6/21/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 9 (27-45) Lehigh Valley 5 (46-28)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 9 BB, 3 K’s
Cal Stevenson singled and hit a two run home run, he had three RBIs in total. Weston Wilson had two hits (single & HR) and walked. Rodolfo Castro had two hits (singles). Justin Crawford walked three times and stole two bases. Rafael Lantigua had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 9 R, 12 H, 9 BB, 8 K’s
RH Andrew Painter - 5 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 5 K’s - 89 pitches - 53 strikes
RH Lucas Sims - 1/3 IP, 3 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Joel Kuhnel - 1.2 IP - retired all five batters faced - 11 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 28 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Daniel Robert - 1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 16 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Jacksonville won 4-2 over Syracuse tonight. Coupled with the IronPigs loss that concludes the first half league pennant race with Jacksonville winning it.
The 'Pigs led the 1st half by 7 games with 14 to play. Generally considered the worst collapse in baseball history is the 1964 Phillies who had a 6.5 game lead with 12 to play. Other honorable (or dishonarable mentions) include: 2007 Mets (7 up with 17 to play), 2011 Red Sox (9 game wild card lead at start of September), 2011 Braves (8.5 game wild card lead on September 6). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 12 (25-41) Hartford 2 (35-33)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
At Bat : 12 R, 17 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s
Felix Reyes had three hits (single, double & HR) with two RBIs and three runs scored. Five players had two hits each - Aidan Miller (single & triple), Alex Binelas (two doubles), Robert Moore (two doubles), Luis Verdugo (single & double) and Paul McIntosh (singles). Cade Fergus doubled.
On The Hill : 2 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s
RH Chuck King - 6 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 78 pitches - 52 strikes
RH Daniel Harper - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 30 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Tommy McCollum - 1.1 IP - retired all four batters faced - 14 pitches - 13 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Hendry Making History : It is believed that Hendry Mendez hit for the first cycle in R-Phils history on Friday night. Mendez had four hits, three runs and three RBI. He hit a triple in his first at bat, then singled his next time up. Mendez then launched his fifth home run of the season in the sixth inning. Then, Mendez stepped up in the bottom of the eighth a double shy of the cycle, and he lined a 3-1 pitch to right-center field and stopped at second base to complete the historic feat. Dating back to 2005 (as far back as MLB’s research tool keeps MiLB stats), no R-Phil has hit a cycle. Records prior to 2005 show no prior cycles were ever hit by an R-Phil, but data is incomplete. But, it is beleived that Mendez now holds the distinction of the first cycle in R-Phils history, dating back to 1967. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Hudson Valley 9 (2-0, 40-26) Jersey Shore 6 (0-2, 25-40)
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
At Bat : 6 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
Bryan Rincon hit a three run home run.
On The Hill : 9 R, 13 H, 4 BB, 12 K’s
RH Casey Stewart - 3 IP, 6 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 86 pitches - 60 strikes
RH Andrew Baker - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Paxton Thompson - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 27 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 2/3 IP, 3 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 31 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 1.1 IP - retired all four batters faced - 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 10 strikes
LH Erubiel Armenta - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 12 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Underway…The BlueClaws and Renegades started the second half of the season on Friday…Last year, the BlueClaws won the first two games of the second half but began 3-8 after dropping eight of their next nine games (they were ultimtely one game out
with eight left but fell short)…In 2023, they also won the first two of the second half but began 7-14 (they were 8.5 games out
and clinched the division on the final day of the regular season). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Dunedin 7 (1-1, 35-32) Clearwater 0 (1-1, 37-31)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s
Alirio Ferrebus doubled.
On The Hill : 7 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 9 K’s
RH Sam Highfill - 5 IP, 6 R - 5 earned, 7 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 83 pitches - 55 strikes
RH Marty Gair - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 34 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Eli Trop - 2 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 32 pitches - 22 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Last night Ryan Degges set a career high with 7.0 innings pitched...He became the second Threshers pitcher to throw 7.0 innings or more in one game in 2025...Dante Norihas reached in all four games of this series so far...Eduardo Tait’s first inning double was the only extra-base hit of the game...Kevin Warunek earned the first save of his professional career. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Florida Complex League (Short Season) - Phillies (11-25) Tigers (23-13) - doubleheader
Clearwater, FL - Carpenter Complex
Game One : Tigers 6 Phillies 5 - ten innings
At Bat : 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
Juan Villavicencio had two hits (singles). TJayy Walton and Adrian Garcia doubled. John Spikerman walked twice.
On The Hill : 6 R, 11 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
RH Brad Pacheco - 4 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s
RH Maxwell Hernandez - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s
RH Alexis De La Cruz - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RH Fernando Ramos - 2 IP, 2 unearned R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Game Two : Tigers 5 Phillies 0 - no hitter for Tigers
At Bat : 0 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
On The Hill : 5 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s
RH Luis Gonzalez - 4 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 8 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s
RH Eligio Arias - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s
Dominican Summer League (Short Season) - Rockies 8 (12-3) Phillies Red 5 (8-7)
Rockies Complex
At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 11 K’s
Anderson Navas had two hits (singles). Nathaniel Cijntje doubled. Domingo Morla hit a two run home run as did Eduardo Guillen.
On The Hill : 8 R, 10 H, 9 BB, 8 K’s
LH Carlos Duran - 2 IP, 5 R - 2 earned, 4 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s
RH Jorge Mitre - 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RH Josias Utrera - 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
LH Yordanis Guerra - 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s
RH Juan Duarte - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RH Henry Ramirez - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K
Dominican Summer League (Short Season) - Phillies White 3 (5-9) Cardinals 2 (7-7)
Phillies Complex
At Bat : 3 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s
Romeli Espinosa had three hits (singles).
On The Hill : 2 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s
LH Zuher Yousuf - 4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s
RH Julio Polanco - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RH Luis Quintero - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/dsl-cardinals-vs-dsl-phillies-white/2025/06/21/812292/final/box
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : LHP Nick Vespi transferred from Reading
Reading : RHP Wil Crowe transferred from Lehigh Valley
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