5/31/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 33 minutes ago
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Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 8 (27-30) Buffalo 5 (27-30)
Buffalo, NY - Sahlen Field
How they scored :
A double and three singles scored three runs for Buffalo in the third inning.
Liover Peguero reached on a fielding error to lead off the fifth, Christian Cairo walked. Bryan De La Cruz doubled to score them both. Caleb Ricketts hit a sacrifice fly to score De La Cruz.
A walk, two singles and a sacrifice fly scored two runs for Buffalo in the bottom of the fifth.
Gabriel Rincones Jr walked in the sixth, Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch, Liover Peguero walked. Bryan De La Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
In the seventh Dylan Carlson and Gabriel Rincones Jr walked. Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch. Liover Peguero hit a grand slam home run.
At Bat : 8 R, 5 H, 8 BB, 8 K’s
Liover Peguero hit a grand slam home run, walked twice and scored two runs. Bryan De La Cruz had two hits (single & double) and had three RBIs. Robert Moore doubled. Gabriel Rincones Jr and Christian Cairo walked twice. Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch twice.
Note : rehabbing major leaguer Max Scherzer started for Dunedin - he pitched three scoreless innings.
On The Hill : 5 R, 6 H, 10 BB, 11 K’s
RH Alan Rangel - 4.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s - 83 pitches - 53 strikes
LH Kirby Snead - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 31 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Andrew Bechtold - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 38 pitches - 21 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
HERO HARPER: Called upon for his first save chance of the year, Daniel Harper passed with flying colors, retiring all three he faced in the 11th on Friday night. It's Harper's first triple-A save and his first save since 9/11/2024 agains the Harrisburg Senators. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Harrisburg 8 (28-23) Reading 6 (23-28)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
How they scored :
Harrisburg scored three runs in the first inning on a walk, double, sac fly and two run home run (Maxwell Romero Jr).
Aroon Escobar walked in the bottom of the first, Austin Murr doubled. Raylin Heredia singled to score Escobar.
Bryan Rincon singled in the third inning and scored on a single by Austin Murr when the Harrisburg right fielder (Leandro Pineda) made a throwing error. Raylin Heredia doubled to score Murr.
Maxwell Romero Jr hit his second home run of the game for Harrisburg in the fourth inning. Kervin Pichardo went back to back. A double, wild pitch, hit batter and sacrifice fly scored another run.
A walk, hit batter and double scored a run for Harrisburg in the fifth.
Austin Murr doubled in the eighth inning, he scored on a double by Raylin Heredia. Dylan Campbell hit a two run home run.
Cayden Wallace homered for Harrisburg in the ninth inning.
At Bat : 6 R, 12 H, 1 BB, 13 K’s
Austin Murr had three hits (single & two doubles, two runs scored) as did Raylin Heredia (single & two doubles, three RBIs). Dylan Campbell had two hits (single & HR, two RBIs). Bryson Ware doubled.
On The Hill : 8 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s
RH Kyle Brnovich - 3.1 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 74 pitches - 45 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 1.1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Colin Peluse - 1.1 perfect IP - 12 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Evan Gates - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 34 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Aaron Combs - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 23 pitches - 15 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Double Trouble - Entering the final day of the month, the Fightin Phils were tied for the most double plays turned in the Eastern League with 43 turned this season. Prior to today in the month of May, the Fightin Phils had turned 29 double plays, which leads the Eastern League and is second in Double-A, along with being tied for fourth amongst full-season minor league teams for the month. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Frederick 4 (31-17) Jersey Shore 3 (21-29)
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
How they scored :
Joel Dragoo and Luis Caicuto singled in the second inning, Dragoo scored on a single by Nick Biddison.
A walk and double scored a run for Frederick in the third inning.
Trent Farquhar singled in the third inning and scored on a double by Joel Dragoo.
Kodey Shojinaga and Tyler Pettorini walked in the seventh, Joel Dragoo was hit by a pitch. Luis Caicuto walked to force in a run.
Frederick scored three runs with two outs in the ninth inning on a walk, double and three run home run by Vance Honeycutt.
At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 10 BB, 7 K’s
Joel Dragoo had two hits (single & double) with an RBI. Tyler Pettorini had two hits (single & double) with a walk. Keaton Anthony singled and walked four times (becomes the 9th BlueClaw to ever walk four times in a game as noted on the broadcast by Greg Giombarrese).
On The Hill : 4 R, 5 H, 6 BB, 13 K’s
RH Ryan Dromboski - 3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 43 pitches - 23 strikes
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 39 pitches - 26 strikes - Jimmy looks strong - had a back and elbow issue that delayed the start to his season - in his rehab appearances he’s posted a 1.42 ERA over 12.2 IP.
RH Brandon Beckel - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 43 pitches - 27 strikes - gutsy performance in his second outing of the week - was obvious he was tiring but sucked it up and struck out the last two batters he faced stranding two runners 👀👏
RH Danyony Pulido - 2/3 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 1/3 IP - retired only batter faced - 3 pitches - 3 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/keys-vs-blueclaws/2026/05/31/821970
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Pan the Magnificent…Wen-Hui Pan has thrown seven scoreless innings (three of the last four have been 1-2-3 innings) with the BlueClaws so far this season, earning two saves and allowing just three hits and striking out seven…He earned his second save with a 1-2-3 ninth inning on Wednesday…He threw two scoreless innings last week in Wilmington on just nine and seven pitches and earned a save on Friday in game one of the double-header…He is the #12 prospect in the system per MLB Pipeline and missed last year with injury…With Jersey Shore in 2024, he had a 1.29 ERA in 14 games with 22 strikeouts in 21 innings…He is the second recent BlueClaw from Taiwan, following 2022-23 2B Hao-Yu Lee, who is now in the big leagues with the Tigers. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater 6 (31-20) Dunedin 1 (20-31)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
How they scored :
Dunedin scored a run in the third inning on a double and single.
Jaeden Calderon doubled in the third inning, Victor Cardoza singled. Pedro León hit a three run home run. Robert Phelps and Alirio Ferrebus singled. Phelps scored on a double by Juan Villavicencio. Matthew Ferrara hit a sacrifice fly to score Ferrebus.
Matthew Ferrara homered in the eighth inning.
At Bat :
Alirio Ferrebus had two hits (single & double) as did Robert Phelps (singles). Jaeden Calderon and Juan Villavicencio doubled. Pedro León hit a three run home run. Matthew Ferrara homered and posted two RBIs.
Note : rehabbing major leaguer Shane Bieber started for Dunedin - the Threshers tagged him for 5 runs on six hits in 2.1 innings of work.
On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s
RH Brad Pacheco - 4 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s - 50 pitches - 36 strikes
RH Cole Gilley - 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 42 pitches - 28 strikes
RH Tyler Bowen - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 5 pitches - 3 strikes
RH Gabe Craig - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 1 K - 11 pitches - 7 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
SHARK BAIT (OOH HA HA): 5/30/26 recap : The Threshers hit back-to-back homers in an inning for the second time this season...Clearwater became the first team in the FSL to reach 30 wins in 2026...Will Vierling set a career high with three hits on Saturday...Wilmer Blanco has recorded a save in his first games in High-A and Single-A...Nolan Beltran has hit safely in a career-best five straight games...He has also driven in at least one run in each of his last three games. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley - RHP Max Lazar returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from PHI 60-Day IL, and optioned to LHV (retroactive to 5/30).
RHP Lou Trivino placed on the Temporarily Inactive List. RHP Zach Pop returned from rehab assignment, reinstated from PHI 15-Day IL, and designated for assignment (retroactive to 5/30)
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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