We took 3 out of 4 last night. Clearwater rallied for 4 runs to walk off against Lakeland. Lehigh Valley used a balanced attack plus solid pitching to post a victory against Rochester. Reading beat Erie and an old friend, pitcher Ricardo Pinto. And, Jersey Shore withered under the relentless attack from Hudson Valley.
Clearwater (3-2) beat Lakeland, 4-3, walking off with 4 runs in the bottom of the ninth.
The Threshers were in danger of wasting some fine pitching from several of their young hurlers when an offense that had been impotent for eight innings exploded in the ninth.
Through eight innings, the home team had two hits, a walk, a hit batter a reached on an error, and ten strikeouts. On several of those, they were caught looking.
A rally seemed implausible. Yet, as I began packing my things in the press box, Luis Garcia led off with a walk. I typed a text to an old GCL buddy. An old joke between us regarding ninth inning rallies when trailing by three runs, “Score two runs or four runs, but not three”. As Casey Martin sped around the bases on a double into right field, I pressed send. DJ Stewart smacked an RBI single to right and Garcia scored. Abrahan Gutierrez hit one through the same hole to plate Martin. After a strikeout, Hunter Markwardt lined a ball into the right center field gap. He pulled up at second with a double as his mates both crossed the plat. Pandemonium ensued.
In my opinion, there is nothing better than the celebrations of the young men who play baseball in the lower levels of the minors. It’s so much fun to watch.
There really was little other offense to report. Edgar Made walked in the third (and was picked off) after I announced to the press box that Lakeland had a perfect game going. The next inning, DJ Stewart singled(following a fielding error) after I reminded the press box that Lakeland still had a no hitter. We got a hit batter and a balk in the fifth. And a single in the sixth, We struck out three times in both the fifth and eighth innings. They combined to strike out eleven times.
Five pitchers held Lakeland to 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks while striking out 14 batters.
- Jordi Martinez – 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K. Pulled due to pitch count (28)
- JP Woodward – 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
- Rodolfo Sanchez – 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
- Tyler Adams – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HBP
- Aiden Anderson – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Woodward stranded 2 inherited runners. Adams let 2 of 2 inherited runners score.
Martinez threw 28 pitches, 14 fastballs. He sat 94-95 mph and touched 96 mph. He threw a couple of sinkers that averaged 95 mph. He also threw a changeup 87-89 and slider 87-88.
Woodward threw 32 pitches. His repertoire included sinker/slider/changeup and one 4-seamer at 92 mph. He threw 12 sinkers, 91-92; 13 sliders, 80-81; and 6changeups, 83-85 mph.
Sanchez 44 pitches. He threw 21 fastballs, 92-94 mph; 20 sliders, 82-84; and 3 changeups, 86-87 mph.
Adams threw 34 pitches. He threw 24 fastballs, 90-92 mph; 7 sliders 79-80; a couple curves 74-75; and a changeup 83 mph.
Anderson threw 21 pitches. He threw 16 fastballs, 91-93 mph; 4 curves 77-79; and a slider, 82 mph.
The upcoming starters –
- 5/9 – Mayer/Hernandez (again)
- 5/10 – Monday, off day
Lehigh Valley (4-1) beat Rochester, 7-2.
The IronPigs built an early lead and coasted to victory.
The IronPigs built their lead with a run in the second on an odd sacrifice double play in foul territory. Edgar Cabral did get credit for the RBI. They stretched the lead with 4 runs in the third on Ronald Torreyes RBI double, Austin Listi’s RBI single, and Luke Williams’ 2-run single. They padded the lead with Listi’s RBI single in the fourth. They added on in the seventh on Cabral’s RBI single.
Torreyes went 2-4, R, RBI. Listi went 3-4, 2R, 2 RBI, BB. Williams went 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI. Cabral went 2-2, 2 RBI, BB.
Four pitchers combined to stymie Rochester.
- Christopher Sanchez – 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
- Ethan Evanko – 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
- Kyle Dohy – 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Bryan Mitchell – 1.2, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Mitchell stranded 3 inherited runners.
Reading (2-3) beat Erie, 6-4.
The Phils pulled away in the middle innings and held on in Mark Appel’s return from retirement.
The Phils tied the game with a run in the third on a wild pitch. They pushed ahead with 2 runs in the fourth on Josh Stephen’sRBI double and Rodolfo Duran’s RBI single. They plated 2more in the fifth on a bases-loaded ground out by Josh Stephen and a sac fly by McCarthy Tatum. They added a run in the seventh on Matt Vierling’s leadoff HR (1).
