5/9/25 : Minor League Roundup

International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 5 (25-12) Worcester 4 (18-18)

Coca-Cola Park - Allentown, PA

Scoring Summary :

Justin Crawford and Otto Kemp singled in the first inning, Gabriel Rincones Jr walked. Garrett Stubbs singled on a bunt to score a run. Oscar Mercado walked to score another.

Justin Crawford singled in the fifth, went to second on a throwing error, stole third and scored on a single by Buddy Kennedy.

Three walks loaded the bases for Worcester in the sixth inning - Nathan Hickey hit a grand slam.

Two walks and a single by Erick Brito scored a run in the bottom of the sixth.

Buddy Kennedy doubled to lead off the bottom of the ninth. Rodolfo Castro pinch ran for him. Garrett Stubbs put down a sacrifice bunt - the Worcester pitcher made a throwing error to first allowing Castro to score the walk off game winning run!

At Bat : 5 R, 10 H, 7 BB, 12 K’s

Justin Crawford had three hits (singles) and scored twice, he also stole a base. Buddy Kennedy had two hits (single & double).

On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 9 BB, 14 K’s

RH Alan Rangel - 5.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s - 97 pitches - 60 strikes

RH Austin Schulfer - faced four batters - recorded no outs - 3 R, 1 H, 3 BB - 27 pitches - 12 strikes

RH Nicholas Padilla - 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 11 pitches - 4 strikes

RH Brett de Geus - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 33 pitches - 20 strikes

RH Max Lazar - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 19 pitches - 11 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

VIBING ON BASE: coming into tonight Garrett Stubbs has reached base in 18 straight games, the longest active streak for the 'Pigs. The streak began on April 5 and since then, Stubbs has slashed .349/.449/.485 with two hom-

ers and 18 RBI. He has at least one hit in every game but three during the stretch plus 11 walks. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Eastern League (AA) - Binghamton (17-11) Reading (7-20) - PPD - Rain

Mirabito Stadium - Binghamton, NY

South Atlantic League (High A)  - Aberdeen 8 (12-19) Jersey Shore 6 (11-18)

ShoreTown Ballpark - Lakewood, NJ

Scoring Summary :

In the first inning Bryan Rincon walked, stole second, went to third on a throwing error by the catcher and then scored on a balk.

Aberdeen scored three in the second inning on two doubles, a single, sacrifice bunt and single.  A double, fielding error and two singles scored three runs for them in the third inning.

A double, walk, stolen base and sacrifice bunt scored an Aberdeen run in the fifth frame.

Bryson Ware doubled in the bottom of the fifth, two ground outs later he scored.

Matt Higgins homered in the sixth inning.

A single, balk, ground out and wild pitch scored an Aberdeen run in the seventh inning.

Bryson Ware and Jordan Viars walked in the bottom of the seventh, Ware advanced to third on a fly out and scored on a balk.

Kehden Hettiger walked in the eighth inning and scored on a triple by Pierce Bennett.

Bryan Rincon singled in the ninth and scored when Dylan Campbell reached on a strikeout/throwing error.

At Bat : 6 R, 7 H, 5 BB, 16 K’s

Bryson Ware and Carson DeMartini each doubled. Pierce Bennett tripled. Matt Higginshomered. Kehden Hettiger singled and walked twice.

On The Hill :  8 R, 12 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s

LH Mavis Graves - 4.2 IP, 7 R - 5 earned, 10 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 85 pitches - 58 strikes

RH Drew Garrett - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s -  17 pitches - 10 strikes

LH Erubiel Armenta - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 10 strikes

RH Augusto Calderon - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 13 pitches - 8 strikes

RH Ethan Chenault - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 8 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Walk-Off Bombs…Kehden Hettiger’s walk-off home run on Tuesday was the second for the BlueClaws since they became a High-A affiliate in 2021 – Felix Reyes on 9/3/23 also vs Aberdeen…Reyes, ironcially, hit a walk-off home run for Reading on Sunday (Cole Roberts was with Reading on Sunday and the BlueClaws on Tuesday)…the previous BlueClaws walk-off

home run was hit by Ben Pelletier on 8/15/19 off Delmarva (also an Orioles affiliate) closer Felix Bautista. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws

Florida State League (Low A)  - Clearwater 7 (17-14) St Lucie 5 (17-14)

Clover Park - Port St. Lucie, FL

Scoring Summary :

Eduardo Tait singled in the first inning, Griffin Burkholder doubled. Brady Day singled to score them both.

A single and triple scored a run for St Lucie in the second inning.

Aroon Escobar homered in the third inning. Dante Nori and Eduardo Tait singled. Griffin Burkholder hit a sacrifice fly to score Nori.

Avery Owusu-Asiedu walked in the sixth inning and scored on Aroon Escobar’s second home run of the game.

Trace Willhoite homered for St Lucie in the seventh.  A single, two walks, double and sacrifice fly scored two more.

Diego Gonzalez walked in the eighth inning, went to third on a single by Avery Owusu-Asiedu and scored on a sacrifice fly by Aroon Escobar.

A double and single scored a run for St Lucie in the eighth.

At Bat : 7 R, 13 H, 5 BB, 9 K’s

Aroon Escobar hit two home runs, singled, hit a sac fly and posted four RBIs, he scored twice. Eduardo Tait had three hits (singles). Brady Day had two hits (two singles and two RBIs). Avery Owusu-Asiedu had two hits (singles) and a walk. Griffin Burkholder doubled and had a sacrifice fly RBI.

On The Hill : 5 R, 11 H,  4 BB, 8 K’s

RH Sam Highfill - 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 78 pitches - 55 strikes

RH Gabriel Barbosa - 1.1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 1 K - 31 pitches - 21 strikes

RH Saul Teran - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 22 strikes

RH Titan Hayes - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 6 strikes

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Last night Luke Gabrysh set a new career-high with 5.0 innings pitched...He also earned his first win as a professional...Clearwater set new season highs for hits (15) and runs scored (11) ...They also drew ten walks for the second time in 2025. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster

Florida Complex League (Rookie)  - Tigers 6 (3-2) Phillies 3 (1-4) - seven innings

Roberts Field, Carpenter Complex - Clearwater, FL

Scoring Summary :

The Tigers scored three runs in the first inning - one on a home run by Jose Dickson and two on a home run by Enrique Jimenez.    They scored a run in the second on a single, ground out advancement and single.

Manolfi Jimenez singled in the bottom of the second, a run scored when Jorge Julio singled to right field and the fielder made an errant throw to third attempting to get Jimenez out.

Carter Mathison doubled in the fourth inning and scored when Angel Mata singled. Cesar Mujica walked in the fifth inning, went to third on a double by Jose Familia and scored on a sacrifice fly by Alirio Ferrebus.

A single and triple scored a run for the Tigers in the sixth.

At Bat : 3 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s

Manolfi Jimenez had two hits (singles). Carter Mathison, Jose Familia and Adrian Garcia each doubled.

On The Hill : 6 R, 11 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s

LH Angel Liranzo - 3.2 IP, 5 R - 3 earned, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s

RH Josbel Garcia - 2.1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s

LH Raymon Rosario - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s

System Transactions :

Clearwater : OF John Spikerman has been returned from his rehab assignment (retroactive to 5/8). RHP Eli Trop has been placed on the 7-Day Injured List (retroactive to 5/8). LHP Erik Ritchie has been reinstated from the Development List.

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