Sixth day of minor league mini-camp. First Grapefruit League game of the season.
Grapefruit League Game One - Tigers 7 Phillies 6 (Lakeland)
Summary :
Cal Stevenson doubled to left field in the third inning, with two outs Johan Rojas singled to right field on a 2-2 count slider to score him. (It was a good piece of hitting 🤓). Bryson Stott walked and Alec Bohm hit an infield single to load the bases. Max Kepler singled to center field to score two runs.
Max Kepler walked in the fifth inning and scored on a home run to left field by Buddy Kennedy.
The Tigers scored a run in the bottom of the fifth inning on two doubles.
Josh Breaux led off the sixth inning with a pinch hit home run!
The Tigers scored three runs in the sixth inning on a hit batter, single, double and single. They scored two runs in the eighth inning on a double and two singles.
The Tigers scored a run in the ninth on a walk and two singles to earn the walk-off win.
At the Plate : 6 R, 8 H, 9 BB, 14 K’s
Buddy Kennedy homered and walked in two plate appearances and had two RBIs.
Cal Stevenson doubled and walked in two plate appearances, stole a base and scored a run.
Max Kepler singled and walked in three plate appearances and had two RBIs.
Bryson Stott walked twice and scored a run in three plate appearances.
Johan Rojas singled, scored a run and posted an RBI in three plate appearances.
Josh Breaux homered and singled in two plate appearances.
Pitching Notes : 7 R, 12 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s
RH Nabil Crismatt - 2 IP - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K , 28 pitches - 21 strikes - FB (89-90 mph), Change-Up (80-82 mph), Curve (73-74 mph), Slider (81-84 mph)
RH Alan Rangel - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches - 17 strikes - FB (93-94 mph), Change-Up (79-83 mph), Curve (72 mph), Slider (84-85 mph)
RH Joel Kuhnel - 2/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s, 31 pitches - 18 strikes - FB (93-96 mph), Cutter (88-91 mph) and Change-Up (90 mph)
RH Jaydenn Estanista - 1/3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 6 pitches - 4 strikes - FB (95-96 mph), Slider (83 mph), Cutter (88 mph) - this was Jaydenn’s Grapefruit League debut - threw a nasty slider to end the 5th inning with a K and pitch out of a bases loaded jam.
RH Jose Cuas - 1 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 HB, 1 K, 24 pitches - 14 strikes - FB (90-92 mph), Sweeper (81 mph)
RH Nicholas Padilla - 1 perfect IP, 1 K, 12 pitches - 7 strikes - FB (91-93 mph), Curveball (80-81 mph), Cutter (90-92 mph)
RH Austin Schulfer - 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s, 19 pitches - 12 strikes - FB (94-95 mph), Slider (82-84 mph), Cutter (86 mph), Curve (83 mph)
LH Wesley Moore - 1/3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s, 14 pitches - 7 strikes - FB (90-93 mph), Change-Up (79-80 mph), Slider (83 mph) - this was Wesley’s Grapefruit League debut.
Other Notes :
Former Phillies minor leaguer Hao Yu Lee worked a twelve pitch walk for the Tigers against Joel Kuhnel in the 5th inning. Lee, every time I’ve seen him play, always gives a professional at bat - might just be the Detroit third baseman this season 👀.
Weston Wilson has a moderate oblique strain. He will miss six weeks, taking him out of the running for a bench job. Buddy Kennedy’s odds improve. Hits right-handed. Could see time in OF this spring. - Todd Zolecki
Minor League Camp Call-Ups for the game :
Pitchers : Jaydenn Estanista, Carlos Francisco, Wesley Moore, Andrew Schultz, Cody Stashak
Outfielder : Leandro Pineda
Grapefruit League record is now 0-1
Minor League Mini-Camp :
Side Bullpens : 15 pitchers
Camron Hill, Ryan Degges, Noah Skirrow, Ryan Dromboski, AJ Wilson, Gabriel Barbosa, Marcus Morgan, Titan Hayes, Juan Amarante, Augusto Calderon, Alexis De La Cruz, Josbel Garcia, Eli Trop, Maxwell Hernandez and Adilson Peralta.
Live BP : 1 pitcher
Daniel Harper
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
Minor League mini-camp infield practice today at the complex
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