Spring breakout game - Phillies 5 Pirates 3 (Clearwater - BayCare BallPark)
Scoring Summary :
Carson DeMartini was hit by a pitch in the third inning and scored on a double by Devin Saltiban. Aroon Escobar laced a double down the left field line to score Saltiban.
The Pirates scored a run in the top of the fifth on a walk, hit batter and single.
Justin Crawford tripled in the fifth inning and scored on a wild pitch.
Pittsburgh added two runs in the sixth inning on a double, two walks, hit batter and passed ball. It could have been worse but Micah Ottenbreit did a great job coming in with the bases loaded and retiring all three batters he faced - two by strikeout!
Carson DeMartini hit a home run in the seventh inning.
Gabriel Rincones Jr doubled in the eighth inning and scored on a single by Alirio Ferrebus.
At the Plate : 5 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 9 K’s
Justin Crawford was 2 for 4 (single & triple) with a stolen base and run scored. Devin Saltiban, Aroon Escobar and Gabriel Rincones Jr each doubled. Carson DeMartini hit a home run.
Fielding Notes :
Aroon Escobar played well at third base, threw a runner out at home,handled all his chances and attacked ground balls exactly as he was taught to. Aidan Miller was excellent at shortstop, made a slick run and throw play for an out at first on a grounder in the hole, he then switched to third base (first time this year) for the later half of the game. Eduardo Tait showed off his arm strength as a catcher throwing out a runner at second. Devin Saltiban made a nifty snag at second base on a hard hit grounder while playing in an infield up situation with runners on second and third, he held the runners and recorded the out at first base.
Pitching Notes : 3 R, 4 H, 6 BB, 11 K’s
RH Moises Chace - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 14 pitches - 10 strikes
RH Jean Cabrera - 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 HB, 1 BB, 1 K - 29 pitches - 17 strikes
RH Alex McFarlane - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 10 pitches - 8 strikes - hit 99 mph on the radar 🔥
LH Mavis Graves - 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 25 pitches - 12 strikes
RH Griff McGarry - faced 6 batters - recorded no outs - 2 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 1 HB - 18 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Micah Ottenbreit - 1 IP - retired all three batters faced - 2 K’s - stranded 3 inherited runners - 12 pitches - 8 strikes
RH Casey Steward - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 9 pitches -7 strikes - 98 mph with the heater 🔥
RH Daniel Harper - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 8 pitches - 6 strikes - FB 97-99 mph 🔥- big league arm!
RH Aaron Combs - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 14 strikes
Attendance : 6,347
Minor League Spring Trainjng Camp at Carpenter Complex :
Side Bullpens : 21 pitchers
Mick Abel, Ryan Degges, Juan Amarante, Nicholas Padilla, Eligio Arias, Enrique Segura, Augusto Calderon, Josbel Garcia, Nate Karaffa, Guissepe Velasquez, Fernando Ramos, Andrew Schultz, Tommy McCollum, Luis Gonzalez, Alexander De La Santos, Wilmer Blanco, Naoel Mejia, Cody Stashak, Alexis De La Cruz, Andrew Baker, Ryan Dromboski
Live Bullpens : 2 pitchers
Andrew Walling and Erubiel Armenta
Intrasquad Scrimmage
Pitchers :
Zack Tukis (2 IP), Ethan Chenault, Danny Wilkinson, Jose Pena Jr, Drew Garrett, Johan Dipoto, Trey Dillard, Braeden Fausnaught (2 IP), Cam Brown, Josh Bortka, Saul Teran, Chase Hopewell and Paxton Thompson
I watched a few innings of the scrimmage - LH Braeden Fausnaught was outstanding - he finished his two innings with such few pitches that he had to throw on the side mounds to complete his pitch count! Zack Tukis threw well also, big arm but also shows a nasty off speed that had hitters off balance.
Note :
Minor leaguers have a day off tomorrow - no practices scheduled.
Major League Camp Live BP :
Andrew Painter threw a one inning live BP session facing Phillies major leaguers - Rafael Marchan caught him. Word is he was dominant both with fastball velocity and a strong slider used as a put away pitch. Kid is special.
Catchup report : 3/13/25 : Two Minor league games at Clearwater vs Blue Jays - 1 PM
Results from yesterday’s second minor league game action.
Game One : Phillies 7 Blue Jays 7 - played 10 innings
The Phillies had twelve hits in the contest led by center fielder Justin Crawford who went 3 for 3 with two singles, a double, RBI and stolen base. Third baseman Aroon Escobar was 2 for 2 with a single and home run while DH Gabriel Rincones Jr was 2 for 3 with two doubles and an RBI. Carson DeMartini hit a solo home run in two at bats, he subbed in at third base. Hendry Mendez doubled in his lone at bat, he subbed in for Crawford in center field. Left fielder Dante Nori singled in three at bats, had an RBI and stole a base. Shortstop Aidan Miller singled in three at bats and posted an RBI. First baseman Otto Kemp doubled in three at bats.
On the hill :
RH Chuck King - 2 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 36 pitches - 26 strikes - FB 93-95 mph
RH Gabe Mosser - 2 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 23 pitches - 15 strikes - FB 91-92 mph
RH Noah Skirrow - 2 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 42 pitches - 30 strikes - FB 91-93 mph
RH Max Lazar - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 10 pitches - 10 strikes - FB 93-95 mph
RH Enmanuel Mejia - 1 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 27 pitches - 19 strikes - FB 93-96 mph
RH Austin Schulfer - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 22 pitches - 12 strikes - FB 93-95 mph
RH Carlos Francisco - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 14 pitches - 11 strikes - FB 93-95 mph
Game Two : Blue Jays 5 Phillies 0 - played 10 innings
The Phillies were held to three hits - Marcus Lee Sang, Kehden Hettiger and Carson Taylor each singled.
On the hill :
RH Luke Gabrysh - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 28 pitches - 17 strikes - FB 93-96 mph
RH Luke Russo - 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 25 pitches - 20 strikes - FB 92-93 mph
LH Angel Liranzo - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 13 pitches - 11 strikes - FB 89-92 mph
LH Erick Ritchie - 1 perfect IP - 2 K’s - 8 pitches - 7 strikes - FB - 90-92 mph
RH Titan Hayes - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 11 pitches - 6 strikes - FB 97-98 mph
LH AJ Wilson - 1 IP, 3 R, 1 H, 4 BB, 0 K’s - 22 pitches - 6 strikes - FB 88-90 mph
RH Adilson Peralta - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 17 pitches - 11 strikes - FB 94-96 mph
RH Pedro Reyes - 1 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 28 pitches - 19 strikes - FB 89-92 mph
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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