5/12/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Rochester 3 (21-19) Lehigh Valley 0 (19-21)
Rochester, NY -ESL Ballpark
How they scored :
A single, wild pitch and single scored a run for Rochester in the first inning. They scored a run in the third inning on a walk and double - another run in the sixth on two singles and a suicide bunt.
The game was played in 2 hours and 24 minutes.
At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 7 K’s
Carter Kieboom had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 3 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s
RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 84 pitches - 47 strikes
RH Zach Pop - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 14 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Nolan Hoffman - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 17 strikes
Eastern League (AA) - New Hampshire 9 (20-11) Reading 5 (16-17)
Manchester, NH - Delta Dental Stadium
How they scored :
Bryan Rincon homered in the first inning.
Jay Harry hit a two run home run in the bottom of the first for New Hampshire.
Raylin Heredia homered in the second inning.
Cade Fergus walked in the third inning, Dante Nori doubled. Fergus scored on a ground out by Bryan Rincon.
Patrick Winkel hit a three run home run for New Hampshire in the fourth inning.
Kehden Hettiger homered in the sixth inning.
Four singles and a double scored four New Hampshire runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Austin Murr walked in the seventh, went to second on a balk and scored on a single by Bryan Rincon.
The game was played in two hours and 46 minutes.
At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
Bryan Rincon had three hits (two singles & HR) with three RBIs. Dante Nori doubled. Kehden Hettiger (he also walked twice) and Raylin Heredia homered. Cade Fergus singled, walked and stole two bases.
On The Hill : 9 R, 14 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 4.1 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 68 pitches - 42 strikes
LH Cristhian Tortosa - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 26 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1.2 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 31 pitches - 19 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Makin’ Moves - Entering the start of the series on Tuesday, the Phillies announced a variety of transactions to the Fightin Phils roster. Following a stellar start to the season,Levi Stoudt was promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Stoudt had not allowed an earned run over 10 appearances and 11.2 innings pitched. Additionally, Catcher Lou Albrecht will join the IronPigs, providing catching-depth for the Triple-A club. Joining the Fightin Phils will be Cade Fergus for his second stint this season and Pitcher Jean Cabrera will re-join the R-Phils after the 24-year old made 26 starts with the Fightin Phils last year and posted a 3.81 ERA. Additionally, Ryan Dromboski was transferred back to High-A Jersey Shore, clearing way for Braydon Tucker’s return from the injured list. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Greensboro 4 (22-12) Jersey Shore 1 (15-18)
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
How they scored :
Edward Florentino hit a two run home run for Greensboro in the first inning.
Carter Mathison singled in the third inning, John Spikerman walked and Kodey Shojinaga singled to load the bases. Raider Tello hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
Easton Carmichael homered for Greensboro in the sixth inning. Johnny Severino homered for them in the ninth.
Another quick game tonight - played in 2 hours and 43 minutes
At Bat : 1 R, 5 H, 7 BB, 8 K’s
Carter Mathison had two hits (singles). John Spikerman and Brock Vradenburg each walked twice.
On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 9 K’s
RH Luke Gabrysh - 5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 3 HB, 1 BB, 6 K’s - 78 pitches - 52 strikes
RH Giuseppe Velasquez - 3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 54 pitches - 30 strikes
LH Camron Hill - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 14 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Hopping to ShoreTown…The BlueClaws welcome in Greensboro for a six game series this week at ShoreTown Ballpark…These are the only six meetings between the two teams, even though they are division rivals…Greensboro took four of six from the BlueClaws last year in Greensboro…Entering this week, the BlueClaws are 156-163 against Greensboro since 2005 – the only two teams the BlueClaws have played more in that period are Delmarva (201-172) and Hagerstown (188-180). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Lakeland 5 (19-15) Clearwater 4 (20-14)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
How they scored :
Lakeland scored twice in the first inning on a hit batter, two singles and a sacrifice fly. Two walks and a double scored a second inning run.
Will Vierling singled in the third, Robert Phelps and Griffin Burkholder walked. Vierling scored when Gabriel Rincones Jr grounded into a double play.
Two hit batters, a walk and balk scored a run in the fifth for Lakeland. A single, double and sacrifice fly scored a seventh inning run.
Robert Phelps walked in the bottom of the seventh and scored on a double by Griffin Burkholder. Gabriel Rincones Jr walked, Alirio Ferrebus was hit by a pitch. Jaeden Calderon singled to score two runs.
