9/18/21 : Minor League Roundup

Recap by Larry Shenk

Triple-A East League— Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (67-49) at Lehigh Valley IronPigs (52-65)

(Completion of September 15 suspended game, LV leading 1-0 in B2)

Final Score

RailRiders 6, IronPigs 2

Summary

LV added a run in B3 but SWB rallied late, 4 in T7, 1 each in T8, T9. Big blow, grand slam by Chris Gittens in the 7th.

On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-S0)

RH Mauricio Llovera, 2-2-0-0-1-2; 40 pitches, 25 strikes

LH Josh Hendrickson, 4.1-1-3-3-6-3; 80 pitches, 43 strikes. LP (0-1)

RH Zach McAllister, .2-2-1-1-0-0, HR; 23 pitches, 16 strikes

RH Taylor Guerrieri, 2-4-2-2-2-2; 48 pitches, 25 strikes

At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)

9 singles, 1 walk, 3 stolen bases

C Rafael Marchan, 4-0-2-0

Final Score

RailRiders 4, IronPigs 1 (7 innings)

Summary

All runs came in the 6th inning.

On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-S0)

RH Brady Lail, 3-1-0-0-0-3; 36 pitches, 28 strikes

RH Mark Appel, 2.1-2-3-3-2-1; 48 pitches, 23 strikes. LP (3-5)

LH Tyler Alexander, 1.2-2-1-1-0-2; 27 pitches, 19 strikes

At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)

CF Adam Haseley, 4-0-2-0

3B Alec Bohm, 3-1-1-0, BB

LF Charles Tilson, 3-0-2-0, SB (12-13)

Season ends

Sunday, October 3

Double-A Northeast League – Reading Fightin Phils (47-65) at Binghamton Rumble Ponies (47-59)

Final Score

Fightin Phils 5, Rumble Ponies 2

Summary

Simon Muzziotti drove in a pair of runs in T3 and the first of a 3-run T5. Relievers Austin Ross, Blake Brown and Zach Warren each threw a hitless inning; combined for 6 strikeouts. Starter David Paulino, down from AAA, tossed 6 strong innings.

On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-S0)

RH David Paulino, 6-3-2-1-2-5, HR; 90 pitches, 57 strikes. WP (1-0)

RH Austin Ross, 1-0-0-0-0-3; 14 pitches, 9 strikes

RH Blake Brown, 1-0-0-0-2-1; 26 pitches, 12 strikes

LH Zach Warren, 1-0-0-0-0-2; 16 pitches, 9 strikes. SV (3)

At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)

SS Bryson Stott, 4-2-3-0, BB

CF Simon Muzziotti, 5-1-2-3, double (2)

C Logan O’Hoppe, 5-0-1-1

Season finale

6:35 Sunday night

High-A East League – Jersey Shore BlueClaws (55-62) at Brooklyn Cyclones (48-69)

Final Score

Cyclones 9, BlueClaws 2

Summary

Brooklyn’s 11 hits included 5 home runs. Winners scored in every inning but the first 2. Louis Garcia hit a 2-run homer in T9; one of 3 hits for JS.

On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-S0)

RH Carlo Reyes, 3-2-1-1-2-5, HR; 53 pitches, 32 strikes. LP (5-2)

RH Aidan Anderson, 2-4-5-5-1-2, 2 HR

RH Victor Lopez, 2-4-2-2-1-1, HR

RH Carlos Francisco, .2-1-1-1-0-1 R

At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)

SS Luis Garcia, 4-1-1-2, HR (2)

RF Nicolas Torres, 4-1-1-0

Season finale

1 p.m. Sunday

Low A Southeast League – Clearwater Threshers (52-63) at Dunedin Blue Jays (56-63)

Final Score

Threshers 4, Blue Jays 1

Summary

Baron Radcliff’s 2-run homer started the scoring in T2. Felix Reyes (double) and Arturo De Freitas (single) drove in in T7. Three pitchers held Dunedin to 1 run on 6 hits. Jared Weatherbee retired the side, 3 ground ball outs on 12 pitches.

On The Hill (IP-H-R-ER-BB-S0)

RH Cristian Hernandez, 4-3-1-1-2-4, HR; 67 pitches, 42 strikes

RH Konnor Ash, 4-3-0-0-1-6; 52 pitches, 35 strikes. WP (3-0)

LH Jared Weatherbee, 1-0-0-0-0-0; 12 pitches, 9 strikes. SV (3)

At Bat (AB-R-H-RBI)

2B Jamari Baylor, 4-0-2-0

3B Freylin Minyety, 3-2-1-0, BB, SB (3)

RF Baron Radcliff, 4-1-1-2, HR (11)

LF Felix Reyes, 3-1-1-1, double (4)

Season finale

1 p.m. Sunday

Bryson Stott - photo by George Youngs Jr