4/3/25 : Minor League Roundup
- Steve Potter
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
International League ( AAA ) - Rochester (2-3) Lehigh Valley (4-2) - doubleheader
Innovative Field•Rochester, NY
Game One : Lehigh Valley 8 Rochester 1
Scoring Summary :
Rafael Lantigua walked in the third inning, Carson Taylor singled sending Lantigua to third base. Justin Crawford singled to score Lantigua. Christian Arroyo doubled to score two runs.
Rochester scored a run in the bottom of the fifth by Brady House.
In the seventh inning both Rafael Lantigua and Rodolfo Castro reached on fielding errors, Justin Crawford singled. Otto Kemp walked to force in a run. Gabriel Rincones Jr tripled to score three runs. Christian Arroyo grounded out to score Rincones Jr.
At Bat : 8 R, 8 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s
Justin Crawford was 2 for 4 (singles) with two runs scored and an RBI. Rafael Lantigua was 2 for 2 (singles) with a walk and two runs scored. Christian Arroyo doubled and Gabriel Rincones Jr tripled (three RBIs). Arroyo also had three RBIs.
On The Hill : 1 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s
RH Kyle Tyler - 4.2 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 1 HB, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 72 pitches - 46 strikes
RH Nicholas Padilla - 1.1 IP - retired all four batters he faced - 1 K - 18 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Max Lazar - 1 perfect IP - 1 K - 13 pitches - 9 strikes
Defensive Gems :
Rodolfo Castro made a diving catch at shortstop and center fielder Cal Stevenson ran down a long fly ball catching it against the left center fielder wall to end the game.
Game Two : Lehigh Valley 3 Rochester 1
Scoring Summary :
Gabriel Rincones Jr homered in the first inning.
A single, balk and double scored a first inning run for Rochester.
Cal Stevenson walked in the fourth inning, stole second and third base then scored when Justin Crawford reached on a fielding error.
Rodolfo Castro walked in the fifth inning and scored on a triple by Cal Stevenson.
At Bat : 3 R, 8 H, 6 BB, 6 K’s
Gabriel Rincones Jr doubled and homered. Cal Stevenson tripled, walked, scored a run and posted an RBI.
On The Hill : 1 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s
RH Allan Rangel - 4.2 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 76 pitches - 50 strikes
LH Nick Vespi - 1/3 IP - retired only batter faced - 4 pitches - 2 strikes
RH Guillo Zuniga - 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 9 strikes
RH Michael Mercado - 1 perfect inning - 3 K’s - 1st save - 17 pitches - 12 strikes
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
TRIPLE TROUBLE: The ‘Pigs and Red Wings made a bit of history on Tuesday. The teams combined for five triples (3 for ROC, 2 for LHV), which is a single-game ‘Pigs record for combined triples in a single game. The prior record had been four, last done on June 1, 2013 against Gwinnett (GWI 3, LHV 1).
Sam Jellinek - Manager, Broadcasting & Media Relations - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
System Transactions :
RHP Brett de Geus added to the roster - de Geus was previously claimed off waivers from the Miami Marlins and optioned to LHV on 4/1
RHP Kyle Tyler added to the roster (retroactive to 4/2)
RHP John McMillon and RHP Austin Schulfer placed on the Development List (retroactive to 4/2)
INF Buddy Kennedy (#9) (DFA’d on 3/27) has been re-signed to a minor league contract (retroactive to 4/1). Kennedy is scheduled to report on Friday (4/4)
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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