8/20/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- Aug 20
- 4 min read
International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 5 (23-24,69-52) Durham 4 (25-19, 70-49)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
At Bat : 5 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s
Rafael Lantigua had three hits (two singles and a three run home run - the homer was a two out walk-off game winner! Donovan Walton had three hits (singles) and a walk. Brewer Hicklen homered. Otto Kemp singled and walked twice.
On The Hill : 4 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
RH Ryan Cusick - 3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K’s - 59 pitches - 37 strikes
RH Devin Sweet - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 20 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Guillo Zuniga - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 13 strikes
RH Daniel Robert - 1 perfect IP - 12 pitches - 7 strikes
RH Lou Trivino - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 4 K’s - 42 pitches - 26 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 12 pitches - 8 strikes
Boxscore Link : https://www.milb.com/gameday/bulls-vs-ironpigs/2025/08/20/781098
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
COWBOY CRAWFORD: Justin Crawford had a 13-game hitting streak (.420 avg) coming into tonight, he was honored with a cowboy bobblehead version of himself tonight. The 13- game streak is the 3rd longest active streak in the IL. Crawford’s .333 average would be a franchise record, beating Ali Castillo's .316 average in 2019. He is 2nd in the IL in AVG, 4th in OBP, 1st in H, 2nd R, and 2nd in SB. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 7 (20-27,45-69) Altoona 1 (27-20,57-58)
Altoona, PA - Peoples Natural Gas Field
At Bat : 7 R, 14 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
Aidan Miller had three hits (single and two doubles), walked and scored a run. Nick Dunn hit two two run home runs. . Leandro Pineda, Dylan Campbell and Felix Reyes doubled. Alex Binelas had two hits (singles).
On The Hill : 1 R, 7 H, 0 BB, 12 K’s
RH Estibenzon Jimenez - 6 IP, 1 unearned R, 4 H, 0 BB, 8 K’s - 82 pitches - 61 strikes
LH Tristan Garnett - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 14 pitches - 11 strikes
RH Andrew Bechtold - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 7 strikes
RH John McMillon - 1 IP. 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 6 pitches - 5 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Ricketts Rolling : Caleb Ricketts matched a career-best with four base hits last Tuesday night. It was the fourth time in Ricketts’ career he had four hits in a game, with the last coming on June 8 of this season, when he was rehabbing with Clearwater (A). He then homered for the second-straight night last Wednesday. Ricketts has been red-hot in August; over 12 games, Ricketts is slashing .358/.382/.547 (.929 OPS), with 10 runs, four doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI. In August, Ricketts is fourth in the Eastern League in hitting (.358), 8th in slugging (.547), 9th in OPS (.929) and 6th in hits (19). - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Hudson Valley (32-16,70-42) Jersey Shore (27-21, 52-59) - PPD - Rain
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
All Good Things Must Come to an End…Mavis Graves gave up two runs in four innings on Friday, snapping a stretch of 24 straight scoreless innings (over five starts dating to July 11th) in which he did not allow an earned run (he gave up one unearned run on July 26th vs Wilmington)…The BlueClaws record for consecutive scoreless innings, including no unearned runs, by a starter is 21 (Josh Outman in 2006)…Graves has lowered his ERA 6.70 after July 5th to 4.50 after his start on Friday. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Clearwater 2 (28-20, 64-50) Jupiter 1 (22-28, 52-64)
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
At Bat : 2 R, 3 H, 9 BB, 10 K’s
Nate Humphreys doubled and walked. Jonathan Hogart walked twice and Luke Davis walked three times.
On The Hill : 1 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s
RH Ramon Marquez - 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 7 K’s - 53 pitches - 42 strikes
RH Marty Gair - faced three batters - no outs - 1 R, 1 H, 2 BB - 16 pitches - 6 strikes
RH Adilson Peralta - 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 38 pitches - 26 strikes
RH Danyony Pulido - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 16 pitches - 10 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Clearwater walked more times on Tuesday than in any other game this season...Six members of the Threshers starting lineup walked multiple times on Tuesday night...Matt Ferrara’s first career double extended his hit streak to five games. - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Nolan Hoffman (optioned on 8/19) added to the roster (from Philadelphia). OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. reinstated from the 7-day IL.
Reading : INF Robert Moore transferred from Lehigh Valley.
Jersey Shore : INF Zach Arnold transferred from Reading.
Clearwater : RHP Maxwel Hernandez has been transferred to the Threshers from the FCL.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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