5/16/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 12 hours ago
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Written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Syracuse 8 (19-24) Lehigh Valley 5 (30-13)
NBT Bank Stadium - Syracuse, NY
Scoring Summary :
Syracuse scored four first inning runs including three on a home run by Hayden Senger.
Justin Crawford singled in the third inning as did Buddy Kennedy. Garrett Stubbs singled to score Crawford.
Cal Stevenson walked in the fourth inning, Oscar Mercado reached on a two base throwing error. Rodolfo Castro hit a sacrifice fly to score a rule.
Syracuse scored four runs in the fifth inning, three on a home run by Jon Singleton.
Cal Stevenson singled in the sixth and scored on a home run by Oscar Mercado.
Buddy Kennedy homered in the ninth inning.
At Bat : 5 R, 11 H, 4 BB, 15 K’s
Buddy Kennedy had two hits (single & HR). Rodolfo Castro hit two doubles. Justin Crawford hit two singles. Oscar Mercado hit a two run home run.
On The Hill : 8 R, 6 H, 7 BB, 5 K’s
RH Devin Sweet - 1 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 35 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Nicholas Padilla - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 37 pitches - 23 strikes
RH Koyo Aoyagi - 1 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 0 K’s - 34 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Joel Kuhnel - 1 perfect IP - 9 pitches - 5 strikes
RH Jose Ruiz - 1 perfect IP - 12 pitches - 8 strikes
LH Nick Vespi - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches - 13 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
10 OUT OF 10: The 'Pigs set a franchise record for most runs in an extra frame, scoring 10 in the 10th on Wednesday. It's the 2nd 10-run inning in franchise history, the first coming on July 26, 2023 against Syracuse. They sent 12 batters to the plate, homering twice in the inning. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading 3 (12-21) New Hampshire 2 (14-21)
FirstEnergy Stadium - Reading, PA
Scoring Summary :
Aidan Miller doubled in the first inning and scored on a home run by Hendry Mendez.
Aidan Miller homered in the fifth inning.
Eddinson Paulino homered for New Hampshire in the seventh inning.
Two doubles scored a run for New Hampshire in the eighth inning.
At Bat : 3 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s
Aidan Miller had two hits (double & HR) as did Hendry Mendez (double & HR) and Keaton Anthony (single & double).
On The Hill : 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
RH Gabe Mosser - 6.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 100 pitches - 57 strikes - he was excellent
RH Andrew Baker - 1.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Josh Hejka - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 16 pitches - 11 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
More on Last Night : It was a dominant night offensively for the Fightin Phils on Thursday night. Everyone in the lineup reached base and eight of the nine players in the starting lineup had hits and scored runs as well. Additionally, the Fightin Phils set a season-high in hits in a game with 15 and time of game at 3:22. Reading also tied season highs in hits in an inning with five in the bottom of the first and earned runs off an opposing starting pitcher with five on Rafael Sanchez. With Thursday night’s win, Reading matched a season-high with three-straight wins. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Wilmington 2 (13-24) Jersey Shore 1 (13-22)
Frawley Stadium - Wilmington, DE
Scoring Summary :
The game started on time and two outs were recorded in the top half of the first inning but a nearby lightning strike pulled everyone off the field - the game went into immediate weather delay. Play resumed nearly two hours later at 8:34 PM. Both starting pitchers were replaced when play resumed-started.
A triple and single scored a run for Wilmington in the third inning.
Bryson Ware doubled in the fifth inning, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Bryan Rincon and scored on a wild pitch.
Two doubles scored a run for Wilmington in the sixth inning.
At Bat : 1 R, 3 H, 6 BB, 14 K’s
Bryson Ware doubled.
On The Hill : 2 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s
RH Micah Ottenbreit - DNP after warming up and play was delayed
RH Brandon Beckel - 3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 50 pitches - 35 strikes
LH Erubiel Armenta - 1.1 IP - retired all 4 batters faced - 1 K - 12 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Drew Garrett - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 7 pitches - 6 strikes
LH Wesley Moore - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 22 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Paxton Thompson - 1.1 IP - retired all 4 batters faced - 1 K - 11 pitches - 8 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
One More New Claw…LHP Cristhian Tortosa signed a contract with the Phillies and was added to the roster on Thursday…He had been playing with the Schaumberg (IL) Boomers of the independent Frontier League…Tortosa had been in the Tigers system from 2016 through 2023, reaching High-A West Michigan in 2023, his last season of affiliated baseball…He made his BlueClaws debut on Thursday, allowong an unearned run in one inning. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Lakeland 3 (21-15) Clearwater 2 (19-18)
BayCare Ballpark - Clearwater, FL
Scoring Summary :
Woody Hadeen homered for Lakeland in the first inning. Cristian Santana homered in the third inning.
