7/30/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Jul 30, 2025
- 5 min read
International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 5 (15-13,61-41) Worcester 3 (11-18, 52-51) -ten innings
Polar Park•Worcester, MA
At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 6 BB, 19 K’s
Payton Henry hit two home runs, walked and posted four RBIs. Keaton Anthony had three hits (singles). Justin Crawford singled, walked twice and stole two bases. Cal Stevenson doubled.
On The Hill : 3 R, 12 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s
RH Andrew Painter - 6.1 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 103 pitches - 65 strikes - second consecutive strong outing
RH Devin Sweet - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 11 pitches - 5 strikes
RH Phil Bickford - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 20 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Guillo Zuniga - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Nolan Hoffman - 1 IP, 1 unearned R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 9 pitches - 7 strikes
Defensive Gem :
Right fielder Gabriel Rincones Jr played a ball off the wall perfectly in the third inning and threw a runner out at second base attempting to stretch a hit into a double.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
DO IT DONNY: Donovan Walton has been a force for the 'Pigs since being traded from the Mets. He is tied the team lead with 13 RBI in July while hitting .294, almost eighty points higher than his average with Syracuse. He hit his first homer with the 'Pigs on Sunday. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Hartford 11 (15-13, 51-46) Reading 0 (12-17,37-59)
Dunkin' Park•Hartford, CT
At Bat : 0 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 11 K’s
Felix Reyes had three hits (two singles & double). Dylan Campbell had two hits (single & double).
On The Hill : 11 R, 14 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
RH Wil Crowe - 1.2 IP, 8 R, 11 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 51 pitches - 31 strikes
RH Gunner Mayer - 2.1 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 1 H, 0 Bb, 6 K’s - 46 pitches - 30 strikes
RH John McMillon - 2 perfect IP - 1 K - 19 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Eiberson Castellano - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 10 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 14 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Hendry Keeps Hitting : Hendry Mendez launched his eighth home run of the season on Tuesday night, a grand slam in the top of the ninth inning. It was the second grand slam of Mendez’ career, with the last coming on May 20, 2022, with Carolina (A) in the Brewers’ system. The 21-year old’s grand slam was the third hit by a Fightin Phil this season, with the other two coming from Trent Farquhar on May 10 at Binghamton and Cade Ferguson July 10 at Chesapeake. Mendez is currently on a 10-game on-base streak (dating back to July 12) and is slashing .406/.525/.594 (1.119 OPS), with eight runs, two home runs and eight RBI over the streak. Mendez also has walked seven times and struck out just three times over the streak. Mendez collected his eighth game of the season on Sunday with three-or-more hits. In total, Mendez has 22 multi-hit games out of 84 total games played in (26%). Mendez enters play tonight holding the following Eastern League rankings: 3rd AVG (.294), T-7th RBI (46), 5th OBP (.378), 8th OPS (.818) and 7th hits (86). - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Jersey Shore 5 (16-15, 41-53) Brooklyn 3 (13-19,59-39)
Maimonides Park•Brooklyn, NY
At Bat : 5 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
Zach Arnold had three hits (singles), scored twice and posted two RBIs. Aroon Escobar singled and posted two RBIs. Joel Dragoo doubled.
On The Hill : 3 R, 6 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s
RH Alex McFarlane - 3 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 5 K’s - 66 pitches - 35 strikes
RH Reese Dutton - 5 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 78 pitches - 46 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1 perfect IP - 10 pitches - 6 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Shake and Bake…Andrew Baker entered July with one career save, a 2023 save with Reading…Since the start of July, he has five saves to tie Saul Teran for the team lead…In July, he has allowed three runs in 10.1 innings with 12 strikeouts and two walks (all three runs came in Aberdeen on July 12th, a three-run home run by Thomas Sosa)…Baker has saves in each of his last
four appearances (4 innings, 0 hits, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Clearwater (15-16, 51-46) Tampa (10-20, 46-49) - doubleheader - Yankee Complex Field 2•Tampa, FL
Game One : Clearwater 12 Tampa 5
At Bat : 12 R, 14 H, 9 BB, 7 K’s
Dante Nori had three hits. Trent Farquhar, TJayy Walton, Raider Tello and Luke Davis each had two hits. Farquhar and John Spikerman each doubled. Raider Tello homered.
On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 7 BB, 7 K’s
LH Zuher Yousef - 3.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s - 69 pitches - 41 strikes
RH Orlando Gonzalez - 2.2 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 58 pitches - 34 strikes
RH Marty Gair - 2/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 9 pitches - 5 strikes
Game Two : Tampa 5 Clearwater 1
At Bat : 1 R, 3 H, 6 BB, 3 K’s
On The Hill : 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s
RH Ryan Degges - 2 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 40 pitches - 18 strikes
LH AJ Wilson - 2 perfect IP, 4 K’s - 30 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Eli Trop - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 12 pitches - 7 strikes
LH Danny Wilkinson - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 12 pitches - 6 strikes
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Ryan Cusick (#43) added to the roster. RHP Gabe Mosser placed on the Development List. C Yhoan Escalona transferred from Clearwater and placed on the Development List (retroactive to 7/29).
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