6/10/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Jun 10
- 8 min read
Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 8 (30-35) Scranton Wilkes Barre 5 (32-32)- Moosic, PA - PNC Field - ten innings
How they scored :
Ernesto Martinez Jr hit a two run home run for Scranton Wilkes Barre (SWB) in the fourth inning. Two batters later Duke Ellis homered.
Otto Kemp singled in the sixth, advanced to third on a balk and fly out and scored on a ground out by Gabriel Rincones Jr.
Bryan De La Cruz walked in the ninth, Paul McIntosh singled, Felix Reyes hit a three run home run!
SWB scored a two out run in the bottom of the ninth on a double and RBI single.
The game went into extra innings.
Otto Kemp was the placed runner to start the tenth. Keaton Anthony hit a two run home run! Gabriel Rincones Jr walked - he stole second and went to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Christian Cairo hit a sacrifice fly to score him. Carter Kieboom and Paul McIntosh singled, Dylan Moore singled to score Kieboom.
SWB scored the placed runner in the bottom of the tenth with two singles.
At Bat : 8 R, 13 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s
Paul McIntosh had three hits (singles). Dylan Moore had three hits (singles) as did Christian Cairo (single & double). Bryan De La Cruz walked twice. Felix Reyes hit a three run home run. Keaton Anthony hit a two run home run. Carter Kieboom had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 5 R, 12 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s
RH Brian Keller - 4.1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 66 pitches - 40 strikes
RH Lou Trivino - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 33 pitches - 25 strikes
RH Max Lazar - 1 IP. 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 20 pitches - 14 strikes
LH Kirby Snead - 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 19 pitches - 13 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
JUNE IS FOR DE LA CRUZING: Bryan De La Cruz is heating up with the weather, hitting .400 in June with six RBI. He has three multi-hit games already in the month, halfway to his total for all of May (4). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading 6 (26-33) Portland 4 (29-29)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
Delayed Start - Rain
How they scored :
Bryan Rincon singled to lead off the bottom of the first, Aroon Escobar doubled. Caleb Ricketts hit a three run home run.
A single and double scored a run for Portland in the third inning.
Kehden Hettiger and Erick Brito singled in the fifth inning, Aroon Escobar singled to score a run. Caleb Ricketts singled to score Brito.
Portland scored a run in the eighth on a single and double.
Alex Binelas homered in the bottom of the eighth.
Three walks loaded the bases for Portland in the ninth, a run scored on a fielding error (Bryan Rincon). Another scored on a force out.
At Bat : 6 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s
Caleb Ricketts had two hits (single & HR) with four RBIs. Aroon Escobar had two hits (single & double). Erick Brito had two hits (singles). Alex Binelas homered>
On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 7 BB, 11 K’s
RH Braydon Tucker - 6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s - 86 pitches - 52 strikes - ERA is now 1.26 in 56 IP, still the best amongst qualified pitchers in all of minor league baseball! 👀🔥
RH Saul Teran - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Evan Gates - 1/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Aaron Combs - 1 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 0 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 15 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Welcome Back Caleb - Following his transfer from Lehigh Valley (AAA) on Tuesday, Caleb Ricketts reintroduced himself to the Fightin Phils in a big way in his first game back. The 26-year old blasted two home runs, which marked the fourth two-homer game of his career, and second this season (4/21: LHV vs DUR). Ricketts also drove in a career-high six runs, surpassing his previous high of four on June 8, 2025, when rehabbing with Clearwater (A) against Bradenton. His two home runs was the third multi-homer game by a R-Phil this season and his grand slam was the fifth hit by Reading in 2026. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Hudson Valley 11 (27-31) Jersey Shore 3 (22-36)
Wappingers Falls, NY- Heritage Financial Park
How they scored :
Hudson Valley (HV) burst out for six runs in the first inning on a walk, hit batter, error and three hits including two home runs (Kyle West & Josh Moylan).
Brock Vradenburg walked in the third inning, Tyler Pettorini doubled to score him. Nick Biddison singled to score Pettorini.
A single, stolen base and single scored a run for HV in the bottom of the third.
Trent Farquhar walked in the fourth, went to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Luke Davis.
HV scored in the bottom of the fourth on Kyle West’s second home run in the contest. They added three runs in the sixth on two walks, hit batter, a sacrifice fly and single.
