International League ( AAA ) - Lehigh Valley 8 (28-26, 62-65) Syracuse 4 (24-31, 70-59)
Coca-Cola Park, Allentown, PA
Summary :
Cal Stevenson homered in the first inning. Scott Kingery walked, Darick Hall singled, Buddy Kennedy hit a three run home run.
Carlos Cortes homered for Syracuse in the second inning.
Kody Clemens walked in the third inning,moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by David Dahl.
Cal Stevenson doubled in the fourth inning and scored on a single by Scott Kingery.
Pablo Reyes and Luke Ritter hit back to back home runs in the 5th for Syracuse.
David Dahl hit a two run home run in the 5th inning scoring Kody Clemens (walked).
A double and triple scored a run in the 8th for Syracuse.
At Bat : 8 R, 10 H, 3 BB, 10 K’s
David Dahl (single, HR, three RBIs), Matt Kroon (two singles) and Cal Stevenson (double, HR, two runs scored) each had two hits. Cody Roberts doubled. Buddy Kennedy hit a three run home run.
On The Hill : 4 R, 13 H, 1 BB, 9 K’s
Kolby Allard pitched five innings - 3 R, 8 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 92 pitches - 69 strikes. Michael Rucker pitched two innings - 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 5 K’s - 30 pitches - 23 strikes. Andrew Bellatti pitched an inning - 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 18 pitches - 10 strikes. Dylan Covey pitched a perfect inning - two ground outs and 1 K - 15 pitches - 11 strikes.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Seth Johnson has been the best pitcher in the IL since debuting with the 'Pigs. Since his first start, Johnson leads the league in ERA (0.56), 2nd in BAA (.094), 4th in WHIP (0.69), and has allowed just one run in 16 innings. His six- shutout innings on Friday was the second Quality Start for the 'Pigs in August and first since Mick Abel did it on August 9 against SWB. - Media Notes
Eastern League ( AA ) - Reading 7 (23-33, 54-70) Somerset 1 (32-22 ,64-59)
TD Bank Ballpark, Bridgewater, NJ
Summary :
Otto Kemp walked in the 6th inning, went to second on a groundout and scored out and scored on a double by Erick Brito. Brito stole third and then scored on a passed ball. Ethan Wilson walked, Cade Fergus singled, Justin Crawford hit a three run home run!
Ethan Wilson hit a two run home run in the 8th inning scoring Erick Brito (walked).
A walk and double scored a run for Somerset in the 9th inning.
On The Hill : 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 16 K’s
Moises Chace was excellent - 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 13 K’s 👀 - 81 pitches - 57 strikes. Wesley Moore pitched a perfect inning - three groundouts - 15 pitches - 7 strikes. Tyler McKay pitched a perfect inning - 1 K - 12 pitches - 7 strikes. Andrew Schultz pitched an inning - 1 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 29 pitches - 17 strikes.
At Bat : 7 R, 7 H, 8 BB, 6 K’s
Justin Crawford (single, HR, three RBIs) had two hits. Erick Brito doubled and walked twice, he scored two runs. Ethan Wilson hit a two run home run and walked, scored twice.
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
Friday night was Reading’s eighth shutout win of the season which by far and away surpasses last season’s total of three. It’s the most shutouts Reading has had in a season since posting 11 in 2022. Tommy McCollum also reached 10 saves in Friday night’s ballgame. That mark surpasses last season’s individual high of seven from Orion Kerkering. McCollum’s 10 saves are the most by a Fightin Phil in a season since Brian Marconi had 18 in 2022. - Media Notes
South Atlantic League ( High A ) - Hudson Valley 5 (34-25, 67-57) Jersey Shore 2 (32-27, 70-55)
ShoreTown Ballpark, Lakewood, NJ
Summary :
Trent Farquhar singled in the first inning, stole second and scored on a single by Hendry Mendez.
A fielding error, single, throwing error and sacrifice fly scored two runs for Hudson Valley in the third inning.
A walk, fielding error, fly out and ground out scored a HV run in the fourth inning.
Roc Riggio hit a two run home run for HV in the 6th inning.
On The Hill : 5 R, 3 H, 3 BB, 11 K’s
Jack Dallas opened - 2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 HB, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 45 pitches - 25 strikes. Estibenzon Jimenez pitched three innings - 3 unearned R, 1 H, 1 HB, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 52 pitches - 32 strikes. Ethan Chenault pitched an inning - 2 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 22 pitches - 13 strikes. Chuck King pitched two perfect innings - 2 K’s - 21 pitches - 15 strikes. Alex Garbrick pitched a perfect inning - 1 K - 8 pitches - 7 strikes.
