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6/6/24 : Minor League Roundup


International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 7 (26-32) Buffalo 6 (30-30) - 10 innings

Allentown, PA - Coca-Cola Park


Summary :


A walk, throwing error and single scored a run for Buffalo in the second inning.


Orelvis Martinez homered for Buffalo in the 6th inning.


Jim Haley and Jordan Luplow homered in the 6th inning.


Brian Serven homered for Buffalo in the 8th inning.


Simon Muzziotti singled in the 8th inning and scored on a home run by Jordan Luplow.


A single, walk and single scored a run for Buffalo in the ninth.


The game went into extra innings tied at four.


The placed runner, a single, stolen base and single scored two Buffalo runs in the 10th.


Trevor Schwecke was the placed runner in the bottom of the 10th, Cal Stevenson singled to score him.  Nick Podkul homered for the walk-off win!


At Bat : 7 R, 7  H, 0 BB, 10 K’s


Nick Podkul,  Jim Haley and Jordan Luplow (two HR’s - 3 RBIs) homered.  Cody Roberts doubled.


On The Hill : 6 R, 14 H, 7 BB, 8 K’s


Kolby Allard pitched 5 innings, 1 unearned R, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 79 pitches - 48 strikes.  Beau Burrows pitched 1.2 innings - 1 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 37 pitches - 23 strikes.  Tyler Gilbert pitched 1.1 innings - 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 14 strikes.  Yunior Marte pitched an inning - 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 15 pitches - 8 strikes.  Zac Houston pitched an inning - 2 R - 1 earned, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 14 pitches - 9 strikes.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


For the first time this season, the 'Pigs have won five consecutive games. They haven't won five in a row since sweeping Syracuse in a six game set at the end of August into September last year.


Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 8 (22-31) Harrisburg 1 (31-22)

Reading, PA - First Energy Stadium


Summary :


Carlos De La Cruz doubled in the first inning, Carson Taylor was hit by a pitch.  Kendall Simmons singled to score De La Cruz.  Ethan Wilson and Robert Moore walked, a run scored.


In the second inning Casey Martin doubled, Marcus Lee Sang walked. Carlos De La Cruz doubled to score two runs.  Caleb Ricketts homered to score two runs.   Kendall Simmons walked and stole second, he scored on a single by Robert Moore.  Bryce Ball doubled to score Moore.


CJ Stubbs homered for Harrisburg in the 6th inning, their first hit of the game.


Caleb Ricketts homered in the bottom of the 6th inning.


On The Hill : 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s


Lachlan Wells was excellent - 6 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 66 pitches - 53 strikes - he was perfect thru five innings.   Konnor Ash pitched a perfect inning - 1 K - 9 pitches - 5 strikes.  Tristan Garnett pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 11 strikes.  Tyler McKay finished - 1 perfect IP - 15 pitches - 11 strikes.


At Bat : 8 R, 10 H, 5 BB, 11 K’s


Carlos De La Cruz (two doubles), Caleb Ricketts (two home runs - 3 RBIs) and Robert Moore (two singles) each had two hits. Casey Martin and Bryce Ball doubled.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Reading and Harrisburg were postponned due to rain on Wednesday night, and the teams will make up the game in a doubleheader on Saturday.


South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Jersey Shore 5 (29-25) Greensboro 1 (31-22)

Greensboro, NC  - First National Bank Field


Summary :


Otto Kemp doubled in the 4th inning, went to third on a ground out and was thrown out at the plate on a play which Hendry Mendez reached.  Andrick Nava singled.  Emaarion Boyd singled to score Mendez.


Charles McAdoo homered for Greensboro in the bottom of the fourth.


The game went into rain delay in the bottom of the fifth inning.


Zach Arnold and Erick Brito singled in the 7th inning.  Justin Crawford doubled (originally called a HR & changed to a ground rule double  - got MGR Greg Brodzinski ejected for arguing it) to score a run.  Otto Kemp was intentionally walked.  Leandro Pineda singled to score two runs.  Hendry Mendez singled to score Pineda.


Catcher Andrick Nava had to leave the game in the bottom of the 7th with an apparent wrist injury after being hit on a backswing by the batter.


BTW Erick Brito played very well defensively at shortstop in the game.


On The Hill :  1 R, 5 H, 5 BB, 8 K’s


Jean Cabrera pitched 4 innings - 1 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 54 pitches - 34 strikes.  Trey Dillard pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 9 strikes.  Charles King pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 16 pitches - 10 strikes.  Daniel Harper pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 31 pitches - 22 strikes.  Andrew Walling closed it - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 22 pitches - 15 strikes.


At Bat : 5 R, 13 H, 1 BB, 7 K’s


Justin Crawford (single & double), Otto Kemp (single & double), Leandro Pineda (two singles) and Andrick Nava (two singles) each had two hits.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


The BlueClaws dropped the first two games of the series but by winning tonight they are now 2.5 games behind the Grasshoppers…They are 20-12 since May 1st…Jersey Shore split six games with Brooklyn last week…The BlueClaws have been as many as 4.5 games out and as many as 1.5 games up.


Florida State League ( Low A )  - Bradenton 8 (23-31) Clearwater 0 (35-19)

Bradenton, FL - LECOM Park


Summary :


Esmerlyn Valdez homered for Bradenton in the 2nd inning.  Valdez hit his second home run of the game in the 4th, a double, single and triple scored two more, a sac fly scored another.


A walk, single and throwing error (RF Jordan Viars) scored a run for Bradenton in the 5th.