At Bat : 4 R, 6 H, 8 BB, 9 K’s
Alirio Ferrebus had two hits (singles) and was hit by a pitch. Will Vierling had two hits (singles) and a walk. Griffin Burkholder doubled, walked twice, stole a base and posted an RBI. Robert Phelps walked twice. Jaeden Calderon singled, walked and had two RBIs.
On The Hill : 5 R, 9 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
RH Brad Pacheco - 4 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 68 pitches - 41 strikes
LH James Tallon - 1 IP, 1 R, 0 H, 2 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 32 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Brian Walters - 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 43 pitches - 27 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
PLAYOFFS AND TIGERS AND SHARKS, OH MY: In each of the past three years, the Clearwater Threshers and Lakeland Flying Tigers have matched up in the Florida State League Division Series. Clearwater won the series in three games in the 2023 postseason, but Lakeland swept the three-game sets in each of the past few seasons, finishing with the Florida State League Championship in 2025. In 2025 Lakeland had an advantage over the Threshers in Lakeland, but Clearwater took the last regular season series between the two sides. In their first matchup of 2026, the Threshers enter the series in first place in the West, two games ahead of the fourth place Flying Tigers. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Florida Complex League (Short Season) - Blue Jays 12 (8-0) Phillies 5 (2-6)
Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex
How they scored :
The Blue Jays scored a run in the second inning on a double and triple. They added a run in the third on a single and double. Two more runs scored in the sixth inning on a walk and three singles.
Logan Dawson walked in the bottom of the sixth, Jack Barker singled and Gabriel Azocar walked to load the bases. Victor Cardoza hit a sacrifice fly to score a run. A wild pitch moved the runners up - Jose Famila doubled to score two runs. Jonathan Alcantara singled to score Familia.
The Blue Jays scored twice in the 8th on a double, walk, single, hit batter and walk.
The contest went into a lightning delay in the middle of the 8th inning.
The Blue Jays scored six runs in the ninth on three walks, a hit batter, three singles and an error.
Esterling Rodriguez walked in the bottom of the ninth and scored on a triple by Erick Brito.
At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 11 K’s
Jack Barker had two hits (singles). Jose Famila doubled, walked and posted two RBIs. Erick Brito tripled.
On The Hill : 12 R, 15 H, 10 BB, 7 K’s
RH Matthew Fisher - 3 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 16 batters faced
LH Kevin Warunek - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 7 batters faced
RH Deiry Gonzalez - 1.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 8 batters faced
RH Eligio Arias - 1 + IP, 2 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 7 batters faced
RH Tegan Cain - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 6 batters faced
RH Anderson Navas - 1/3 IP, 5 R - 4 earned, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 6 batters faced
LH Anuery Montilla - 2/3 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 1 HB, 0 BB - 5 batters faced
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley - RHP Max Lazar’s (PHI 60-Day IL) rehab assignment transferred from REA. RHP Jackson Rutledge added to the roster. Jackson was claimed off waivers from the Washington Nationals and optioned to LHV on Sunday (5/10).RHP Levi Stoudt added to the roster (from REA). OF Dylan Carlson has been signed to a minor league contract and added to the roster. INF/OF Dylan Moore (outrighted to LHV on 5/8) added to the roster. C Lou Albrecht added to the roster (from REA) and placed on the Development List. LHP Andrew Walling placed on the 7-Day IL (retroactive to 5/10) with L Elbow Discomfort. OF Óscar Mercado has been released (retroactive to 5/10)
Reading - RHP Jean Cabrera added to the roster (from LHV). OF Cade Fergus added to the roster (from LHV).
Jersey Shore - RHP Wen-Hui Pan’s (REA 7-Day IL) rehab assignment has been transferred to JS (from CLW). RHP Ryan Dromboski added to the roster (from REA).
Clearwater - RHP Estibenzon Jimenez’s (REA 7-Day IL) rehab assignment transferred from FCL. 1B Keaton Anthony (LHV 7-Day IL) begins a rehab assignment. OF Nate Humphreys reinstated from the Temporarily Inactive List.
FCL - RHP Wilmer Blanco added to the roster (from JS). INF Erick Brito (LHV 60-Day IL) began a rehab assignment (retroactive to 5/11). OF Victor Cardoza added to the roster (from CLW) (retroactive to 5/11).
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