Lehigh Valley won behind Mark Appel’s six innings and Jiandido Tromp’s 2 RBI.
Reading won on the strength of Nick Rickles 2 HR and 5 RBI.
Clearwater was paced by Jose Taveras’ 88-pitch, 9-inning, complete game.
Lakewood lost in a match up between Nick Fanti and Riley Pint. Neither starter figured in the decision.
The Pirates brought two teams to the Complex, so there were games on Ashburn and Schmidt Field. I watched the one on Ashburn because it has a scoreboard and offers better vantage points for observation. That didn’t matter much as Roy Halladay was on hand and I didn’t pay enough attention to the games. Continue reading XST Update: June 2, 2017
Lehigh Valley, Reading, and Lakewood lost on the road. Nick Williams hit his 11th home run and Mitch Walding hit 2 more, his fourth in the last two games.
Clearwater rallied to tie in the 9th and win in the 11th on Grenny Cumana’s first home run of the season.
After an incredible 24-5 May, the ‘Pigs opened June with a 5-0 loss to Indianapolis last night, making them 36-17 on the year, and five games in front of second place Scranton in the Northern Division of the International League. The ‘Pigs are in Louisville this weekend before returning home for a six game home stand next week against Buffalo and Scranton.
News and Notes: With their 6-0 win on Wednesday, the ‘Pigs recorded their IL leading 8th shutout of the season.
–Pitcher Tom Eshelman was named IL Player of the month after his CG shutout on Wednesday against Indianapolis. Since April 18th, Eshelman is 6-0 with a 1.87ERA and an outstanding 0.82WHIP.
–Lehigh Valley leads the International League in both runs and homeruns.
–OF Dylan Cozens had his modest 6 game hitting streak snapped last night, however is hitting .379 over the last 7 games to go along with 5RS and 7RBI.
–After reaching base safely multiple times in five straight games, JP Crawford had that streak snapped last night with an 0-4. His average currently sits at .200 after an awful first 6 weeks of the season. Over the last 16 games, Crawford is hitting .290. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Report
Lehigh Valley was shut out as Hoby Milner’s 19.1 scoreless inning streak came to an end.
Reading pounded out a win with 5 HR including Scott Kingery’s 17th.
Clearwater took over first place in the division behind Wilson Garcia’s grand slam.
Lakewood couldn’t protect a 4-1 lead and lost, but Will Hibbs extended his scoreless string to 28 innings in 16 appearances. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 6/1/2017
I picked a great day to return to the Complex to cover an XST game. Sixto Sanchez took the mound as the starter and pitched three innings. The day was further enhanced when Zach Green was inserted into the line up in the three hole as the DH. Continue reading XST Update: June 1, 2017
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