8/13/24 : Minor League Roundup

International League ( AAA ) - Worcester 4 (19-20, 54-60) Lehigh Valley 3 (21-17, 55-56)

Polar Park, Worcester, MA

Summary :

Scott Kingery doubled in the first inning and scored on a single by Kody Clemens.

Triston Casas hit a two run home run for Worcester in the bottom of the first inning.

Vaughn Grissom homered for Worcester in the sixth inning.  A double and singled scored a run for them in the seventh.

Ryan McKenna walked in the 8th, Matt Kroon singled and Jim Haley walked to load the bases. Scott Kingery singled to score two runs.

At Bat : 3 R, 7 H, 7 BB, 9 K’s

Scott Kingery had two hits (single & double) a walk, two RBIs and a run scored.  Kody Clemens had two hits (singles) and an RBI.

On The Hill : 4 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s

Kolby Allard pitched five innings - 2 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s - 91 pitches - 58 strikes.  Michael Mercado pitched an inning - 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 16 pitches - 11 strikes.  Zach Haake pitched an inning - 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 30 pitches - 19 strikes. Tyler McKay pitched 2/3 of an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 5 strikes. Tyler Gilbert retired the only batter he faced - 3 pitches - 2 strikes.

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

Darick Hall now stands alone as the 'Pigs franchise record holder for career homers with 70, after socking the record breaking dinger on July 20. Hall also has 261 career RBI with the 'Pigs, tying Andy Tracy for the RBI mark as well now. - Media Notes

Eastern League ( AA ) -  Reading 7 (16-24, 47-61) New Hampshire 5 (13-24, 43-62)

Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium

Summary :

Justin Crawford and Caleb Ricketts singled in the first inning - Crawford later scored when Carson Taylor reached on a fielding error by NH’s first baseman.

Two walks, a passed ball and ground out scored a run for NH in the second inning.

Ethan Wilson walked and Marcus Lee Sang doubled in the bottom of the second.  Erick Brito singled to score a run. Justin Crawford doubled to score two runs.

Gabriel Rincones Jr. homered in the fifth inning.

Charles McAdoo homered for NH in the seventh inning.  A double, error and three singles scored three runs for them in the 8th inning.

Carson Taylor doubled in the bottom of the 8th, Otto Kemp singled to score him and advanced to third on a throwing error.  He scored on a single by Robert Moore.

On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s

Noah Skirrow pitched five innings - 1 unearned R,  2 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 56 pitches - 37 strikes.  Nelson Alvarez pitched a perfect inning - 1 K - 16 pitches - 10 strikes.  Wesley Moore pitched an inning - 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 14 strikes.  Andrew Walling pitched 1/3 of an inning - 3 R - 2 earned, 4 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 12 strikes. Daniel Harper pitched 1.2 innings - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 14 strikes.

At Bat : 7 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s

Carson Taylor was 3 for 4 (two singles & double).  Justin Crawford was 2 for 4 (single, double) with two RBIs. Marcus Lee Sang doubled.  Gabriel Rincones Jr. homered.

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

The Fightin Phils have returned home for their second-to-last home series of the season against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s the 12th-of-17 matchups between the teams this season, and first-of-six at FirstEnergy Stadium. Reading leads the season-series 6-5 coming into tonight. - Media Notes

South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Winston-Salem 5 (22-21, 53-56) Jersey Shore 2 (20-23, 58-51)

Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark

Summary :

Ryan Galanie hit a three run home run for Winston Salem in the fourth inning.

Two walks, a double and single scored two runs for WS in the sixth inning.

Emaarion Boyd singled in the sixth and scored on a double by Keaton Anthony.

Trent Farquhar reached on a force out in the seventh, stole second and scored on a double by Pierce Bennett.

