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9/8/24 : Minor League Roundup

International League ( AAA ) - Buffalo 9 (26-36, 63-73) Lehigh Valley 3 (29-31, 63-70)

Sahlen Field, Buffalo, NY


Summary :


Scott Kingery doubled in the first inning, Marcus Lee Sang got on with a bunt single and Otto Kemp was hit by a pitch to load the bases.  Carlos De La Cruz grounded into a force out to score Kingery.


A double and single scored a run for Buffalo in the bottom of the first inning.  A walk, single and two doubles scored three runs for Buffalo in the third inning.


Matt Kroon homered in the 6th inning.


Buffalo scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on a double, walk, double and wild pitch.  They added one in the seventh on a double and single.


Trevor Schwecke doubled in the 8th inning and scored on a single by Matt Kroon.


Two walks, a double and single scored two runs for Buffalo in the eighth inning.


At Bat : 3 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 13 K’s


Matt Kroon singled & homered, had two RBIs., walked and scored a run.  Scott Kingery had two hits (single & double).  Josh Breaux doubled as did Trevor Schwecke.


On The Hill :  9 R, 12 H, 7 BB, 8 K’s


Tyler Phillips  pitched five innings - 4 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 75 pitches - 50 strikes.  Freddie Tarnok pitched an inning - 2 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 11 strikes.  Zach Haake pitched an inning - 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 11 strikes.  Michael Mercado pitched an inning - 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB, 1 K - 27 pitches - 13 strikes.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Alan Rangel turned in his best outing as a 'Pig, working three scoreless on Saturday in relief. He even managed to strand the two runners he inherited that were in scoring position. It only took him 31 pitches to get the nine outs. It is his longest scoreless outing as a 'Pig. - Media Notes


Eastern League ( AA ) - Erie 8 (36-26, 74-55) Reading 5 (25-38, 56-75)

FirstEnergy Stadium, Reading, PA


Summary :


Justin Crawford doubled in the first inning, Carson Taylor walked.  Crawford scored on a single by Keaton Anthony.   Taylor scored on a double by Ethan Wilson.


A hit batter, two walks, a single and ground out scored two runs for Erie in the second inning.


Jordan Dissin was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the second, went to third on a single by Justin Crawford and scored on a groundout by Robert Moore.


Two singles and a ground out scored a run for Erie in the third inning.   


A double, fielding error and two doubles scored three runs in the fourth for Erie.


Cade Fergus homered in the bottom of the fourth scoring Jordan Dissin (walked) in front of him.


Three singles scored a seventh inning run for Erie.


A hit batter, single, walk and sacrifice fly scored a run for Erie in the 8th inning.


On The Hill : 8 R, 15 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s


Noah Skirrow pitched three plus innings - 6 R, 9 H, 1 HB, 3 BB, 0 K’s - 80 pitches - 44 strikes.  Tommy McCollum pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - two inherited runners stranded - 19 pitches - 13 strikes. Andrew Walling pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 11 strikes.  Cristian Hernandez pitched an inning - 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 26 pitches - 15 strikes.   Andrew Schultz pitched two innings - 1 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 18 strikes.


At Bat : 5 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s


Robert Moore had three hits (two singles & double). Justin Crawford had two hits (single & double).  Ethan Wilson doubled, Cade Fergus homered.  Jordan Dissin walked three times and scored two runs. Carson Taylor walked twice.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Wednesday’s game was not the first time in R-Phils’ history that they won a game on catchers’ interference. Reading had a walk-off catchers’ interference on June 20, 2007, when Jason Hill drew the interference to five Reading a 3-2 win over Binghamton. Wednesday’s win was the second time this season Reading won a game when trailing entering their final at bats. The other instance was on July 14 against Akron at home. - Media Notes


South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Aberdeen 4 (33-33, 67-65) Jersey Shore 3 (36-30, 74-58)

Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen, MD


Summary :


Emaarion Boyd singled in the first inning, stole second and went to third on a balk.  Trent Farquhar walked.  They executed a double steal with Boyd scoring!


Troy Schreffler reached on a force out in the second inning (Pierce Bennett out at 2nd after hitting a single), stole second and scored on a single by Diego Gonzalez.


Aberdeen scored four runs in the third inning on five singles and a throwing error.


