5/3/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Syracuse 5 (18-14) Lehigh Valley 0 (17-16)
NBT Bank Stadium - Syracuse, NY
How they scored :
A walk, stolen base and single scored a run for Syracuse in the second inning.
Two walks, a single and ground out scored a Syracuse run in the sixth - Cristian Pache then hit a two run home run in that inning. They scored a run in the 8th on a walk and two singles.
At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 6 BB, 14 K’s
Cade Fergus had two hits (singles), Sergio Alcantara walked three times.
On The Hill : 5 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
RH Alan Rangel - 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s - 79 pitches - 50 strikes
LH Tucker Davidson - 3 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 48 pitches - 27 strikes
PRODUCTIVE OUTS: The 'Pigs came up one shy of tying a franchise record with three sac flies on Saturday. On the season, they are top-5 in the league in sacrifice flies with 15 and have also added a plethora of productive outs with seven RBI groundouts, tied for second most in the IL. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Hartford 12 (11-15) Reading 6 (13-13)
Dunkin' Park - Hartford, CT
How they scored :
Aroon Escobar singled in the second inning and scored on a two run home run by Raylin Heredia. Austin Murr singled, Dylan Campbell walked - Murr scored on a double by Dante Nori.
Benny Montgomery (solo) and Conner Capel (two run) hit home runs for Hartford in the second inning.
A single, walk, double, sacrifice fly and fielding error (Rincon) scored three runs for Hartford in the fourth. A single, triple and single scored two runs for them in the fifth. A double and single scored a run in the sixth and two doubles scored a run in the seventh.
Carson DeMartini and Aroon Escobar singled in the eighth - they scored on a three run home run by Raylin Heredia.
Aidan Longwell hit a two run home run for Hartford in the bottom of the eighth.
At Bat : 6 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s
Raylin Heredia hit two home runs and posted five RBIs. Dante Nori (single & double), Aroon Escobar (two singles) and Austin Murr (two singles) each had two hits.
On The Hill : 12 R, 17 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s
LH Adam Seminares - 4 IP, 6 R - 5 earned, 7 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 74 pitches - 49 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 2/3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1.1 IP, 1 unearned R, 3 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 27 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Christian McGowan - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 10 strikes
LH Cristhian Tortosa - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 19 pitches - 14 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/fightin-phils-vs-yard-goats/2026/05/03/818616/final/box
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
This Day in Baseballtown History - May 3, 2012: At Manchester, Reading rallies from an early 5-0 deficit, capping their comeback with a 3-run 9th as they beat New Hampshire, 8-6. Michael Spidale ties the game with an RBI single and Tug Hulett’s 2-out single plates Jiwan James and Spidale with the winning runs. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore 7 (14-12) Hudson Valley 6 (14-12)
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
At Ba How they scored :
Raider Tello walked in the second inning, he scored on a two run home run by Luke Davis.
Joel Dragoo walked in the fourth inning and scored on a double by Luis Caicuto.
Connor McGinnis homered for Hudson Valley in the fifth inning.
Hudson Valley scored five runs in the seventh including a three run home run by Camden Troyer.
Luis Caicuto singled in the bottom of the seventh, John Spikerman walked. Caicuto scored on a single by Jose Colmenares. Devin Saltiban doubled to score a run. Luke Davis singled to score two runs.
At Bat : 7 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
Luke Davis had two hits (single & HR) with four RBIs. John Spikerman (single & double), Jose Colmenares (two singles) and Luis Caicuto (single & double) each had two hits. Devin Saltiban doubled.
On The Hill : 6 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
LH Mavis Graves - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 26 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Max Lazar - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 1 K - 14 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Sam Highfill - 3.1 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 66 pitches - 41 strikes
LH Camron Hill - 2/3 IP - struck out both batters he faced - 10 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Jose Peña Jr - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Danyony Pulido - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 8 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Things in 10s…The BlueClaws have already reached 10+ runs in a game four times this year (twice on the last road trip, 4/14 and 4/18 at Rome), and 19 on Opening Night in Wilmington, a new club record…Last year, the BlueClaws scored 10+ runs in a game seven times and did not do it for a fourth time until June 8th. After their 13-2 win on April 18th, the BlueClaws have won by 10 runs or more three times already this year…They did so twice all of last year, four times in 2024, once in 2023, and once in 2021 (8 times as a High-A affiliate from 2021-2025). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Palm Beach 11 (16-11) Clearwater 0 (16-11)
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium - Jupiter, FL
How they scored :
Jonathan Mejia hit a two run home run for Palm Beach in the first inning.
Two walks, a balk and ground out scored a Palm Beach run in the sixth.
Two walks, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly scored a run for PB in the seventh. Jack Gurevitch homered to score two more. A hit batter, two singles, double, wild pitch and four walks scored five 8th inning runs.
At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
Alirio Ferrebus singled and walked.
On The Hill : 11 R, 6 H, 11 BB, 8 K’s
RH Cody Bowker - 2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 38 pitches - 25 strikes
RH Sean Youngerman - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 42 pitches - 26 strikes
RH MT Morrissey - 2 IP, 4 R, 1 H, 5 BB, 1 K - 47 pitches - 20 strikes
LH James Tallon - 1/3 IP, 5 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 35 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Tyler Pettorini (infielder) - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 14 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
SHARK BAIT (OOH HA HA): last night Robert Phelps hit his first career home run in the fourth...Wen-Hui Pan earned his first win since August 2023...Juan Villavicencio has hit three home runs for eight RBIs this series...Alirio Ferrebus and Matthew Ferrara have hit safely in four straight games...Keegan Batka moved into a tie for second in the FSL with his fourth save in four attempts. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
System Transactions :
Reading - RHP Christian McGowan returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from the 7-Day IL. LHP Wesley Moore placed on the Development List.
Clearwater - RHP Sean Youngerman reinstated from the Development List
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