Raider Tello reached on a fielding error in the third inning, Diego Gonzalez singled and Avery Owusu-Asiedu walked. Aroon Escobar hit into a fielders choice that scored Tello.
Avery Owusu-Asiedu walked in the seventh, went to second on a throwing error, to third on a balk and scored when Dante Nori reached on a fielding error.
Two singles, a fly out advancement and fielders choice scored a run for Lakeland in the top of the ninth.
At Bat : 2 R, 3 H, 6 BB, 11 K’s
Aroon Escobar, Dante Nori and Diego Gonzalez singled. Avery Owusu-Asiedu walked twice.
On The Hill : 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s
RH Ryan Degges - 5.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s - 80 pitches - 55 strikes
RH Adilson Peralta - 1.2 IP - retired all five batters faced - 2 K’s - 13 pitches - 12 strikes
LH Erik Ritchie - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 4 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 16 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Last night the Threshers set a season high in strikeouts as a pitching staff with 20...It was the fifth game with 20-or-more strikeouts since the Clearwater Threshers rebrand and first since August 2023...AJ Wilson struck out four batters in the top of the sixth inning...He was the first Thresher to do so since 2019...Marty Gair struck out a career-high five batters in 2.0 scoreless innings...Avery Owusu-Asiedu extended his on-base streak to 13 consecutive games... Eduardo Tait extended his hit streak to a career-high tying seven straight games. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Florida Complex League (Rookie) - Phillies 15 (3-7) Yankees 5 (5-5) - 10 AM start
Yankee Complex - Tampa, FL
Scoring Summary :
Jose Famila walked in the second inning, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Francisco Loreto. Alirio Ferrebus hit a two run home run.
A single, triple and ground out scored two runs for the Yankees in the fourth inning.
Francisco Loreto and Alirio Ferrebus walked in the fifth inning, Manolfi Jimenez singled to score Loreto. Rickardo Perez hit a sacrifice fly to score Ferrebus.
Brennen Davis (on rehab from AAA level) homered for the Yankees in the bottom of the fifth.
Angel Mata was hit by a pitch in the sixth, Francisco Loreto singled. Alirio Ferrebus was hit by a pitch. Manolfi Jimenez grounded out to score Mata. A wild pitch allowed Loreto to score.
In the seventh Rickardo Perez and Isaias Dipre walked, Meylin De Leon and Angel Mata singled. Perez scored on Mata’s hit. Francisco Loreto singled to score two runs. Alirio Ferrebus hit a three run home run!
A double, single, wild pitch and fielding error scored two runs for the Yankees in the seventh inning.
Meylin De Leon reached on an error in the eighth inning and scored on a home run by Francisco Loreto.
At Bat : 15 R, 15 H, 6 BB, 5 K’s
Francisco Loreto had five hits (three singles, double and HR), four RBIs, walked and scored five runs. Alirio Ferrebus homered twice, walked, was hit by a pitch and posted five RBIs. Angel Mata had two hits (single & double). Manolfi Jimenez had two singles and two RBIs. Jorge Julio hit two singles. Isaias Dipre doubled.
On The Hill : 5 R, 11 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s
RH Brad Pacheco - 4 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s
RH Alexis De La Cruz - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
LH Raymon Rosario - 2.2 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s
RH Joel Heredia - 1/3 IP - retired only batter he faced
Notes :
Catcher Cesar Mujica left the game in the first inning with an apparent injury after being for catcher’s interference while Raymon Rosario exited in the ninth with an apparent injury as well.
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Daniel Robert has been recalled (to Philadelphia). C Lou Albrechttransferred from the 7-day IL to the 60-day IL. 1B Carson Taylor transferred from the 60-day IL to the Full-Season IL (retroactive to 5/15)
Reading : RHP Moises Chace placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 5/15) - as announced today by Phillies skipper Rob Thomson he will have TJ surgery.
Clearwater : RHP Marcus Morgan has been placed on the 7-Day Injured List (retroactive to 5/15). RHP Eli Trop has been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List.
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