At Bat : 3 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
Trent Farquhar and Tyler Pettorini doubled. Luke Davis had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 11 R, 11 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s
LH Mavis Graves - 2/3 IP, 6 R - 5 earned, 3 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 38 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 HB, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 21 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Keegan Batka - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 25 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Titan Kennedy-Hayes - 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 33 pitches - 23 strikes
LH Camron Hill - 2/3 IP, 3 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 1 K - 29 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Adilson Peralta - 2.1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 29 pitches - 21 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Mr. 900…The BlueClaws entered the season having used 894 different players in their club history, and technically, RHP Danyony Pulido, who threw a scoreless eighth inning on 4/4, was the sixth player to appear in a game this year that had not yet done so before the season, making him the 900th player to play in a game for the BlueClaws. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Lakeland 10 (29-29) Clearwater 2 (36-23)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
How they scored :
Lakeland scored four runs in the second inning on a walk, two singles and two doubles.
Griffin Burkholder homered in the third inning.
Three singles scored a run for Lakeland in the fifth inning, a walk and hit batter scored another run. Jordan Yost hit a two run home run for them in the sixth inning, a double and single scored another run.
The game went into rain delay with two outs in the top of the 6th inning. Play resumed at around 8:55 PM
Lakeland scored a run in the ninth on two singles, a walk and wild pitch.
At Bat : 1 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s
Nathan Humphreys doubled and stole a base. Griffin Burkholder homered.
On The Hill : 10 R, 12 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s
RH Cody Bowker - 4 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 73 pitches - 48 strikes
RH Brian Walters - 1.2 IP, 5 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 41 pitches - 25 strikes
RH Jacob Pruitt - 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 38 pitches - 21 strikes
RH Tegan Cain - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 23 pitches - 12 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Notes from last night’s result : Tanner Gresham has struck out 13 batters with one hit in his last 10.0 shutout innings...Nathan Humphreys has hit three home runs in his past two games...Five of his last six hits have gone for extra bases...Griffin Burkholder picked up his twelfth multi-hit game of the season. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Did Ya Know 🧐 : Phillies amongst League Leaders (prior to tonight’s action) :
Amongst Top Ten in each league - ERA,WHIP, BAA, BA, OBP, SLG, OPS required qualified minimum number of innings pitched or plate appearances.
International League :
Pitching :
ERA - Alan Rangel - 5th
WHIP - Alan Rangel - 4th
BAA - Alan Rangel - 7th
Saves - Seth Johnson - 3rd (tie)
Innings Pitched - Alan Rangel - 6th
Strikeouts - Alan Rangel - 6th
Hitting :
Runs - Christian Cairo - 8th (tie)
Doubles - Liover Peguero - 1st (tie)
Home Runs - Felix Reyes - 5th (tie)
RBIs - Bryan De La Cruz - 7th
Walks - Christian Cairo - 1st
Stolen Bases - Christian Cairo - 7th (tie)
Eastern League :
Pitching :
ERA - Braydon Tucker - 1st (1st in all of Minor Leagues for qualifying pitchers)
WHIP - Braydon Tucker - 3rd, Adam Seminaris - 10th
BAA - Braydon Tucker - 5th
Wins - Braydon Tucker, Luke Russo - 2nd (tied)
Saves - Alex McFarlane - 2nd (tie)
Innings Pitched - Adam Seminaris - 5th
Strikeouts - Adam Seminaris - 3rd
Hitting :
Hits - Raylin Heredia - 4th, Dante Nori - 10th (tie)
Doubles - Raylin Heredia - 1st, Austin Murr - 4th (tie)
Triples - Dante Nori - 2nd (tie)
Walks - Alex Binelas - 8th
Stolen Bases - Bryan Rincon - 7th (tie)
Batting Average - Austin Murr - 8th
On Base Percentage - Bryan Rincon - 10th
OPS - Austin Murr - 10th
South Atlantic League :
Pitching :
ERA - Reese Dutton - 2nd
WHIP - Reese Dutton - 1st, Ryan Dromboski - 3rd
BAA - Ryan Dromboski - 2nd, Reese Dutton - 3rd
Hitting :
Triples - Devin Saltiban - 1st
Florida State League :
Pitching :
Strikeouts - Cody Bowker - 3rd
Hitting :
Hits - Alirio Ferrebus - 2nd
Doubles - Alirio Ferrebus - 1st (tie)
Triples - Matt Ferrara - 1st (tie)
RBIs - Alirio Ferrebus - 1st
Batting Average - Alirio Ferrebus - 2nd, Juan Villavicencio - 6th
On Base Percentage - Robert Phelps - 4th, Griffin Burkholder - 7th
Slugging Percentage - Alirio Ferrebus - 4th, Juan Villavicencio - 6th, Nathan Humphreys - 7th
OPS - Alirio Ferrebus - 4th, Juan Villavicencio - 6th, Nathan Humphreys - 7th, Griffin Burkholder - 9th
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley - RHP Mitch Neunborn added to the roster (from REA)
Reading - RHP Braydon Tucker reinstated from the Development List
FCL - RHP Eligio Arias transferred to the 60-Day IL (Shoulder)
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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