International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 10 (23-21) Lehigh Valley 5 (17-28)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
Summary :
Three singles, a walk, two doubles and a couple sacrifices (bunt and fly out) scored five runs for Rochester in the third inning. Carter Kieboom hit a three run home run to make it an eight run inning.
Juan Yepez homered for Rochester in the fifth inning.
Weston Wilson homered in the 5th inning. Scott Kingery homered in the 6th inning.
James Wood homered for Rochester in the 8th inning.
Nick Podkul doubled in the 8th, Scott Kingery singled, David Dahl hit a three run home run.
At Bat : 5 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s
Scott Kingery had two hits (single & HR). Nick Podkul doubled. Weston Wilson and David Dahl homered.
On The Hill : 10 R, 13 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s
David Buchanan went 2.2 innings - 8 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 58 pitches - 35 strikes. Tyler Gilbert pitched 2.1 innings - 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 39 pitches - 23 strikes. Andrew Bellatti pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 16 strikes. Taylor Lehman pitched an inning - 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 15 pitches - 9 strikes. Nick Nelson pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 11 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
EXTRA, EXTRA: With 30 total bases (thanks to eight extra-base hits) in game two on Tuesday, the 'Pigs set season highs offensively in: total bases (30), runs (16), and extra-base hits (8) while also recording their biggest margin of victory (13)
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 12 (18-23) Binghamton 7 (21-18)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
Summary :
Kevin Parada (two runs) and Brandon McIlwain homered for Binghamton in the first inning.
Marcus Lee Sang and Kendall Simmons hit back to back home runs in the 3rd inning.
Bryce Ball singled in the 4th inning and scored on a double by Ethan Wilson.
Marcus Lee Sang singled in the 7th, Kendall Simmons was hit by a pitch. Caleb Ricketts singled to score Lee Sang. Carson Taylor doubled to score Simmons. Carlos De La Cruz singled to score two runs. Bryce Ball walked. Trevor Schwecke hit a three run home run. Ethan Wilson doubled, Marcus Lee Sang singled to score Wilson.
Ryan Clifford hit a three run home run for Binghamton in the 8th inning. Jeremiah Jackson hit a home run.
Three walks loaded the bases for Reading in the 8th, Casey Martin hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
On The Hill : 7 R, 12 H, 2 BB, 13 K’s
Kolby Allard went 1.2 innings - 3 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 51 pitches - 34 strikes. Mitch Neunborn pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 19 pitches - 14 strikes. Noah Skirrow pitched 4.1 innings - 4 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 85 pitches - 56 strikes. Cristian Hernandez pitched 1.2 innings, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 25 pitches - 18 strikes.
At Bat : 12 R, 16 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s
Marcus Lee Sang (two singles & HR) and Carson Taylor (two singles & double) each had three hits. Caleb Ricketts (two singles), Carlos De La Cruz (two singles), Ethan Wilson (two doubles) and Trevor Schwecke (single & HR) each had two hits. Kendall Simmons homered. Schwecke had three RBIs, Lee Sang and De La Cruz had two each.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Kolby Allard, who is on the Phillies 40 man roster, was transferred to Reading from the FCL-Phillies to make the start tonight. Allard signed with the Phillies on January 23 and was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on March 19. He made eight appearances and three starts with the IronPigs and was 0-4, with a 10.71 ERA. The Phillies assigned Allard to the FCL-Phillies on May 9. Allard only appeared in six games last season between Atlanta (4) and Triple-A Gwinnett (2). He pitched for the Rangers from 2020-22, making his big-league debut with Texas in 2020. Allard is also expected to appear on Sunday.
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Aberdeen 2 (21-20) Jersey Shore 0 (23-18)
Aberdeen, MD - Leidos Stadium at Ripken Field
Summary :
A single, walk and two more singles scored two runs for Aberdeen in the 5th inning.
On The Hill : 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 12 K’s
Sam Aldegheri pitched six strong innings - 2 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s - 98 pitches - 60 strikes. Andrew Baker pitched a perfect inning - 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 8 strikes. Beyony Robles pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 11 strikes
At Bat : 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 12 K’s
Justin Crawford hit two doubles. Otto Kemp had two hits (single & double).
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Cade Fergus went 1-3 on Friday and is 13-45 with two HRs and three SBs in his last 13 games. He has two home runs on the last homestand, including a blast on May 9th. He now has three on the season and 19 in his career. Fergus also went deep on May 3rd to break a 3-3 tie and give the BlueClaws the lead. He already has seven steals this year after he stole 14 last year between Clearwater (10) and Jersey Shore (4). He was a 13th round pick in 2022 from George Washington University and played at St. Thomas Aquinas HS in Fort Lauderdale.
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Clearwater 8 (28-13) St Lucie 7 (14-27) - eleven innings
Port St Lucie, FL - Clover Park
Summary :
Bryson Ware struck out in the third inning but reached on a wild pitch regardless. A passed ball sent him to second, he stole third. Nikau Pouaka-Grego singled to score him.
A fielding error (second baseman Nikau Pouaka-Grego) allowed a St Lucie runner to reach in the bottom of the third, a double then scored him to tie the game.
Kehden Hettiger, Pierce Bennett and Jordan Viars walked in the 4th inning, they all scored on a double down the left field line by Dakota Kotowski.
A triple (line drive that was misread by center fielder Raylin Heredia) and single scored a St Lucie run in the bottom of the fourth.
The St Lucie Mets plated two runs in the 5th on a walk, hit batter and double.
Dakota Kotowski singled in the 7th inning, stole second base, went to third on a force at second (Bryson Ware - walked) on which Nikau Pouaka-Grego reached base and scored on a wild pitch. Raylin Heredia singled to score Pouaka-Grego. Kehden Hettiger singled to score Heredia.
A double and triple scored a St Lucie run in the 8th inning. A two run home run by Willy Fanas tied the score.
The game went into extra innings.
Neither team scored in the 10th. Ethan Chenault struck out the side in the bottom of the 10th 👀.
With placed runner Avery Owusu-Asiedu at second base Dakota Kotowski walked to lead off the 11th. Jared Thomas put down a sacrifice bunt fielded by the pitcher but no one covered first for St Lucie so it became a single. With one out Devin Saltiban walked to score a run. A 6-4-3 double play ended the frame.
The game took 3 hours and 47 minutes to play
On The Hill : 7 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 16 K’s
Luke Russo pitched 4.1 innings - 4 R - 3 earned, 5 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 78 pitches - 49 strikes. Chase Hopewell pitched 1.2 innings, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 2 inherited runners scored - 26 pitches - 18 strikes. Jaydenn Estanista pitched two innings - 3 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 35 pitches - 25 strikes. Ethan Chenault pitched great - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 5 K’s - he struck out the side in the 10th on big break curve balls - 35 pitches - 21 strikes. Drew Garrett closed it - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches - 8 strikes.
At Bat : 8 R, 10 H, 9 BB, 14 K’s
Raylin Heredia had three hits (singles) and an RBI. Dakota Kotowski had two hits (single & double), a walk and three RBIs. Kehden Hettiger had two hits (singles)a walk and RBI. Pierce Bennett and Jordan Viars each drew two walks.
Defensive Gems :
Right fielder Jordan Viars made a clutch running catch on a line drive hit into the right center field gap to end the 6th inning. Catcher Kehden Hettiger made three great stops of balls in the dirt in extra innings to keep runs from scoring - excellent!
System Transactions :
Reading : LHP Kolby Allard transferred from FCL. C Arturo De Freitas placed on the Development List.
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