strikes
Note : RHP Spencer Strider started and pitched 3.1 innings (0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s) for Rome on rehab assignment (hamstring strain) from Atlanta.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Caicuto’s Big Day - Luis Caicuto had an RBI double and his first organizational home run on Saturday. The 23 year old was originally with the Diamondbacks and his lone preivous home run was for the AZL-Diamondbacks on 7/15/2022. He went 1,366 days between home runs. Caicuto hit .299 with the BlueClaws last year before a hamstring injury ended his season on July 18th. He was acquired by the Phillies in the Minor League Rule-5 Draft in December of 2023. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Dunedin 8 (7-5) Clearwater 7 (6-6) - 10 innings
TD Ballpark-Dunedin, FL
How they scored :
Nate Humphreys doubled in the first inning and went to third on a single by Griffin Burkholder. Burkholder stole second base. Alirio Ferrebus walked. Mathew Ferrara doubled to score two runs. Juan Villavicencio grounded out to score a run, Nolan Beltran singled to score another.
Dunedin scored three runs in the second inning on a walk, two doubles and a single.
Mathew Ferrara homered in the third inning.
A fielding error, two stolen bases and a throwing error scored a run for Dunedin in the fourth inning. A walk and two run home run by Dariel Ramon followed.
Mathew Ferrara tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Juan Villavicencio.
Tyler Pettorini was the placed runner to start the tenth inning, Jack Barker put down a sacrifice bunt - Dunedin’s pitcher made a throwing error to first base allowing Pettorini to score.
Dunedin tied the score in the bottom of the tenth on a throwing error by catcher Will Vierling on which the batter also reached. A single and two hit batters scored the game winner for them.
At Bat : 7 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 17 K’s
Mathew Ferrara went 4 for 4 (two doubles, triple & HR) with two runs scored and three RBIs. Nate Humphreys doubled. Nolan Beltran had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 8 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 13 K’s
RH Cody Bowker - 3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s - 60 pitches - 39 strikes
LH Zuher Yousef - 3 IP, 3 R - 2 earned, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 49 pitches - 30 strikes
RH Keegan Batka - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 22 pitches - 17 strikes
LH Camron Hill - 1+ IP, 2 unearned R, 1 H, 2 HB, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 21 pitches - 15 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
SHARK BAIT : notes from last night’s (4/15) game. Nate Humphreys had an extra base hit in each of the last three games. He finished the game with three of the Threshers’ four runs scored. Jaeden Calderon tripled in back-to-back games. Nolan Beltran recorded his second multi-hit game of the season. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
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Yesterday’s Game Report :
Phillies 6 Team Canada 2 (Dunedin)
At Bat : 6 R, 7 H, 9 BB, 7 K’s
DH Romeli Espinosa - 1 for 5 (single), 2 K’s
1B Anderson Araujo - 1 for 3 (single), walk, K
PH Esterling Rodriquez - 0 for 1
LF TJayy Walton - 0 for 1, 3 walks, SB
CF Victor Cardoza - 0 for 3, walk, K
SS Logan Dawson - 2 for 3 (double, triple), 2 RBIs, walk
C Angel Mata - 0 for 2, 2 walks
3B Jose Familia - 0 for 4, K
RF Jalvin Arias - 1 for 3 (single), walk
2B Jonathan Alcantara - 2 for 4 (singles), K
PH Gabriel Flores - 0 for 1, K
On The Hill : 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 10 K’s
RH Deiry Gonzalez - 3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 40 pitches - 25 strikes - FB 89-91
LH Angel Liranzo - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 27 pitches - 18 strikes - FB 91-93
LH David Hernandez - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 12 strikes - FB 89-91
RH Jesus Montiel - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 17 pitches - 11 strikes - FB 92-93
LH Yordanis Guerra - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 14 pitches - 8 strikes - FB 90-93
LH Aneury Montilla - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 11 pitches - 8 strikes - FB 87-90
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley - RHP Seth Johnson (optioned on 4/14) added to the roster
Clearwater - RHP Eligio Arias added to the roster (from PDC). RHP Orlando Gonzalezplaced on the 7-Day IL (retroactive to 4/15) with R Shoulder Discomfort.
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