Steve Potter
5/19/21 : Today’s Phillies starting Pitchers
Phillies vs Marlins : 7:05 PM - Philadelphia, PA - RHP Zach Eflin
AAA - Lehigh Valley @ Syracuse, NY - 6:35 PM
LH David Parkinson ( 25 years old ) will start ... he last pitched on 5/13 - 4 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 3 H, 0 BB, 8 K’s. He’s appeared in 2 games this season accumulating 5 2/3 IP. David was the club’s 12th round draft selection in the 2017 draft out of the University of Mississippi.
Baron’s Notes : RHP Noah Syndergaard is slated to start for Syracuse on a rehab assignment from the New York Mets. In last night’s game UTL Luke Williams was held hitless for only the 2nd time this season ; leads club with 17 hits, .340 ... he has reached base in all 13 games

AA - Reading @ Akron, OH - 6 :35 PM
RH Kyle Glogoski ( 22 years old ) will start ... he last pitched on 5/13 - 2 1/3 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 5 H, 2 BB, 1 K. This will be his third appearance of the season. Kyle was signed as an amateur free agent out of New Zealand on 1/8/18.

High A - Jersey Shore hosts Winston-Salem - 7:05 PM
RHP Adam Leverett ( 22 years old ) gets the start. he last pitched on 5/13 - 3 scoreless and hitless innings - 1, BB, 6 K’s ... on the season he’s pitched in two games - 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s. He was drafted by the Phillies in the 15th round of the 2019 draft from Gordon State Junior College in Georgia and signed on June 11th of that year.
Baron’s Notes : SS Bryson Stott is 5-11 in his last 3 games, 2 homers; batting average jump from .185 to .263. Last evening’s starting pitcher LH Josh Hendrickson is one of 3 pitchers in the league with 0.00 ERA (minimum 10 IP) ... 0.36 WHIP (2nd lowest in league) . . . enemy hitting .088.

Low A - Clearwater hosts Dunedin - 7:00 PM
RH Starlyn Castillo ( 20 years old ) will start ... he last pitched on 5/13 - 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 5 BB, 4 K’s. In two appearances this season he’s thrown 6 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and 6 walks while striking out 8 batters. Starlyn was signed on 7/2/18 from Pimentel, Dominican Republic.
Baron’s Notes : Last night was Clearwater’s 3rd walk off win. C Abrahan Gutierrez has hit in all 9 games, .394 batting average. 1B/3B DJ Stewart has hit in all 11 games, BA -.370; he leads the league in hits (17) and RBI (17)
C Juan Aparicio was activated before last night‘s game for Clearwater. C Chris Burke was assigned to extended spring training.

Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️