On The Hill : 5 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 7 K’s

Casey Steward pitched 5.2 innings - 5 R, 7 H, 3 BB, 5 K - 91 pitches - 56 strikes.  Danny Wilkinson pitched 1/3 of an inning - 0 R,   1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 13 pitches - 6 strikes. Trey Dillard pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 13 strikes. Alex Garbrick pitched an inning - 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 5 strikes. Ethan Chenault pitched a perfect inning - 10 pitches - 5 strikes.

At Bat : 2 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 8 K’s

Keaton Anthony had two hits (single & double).  Pierce Bennett and Hendry Mendez doubled.

Did Ya Know 🧐 :

The BlueClaws roster entering today has just 9 players that have been with the team since Opening Day: Ps Jack Dallas, Charles King, Gunner Mayer, and Danny Wilkinson, C Jordan Dissin, IF Felix Reyes, and OFs Emaarion Boyd, Hendry Mendez, and Troy Schreffler. - Media Notes

Florida State League ( Low A )  - Clearwater 7 (12-29, 55-52) Tampa 2 (19-21, 43-63)

Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark

Summary :

Griffin Burkholder tripled in his first pro AB in the second inning and then scored on a balk.

John Spikerman and Kodey Shojinaga singled in the fifth,  Kehden Hettiger walked.  Starlyn Caba singled to score a run. Dante Nori singled to score two runs, his first pro hit.  Devin Saltiban hit a three run home run.

A walk and double scored a run for Tampa in the sixth inning. Two walks and two hit batters scored a run for them in the seventh.

On The Hill : 2 R, 2 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s

Juan Amarante pitched six innings - 1 R, 2 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s - 93 pitches - 54 strikes.  Orlando Gonzalez pitched 1/3 of an inning - 1 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 HB - 21 pitches - 7 strikes.  Brandon Beckel pitched 1.2 innings - 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 9 strikes - three inherited runners stranded.  Luis Avila pitched a perfect inning - 2 ground outs, 1 fly out - 10 pitches - 7 strikes.

At Bat : 7 R, 9 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s

John Spikerman was 3 for 3 (2 singles, 1 triple, two stolen bases) with a run scored.  Griffin Burkholder tripled. Devin Saltiban hit a three run home run.  Dante Nori singled, walked, scored a run and had two RBIs.

Dominican Summer League - Phillies Red 13 (17-33) Rangers Blue 8 (24-25)

Phillies Complex

Summary :

A single, double, walk and wild pitch scored a run for the Rangers in the top of the second.

Yadimir Fuentes walked,Yonkelvin Polanco reached on a force out and Renair Manrique singled in the second inning to score Fuentes.  Joseph Diaz walked, Victor Cardoza singled to score a run.  Meylin De Leon walked to score a run, Cesar Mujica was hit by a pitch to score a run.

Leny Carela walked in the third, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch.  Joseph Diaz singled to score him. Victor Cardoza hit a two run home run.  Meylin De Leondoubled, Cesar Mujica singled.  A wild pitch scored De Leon.

A walk and two singles scored a run for the Rangers in the fourth.

Yadimir Fuentes reached on an error in the bottom of the fourth, he advanced to third on two ground outs and scored on another error.

A single, three walks and a wild pitch scored two Rangers runs in the fifth.

Meylin De Leon singled in the bottom of the fifth,  advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Samuel Estevez.

Yadimir Fuentes walked in the sixth, advanced to second on a sac bunt by Leny Carela and scored on a single by Yonkelvin Polanco.

Two singles, two fielding errors and two wild pitches scored four runs for the Rangers in the 8th inning.

Yadimir Fuentes was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the 8th, he scored when Leny Carelareached on a three base throwing error by the Rangers third baseman.  A wild pitch scored Carela.

On The Hill : 8 R, 9 H, 8 BB, 12 K’s

Raymon Rosario started and pitched 3.2 innings - 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s.  Naiker Velazquez pitched 1.1 innings -  2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s.  went 2.2 innings -  4 R, 2 H,  1 BB, 2 K’s.  Naoel Mejia pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K.

