6/3/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
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Compiled and written by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Rochester 5 (36-22) Lehigh Valley 3 (27-32)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
How they scored :
Rochester scored five runs in the second inning on a walk, four singles and a double.
Liover Peguero was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the second, Keaton Anthony walked. Peguero went to third on a fly out by Bryan De La Cruz and scored on a ground out by Christian Cairo.
Caleb Ricketts doubled in the fifth and scored on a home run by Felix Reyes.
At Bat : 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
Caleb Ricketts and Gabriel Rincones Jr doubled. Felix Reyes hit a two run home run.
On The Hill : 5 R, 10 H, 7 BB, 9 K’s
LH Tucker Davidson - 2 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 56 pitches - 33 strikes
RH Ryan Cusick - 4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 67 pitches - 39 strikes
RH Andrew Bechtold - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 17 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 15 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Lou Trivino - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 14 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
MAY BE GOOD, MAY BE NOT: The 'Pigs ended May with an 11-16 record, their fewest wins in a full month of play since bringing home just 10 victories in June of 2025. The .407 winning percentage for May was their lowest since August of 2024 (10-15, .400). Since moving to the six-game series format in 2021, the 'Pigs worst month was September of 2021 when they went 7-17 (.292). The 'Pigs did close out the month on a high note, going 7-5 in the final two weeks, with their first series win since the end of April. The 'Pigs were last in the league in OBP (.317), SLG (.340), and OPS (.657) while posting the 4th worst ERA (5.77). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Binghamton 16 (19-34) Reading 11 (24-29)
Binghamton, NY - Mirabito Stadium - 11 AM start
How they scored :
Austin Murr doubled in the first inning and scored on a single by Raylin Heredia.
A walk and four singles resulted in four runs for Binghamton in the bottom of the first inning. Three singles, a hit batter and two doubles scored five runs for Binghamton in the second.
Dante Nori and Aroon Escobar singled in the third, Austin Murr hit a sacrifice fly to score Nori. Alex Binelas singled. Dylan Campbell doubled to score a run. A wild pitch and fielding error allowed two more runs to score.
Bryson Ware and Jordan Dissin walked in the fourth, Dante Nori reached on a fielders choice, an error permitted Ware to score. Aroon Escobar walked, Austin Murr was hit by a pitch to force in a run. Raylin Heredia hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
Aroon Escobar walked in the sixth, stole second and third base then scored on a single by Cade Fergus.
Bryson Ware singled in the seventh, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Dante Nori.
Binghamton scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh, four on a grand slam by JT Schwartz.
Raylin Heredia singled in the eighth, advanced to second on a fielding error, to third on a wild pitch then scored on a wild pitch.
TT Bowens hit a two run home run for Binghamton in the bottom of the eighth.
At Bat : 11 R, 13 H, 6 BB, 13 K’s
Dante Nori had three hits (singles) with an RBI, stolen base and two runs scored. Raylin Heredia (two singles, two stolen bases, two RBIs, run scored), Dylan Campbell (single, double, RBI, run) and Bryson Ware (single, double) two runs, two walks, stolen base, each had two hits. Aroon Escobar singled, walked twice and stole two bases. Austin Murr doubled, was hit by a pitch and posted two RBIs.
On The Hill : 16 R, 16 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
RH Jean Cabrera - 1.1 IP, 9 R, 9 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 53 pitches - 33 strikes
RH Jack Dallas - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 40 pitches - 24 strikes
RH Mitch Neunborn - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 30 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Christian McGowan - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Colin Peluse - 1 IP, 5 R - 4 earned, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 17 pitches - 11 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
King Tucker - Braydon Tucker’s red-hot start to the 2026 season continued on Tuesday with seven-shutout innings, marking his second-straight seven-inning outings, matching both a season and career high. Through nine starts this season, Tucker has a 1.24 ERA (7 ER, 51.0 IP). Tucker has tossed five innings or more in seven-of-nine outings and six-plus frames five times, all of which were quality starts (6.0 + IP & < 3 runs). Tucker has alow not allowed more than two-earned runs in a start this season and has allowed one-or-less in eight-of-nine appearances. Entering play on Wednesday, Tucker leads the Eastern League in ERA (1.24), T-2nd wins (5), 3rd IP (51.0), is fifth in BAA (.205) and third in WHIP (1.02). Tucker now leads all of Double-A in ERA and has the lowest ERA amongst all full-season minor leaguers. He has even a lower ERA than MLB’s leader, also a Phillie in Cristopher Sanchez (1.47). - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore 5 (22-30) Brooklyn 4 (18-34) - ten innings - Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
How they scored :
Brooklyn scored twice in the second inning on a triple, single and double.
