AAA - Charlotte 5 (9-12) Lehigh Valley 4 (9-10)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
Summary :
Aramis Garcia doubled in the third inning and scored on a double by Simon Muzziotti. Nick Podkul had reached on a strikeout/wild pitch before Muzziotti batted, went to third on the double and scored on a groundout by Darick Hall.
A single, double and ground out scored a run for Charlotte in the fifth inning.
Simon Muzziotti tripled in the seventh inning, he scored on a single by Jordan Luplow. Darick Hall singled moving Luplow to third base, Weston Wilson hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
Lenyn Sosa homered for Charlotte in the 8th inning.
Lenyn Sosa hit a three run home run for Charlotte in the 9th inning.
At Bat : 4 R, 9 H, 5 BB, 14 K’s
David Dahl hit two doubles. Simon Muzziotti had two knocks (double & triple). Darick Hall had two hits (singles). Aramis Garcia doubled.
On The Hill : 5 R, 12 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s
David Buchanan was excellent again - 7.1 IP, 2 R, 10 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 102 pitches - 72 strikes. Taylor Lehman pitched 2/3 of an inning - 0 R, 1 BB - 6 pitches - 2 strikes. Ryan Burr pitched an inning - 3 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Darick Hall blasted his second homer of the season in last week’s series finale against the RailRiders. It capped off a series for Hall where he went 8-for-20. In Hall's past nine games, he is hitting .333 with a .967 OPS. Hall needs just seven more homers to tie Andy Tracy (69) for most homers in franchise history and 46 RBI to tie Tracy (261) for the RBI mark. - media notes - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - IronPigs
AA - Reading 10 (7-9) Somerset 4 (7-9)
Reading, PA - FirstEnergy Stadium
Summary :
A triple and sacrifice fly scored a run for Somerset in the second inning.
Carson Taylor reached on a throwing error in the bottom of the second inning. He went to third on a double by Caleb Ricketts and scored on a sacrifice fly by Trevor Schwecke.
Spencer Jones hit a two run home run for Somerset in the third inning.
Robert Moore walked in the bottom of the third, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a groundout. Gabriel Rincones Jr walked and scored on a triple by Carson Taylor.
Trevor Schwecke singled in the 4th inning and scored on a home run by Marcus Lee Sang.
A single and double scored a Somerset run in the 6th inning.
Jose Rodriquez walked in the 8th inning, Gabriel Rincones Jr singled. Carson Taylor singled to score a run. Caleb Ricketts singled. Bryce Ball walked to score a run. Marcus Lee Sang doubled to score two runs. Robert Moore walked, Jose Rodriquez was hit by a pitch to score a run.
On The Hill : 4 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
Lachlan Wells pitched 4.2 innings - 3 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 HB, 6 K’s - 72 pitches - 51 strikes. Carlos Francisco pitched 1.1 innings, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K. Andrew Baker pitched 1.2 innings, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s. Max Lazar pitched 1.1 innings, 0 R, 1 H - 22 pitches - 17 strikes.
Defensive Gem :
Right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr made a diving catch in the 9th inning.
At Bat : 10 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
Marcus Lee Sang had two hits (double & HR) and posted four RBIs. Caleb Ricketts (single & double) had two hits. Carson Taylor (single & triple) had two hits. Robert Moore walked twice.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Magic Number : Five runs is appearing to be the magic number in runs scored for the Fightin Phils this season. So far, Reading is 6-1 when scoring north of five runs in a game this season, while the Fightin Phils are 0-8 when failing to hit the five-run plateau. - media notes - Jake Starr - Fightin Phils PR/Media Relations Manager and broadcaster
High A - Aberdeen 9 (7-9) Jersey Shore 2 (8-8)
Aberdeen, MD - Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium
Summary :
Aberdeen scored on a walk and double in the second inning. They scored three in the 5th inning on a single, two walks and a double.
Two walks and two doubles scored three runs for Aberdeen in the 6th, a two run home run by Jalen Vasquez plated two in the seventh.
Zach Arnold doubled in the 8th and scored on a single by Justin Crawford.
Felix Reyes singled in the 9th inning, Bryan Rincon walked. Emaarion Boyd singled to score Reyes.
On The Hill : 9 R, 11 H, 7 BB, 8 K’s
Starlyn Castillo pitched four innings - 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 61 pitches - 36 strikes. Jonathan Petit pitched an inning - 3 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s. Danny Wilkinson pitched an inning - 3 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K. Jack Dallas went an inning, 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K. Mason Ronan pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K.
At Bat : 2 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
Justin Crawford had two hits, Zach Arnold doubled and walked twice.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
The Claws & The Birds - The BlueClaws took two of three from Aberdeen in April to open the season, winning 3-2 on a walk-off wild pitch on Opening Night (April 5th). The IronBirds went 2-4 last week at Hudson Valley, losing three games in walk-off fashion and a fourth in which they allowed the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. - media notes - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - BlueClaws
Low A - Clearwater 2 (11-5) Bradenton 1 (3-13)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
Summary :
Three walks loaded the bases for the Threshers in the first inning. Ricardo Rosario singled to center field to score two runs.
A walk, two balk calls and a sacrifice fly scored a run for Bradenton in the 6th inning.
On The Hill : 1 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 16 K’s
Luke Russo was very good once again - 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s - 74 pitches - 46 strikes - got a lot of swing and misses with his breaking pitch. He lowers his season ERA to 1.29 in 14 IP with 20 K’s and 8 walks. Luis Ortiz pitched an inning - 1 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 2 balks - 19 pitches - 11 strikes. Paxton Thompson pitched two innings - 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 16 strikes. Saul Teran closed it - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 3rd save - 27 pitches - 14 strikes.
At Bat : 2 R, 3 H, 8 BB, 9 K’s
Avery Owusu-Asiedu doubled. Trent Farquhar and Kehden Hettiger each walked three times, Pierce Bennett walked twice.
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : C Cody Roberts activated from Development List.
Reading : Placed OF Carlos De La Cruz on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 4/21). Placed IF Kendall Simmons on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 4/21). LHP Lachlan Wells activated from seven day IL. RHP Noah Skirrow reinstated from the Development List.
C Arturo De Freitas reinstated from the Development List. OF Baron Radcliff reinstated from the 7-day IL. RHP Efrain Contreras placed on the 7-day IL.
Jersey Shore : RHP Nate Karaffa placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 4/21).
Clearwater : RHP Luis Ortiz placed on roster on major league rehab assignment. C Angel Mata assigned to the roster and then placed on the 60 day IL.
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