8/2/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Aug 2
- 6 min read
International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 4 (16-15,62-43) Worcester 3 (13-19, 54-52) - ten innings
Polar Park•Worcester, MA
At Bat : 4 R, 9 H, 6 BB, 9 K’s
Payton Henry had three hits (singles). Rodolfo Castro had two hits (single & HR) with three RBIs. Donovan Walton had two hits (single & double) and a walk. Johan Rojas walked twice and scored a run.
On The Hill : 3 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
RH Nabil Crismatt - 6 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 92 pitches - 58 strikes
RH Phil Bickford - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Guillo Zuniga - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 14 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Nolan Hoffman - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 25 pitches - 17 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
DO IT DONNY: Donovan Walton has been a force for the 'Pigs since being traded from the Mets. He tied for the team lead with 13 RBI in July while hitting .278, almost 60 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 ) - Reading (13-19,38-61) Hartford (17-14, 53-47) - doubleheader
Dunkin' Park•Hartford, CT
Game One : Hartford 4 Reading 3
At Bat : 3 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 6 K’s
Aidan Miller had two hits (singles) and a walk, he stole a base, scored a run and drove in another. Dylan Campbell doubled.
On The Hill : 4 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 5 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 1 HB, 2 BB, 1 K - 76 pitches - 49 strikes
RH Eiberson Castellano - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 9 pitches - 5 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/fightin-phils-vs-yard-goats/2025/08/02/783367/final/box
Game Two : Hartford 6 Reading 5
At Bat : 5 R, 8 H, 7 BB, 4 K’s
Felix Reyes had four hits (two singles, double & two run HR), scored twice and had three RBIs. Leandro Pineda and Carson DeMartini each doubled.
On The Hill : 6 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s
RH Mitch Neunborn - 4 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 68 pitches - 43 strikes
RH Jack Dallas - 2 perfect IP, 1 K - 19 pitches - 12 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Cabrera in Control : Jean Cabrera turned in another strong start on Tuesday night at Hartford, allowing two runs over 5.2 IP, with a season-high nine strikeouts. Since June 24, Cabrera is 4-1, with a 2.86 ERA (11 ER, 34.2 IP). Cabrera has tossed six-or-more innings in seven of his 19 starts this season and has five quality starts in total, with four of them coming since the start of June. Following his start Tuesday night, Cabrera is ninth in the Eastern League in ERA (3.61), 4th in strikeouts (99), T-2nd in games started (19), 1st in innings pitched (102.1), third in average against (.203), eighth in WHIP (1.20) and T-9th in winning percentage (.500). - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Jersey Shore 7 (18-16, 43-54) Brooklyn 4 (14-21,60-41)
Maimonides Park•Brooklyn, NY
At Bat : 7 R, 9 H, 7 BB, 9 K’s
Raylin Heredia had two hits (single & double) with two RBIs. Aroon Escobar had two hits (singles) and a walk. Kehden Hettiger hit a two run home run and walked twice. Bryan Rincon had two hits (single & double), walked twice, stole a base and had two RBIs.
On The Hill : 4 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
RH Casey Steward - 3 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s - 54 pitches - 35 strikes
RH Paxton Thompson - 2.1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 43 pitches - 27 strikes
RH Jose Peña Jr - 1.2 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 1 K - 23 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 16 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Balk This Way…The BlueClaws balked (Erubiel Armenta) on July 26th, their MiLB-leading 37th of the year (one more than Asheville)...They are in balking distance of the 48 set by Lynchburg in 2023, the most in minors since at least 2005…Jersey Shore has balked in nine runs this year, tied with Asheville for the most in the minors… The BlueClaws had a club record five balks on 5/9 vs Aberdeen, and four each on 6/27 and 6/29 at Brooklyn…This year, only three teams have issued at least four balks in a game, the BlueClaws three times, and Aberdeen on 5/1 at Brooklyn (4)…The BlueClaws single-season record was 20 (last year). - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Bradenton 6 (17-18, 47-54) Clearwater 5 (17-17, 53-47)
LECOM Park•Bradenton, FL
At Bat : 5 R, 8 H, 7 BB, 9 K’s
Raider Tello had two hits (single & double). Luke Davis hit a two run home run. TJayy Walton singled, walked twice, scored a run and had an RBI. Kodey Shojinaga walked twice.
On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
RH Giuseppe Velasquez - 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s - 85 pitches - 53 strikes
RH Zack Tukis - 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 39 pitches - 27 strikes
LH Erik Ritchie - 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Titan Kennedy-Hayes - 1 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 19 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Last night Ryan Dromboski struck out a career-high tying nine batters for the second time this season...Tyler Pettorini picked up his first career hit on an infield single in the sixth inning of game one...He picked up his first career multi-hit game, run, RBI, steal and extra base hit in game two...Since game two was a makeup game from July 24, the Threshers were the home team in the second game...Manolfi Jimenez recorded his first multi-RBI game as a Thresher in game two...Kodey Shojinaga has a double-digit on base streak for the third time this season. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
Dominican Summer League (Short Season) - Phillies Red 9 (20-24) Phillies White 1 (13-30)
Phillies Complex
Red :
At Bat : 9 R, 10 H, 8 BB, 4 K’s
Anderson Araujo hit two doubles and posted three RBIs. Elias Marrero had two hits (singles) as did Winifer Castillo (single & triple). Anderson Navas doubled, walked, scored a run and drove in one. Eduardo Guillen and Domingo Moria each walked twice.
On The Hill : 1 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s
RH Deiry Gonzalez - 5 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 4 K’s
LH Yordanis Guerra - 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
RH Enderson Jean - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K
White :
At Bat : 1 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s
Ibrahim Ruiz had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 9 R, 10 H, 8 BB, 4 K’s
RH Luis Quintero - 3.2 IP, 5 unearned R, 6 H, 4 BB, 1 K
RH Yael Arias - 1.1 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s
RH Gabriel Martinez - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s
RH Reyner Zambrano - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s
RH Jose De La Cruz - 1 perfect IP, 1 K
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/dsl-phillies-red-vs-dsl-phillies-white/2025/08/02/811539/final/box
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