International League ( AAA ) - Scranton Wilkes-Barre (17-16, 60-47) Lehigh Valley (20-12,54-51)
Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA - PPD - Rain
Eastern League ( AA ) - Akron 3 (23-11, 60-43) Reading 2 (13-21, 44-58)
Canal Park, Akron, OH
Summary :
Akron scored in the third inning on a single, two walks and a ground out.
In the top of the 5th Caleb Ricketts was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a fielding error on which Trevor Schwecke reached base. Erick Brito walked. Justin Crawford singled to score two runs.
Micael Ramirez hit a two out two run walk-off home run for Akron in the ninth inning.
On The Hill : 3 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s
Konnor Ash opened and pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 34 pitches - 25 strikes. Carlos Francisco pitched two innings - 1 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 39 pitches - 18 strikes. Andrew Baker pitched two perfect innings - 5 K’s 🔥👀 - fastball was popping 98 mph and slider was nasty - 30 pitches - 20 strikes. Tommy McCollum pitched two scoreless frames - 2 H, 1 BB - 27 pitches - 16 strikes. Cristian Hernandez pitched 2/3 of an inning - 2 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches, 11 strikes.
At Bat : 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 13 K’s
Justin Crawford singled and had two RBIs.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Ethan Wilson turned in another impressive week against the Hartford Yard Goats. Over the past week, Wilson appeared in four games and slahed .417/.500/1.083, with a 1.583 OPS. He added three runs, two doubles, two homers and four RBI, while striking out just twice in 14 plate appearances. - Media Notes
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Jersey Shore 10 (17-20, 55-48) Wilmington 5 (17-19, 48-54) - seven innings - rain shortened
Frawley Stadium, Wilmington, DE
Summary :
Aidan Miller walked in the first inning and scored on a home run by Keaton Anthony.
Aidan Miller tripled in the third inning. Hendry Mendez and Keaton Anthony walked. Andrick Nava singled to score two runs.
Trent Farquhar hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
Keaton Anthony and Andrick Nava singled in the fifth inning. Emaarion Boyd walked. Trent Farquhar singled to score a run. Jordan Viars hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
Wilmington scored three runs in the fifth inning on two doubles, a walk, hit batter, ground out and sacrifice fly.
Aidan Miller singled in the sixth inning, advanced to second on a ground out and to third on a wild pitch. He scored on another wild pitch. Keaton Anthony walked, Emaarion Boyd singled. Trent Farquhar singled to load the bases. Zach Arnold singled to score two runs.
Wilmington scored two runs in the seventh inning on a walk and three singles. The game went into rain delay with two outs in the inning.
It was eventually called.
On The Hill : 5 R, 7 H, 5 BB, 5 K’s
Casey Steward pitched five innings - 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K’s - 85 pitches - 49 strikes. Jack Dallas pitched a perfect inning - 2 K’s - 18 pitches - 12 strikes. Estibenzon Jimenez pitched 2/3 of an inning - 2 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 27 pitches - 17 strikes.
At Bat : 10 R, 11 H, 7 BB, 8 K’s
Aidan Miller was 3 for 3 (two singles & triple) and walked, he scored twice. Keaton Anthony (single & HR, two RBIs, two walks), Andrick Nava (two singles, two RBIs) and Trent Farquhar (two singles, two RBIs) each had two hits. Zach Arnold had two RBIs.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
RHP Paxton Thompson joined the BlueClaws on July 2nd and has thrown 10 innings without allowing an earned run (one unearned) with Jersey Shore so far, including 1.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts on Tuesday at Hudson Valley. He threw two scoreless innings on July 3rd in his BlueClaws debut. He joined the BlueClaws from Clearwater where he 1-2 with a 3.62 ERA in 19 appearances. He struck out 30 and walked nine in 27.1 innings with the Threshers. Thompson signed with the Phillies last year from UNC-Charlotte where he helped them reach the NCAA Tournament last year and he threw three scoreless innings in the Regionals to eliminate #3 Clemson. - Media Notes
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Lakeland 11 (21-14, 63-37) Clearwater 5 (9-26, 52-49)
Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FL
Summary :
Jose De La Cruz hit a three run home run for Lakeland in the first inning. A walk, ground out, wild pitch and single scored a run in the third inning. A double and single scored a run in the fourth inning.
Andrew Jenkins homered for Lakeland in the 5th inning. A walk,single and double scored two runs.
Brady Day singled in the sixth inning, Kehden Hettiger doubled. Devin Saltiban hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.
Lakeland scored three runs in the sixth inning including one on a home run by Eduardo Valencia.
Carson DeMartini doubled in the seventh inning. He went to third on a ground out and scored on a wild pitch.
Avery Owusu-Asiedu singled in the 8th inning, Kehden Hettiger walked. Devin Saltiban reached on a fielders choice and fielding error. A run scored on a groundout by Starlyn Caba. Eduardo Tait singled to score a run. A wild pitch moved Caba and Tait up a base, Carson DeMartini doubled to Caba.
