The big story today isn’t an individual performance, but rather a team performance.  The Lakewood BlueClaws lead their division by 3.0 games in the second half, and with last night’s win have a winning record for the first time this season.  As recently as seven weeks ago, they were still 14 games below .500 for the season.  Jan Hernandez hit 2 home runs in Tuesday’s game.

Also, the GCL Phillies are tied with the Blue Jays for first place and begin a home-and-home series with them today.  They finish the season against the Jays with another home-and-home next week.

Individually, Ben Lively pitched kinda good last night for Lehigh Valley.  Brandon Leibrandt and three relievers pitched a shutout for Clearwater.  And, Bailey Faltr laid the foundation for Williamsport. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/23/2016 →