At Bat : 13 R, 10 H, 8 BB, 9 K’s.

Victor Cardoza had two hits (single & HR, 3 RBIs and a run scored).  Meylin De Leon had two hits (single & double) two walks, two runs scored and an RBI.  Yadimir Fuentes scored three runs as did Leny Carela.

Dominican Summer League - Rockies 6 (33-18) Phillies White 0 (23-28)

Marlins Complex

Summary :

The Rockies scored four runs in the first inning on three singles, a double and two ground outs.  They added two more runs in the fifth on a walk and three singles.

On The Hill : 6 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s

Joel Heredia started and pitched 4.2 innings - 6 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s.  Juan Duarte pitched 2.1 innings - 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s.

Emmanuel Nunez pitched a perfect inning - three ground outs.

At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K’s

Today at the Complex :

Live BP sessions by Cam Brown, Reese Dutton and Kevin Warenuk.  Side bullpens by Tristan Garnett, Sam Highfill, Angel Liranzo, Alex McFarlane, Andrew Painter andMarty Gair.

Bridge League Game : Pirates 7 Phillies 0

At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s

Ricardo Rosario, Rickardo Perez and Nolan Beltran each had singles.

On the Hill : 7 R, 6 H, 11 BB, 11 K’s

Eight pitchers pitched an inning each :

Ryan Degges - 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K

Tegan Cain - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s

Titan Hayes - 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s

Luke Gabrysh - 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s

AJ Wilson - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s

Zack Tulis - 3 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K

Eli Trop - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s

Kyler Carmack - 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s

System Transactions :

Lehigh Valley : RHP Kyle Tyler (#8) has been claimed off waivers from the Miami Marlins and optioned to LHV (retroactive to 8/11). 1B Darick Hall (#24) (DFA’d on 8/9) has cleared waivers, and has been outrighted to LHV (retroactive to 8/11). RHP Yunior Marte optioned from Phillies. RHP Max Castillo, LHP Taylor Lehman, RHP Ricardo Pinto, and INF Nick Podkul have been released.  RHP Seth Johnson (#47) transferred from Reading (retroactive to 8/12). RHP Robinson Pina (#41) transferred from Reading (retroactive to 8/12). RHP Jonah Dipoto placed on the Development List (retroactive to 8/12).  RHP Nick Nelson (#55) (DFA’d on 8/11) has cleared waivers and he has been outrighted to LHV.

Reading : RHP Moises Chace (12) transferred from Jersey Shore (retroactive to 8/12).  LHP Braeden Fausnaught (41) transferred from Jersey Shore (retroactive to 8/12). INF Zach Arnold (30) transferred from Jersey Shore (retroactive to 8/12) C Andrick Nava(38) returned from minor league rehab assignment, reinstated from the 7-day IL, and placed on the Development List. INF Kendall Simmons placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 8/11).  C Arturo DeFreitas released.

Jersey Shore : RHP Alex Garbrick returned from minor league rehab assignment and reinstated from 60-day IL (retroactive to 8/12). He will wear #44.  RHP Ethan Chenaulttransferred to Jersey Shore from Clearwater (retroactive to 8/12). He will wear #30. IF DIego Gonzalez transferred to Jersey Shore from Clearwater (retroactive to 8/12). He will wear #15. 

Clearwater : C/INF Kodey Shojinaga has been transferred to the Clearwater Threshers from the FCL. He will wear #25. INF Raider Tello has been transferred to the Clearwater Threshers from the FCL. He will wear #29. OF Griffin Burkholder has been transferred to the Clearwater Threshers from the FCL. He will wear #18. OF Joel Dragoo has been transferred to the Clearwater Threshers from the FCL. He will wear #50.  OF Dante Norihas been transferred to the Clearwater Threshers from the FCL. He will wear #38.  OF Raylin Heredia has been placed on the 60-Day Injured List.

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