At Bat : 2 R, 7 H, 4 BB, 11 K’s
Hendry Mendez had a night going 4 for 4 (three singles and a double).
Did Ya Know 🧐 :
BlueClaws-a-Palooza - Sam Aldegheri, who began the year with the BlueClaws (6-5, 3.18 in 13 starts), made his big league debut with the Angels on Friday, becoming the 124th player to go From the Shore to the Show. His first pitch was thrown to C Logan O’Hoppe(2021 BC), hit by JP Crawford (2013-14 BC) and caught by CF Mickey Moniak (2017 BC). - Media Notes
Florida State League ( Low A ) - Clearwater (18-38, 61-61) Fort Myers (33-21, 64-55) - doubleheader - Lee Health Sports Complex, Fort Myers, FL
Game One : Clearwater 5 Fort Myers 2 - seven innings
Summary : completion of 8/30/24 suspended game
Summary :
After one and a half innings of play with no score the contest went into rain delay. The game was eventually suspended. It was resumed at this point today.
Fort Myers scored a run in the fourth on a walk, stolen base, ground out and wild pitch.
John Spikerman walked in the sixth inning, Carter Mathison reached on a fielding error. Carson DeMartini doubled to score a run. Joel Dragoo doubled to score two runs.
Raider Tello singled in the seventh, Kodey Shojinaga walked. Tello advanced to third on a long fly out by Avery Owusu-Asiedu and scored on a groundout by John Spikerman. Spikerman stoke second and scored when Carter Mathison reached on a fielding error.
Two singles, a wild pitch and ground out scored a run for Fort Myers in the seventh inning.
On The Hill : 2 R, 5 H, 4 BB, 7 K’s
Orlando Gonzalez started and pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 13 pitches - 9 strikes. Tristan Garnett pitched 1.1 innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 K’s - 25 pitches - 17 strikes. Angel Liranzo pitched 2.1 innings - 1 R, 1 H, 3 BB, 2 K’s - 40 pitches - 22 strikes. Eli Trop pitched a perfect inning (two ground outs & one flyout) - 9 pitches - 5 strikes. Luis Avila pitched an inning - 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 17 pitches - 13 strikes.
At Bat : 5 R, 3 H, 5 BB, 4 K’s
Carson DeMartini and Joel Dragoo doubled, Dragoo had two RBIs. Avery Owusu-Asiedu crushed two drives - both were knocked down by the wind, both were caught - had to mention em though 🤓. John Spikerman walked once and scored twice, he also stole a base.
Game Two : Clearwater 7 Fort Myers 3 - seven innings
Summary :
Dante Nori, Eduardo Tait and Devin Saltiban walked to load the bases in the first inning. Carson DeMartini hit a sacrifice fly to score Nori.
The game went into lightning delay after one inning was played. The game resumed around 8 PM.
A single, wild pitch and single scored a run for Fort Myers in the second inning
Eduardo Tait singled in the third, advanced on a groundout, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball.
A fielding error, single and double scored two Fort Myers runs in the third inning.
Kehden Hettiger and Starlyn Caba walked in the fifth inning, they advanced on a ground out by Dante Nori and scored on a single by Eduardo Tait.
Joel Dragoo and John Spikerman walked in the sixth inning - Dragoo scored when Kehden Hettiger reached on an error. Raider Tello singled to score Spikerman.
Kehden Hettiger and Raider Tello walked in the seventh inning, Dante Nori singled to score a run.
On The Hill : 3 R, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 K’s
Danyony Pulido pitched an inning - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K’s - 15 pitches - 9 strikes. Josh Bortka pitched two innings - 3 R - 1 earned, 4 H, 0 BB, 1 K - 29 pitches - 19 strikes. Drew Garrett pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 0 BB, 2 K’s - 22 pitches - 16 strikes.
Kleyderve Andrade pitched two innings - 0 R, 1 H, 1 BB, 2 K’s - 34 pitches - 19 strikes.
At Bat : 7 R, 4 H, 13 BB, 7 K’s
Eduardo Tait had two hits (singles), a walk and two RBIs. Dante Nori singled and walked three times, Joel Dragoo, Kehden Hettiger and Raider Tello each walked twice.
System Transactions :
Lehigh Valley : RHP Tyler McKay reinstated from the Development List and transferred to Reading.
Reading : RHP Jean Cabrera placed on the Development List (retroactive to 8/30).
Clearwater : RHP Pedro Reyes has been placed on the 7-Day Injured List. RHP Josbel Garcia has been transferred from the FCL to the Clearwater Threshers. LHP Angel Liranzo has been transferred from the FCL to the Clearwater Threshers.
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