Javier Rivas homered for Bradenton in the 6th inning.  Two hit batters and a double scored a 7th inning run.  The benches cleared briefly after a third batter was hit.


On The Hill :  8 R, 12 H, 2 BB, 3 K’s


Luke Russo pitched four innings - 5 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 58 pitches - 41 strikes.  Brandon Beckel pitched an inning - 1 unearned R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 9 strikes.  Josh Bortka went 1.2 innings - 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 3 HB - 34 pitches - 17 strikes.  Chase Hopewell pitched 1.1 innings retiring all four batters he faced - 16 pitches - 10 strikes.


At Bat : 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 17 K’s 😳


Jordan Viars doubled.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Three of Devin Saltiban’s six home runs have come against the Marauders this season.


Florida Complex League - FCL Tigers 11 (15-9) FCL Phillies 10 (13-11) - 11 innings

Lakeland, FL - Tigers Complex


Summary :


Aroon Escobar homered in the first inning.


A single, wild pitch, fly out and a second wild pitch scored a run for the Tigers in the third inning.


Juan Villavicencio tripled in the 4th inning and scored on a double by Jerffson Pena.


A fielding error, single and double scored two runs for the Tigers in the 4th inning.


Starlyn Caba walked in the 5th inning, stole second and went to third on a sacrifice bunt by Aroon Escobar.  Eduardo Tait singled to score Caba.


The Tigers scored two runs in the 5th inning on a double and four walks.


Guillermo Rosario singled in the 8th inning.  Juan Villavicencio doubled.  Junior Maringrounded out to score a run.  Ezra Farmer singled to score a run.  Three walks scored another run.


Guillermo Rosario and Juan Villavicencio singled in the 9th inning.  Jerffson Pena hit a three run home run.


A walk and two singles loaded the bases for the Tigers in the bottom of the ninth, Juan Hernandez hit a grand slam to tie the game.  It went into extra innings


Starlyn Caba was the placed runner in the 10th, he scored on a single by Aroon Escobar.


The Tigers re-tied the game in the bottom of the 10th on a bunt and throwing error that scored the placed runner.   In the 11th they used two singles to score the placed runner for the walk off win.


On The Hill : 11 R, 13 H, 11 BB, 9 K’s


Wilmer Blanco pitched 4.1 innings - 4 R - 2 earned,  5 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s.  Josbel Garciapitched 2.2 innings - 0 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 0 K’s.

Luis Avila pitched 1 plus innings - 4 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s.  Adilson Peralta pitched two innings -  2 unearned runs - 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s.


At Bat : 10 R, 15 H, 7 BB, 10 K’s


Jerffson Peña (two doubles & HR - 4 RBIs), Aroon Escobar (two singles & HR - 3 RBIs) and Juan Villavicencio (single, double & triple) had three hits. Eduardo Tait (single & triple), Guillermo Rosario (two singles) and Ezra Farmer (two singles) each had two hits. Starlyn Caba walked three times and stole two bases.


Dominican Summer League - Colorado 6 (1-1) Phillies Red 2 (1-1)

Phillies Complex - completion of 6/3/24 game


Cesar Mujica was hit by a pitch in the 2nd inning, Joseph Diaz reached on an error.   Adrian Garcia singled to score Mujica.


The game went into rain delay in the top of the third inning. It was eventually suspended - picked up from here today.


The Rockies scored six runs in the third inning on two walks, three singles, a double and a home run by Adan Chacon.


Alirio Ferrebus homered in the 8th inning.


On The Hill : 6 R, 9 H, 4 BB, 8 K’s


Orlando Gonzalez started and pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K.  Eligio Arias pitched 2/3 of an inning - 6 R, 5 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s.   Zuher Yousuf pitched 3.1 innings, 0 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s.  Naoel Mejia pitched two perfect innings - 3 K’s.


At Bat : 2 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 10 K’s


Alirio Ferrebus had two hits (double & HR).  David Freitas doubled.


Dominican Summer League - NYY Bombers 10 (1-1) Phillies White 2 (1-1) - seven innings

Yankees Complex


Summary :


Two walks, a double and wild pitch scored two runs for NY in the first inning.


Victor Cardoza and Jose Familia singled in the second inning, Josueth Quinonez hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.


Two walks, two doubles and a single scored three runs for NY in the second inning.


A double, three walks and a single scored two runs for NY in the third inning.


Two singles, two walks and a sacrifice fly scored two NY runs in the 5th inning.


Anderson Navas reached on an error in the 6th.  Jaeden Calderon singled. Jose Familiawalked, Josueth Quinonez hit a sacrifice fly to score a run.


On The Hill : 10 R, 10 H, 11 BB, 6 K’s


Hanfermin Vargas pitched two innings - 5 R, 4 H, 5 BB, 2 K’s.   John Sosa pitched 1.1 innings - 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s.

Cristian Diaz pitched 1.2 innings - 3 R - 2 earned, 2 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s.  Gelson Carpio pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K.


At Bat : 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s


System Transactions :


Lehigh Valley : OF Ruben Cardenas has been acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays for Cash Considerations. Cardenas will report to LHV on Friday (6/7).  RHP David Buchananplaced on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 6/4)with a Left Lumbar Spine Strain.   RHP Nick Nelson, 1B Darick Hall, and C Rafael Marchan have been added to the Major League Taxi Squad for the London Series (retroactive to 6/5).


FCL Phillies :  OF TJayy Walton returned from minor league rehab assignment (retroactive to 6/3).


DSL Phillies Red : RHP Naiker Velazquez added to the roster


Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️



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