International League ( AAA ) - Durham 6 (2-1, 38-40) Lehigh Valley 5 (1-2, 35-41)
Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham, NC
Summary :
Buddy Kennedy doubled in the first inning, Kody Clemens singled, Weston Wilson walked. Ruben Cardenas doubled to score two runs. Aramis Garcia grounded out to score another run.
A double and two ground outs scored a run for Durham in the third inning.
Darick Hall homered in the 4th inning.
A single & double scored a run for Durham in the 6th inning.
Curtis Mead and Ronny Simon hit back to back home runs for Durham in the 7th inning.
Weston Wilson homered in the ninth inning.
A fielding error, walk and two singles scored two runs for Durham in the bottom of the ninth for the walk off win.
At Bat : 5 R, 13 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s
Ruben Cardenas (single & double - two RBIs) and Darick Hall (single & HR) each had two hits. Weston Wilson singled and homered. Scott Kingery & Matt Kroon each had two hits. Buddy Kennedy & Matt Kroon doubled.
On The Hill : 6 R, 13 H, 3 BB, 8 K’s
Tyler Phillips pitched six innings - 2 R, 9 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s - 101 pitches - 63 strikes. Michael Rucker pitched an inning - 2 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K’s - 21 pitches - 15 strikes. Tyler Gilbert pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 10 pitches - 8 strikes. Max Lazar went 2/3 of an inning - 2 unearned runs, 2 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 24 pitches - 14 strikes.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
A consistent offensive onslaught from Durham downed the 'Pigs on Wednesday night, 7-2, evening the series at one game apiece. Durham hit three homers, two in the third, to jump out to an early 4-1 lead. The 'Pigs cut it to a two-run game in the fifth on a Buddy Kennedy RBI single but got no closer as Durham scored once in the fifth, sixth, and seventh. The top six in the Durham order all had at least two hits. - Media Notes
Eastern League ( AA ) - Bowie 3 (2-1, 34-37) Reading 2 (1-2, 32-39)
First Energy Stadium, Reading, PA
Summary :
A double and two ground outs scored a run for Bowie in the second inning. A walk and two singles scored two for them in the fourth inning.
Ethan Wilson homered in the fifth inning.
Bryce Ball singled in the seventh and scored on a double by Carlos De La Cruz.
On The Hill : 3 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 7 K’s
Max Castillo pitched 4 innings - 3 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 49 pitches - 31 strikes. Eury Ramos pitched two innings - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 28 pitches - 19 strikes. Tristan Garnett went two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 32 pitches - 18 strikes. Tommy McCollum pitched a perfect inning - 6 pitches - 5 strikes.
At Bat : 2 R, 8 H, 4 BB, 10 K’s
Ethan Wilson had two hits (single & HR) as did Marcus Lee Sang (two singles). Carlos De La Cruz doubled.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
After hitting another home run on Wednesday night, Reading has set a season-high with home runs in 11 games in a row. This comes after also hitting home runs in seven-straight games from June 4-11. The only game since June 4 Reading has not hit a home run in was June 12, so they have homered in 18-of-19 games. The 11-game home run streak is Reading’s longest such streak since homering in 11-straight games from July 30-August 11 of last season. The last time Reading homered in 12-straight games was from Aug. 10-23, of the 2018 season. - Media Notes
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Greensboro 4 (4-2, 43-28) Jersey Shore 2 (3-3, 41-31) - ten innings
Shoretown Ballpark, Lakewood, NJ
Summary :
A double and single scored a run for Greensboro in the fifth inning.
Felix Reyes homered in the bottom of the fifth inning.
The game went into extra innings tied at one run each.
Greensboro scored three runs on four walks, a wild pitch and a single.
Erick Brito singled to score placed runner Felix Reyes in the bottom of the tenth.
On The Hill : 4 R, 5 H, 6 BB, 14 K’s
Casey Steward pitched a strong five innings in his BlueClaws debut - 1 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s - 89 pitches - 54 strikes. Danny Wilkinson pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 21 pitches - 11 strikes. Jack Dallas pitched two innings - 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 18 strikes. Gunner Mayer went two innings - 3 unearned runs, 1 H, 4 BB, 2 K’s - 38 pitches - 21 strikes.
