5/21/25 : Minor League Roundup

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 8 (33-14) Buffalo 5 (17-28) - 8 innings (rain shortened)

Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park

Scoring Summary :

Cal Stevenson hit a home run to left field in the third inning. Rafael Lantigua doubled off the center field wall, he went to third on a ground out and scored when Otto Kemp legged out an infield hit (the third baseman hesitated on a long throw and Otto beat it hustling out of the box!).

Buffalo scored a run in the fourth on a single, sacrifice bunt fielding error (third baseman Otto Kemp) and single.

Buffalo scored a run in the fifth on a triple and single. They scored two more on another single, hit batter and double.

Rafael Lantigua and Justin Crawford walked in the bottom of the fifth, Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch.  Gabriel Rincones Jr reached on a fielder’s choice and fielding error (first baseman) on which two runs scored. Garrett Stubbs was hit by a pitch. Cal Stevenson singled to score a run.

Justin Crawford tripled in the sixth inning, Gabriel Rincones Jr walked. Buddy Kennedy singled to score Crawford. Garrett Stubbs singled to score Rincones Jr.

A walk, single, DP ground out and single scored a run for Buffalo in the seventh.

The game went into rain delay in the top of the ninth inning. I am calling it a night and reporting it as an eight inning game as it was coming down hard, just don’t see how they would resume play - if they did I will post an update in the AM.

At Bat : 8 R, 10 H, 6 BB, 9 K’s

Garrett Stubbs had three hits (two singles & double)and was hit by a pitch. Cal Stevenson had two hits (single & HR) with three RBIs and two walks. Rafael Lantigua doubled and walked twice. Justin Crawford tripled and walked.

On The Hill : 5 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s

RH Andrew Painter - 4 IP + one batter (triple) in 5th - 2 R - 1 earned - 3 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s - 71 pitches - 49 strikes - FB 96-98 mph, cutter, slider, curve - he challenged a ball call (ABS confirmed it was correct call), wanted to challenge another but umpire didn’t see him - would have lost that one too 😁. Good outing - only one ball hit hard and it was sliced down right field line by RH hitter for a triple. Very chilly, rainy and windy night - March like weather in May 🤦‍♂️

RH Seth Johnson - 2 IP + 2 batters (walk & single) - 3 R, 4 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 43 pitches - 26 strikes

RH Joel Kuhnel - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 23 pitches -16 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

WE GOT ICE!: Setting the franchise record for HBP earlier in the season with four in one game, Otto Kemp has continued to get pluncked at a record pace, leading the IL with 13 HBPs. The franchise record for HBP in a season is 18 by Dean Anna in 2018. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Eastern League ( AA ) - Portland (21-17) Reading (15-24) - doubleheader

Portland, ME - Delta Dental Park

Game One : Reading 5 Portland 1

Scoring Summary :

Blaze Jordan homered for Portland in the second inning.

Leandro Pineda walked in the fourth inning, advanced to third base on a couple ground outs and scored on a single by Hendry Mendez.

Leandro Pineda doubled in the sixth inning and scored on a single by Seth Beer. Keaton Anthony walked. Hendry Mendez hit a three run home run.

At Bat : 5 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s

Leandro Pineda walked, doubled and scored two runs.  Hendry Mendez walked, singled and homered  - he posted four RBIs.

On The Hill : 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s

RH Gabe Mosser - 6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 91 pitches - 47 strikes

RH Travis Kuhn - 1 perfect IP - 8 pitches - 4 strikes

Game Two : Reading 3 Portland 1

Scoring Summary :

A single, stolen base and double scored a run for Portland in the first inning.

Robert Moore, Leandro Pineda and Seth Beer singled in the fourth inning. A balk call scored Moore.  Hendry Mendez singled to score Pineda.

Josh Breaux was hit by a pitch in the seventh, he was forced at second as Cade Fergus reached. Luis Verdugo doubled to score Fergus.

At Bat : 3 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s

Luis Verdugo doubled.

On The Hill : 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s

RH Jack Dallas - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 16 strikes

RH Gunner Mayer - 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 43 pitches - 25 strikes - was very good

RH Tommy McCollum - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 16 strikes - continues to throw well - 1.23 ERA in 7.1 IP with Reading

RH Nelson Alvarez - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 13 pitches - 9 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Let’s Go Leandro : Leandro Pineda stayed red-hot with two more hits on Tuesday night at Portland. He is on a six-game hitting streak, dating back to May 15, and over the streak, he is slashing .476/.522/.667 (1.189 OPS), along with four runs, four doubles and three RBI. After hitting just .104 in April, Pineda has posted a .320 average in May. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster

South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Jersey Shore (15-23) Brooklyn (26-13) - PPD - Rain

Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark

Florida State League ( Low A )  - Bradenton 6 (18-22) Clearwater 2 (22-19)

Bradenton, FL - LECOM Park

Scoring Summary :

Aroon Escobar singled in the fourth inning. Dante Nori walked. Eduardo Tait singled to score Escobar. Brady Day hit a sacrifice fly to score Nori.

A single, double and sacrifice fly scored two runs for Bradenton in the fifth inning.

A triple, walk and double scored a Bradenton run in the eighth inning. A walk and another double scored three more.

At Bat : 2 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s

Aroon Escobar had two hits (singles), Dante Nori walked three times.

On The Hill : 6 R, 8 H, 7 BB, 9 K’s

RH Sam Highfill - 4.2 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s - 67 pitches - 44 strikes

RH Jose Pena Jr - 1.1 IP - retired all four batters faced - 8 pitches - 6 strikes - is quietly having a very good season - 1.29 ERA in 11 appearances (14 IP) 👀

RH Marty Gair - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 23 pitches - 12 strikes

RH Jake Eddington - 1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 39 pitches - 17 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

CALLS TO THE BULLPEN: The Threshers’ starting pitching has been excellent lately, and a big part of that has been the transfer of a couple of bullpen arms to the starting rotation. Zack Tukis has been stronger on the mound since moving to the bullpen, and Marcus Morgan has turned in a few shutouts out of the bullpen as well. Ryan Degges and Ryan Dromboski were the first two bullpen arms to make the move to the starting rotation with tremendous success. Both Degges and Dromboski have allowed fewer than two runs in each of their first three starts with over seven strikeouts in two of their first three starts for the Threshers. Reese Dutton made the first two starts of his professional career last week against Lakeland, fanning a combined 14 batters in 9.2 innings over his first two career starts. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster

System Transactions :

Jersey Shore : C Jordan Dissin (REA) began a rehab assignment.

Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️

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