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8/21/24 : Minor League Roundup


International League ( AAA ) - Rochester 4 (29-18,67-53) Lehigh Valley 1  (22-23, 56-62)

Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA


Summary :


A single, stolen base and single scored a run for Rochester in the first inning.


A double and single scored a run for Rochester in the second inning.  Carter Kieboom hit a two run home run in the 5th inning.


Austin Hays was hit by a pitch in the seventh inning, he scored on a triple by Scott Kingery.


At Bat : 1 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 10 K’s


Scott Kingery tripled.


On The Hill : 4 R, 14 H, 1 BB, 8 K’s


Kyle Tyler pitched six innings - 4 R, 9 H, 1 BB, 4 K’s - 85 pitches - 56 strikes.  Michael Mercado pitched two innings - 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 27 pitches - 17 strikes. Dylan Covey  pitched an inning - 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 14 strikes.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Coming into tonight the 'Pigs had dropped 11 of their past 13 ballgames, playing to a 4-11 record in August that has nearly dropped them completely out of the 2nd half pennant chase. It's the worst stretch this season for the 'Pigs since they dropped 10 of 11 from April 28 thru May 10. - Media Notes


Eastern League ( AA ) -  Binghamton 3 (24-22, 59-54) Reading 2 (20-27, 51-64)

Mirabito Stadium, Binghamton, NY


Summary :


Caleb Ricketts and Trevor Schwecke singled in the second inning, Ricketts scored on a double play ground out by Zach Arnold.


A walk, single, passed ball and sacrifice fly scored a run for Binghamton in the third inning.


Justin Crawford, Erick Brito and Gabriel Rincones Jr singled in the 6th inning, Crawford scored when Carson Taylor grounded into a double play.


A single and double scored a run for Binghamton in the ninth.   Another single produced the game winning walk off deciding run.


On The Hill :  3 R, 7 H, 5 BB, 12 K’s


Christian McGowan pitched four innings - 1 unearned run - 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s - 61 pitches - 37 strikes.  Konnor Ash pitched two scoreless innings - 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 32 pitches - 18 strikes.  Andrew Walling pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 24 pitches - 13 strikes.  Cristian Hernandez pitched 1.1 innings - 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 31 pitches - 21 strikes.


At Bat : 2 R, 7 H, 2 BB, 7 K’s


Trevor Schwecke had two hits (single & double).


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Eiberson Castellano turned in another impressive start on Sunday. He went six innings, allowing two runs on five hits, with one walk and 10 strikeouts. It was a Double-A high in punchouts for him and marked the third time in 2024 Castellano had 10+ strikeouts in a game. The last Fightin Phil to punch out exactly 10 hitters in a contest was Griff McGarryon July 21, 2023, at Altoona. Over his five starts with Reading thus far, Castellano had two quality starts, and has gone at least five innings in all five starts, while not allowing more than two runs in an appearance. - Media Notes


South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Jersey Shore 7 (26-24, 64-52) Brooklyn 0 (23-27, 56-60)

Maimonides Park, Brooklyn, NY


Summary :


Aidan Miller doubled in the first inning and scored on a single by Keaton Anthony.


Troy Schreffler walked in the second, Pierce Bennett singled.  A wild pitch moved Schreffler to third, Jordan Dissin hit a sacrifice fly to score him.


Trent Farquhar singled in the third inning, stole second base and scored on a single by Keaton Anthony.


Keaton Anthony walked in the fifth, went to third on a double by Bryson Ware and scored on a wild pitch.


Pierce Bennett and Jordan Dissin singled in the 6th, Diego Gonzalez walked.  Trent Farquhar reached on a fielders choice, two runs scored on a fielding error.


Trent Farquhar doubled in the 8th inning and scored on a single by Aidan Miller.


On The Hill : 0 R, 2 H, 5 BB, 10 K’s


Casey Steward was excellent - he pitched 5.2 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 HB, 5 BB, 7 K’s - 103 pitches - 59 strikes.  Chuck King pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 12 strikes.  Jake Eddington pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 24 pitches - 14 strikes.  Wen Hui Pan finished it with a perfect inning - 1 K - 11 pitches - 7 strikes.


At Bat : 7 R, 12 H, 6 BB, 5 K’s


Trent Farquhar (single, double, RBI, run scored), Aidan Miller (single, double, walk, RBi, run scored), Keaton Anthony (two singles, two RBIs, walk, run scored), Emaarion Boyd (two singles) and Pierce Bennett (two singles, two walks, run scored) each had two hits.  Bryson Ware doubled.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


The BlueClaws are on Coney Island this week to take on Brooklyn.  Jersey Shore leads the season series 13-9 from the Cyclones and took two of three from Brooklyn in the first series after the All-Star break. - Media Notes


Florida State League ( Low A )  - Dunedin 9 (25-23, 59-55 ) Clearwater 5 (14-34, 57-57)

Clearwater, FL - BayCare BallPark


Summary :


Devin Saltiban singled in the first inning, Joel Dragoo walked.  Kehden Hettiger reached on a fielding error, Saltiban scored.


Guillermo Rosario singled in the second inning, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Starlyn Caba.


A walk and two singles scored a run for Dunedin in the third inning.  A triple and single scored a run for them in the fourth inning.


Arjun Nimmala hit a three run home run for Dunedin in the fifth inning.


Raider Tello singled in the 6th inning, Carson Demartini doubled. They both scored on a single by Starlyn Caba.  Caba advanced to second on a throwing error and scored on another throwing error.


A hit batter, stolen base, ground out and single scored a run for Dunedin in the seventh.  A hit batter, single, sacrifice fly and single scored two more runs.   Two walks, a fielding error and single scored a run in the 8th inning.


On The Hill :  9 R, 11 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s


Enrique Segura pitched five innings - 5 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 6 K’s - 82 pitches - 55 strikes.  Kyler Carmack made his official pro debut - 1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 12 pitches - 6 strikes.  Eli Trop also made his pro debut - 2/3 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 2 HB, 1 BB, 0 K’s - 23 pitches - 14 strikes.  Jonh Henriquez pitched 1.1 innings - 1 unearned R, 2 H, 2 BB, 0 K’s - 33 pitches - 19 strikes.  Kleyderve Andrade struck out the side in a perfect inning - his Threshers debut - 14 pitches - 9 strikes.


At Bat : 5 R, 11 H, 5 BB, 6 K’s


Carson DeMartini was 3 for 3 (two singles & double). Starlyn Caba had two hits (singles), two RBIs and a run scored.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


The Threshers dropped their fourth straight game to the Dunedin Blue Jays. - Media Notes


System Transactions :


Reading : INF Kendall Simmons transferred from the 7-day IL to the 60-day IL.


Clearwater : LHP Kleyderve Andrade has been transferred from the FCL.  OF Carter Mathison has been reinstated from the 7-Day Injured List. RHP Tegan Cain has been placed on the 7-Day Injured List.


Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️



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