9/3/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
International League (AAA) - Lehigh Valley 8 (33-25,79-53) Toledo 7 (35-24, 74-60)
Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park
At Bat : 8 R, 14 H ,5 BB, 7 K’s
Gabriel Rincones Jr had two hits (double & HR - 18th), a walk and two RBIs. Otto Kemp had three hits (two singles and two run home run -16th). Johan Rojas had two hits (singles). Rodolfo Castro homered (18th). Oscar Mercado singled and walked twice.
Payton Henry had two hits (singles) including the game winning walk off RBI.
On The Hill : 7 R, 12 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s
RH Andrew Painter - 5.1 IP, 6 R - 5 earned, 10 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s - 97 pitches - 59 strikes
RH Seth Johnson - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 23 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Lucas Sims - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Michael Mercado - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 7 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
UNCLE RICO: Gabriel Rincones Jr. missed about two weeks with an ankle sprain and came off the IL on August 20. He was just 1-for-12 in his first three games, but then rattled off five straight multi-hit games since, going 11-for-24 with four homers and 10 RBI. Since the start of July, Rincones is slashing .305/.408/.593 with nine homers and 28 RBI. - Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Eastern League (AA) - Reading 16 (25-34,50-76) Hartford 4 (29-29,65-62)
Hartford, CT - Dunkin' Park
At Bat : 16 R, 15 H, 11 BB, 4 K’s
Felix Reyes had three hits (single, double and three run home run - 14th of season), five RBIs and two runs scored. Jose Rodriquez had three hits (singles). Leandro Pineda doubled and walked twice. Dylan Campbell had two hits (double & three run home run). Carson DeMartini had two hits (singles), a walk, stolen base (45th) and three RBIs. Alex Binelas had two hits (singles), a walk and three RBIs. Aidan Miller singled, walked twice, scored three runs and stole his 51st base of the season. Kehden Hettiger walked three times and scored three runs.
On The Hill : 4 R, 8 H, 6 BB, 11 K’s
RH Chuck King - 5 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s - 88 pitches - 53 strikes
RH Alex McFarlane - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 13 strikes
RH John McMillon - 1 IP, 2 R - 1 earned, 1 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 9 pitches - 7 strikes
LH Andrew Walling - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 13 pitches - 10 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
This Day in Baseballtown History : September 3, 2016: At Trenton, Dylan Cozens sets the franchise home run record (39) with a 3-run blast off Daniel Camarena in the 3rd inning of a 10-5 Fightin Phils win. Cozens also passes Greg Luzinski for the R-Phils RBI record and Rocky Colavito for the franchise RBI record with the swing and ends the night with 123 runs batted in. - Jake Starr - Reading Director of PR/Media Relations, Client Fulfillment & Broadcaster
South Atlantic League (High A) - Jersey Shore 5 (35-26, 60-64) Brooklyn 4 (25-37,71-57) - ten innings
Lakewood, NJ - Shoretown Ballpark
At Bat : 5 R, 5 H, 8 BB, 7 K’s
Jose Colmenares had two hits (double & triple) and three RBIs. John Spikerman walked and stole three bases - he becomes the 8th Phillies minor leaguer this year with 30 or more stolen bases tying an organizational record. Placed runner Dante Nori scored the game winning run on a wild pitch.
On The Hill : 4 R, 3 H, 7 BB, 15 K’s
RH Brandon Beckel - 5 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 73 pitches - 44 strikes
LH Kevin Warunek - 1/3 IP, 2 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 21 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Jose Pena Jr - 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 20 pitches - 14 strikes
RH Jake Eddington - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 14 strikes
LH Cristhian Tortosa - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Saul Teran - 1 perfect IP, 2 K’s - 9 pitches - 9 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Raylin Rollin…Raylin Heredia had two hits on Tuesday night and is 9-27 since August 21st with four home runs…He homered both last Wednesday and Friday in Aberdeen, and twice the week prior against Hudson Valley…These are his first four home runs since returning from the IL on July 4th…Heredia hit two home runs in April before two months on the Injured List, and now has six on the season after he hit eight last year with Clearwater. - Greg Giombarrese - Vice President - Communications - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Florida State League (Low A) - Clearwater(31-29, 67-59) Tampa (26-33, 62-62) - doubleheader
Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark
Game One : Tampa 6 Clearwater 2
At Bat : 2 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s
On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 5 BB, 4 K’s
RH Giuseppe Velasquez - 3 IP, 5 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 51 pitches - 28 strikes
LH Raymon Rosario - 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 29 pitches - 15 strikes
RH Peyton Havard - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 17 strikes - Pro Debut
RH Aaron Combs - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 19 pitches - 13 strikes
Game Two : Tampa 4 Clearwater 0
At Bat : 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 10 K’s
Three Tampa pitchers combined for a no hitter - see boxscore for names.
On The Hill : 4 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s
LH Juan Amarante - 3 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 60 pitches - 33 strikes
RH Cole Gilley - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 26 pitches - 15 strikes - Pro Debut
RH Gabe Craig - 1 perfect IP, 1 K - 11 pitches - 8 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
The Threshers have won nine games in walkoff fashion...They are 9-4 in games that have gone to extra innings...Jonathan Hogart finished perfect at the plate last night for the first time in his pro career - Josh Sperber - Clearwater Threshers Broadcaster
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : INF Christian Arroyo reinstated from the 7-day IL. RHP Max Lazar has been recalled (to Philadelphia)
Clearwater : RHP Giuseppe Velásquez has been reinstated from the Temporarily Inactive List. RHP Peyton Havard has been transferred from the FCL. RHP Aaron Combs and C Luis Caicuto have begun their minor league rehab assignments with the Threshers. RHP Luis Gonzalez has been placed on the Development List. After Game One tonight : RHP Cole Gilley transferred from the FCL. LHP Raymon Rosario has been placed on the Development List.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
Gabriel Rincones Jr - photo by Cheryl Pursell
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