6/28/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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Compiled by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Syracuse 5 (4-2, 42-39) Lehigh Valley 4 (2-4,37-44)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
At Bat : 4 R, 6 h, 5 BB, 8 K’s
Carter Kieboom doubled. Felix Reyes homered, his 18th. Paul McIntosh had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 5 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
RH Andrew Painter - 4 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 80 pitches - 44 strikes - my notes - I think the ump pinched him a little - some of the ball calls look like strikes to me. They were really close. He did at times get underneath his pitches with his release which caused pitches to sail but i also saw a lot of positive stuff today - mix and staying on top of the fastball quite a bit, velocity was fine and ball had life. The kid will return to form. Today he threw 43 four seamers (54 %) - 27 for strikes (50 %) - that compares to throwing 33% four seamers when he was in the big leagues. Andy had ten swing and miss pitches - 6 were on four seamers.
RH Ryan Cusick - 2.1 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 44 pitches - 27 strikes
RH Mitch Neunborn - 1.1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 26 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Lou Trivino - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 10 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
CARRYING THE LOAD: The 'Pigs starting pitching has been great this week, covering at least five innings in every start, including at least six innings in three straight from Wednesday thru Friday. It was the the first time this year the 'Pigs have had their starters go six-innings in three straight games and the first time since July 9-11 last year at Syracuse (Mosser, Abel, Rangel). The 'Pigs starters have the most IP in the IL this week (28.1IP) and 5th lowest ERA (2.54). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading (3-2, 33-41) Altoona (2-3,33-41)
Altoona, PA - Peoples Natural Gas Field
At Bat : 9 R, 12 H, 5 BB, 7 K’s
Raylin Heredia (single & double, walk, run, RBI), Alex Binelas (single, double, two runs, two RBIs) and Erick Brito (single, double, run, two RBIs) each had two hits. Aroon Escobar homered, walked twice, stole a base and scored three runs.
On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 5 BB, 9 K’s
RH Braydon Tucker - 5 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s - 82 pitches - 48 strikes
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 8 pitches - 8 striked
RH Wen-Hui Pan - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Christian McGowan - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 11 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Alex McFarlane - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 12 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Smashing Their Way Into The History Books - The Reading Fightin Phils throttled a season-best six home runs in last night’s 14-5 win over the Altoona Curve. Luke Ritter (1, 2), Bryan Rincon (11), Raylin Heredia (14), Alex Binelas (18) and Bryson Ware (13) all went yard in a game where Reading never trailed. It was the first time this group smacked six home runs since May 25, 2018 against the Portland Sea Dogs. Jean Cabrera was ejected in the fifth inning after hitting Curve batter Will Taylor, but the bullpen held down the fort before the R-Phils bats sent seven across the plate in a decisive eighth inning. Binelas was a triple shy of the cycle, while Ritter hit his first
two homers in a Reading uniform. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Brooklyn 5 (5-4, 30-44) Jersey Shore 1 (2-7, 28-46) - Brooklyn, NY - Maimonides Park
At Bat : 1 R, 5 H, 10 BB, 8 K’s
Tyler Pettorini had two hits (single & double). Devin Saltiban homered and walked twice. Nick Biddison and Brandon Lewis each walked three times.
On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 11 K’s
RH Reese Dutton - 5 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 7 K’s - 78 pitches - 47 strikes
RH Adilson Peralta - 1 IP, 4 R - 3 earned, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 30 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Gabriel Barbosa - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Gabe Craig - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 16 pitches - 11 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
A Three Bomb Inning…The BlueClaws hit three home runs in the fourth inning on Friday, their first three home run inning since the 4th inning on July 7, 2023 against Hudson Valley (Gabriel Rincones, Marcus Lee Sang, Leandro Pineda). Daunte Stuart – his first affiliated home run (he had six earlier this year with the New Jersey Jackals in the Frontier League)…Stuart joined the BlueClaws on June 18th. Carter Mathison – his 5th of the season, third of the last two weeks. Joel Dragoo – his 2nd professional home run (he hit his first on June 18th against Greenville). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater 5 (4-5, 44-31) Jupiter 4 (4-5, 41-34)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
Jonathan Hogart had two hits (single & HR) with an RBI and run scored. Nolan Beltran and Angel Mata each had two hits (singles). Will Vierling homered.
On The Hill : 4 R, 7 H, 7 BB, 11 K’s
RH Giussepe Velasquez - 4 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 5 K’s - 51 pitches - 29 strikes
RH Peyton Havard - 1.1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 34 pitches - 22 strikes
RH Tegan Cain - 1.2 perfect IP, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Tyler Bowen - 0 outs - faced 5 batters - 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB - 25 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Luis Avila - 1 perfect IP - 10 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Marty Gair - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
SHARK BAIT (OOH HA HA): 17 runs last night was the most scored by the Threshers in a game this season...Their seven-run first inning was the highest-scoring inning by the Threshers in 2026....Clearwater’s 15 hits tied their highest number in a game this season...Matthew Ferrara became the fourth Thresher with five RBIs in a game this season...Ryan Degges’ strikeout in the first inning was the 100th of his professional career. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
System Transactions :
Clearwater - INF Raider Tello's (JS 7-Day IL) rehab assignment has been transferred to CLW (from FCL).
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