7/30/26 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Jul 31
- 6 min read
Compiled by Steve Potter
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley (14-16, 49-56) Buffalo (16-14, 51-54)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park - doubleheader
Game One : Buffalo 1 Lehigh Valley 0 - seven innings
Delayed start - weather - Rain delay - top of fourth inning.
At Bat : 0 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s
Dylan Moore (single & double) had two hits.
On The Hill : 1 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 6 K’s
RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 1 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 86 pitches - 57 strikes
LH Kirby Snead - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 25 pitches - 16 strikes
Game Two : Lehigh Valley 5 Buffalo 3 - seven innings
At Bat : 5 R, 7 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s
Felix Reyes had two hits (single & double) with a run scored. Kameron Misner homered, walked twice, had an RBI and run scored. Tommy Pham hit a two run home run and walked once. Christian Cairo had two hits (singles) with an RBI. Otto Kemp singled and walked twice, stole a base and scored a run.
On The Hill : 3 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 7 K’s
RH Drake Fellows - 5 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 2 K’s - 87 pitches - 53 strikes
RH Michael Mercado - 2 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 40 pitches - 27 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
ALEXANDER THE GREAT: Alex McFarlane made his triple-A debut on Wednesday, throwing a scoreless ninth. He touched 100.6 MPH, tying Seth Johnson for the fastest pitch thrown by a ‘Pig this season. Of the 50 hardest pitches by LHV this season, McFarlane already has eight of them (Johnson has 40, Andrew Painter has the final 2). - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading 7 (18-11, 48-50) Binghamton 2 (9-20, 36-62)
Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium
At Bat : 7 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
Guillermo Rosario homered, walked, posted three RBIs and scored a run in his Reading debut. Wuilfredo Antunez had two hits (singles) and a walk. Raylin Heredia singled, walked and recorded two RBIs. Luke Ritter singled, walked and scored twice.
On The Hill : 2 R, 3 H, 8 BB, 9 K’s
RH Luke Russo - 4 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 70 pitches - 36 strikes
RH Aaron Combs - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Wen-Hui Pan - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 14 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Daniel Harper - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 34 pitches - 19 strikes
RH Christian McGowan - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 10 pitches - 6 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/rumble-ponies-vs-fightin-phils/2026/07/30/818377/final/box
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Putting the Fightin in Fightins - Wednesday night’s win marked the first time this season that the Fightin Phils have won a game when trailing entering the ninth inning, as they were previously 0-44, which included an 0-22 mark at home. Their walk off was their second walk-off victory this season and first since Apr. 9, when Austin Murr hit a two-run walk off home run against the Hartford Yard Goats in the first series of the season. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore (11-20, 37-59) Hudson Valley (16-16, 46-50) - Wappingers Falls, NY - Heritage Financial Park - doubleheader
Game One : Jersey Shore 2 Hudson Valley 1 - eight innings
At Bat : 2 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s
Nathan Humphreys had two hits (single & HR). Daunte Stuart doubled.
On The Hill : 1 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 10 K’s
RH Cody Bowker - 3.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 2 HB, 0 BB, 6 K’s - 62 pitches - 47 strikes
LH Camron Hill - 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 19 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Keegan Batka - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 16 strikes
RH Gabe Craig - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 HB, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 2 pitches - 2 strikes
Defensive Gem :
The game ended on a fly ball to right field that Griffin Burkholder caught and then threw a seed to the plate where catcher Alirio Ferrebus applied the tag on the placed runner who was attempting to score on a tag up. A classic F9 - 9-2 DP!
Game Two : Jersey Shore 6 Hudson Valley 4 - seven innings
At Bat : 6 R, 6 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s
Devin Saltiban had two hits (singles) and scored twice. Daunte Stuart and Luis Caicuto doubled. Caicuto had two RBIs. Kodey Shojinaga walked twice. Nathan Humphreys singled and had two RBIs.
On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 4 BB, 14 K’s
LH Cade Obermueller - 3 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 2 HB, 4 BB, 4 K’s- 73 pitches-39 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 26 pitches - 18 strikes
RH Marty Gair - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 6 K’s - 34 pitches - 24 strikes - High A debut 👀
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
The Claws and the Gades…The BlueClaws enter the week having split 12 games with Hudson Valley this year, taking four of six in Lakewood and dropping four of six in Wappingers Falls in June…Hudson Valley comes to Lakewood for a second time in August…The Renegades beat the BlueClaws 2 games to 1 in the 2023 SAL Northern Division Championship Series. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Jupiter 9 (12-21, 49-50) Clearwater 0 (18-14, 58-40) - Jupiter, FL - Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 6 BB, 12 K’s
Caden Bogenpohl doubled in his first professional AB. Carson DeMartini doubled.
On The Hill : 9 R, 12 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
LH Yordanis Guerra - 3.2 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 70 pitches - 39 strikes
RH Orlando Gonzalez - 1.1 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 34 pitches - 20 strikes
RH Tyler Bowen - 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 39 pitches - 24 strikes
RH Wilmer Blanco - 1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 16 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
LUCKY NUMBER EIGHT: The Clearwater Threshers posted their highest-scoring inning of the season for the second night in a row on Wednesday, plating eight runs in the eighth to seal a 16-8 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads. Jonathan Hogart homered and went 3-4 with three runs scored and four RBIs. Victor Cardoza recorded three hits and scored three runs while Nolan Beltran and TJayy Walton each had two hits with three RBIs. Brad Pacheco earned his sixth win of the season with one earned run allowed in 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Dominican Summer League - Phillies 9 (26-16) Colorado 2 (28-15)
Dominican Republic - Rockies Complex
At Bat : 9 R, 13 H, 4 BB, 5 K’s
Sebastian Saenz (singles, two runs scored) and Nelson Prieto (two singles, double, four RBIs, walk, run scored) each had three hits. Edwin Ramirez (singles, walk, run) and Jose Tovar (singles, run scored) each had two hits. Francisco Renteria hit his 7th home run of the season.
On The Hill : 2 R, 6 H, 7 BB, 7 K’s
RH Yilmar Samudio - 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 4 BB, 4 K’s
RH Albertt Medina - 3 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s
RH Francisco Mercedes - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K
RH D’wichi Ramirez - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/dsl-phillies-vs-dsl-colorado/2026/07/30/848854/final/box
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley - C Payton Henry (optioned on 7/28) added to the roster/
Jersey Shore - OF John Spikerman returned from rehab assignment and reinstated from the 7-Day IL. OF Joel Dragoo placed on the Development List (retroactive to 7/27).
Clearwater - RHP Orlando Gonzalez, OF Caden Bogenpohl, OF Will Gasparino, and C Macon Winslow added to the roster (from PDC).
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