At Bat : 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
Erick Brito had two hits (singles). Hendry Mendez doubled. Felix Reyes homered.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Greensboro makes their lone visit to Lakewood this season. The BlueClaws went 4-2 in North Carolina from June 4th– 9th but the Grasshoppers then went 8-1 to finish the first half and nose out the BlueClaws for a playoff spot. GBO went 5-1 against Hudson Valley last week and won 10 of 12 games entering this series. Greensboro was a Marlins affiliate from 2003-2018 and became a Pirates affiliate in 2019. - Media Notes
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Bradenton 6 (5-1, 34-38) Clearwater 3 (1-5, 44-28)
BayCare BallPark , Clearwater, FL
Summary :
A double, hit batter, single and ground out scored two runs for Bradenton in the first inning.
Devin Saltiban homered in the bottom of the first.
Keiner Delgado hit a two run home run for Bradenton in the 5th inning.
A walk and double scored a Bradenton run in the ninth. A fielding error scored another run.
Jordan Viars and Devin Saltiban singled in the ninth inning, Pierce Bennett walked. Two wild pitches scored two runs.
On The Hill : 6 R, 6 H, 6 BB, 9 K’s
Enrique Segura pitched five innings - 4 R, 4 H, 2 HB, 3 BB, 4 K’s - 86 pitches - 54 strikes. Chase Hopewell went two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 27 pitches - 17 strikes. Drew Garrett pitched 1.2 innings - 2 R - 1 earned, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K - 43 pitches - 19 strikes. Jonh Henriquez retired the only batter he faced on a fly out - 1 pitch - 1 strikeout.
At Bat : 3 R, 6 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s
Devin Saltiban had two hits (single & HR). Dakota Kotowski doubled.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Luke Russo set a career-high with 7.0 innings pitched last night. He became the second Thresher (Micah Ottenbreit) to toss 7.0 innings or more in a game this season. His nine strikeouts tied his season high set back on Opening Day against Fort Myers. Both of AJ Shaver’s home runs have been game-tying homers. Diego González has reached in ten consecutive games for the first time since his first year pro in 2019. Lou Albrecht’s ninth-inning homer was the first of his career. - Media Notes
Florida Complex League - Phillies (22-16) Yankees (24-13) - suspended - rain
Carpenter Complex, Clearwater, FL
Summary :
The Yankees scored three first inning runs on two walks and three doubles. They added a run in the third on a single and double.
The game was suspended due to rain in the top of the fifth inning with the Yankees leading 4-0.
Dominican Summer League - Twins 9 (9-9) Phillies Red 5 (5-13) - seven innings
Twins Complex
Summary :
The Twins scored a first inning run on two singles and a throwing error.
Yadimir Fuentes doubled in the second inning and then stole third base, he scored on a ground out by Renair Manrique.
The Twins scored three in the their inning on two walks, a hit batter, wild pitch and single. They added a run in the 4th on a single and three stolen bases and another in the fifth on a double and throwing error.
Four walks, a sacrifice fly and single scored three runs for the Twins in the sixth.
A walk, hit batter and single by Joseph Diaz loaded the bases. Adrian Garcia singled to score a run. Two walks scored two more runs. A wild pitch scored another.
On The Hill : 9 R, 7 H, 10 BB, 10 K’s
Alexander De Los Santos pitched 2.1 innings - 4 R - 3 earned, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K’s. Darling Reyes went 2.1 innings - 2 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K’s. Rene Yrish pitched an inning - 3 R, 1 H, 4 BB, 2 K’s. Yael Arias struck out the only batter he faced.
At Bat : 5 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 13 K’s
Yadimir Fuentes doubled.
Dominican Summer League - Rangers Red 10 (14-4) Phillies White 0 (7-11)
Phillies Complex
Summary :
The Rangers scored twice in the first inning on three walks, a ground out and wild pitch. They scored three in the sixth on two walks, a hit batter and double and three more in the seventh on three walks and a double.
The Rangers plated two more runs in the eighth on a single, fielding error, two walks and wild pitch.
On The Hill : 10 R, 6 H, 12 BB, 3 K’s
Hanfermin Vargas pitched five innings - 2 R, 3 H, 4 BB, 1 K. Cristian Diaz went two innings - 6 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 1 K. Enderson Jean pitched two innings - 2 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 1 K’s.
At Bat : 0 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s
Anderson Navas had two hits (singles).
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Yunior Marte recalled by Philadelphia.
Jersey Shore : RHP Casey Steward (#37) transferred to Jersey Shore from Clearwater.
Clearwater : RHP Saul Teran has been placed on the Development List
FCL : C/1B Alirio Ferrebus transferred from DSL Phillies Red (retroactive to 6/25).
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