Carter Mathison was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning, Luke Davis walked. Mathison stole third base and then scored on a double by Trent Farquhar.
A walk, double, sacrifice fly and RBI double scored two runs for Brooklyn in the fifth.
Nick Biddison walked in the seventh, Pedro Leon doubled to score him. Tyler Pettorini singled to score Leon. Luis Caicuto doubled to score Pettorini.
The game went into extra innings.
Right fielder Devin Saltiban threw the placed runner out at the plate for the second out of the tenth inning on a hard hit single to him on which the runner attempted to score.
Tyler Pettorini put down a sacrifice bunt to move placed runner Manolfi Jimenez to third in the bottom of the tenth, Luis Caicuto singled to score him.
At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s
Pedro Leon had three hits (single & two doubles). Luis Caicuto had two hits (single & double) with a walk and two RBIs. Trent Farquhar doubled.
Defensive Notes :
Tyler Pettorini played very well at third base, made difficult plays look easy.
On The Hill : 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 15 K’s
RH Sam Highfill - 5 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s - 81 pitches - 51 strikes
RH Luis Avila - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Adilson Peralta - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Wen-Hui Pan - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 28 pitches - 19 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
State of the Claws…The BlueClaws enter today having dropped three striaght games (3-1, 4-3 to Frederick and 2-1 to Brooklyn) after winning the previous three…The BlueClaws are 7-18 since they won four in a row through May 3rd against Hudson Valley but did earn a split of last week’s series with Frederick….Their longest losing streak of the year is five (the first five games at Bowling Green from April 21 thru 25). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater (33-20) St Lucie (24-29) - doubleheader - Port St. Lucie, FL - Clover Park
Game One : Clearwater 2 St Lucie 0 - No Hitter!!! - seven innings
How they scored :
Robert Phelps reached on a fielding error to lead off the sixth, Griffin Burkholder walked. Nathan Humphreys put down a sacrifice bunt to move them up a base. Alirio Ferrebus singled to score two runs.
At Bat : 2 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
Robert Phelps had two hits (single & double). Alirio Ferrebus singled to score two runs. Griffin Burkholder walked twice and was hit by a pitch.
On The Hill : 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 12 K’s
RH Tanner Gresham - 5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s - 58 pitches - 44 strikes
RH Marty Gair - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 7 pitches - 6 strikes
RH Gabe Craig - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 20 pitches - 12 strikes
The three pitchers combined to retire 20 batters in a row after the leadoff batter in the first inning walked and third batter in seventh inning walked - the final out was a strikeout!
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/threshers-vs-mets/2026/06/03/820343
Game Two : Clearwater 5 St Lucie 3 - seven innings
How they scored :
Jaeden Calderon homered in the third inning.
A walk, double and single scored two runs for St Lucie in the fifth.
TJayy Walton and Victor Cardoza singled to open the seventh. Angel Mata reached on a fielding error on which Walton scored. Robert Phelps walked. Nolan Beltran reached on what was at least initially scored a fielding error by the first baseman on which three runs scored.
St Lucie scored a run in the seventh on two walks and a single.
At Bat : 5 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s
Robert Phelps doubled. Jaeden Calderon homered.
On The Hill : 3 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s
RH Cody Bowker - 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 68 pitches - 41 strikes
RH Micah Ottenbreit - 1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 25 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Brian Walters - 2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 32 pitches - 20 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/threshers-vs-mets/2026/06/03/820340
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
MEET ME ON THE EASTSIDE: The Clearwater Threshers start the month of June the same way they began in May; on the road against an East Division opponent. Clearwater ended April and began May on a 12-game road trip to two teams in the Florida State League East Division, and they begin June against the East as well. St. Lucie won the first and second half in the East in 2025 and had a 2-4 record against the Threshers last season. The Threshers started May 6-3 against the East Division and have won both series against the other division taking nine of their first twelve games against Eastern opponents in 2026. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
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