Stephen 1-4, R, 2 RBI. Vierling went 2-3, 2R, RBI, HR. He added an outfield assist at the plate.
Five pitchers contributed to the victory, striking out 18 batters and walking eight. Joel Cesar saved the game for Taylor Lehman.
- Mark Appel – 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R. 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
- Taylor Lehman – 3.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
- Zach Warren – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K
- Tyler Carr – 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K
- Joel Cesar – 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Lehman (2), Warren (1), and Carr (3) stranded 6 inherited runners.
Jersey Shore( 3-2) lost to Hudson Valley 9-3.
The BlueClaws jumped out to an early lead on Jhailyn Ortiz; RBI single and a 2-run double by Rudy Rott. But that was all the offense for the day.
Ortiz (.316) went 2-4, R, RBI. Rott went 2-4, 2 RBI, BB. Keaton Greenwalt, Nate Fassnacht (BB), Logan O’Hoppe (BB) and Jonathan Guzman hade one-bas hits. O’Hoppe (1) and Guzman (3) stole bases . Bryson Stott went 0-2, R, 3 BB. Fifteen BlueClaws struck out. Seven drew walks.
Five pitchers combined to give up 9 runs and 14 hits.
- Jack Perkins – 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Brian Marconi – 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
- Riley Wilson – 2.1 IP. 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- Blake Brown – 0.2 IP, 1H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
- Braden Zarbnisky – 2.1 IP, 3 H. 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Marconi stranded 2 inherited runners.
GCL Phillies East and GCL Phillies West (runs 6/28 thru 9/12)
DSL Phillies Red and DSL Phillies White (starts 5/30)
Here’s the affiliate scoreboard from MiLB.
The rosters and lists are up to date as of May 2nd … there are 303 players in the org
- organization’s rosters (5/2)
- organization’s injury list (5/2)
- organization’s Rule 5 eligibility list (5/2)
Today’s Transactions
5/08/2021 – Reading placed RHP Trevor Bettencourt on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Reading placed LHP Nick Fanti on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Reading placed LHP Erik Miller on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Jersey Shore placed RHP Chase Antle on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Jersey Shore placed RHP Albertus Barber on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Jersey Shore placed RHP Andrew Schultz on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Jersey Shore placed RHP Brett Schulze on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Jersey Shore placed RHP Tom Sutera on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Jersey Shore placed LHP Spencer Van Scoyoc on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – RHP Aidan Anderson assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed RHP Hilton Dyar on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed RHP Engel Estevez on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed LHP Jordan Fowler on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed RHP Buddy Hayward on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed RHP Nicoly Pina on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed RHP Jose Ulloa on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed C Andrick Nava on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed SS Guarner Dipre on the 7-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed 2B Wilfredo Flores on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – Clearwater placed 2B Christian Valerio on the 60-day IL
5/08/2021 – RHP Alejandro Made assigned to GCL East from Clearwater
5/07/2021 – Phillies activated SS Jean Segura
5/07/2021 – Phillies optioned CF Mickey Moniak to Lehigh Valley
5/07/2021 – RHP Kyle Glogoski assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
5/07/2021 – LF Josh Stephen assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/07/2021 – LHP Jhordany Mezquita assigned to Reading from Jersey Shore
5/07/2021 – LHP Riley Wilson assigned to Jersey Shore from GCL West
5/06/2021 – Phillies recalled LHP Ranger Suarez from Lehigh Valley
5/06/2021 – Phillies placed LHP JoJo Romero on the 10-day injured list
5/05/2021 – Phillies recalled SS Scott Kingery from Lehigh Valley
5/05/2021 – Phillies placed CF Roman Quinn on the 10-day IL, finger laceration
5/05/2021 – Phillies recalled CF Mickey Moniak from Lehigh Valley
5/05/2021 – Phillies placed RF Matt Joyce on the 10-day IL, right calf strain
5/05/2021 – Sal Gozzo assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
5/04/2021 – Phillies selected the contract of RHP Enyel De Los Santos from Lehigh
5/04/2021 – Phillies optioned LHP Cristopher Sanchez to Lehigh Valley
5/04/2021 – Phillies sent SS Ronald Torreyes on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley
5/04/2021 – Phillies sent SS Jean Segura on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley
5/04/2021 – CF Scott Kingery assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Luke Leftwich granted release
5/03/2021 – C Edgar Cabral assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – SS C.J. Chatham assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
5/03/2021 – C Jack Conley assigned to Lehigh Valley from Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – RHP Enyel De Los Santos assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Kyle Dohy assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Bailey Falter assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Neftali Feliz assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – 2B Greg Garcia assigned to Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – 1B Darick Hall assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP JD Hammer assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Spencer Howard assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – OF Travis Jankowski assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Damon Jones assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Rob Kaminsky assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – 1B Austin Listi assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Mauricio Llovera assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – C Rafael Marchan assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Adonis