Pierce Bennett and Troy Schreffler singled in the 6th inning, they executed a double steal with Bennett scoring!


On The Hill : 4 R, 11 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s


Estibenzon Jimenez pitched three innings - 4 R - 3 earned, 8 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 52 pitches - 37 strikes.  Brandon Beckel pitched two innings - 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s -  34 pitches - 23 strikes.  Alex Garbrick pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 12 pitches - 10 strikes.  Jack Dallas pitched a perfect inning - 2 K’s - 12 pitches - 8 strikes.  Paxton Thompson pitched a perfect inning - 1 K - 10 pitches - 7 strikes.


At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s


Pierce Bennett had three hits (singles).  Troy Schreffler had two hits.  Felix Reyes doubled.  Trent Farquhar walked three times.

The BlueClaws stole nine bases in the game with Schreffler stealing three, Bennett, Emaarion Boyd and Trent Farquhar each stealing two.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


A Team High-A Record…The BlueClaws win last night gave them 74 on the season, the most they have won in four

years as a High-A affiliate…They went 73-58 last year (and had one game cancelled)…They were 51-81 in 2022 and 56-

62 in 2021 - Media Notes


Florida State League ( Low A )  - Clearwater 10 (21-40, 64-63) St Lucie 7 (23-40, 45-84) - ten innings

BayCare Ballpark, Clearwater, FL


Summary :


A walk, ground out, single and throwing error (Pedro Reyes) scored a run for St Lucie in the fourth inning.  A single and throwing error by shortstop Juan Villavicencio scored another run.


Kehden Hettiger and Brady Day walked in the bottom of the fourth.  Raider Tello singled to score Hettiger.  A wild pitch scored Day.


Carson DeMartini singled in the fifth, Kehden Hettiger and Kodey Shojinaga walked.  Brady Day singled to score a run. Raider Tello singled to score another.


A double and single scored a St Lucie run in the sixth.


A hit batter, two walks, two wild pitches and a fielding error by shortstop Juan Villavicencio scored two runs for St Lucie in the seventh inning - all with two outs previously recorded.


A walk, double and ground out scored an 8th inning run for St Lucie.


Carter Mathison doubled with two outs in the ninth inning, he scored on a double by Joel Dragoo.  Carson DeMartini singled to score Dragoo.


The game went into extra innings.


St Lucie scored the placed runner in the 10th with a wild pitch, walk and subsequent double play grounder.


Kehden Hettiger was the placed runner in the bottom of the 10th, he went to third on a single by Kodey Shojinaga.  Brady Day singled to score Hettiger. With two outs Avery Owusu-Asiedu hit a three run walk-off home run!


On The Hill :  7 R, 6 H, 6 BB, 8 K’s


Matt Osterberg pitched three perfect innings - 2 K’s, 5 ground outs and 2 fly outs - 24 pitches - 18 strikes.  Pedro Reyes pitched three innings - 3 R - 1 earned, 5 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 48 pitches - 28 strikes.  Drew Garrett pitched 2/3 of an inning - 2 R - 1 earned, 1 HB, 3 BB,  1 K -  31 pitches - 12 strikes.  Saul Teran pitched 1.1 innings - 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 29 pitches - 19 strikes.  Josh Bortka pitched two innings - 1 unearned R - 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 20 pitches - 10 strikes.


At Bat : 10 R, 11 H, 6 BB, 5 K’s


Avery Owusu-Asiedu had two hits (single & home run, three RBIs). Raider Tello had two hits (singles) and two RBIs.  Carson DeMartini had two hits (singles), scored a run and had an RBI.  Brady Day had two hits (singles), two RBIs and a walk.  Carter Mathison and Joel Dragoo doubled.


System Transactions :


Clearwater : RHP Pedro Reyes reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List.  RHP Josbel García placed on the Development List.


Notes :


Earlier this week in my “Just Sayin” article I stated that I do not intend to write a player review for every stateside player as I’ve done in years past, that’s true but I do intend to write an off-season analysis series.  Rather than an elongated player by player series I will offer a series of reviews by defensive positions in a collective manner highlighting some players I think stood out in 2024 while presenting where openings need to be filled by affiliate level for the 2025 season. A slightly different slant 🤓.  For those on my email chains I can exclude you from the series if ya let me know, no worries.


Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️



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