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8/30/24 : Minor League Roundup

International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 5 (27-26, 61-65) Syracuse 1 (24-30, 70-58)

Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA


Summary :


Kody Clemens homered in the second inning.   


Kody Clemens homered in the fourth inning.  David Dahl singled.  Cody Roberts singled, Dahl scored on a throwing error by the right fielder and Roberts advanced to third, a wild pitch scored Roberts.


A walk, single and wild pitch scored a run for Syracuse in the eighth inning.


Kody Clemens and David Dahl singled in the 8th inning, Clemens scored on a ground out by Jim Haley.


At Bat : 5 R, 9 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s


Kody Clemens singled and hit two home runs - he now has 14 for the season, he also walked and scored three runs.   David Dahl had two hits (singles).


On The Hill : 1 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 9 K’s


Seth Johnson was excellent - 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s - 82 pitches - 51 strikes - he threw a four seamer (94-96 mph), curve and cutter mostly but also mixed in a slider and change up.  Freddy Tarnok pitched two innings - 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 36 pitches - 22 strikes.  Zach Haake pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 16 pitches - 9 strikes.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Scott Kingery homered for the first time in 17 games when he went deep on Sunday. Despite the power outage, Kingery has hit .308 in August. This comes after he hit .325 in July as well. Since the bginning of July, Kingery is t-6th in the league in homers (9), 6th in slugging (.563), t-4th in hits (50), 3rd in total bases (89), and t-5th in stolen bases (12). - Media Notes


Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 2 (22-33, 53-70) Somerset 0 (32-21 ,64-58)

TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, NJ


Summary :


Josh Breaux singled in the seventh inning, Robert Moore walked.  Zach Arnold singled to load the bases.  Cade Fergus singled to score two runs.


On The Hill : 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 13 K’s


Carlos Francisco started and pitched two scoreless innings - 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 15 strikes.  Nelson Alvarez pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 33 pitches - 21 strikes.  Andrew Baker pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 32 pitches - 22 strikes.  Andrew Walling pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K’s - 26 pitches - 20 strikes.  Tommy McCollum pitched an inning - 0 R, 0 H, 1 BB, 1 K - 19 pitches - 9 strikes.


At Bat : 2 R, 5 H, 3 BB, 12 K’s


Josh Breaux had two hits (singles).  Cade Fergus singled and had two RBIs.  Marcus Lee Sang singled and stole three bases.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


After a recent slow stretch. Marcus Lee Sang is swinging the bat well again. Sine August 13, Lee Sang is slashing .310/.341/.548, with an .889 OPS. He’s added seven runs, two doubles, one triple, two home runs and four RBI. This comes after a stretch that saw Lee Sang go 7-72 (.097) from July 4-August 10. - Media Notes


South Atlantic League ( High A )  - Jersey Shore 6 (32-26, 70-54) Hudson Valley 3 (33-25, 66-57)

ShoreTown Ballpark, Lakewood, NJ


Summary :


Felix Reyes walked in the fourth,  Bryson Ware singled and Emaarion Boyd walked.  Pierce Bennett tripled to score all three.  Jordan Dissin singled to score Bennett.  Trent Farquhar reached on a fielders choice, Dissin advanced to third and Farquhar to second on a throwing error.  Keaton Anthony singled to score two runs.


A walk, ground out and single scored a Hudson Valley run in the seventh inning.   They scored X runs in the ninth inning on a walk, fielding error and double.


On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 6 BB, 10 K’s


Luke Russo pitched very well - 5 scoreless innings - 2 H, 3 BB, 5 K’s - 86 pitches - 47 strikes.  Trey Dillard pitched 1.2 innings - 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 41 pitches - 23 strikes.  Jaydenn Estanista pitched 2.1 innings - 2 unearned R, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K’s - 41 pitches - 26 strikes


At Bat :  6 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 6 K’s


Keaton Anthony had two hits (singles) and two RBIs.  Bryson Ware had two hits (singles) and scored a run.  Pierce Bennett tripled and posted three RBIs.  Jordan Dissin singled, walked, scored a run and had an RBI.


Did Ya Know 🧐 :


Wen-Hui Pan has allowed just three ER In 19 innings with the BlueClaws this year, adding 21 strikeouts against just seven walks. Pan threw a scoreless inning on Wednesday and Saturday after two scoreless innings and earning a save on August 17th against Winston-Salem at ShoreTown Ballpark. The 21 year old signed with the Phillies in January of 2023. - Media Notes


Florida State League ( Low A )  - Clearwater (16-38, 59-61) Fort Myers (33-19, 64-53) - doubleheader - ppd - rain

Lee Health Sports Complex, Fort Myers, FL


Game One : Suspended 0-0


Summary :


After one and a half innings of play with no score the contest went into rain delay.  The game was eventually suspended.


Game Two :  PPD - Rain


Bridge League Camp Conclusion :


Today marked the end of Bridge League camp, the previously scheduled game against the Blue Jays was cancelled by mutual agreement.  Players and coaches packed up and headed home, some will return in mid October for Fall High Performance Camp.  Rehabbing players will continue to work.  Yesterday we watched Andrew Painter throw a bullpen session and today we saw Lachlan Wells and Saul Teran throw live BP sessions.


Dominican Fall Instructs Camp will be held at the Dominican Academy - that begins on Monday 9/2 and will run thru 10/12.


System Transactions :


Lehigh Valley : C Rafael Marchán placed on the 7-day IL (retroactive to 8/29) with a L Shoulder Impingement.


Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️



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