On The Hill : 11 R, 15 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s
Juan Amarante pitched 4.2 innings - 6 R, 11 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 83 pitches - 55 strikes. Drew Garrett pitched 1/3 of an inning - 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB - 15 pitches - 6 strikes. Alex Garbrick pitched an inning - 3 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 31 pitches - 15 strikes. Luis Avila pitched two perfect innings - 4 K’s - 31 pitches - 22 strikes.
At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s
Carson DeMartini doubled twice, two RBIs. Kehden Hettiger singled, doubled and walked. Starlyn Caba walked twice, stole a base, scored a run and had an RBI.
Bridge League Exhibition Game
@ Tigers Complex - Lakeland, FL
Phillies 2 Tigers 2 - nine innings played
On The Hill : 2 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 9 K’s
Wilmer Blanco pitched four innings - 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 58 pitches - 34 strikes. Claudio Gatier - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 17 pitches - 13 strikes. Adilson Peralta pitched three innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 56 pitches - 37 strikes.
At Bat : 2 R, 1 H, 8 BB, 10 K’s
CF Dante Nori - 0 for 1, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 SB
CF Jerffson Pena - 0 for 1, 1 K
RF Griffin Burkholder - 0 for 2, 1 BB
RF Manolfi Jimenez - 0 for 1, 1 K
DH Kodey Shojinaga - 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
LF Joel Dragoo - 1 for 2, 2 RBIs (single)
LF Junior Marin - 0 for 1, 1 K
1B Raider Tello - 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K
C Luke Davis - 0 for 1, 2 BB, 1 K
SS Juan Villavicencio - 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K
DH Rickardo Perez - 0 for 2
3B Nikau Pouaka-Grego - 0 for 3, 1 K
2B Nolan Beltran - 0 for 2
2B Yemil Rosario - 0 for 1, 1 K
Dominican Summer League - Rockies 2 (30-16) Phillies Red 1 (15-30)
Phillies Complex
Summary :
Three walks, an error and a single scored two runs for the Rockies in the sixth inning.
Yonkelvin Polanco doubled in the seventh inning, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball.
On The Hill : 2 R, 5 H, 10 BB, 5 K’s
Raymon Rosario pitched five scoreless innings - 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s. Gregory Lebron went 2/3 of an inning - 2 R - 1 earned, 1 H, 4 BB, 1 K. Naiker Velazquez pitched 2.1 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s. Rene Yrish pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s.
At Bat : 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s
Victor Cardoza went 3 for 4 (singles). Renair Manrique and Yonkelvin Polancodoubled.
Dominican Summer League - Phillies White 12 (21-25) Rangers Blue 6 (24-19)
Rangers Complex
Summary :
Santiago Prado singled in the first inning, Francisco Loreto was hit by a pitch. Jaeden Calderon doubled to score Prado. Josueth Quinonez grounded out to score Loreto. Anderson Navas doubled to score a run.
A single, hit batter, walk and double scored three runs for the Rangers in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Francisco Loreto tripled in the 5th inning, Jaeden Calderon singled on a bunt to score him. Josueth Quinonez doubled.
Jorge Julio doubled to score two runs. Anderson Navas singled to score a run. Yhoan Escalona singled to score the fifth run of the inning.
Santiago Prado and Francisco Loreto walked in the seventh, Jaeden Calderon hit a three run home run.
A walk, throwing error and single scored a run for the Rangers in the bottom of the seventh. They scored twice in the 8th on three walks, two wild pitches and a single.
Francisco Loreto homered in the ninth inning.
On The Hill : 6 R, 8 H, 9 BB, 11 K’s
Richard Reyes pitched four innings - 3 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s. Emmanuel Nunez pitched 1.2 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s.
Juan Duarte went 1.1 innings - 1 unearned R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s. Edwin Castillo faced three batters and walked each of them - 2 R.
Cristian Diaz pitched two innings - 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - one of two inherited runners stranded.
At Bat : 12 R, 14 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s
Jaeden Calderon went 3 for 5 (single, double & HR, three runs scored, five RBIs 😳). Anderson Navas was 3 for 4 (two singles & double) with a walk, two RBIs and run scored. Francisco Loreto was 2 for 3 (triple, HR) with a walk, four runs scored and RBI. Jorge Julio (single, double, run scored, two RBIs) and Yhoan Escalona (two singles) each had two hits. Josueth Quinonez doubled.
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : OF Ryan McKenna signed to a minor league contract and added to roster. LHP David Parkinson has been released. RHP Blaine Knight activated from seven day IL. RHP Alan Rangel transferred from Clearwater. RHP Taijuan Walker’s major league rehab assignment has been transferred to LHV from Reading. OF Simon Muzziotti released.
Reading : LHP Tristan Garnett transferred from the 7-day IL to the 60-day IL. OF Leandro Pineda placed on the 60-day IL. RHP Nelson L. Alvarez has been acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for Cash Considerations. RHP Dominic Pipkin transferred from the 7-day IL to the Full-Season IL.
Jersey Shore : C Jared Thomas transferred from Clearwater. LHP Mason Ronan and LHP Benyony Robles released.
Clearwater : RHP Chase Hopewell has been transferred from the 7-Day to the 60-Day Injured List.
FCL : OF Jorge Garcia released (retroactive to 8/1/24).
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Great work as always Steve. Would you have a scouting report on Josueth Quinonez?