Medina assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Bryan Mitchell assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – CF Mickey Moniak assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP David Parkinson assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP David Paulino assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LF Cornelius Randolph assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Ramon Rosso assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Cristopher Sanchez assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LF Josh Stephen assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Ranger Suarez assigned to Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – 3B Luke Williams assigned to Lehigh Valley from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Mark Appel assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Trevor Bettencourt assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – 2B Daniel Brito assigned to Reading from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Andrew Brown assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – RHP Tyler Carr assigned to Reading from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Joel Cesar assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – C Rodolfo Duran assigned to Reading from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Ethan Evanko assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – LHP Nick Fanti assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – C Colby Fitch assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – SS Arquimedes Gamboa assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Kyle Glogoski assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – 3B Dalton Guthrie assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – LHP Jakob Hernandez assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – 1B Matt Kroon assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – LHP Taylor Lehman assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – LHP Ethan Lindow assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – C Nick Matera assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – RHP James McArthur assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – 3B Luke Miller assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – RHP Francisco Morales assigned to Reading from Training Site
5/03/2021 – RHP Austin Ross assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – 1B Madison Stokes assigned to Reading
5/03/2021 – 3B McCarthy Tatum assigned to Reading from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – LF Matt Vierling assigned to Reading from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Zach Warren assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Mike Adams assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – RHP Ben Brown assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – SS Chris Cornelius assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – 2B Nate Fassnacht assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – C Vito Friscia assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – RHP Kevin Gowdy assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – CF Keaton Greenwalt assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – SS Jonathan Guzman assigned to Jersey Shore from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – OF Hunter Hearn assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – RHP Jonathan Hughes assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – C Herbert Iser assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – RHP Adam Leverett assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – LHP Brian Marconi assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – RHP Tyler McKay assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – LHP Jhordany Mezquita assigned to Jersey Shore from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – C Logan O’Hoppe assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – RF Jhailyn Ortiz assigned to Jersey Shore from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Dominic Pipkin assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – RHP Mark Potter assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – 1B Rudy Rott assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – RHP Victor Santos assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – RHP Noah Skirrow assigned to Jersey Shore from GCL West
5/03/2021 – 3B Cole Stobbe assigned to Jersey Shore from Clearwater
5/03/2021 – RHP Billy Sullivan assigned to Jersey Shore from GCL West
5/03/2021 – RHP Braden Zarbnisky assigned to Jersey Shore
5/03/2021 – RHP Mick Abel assigned to Clearwater from GCL East
5/03/2021 – LHP Tyler Adams assigned to Clearwater from GCL East
5/03/2021 – C Abrahan Gutierrez assigned to Clearwater from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Dylan Castaneda assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – C Abrahan Gutierrez assigned to Clearwater from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Cristian Hernandez assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – LHP Nick Lackney assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – RHP Fernando Lozano assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – 2B Edgar Made assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – LHP Rafael Marcano assigned to Clearwater from GCL East
5/03/2021 – SS Casey Martin assigned to Clearwater from GCL East
5/03/2021 – LHP Jordi Martinez assigned to Clearwater from GCL East
5/03/2021 – RHP Gunner Mayer assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – RHP Rodolfo Sanchez assigned to Clearwater from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Rodolfo Sanchez assigned to Clearwater from Lehigh Valley
5/03/2021 – RHP Eduar Segovia assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – LHP J.P. Woodward assigned to Clearwater from GCL West
5/03/2021 – Phillies release Greg Garcia after he opts out of MiLB contract
5/03/2021 – Phillies optioned INF Scott Kingery to the Training Site
5/03/2021 – Phillies recalled LHP Cristopher Sanchez from Training Site
5/03/2021 – LHP Jose Alvarado roster status changed by Phillies
4/29/2021 – Phillies Organization released RHP Jaylen Eichler
Phuture Phillies 
Mark Appel. Could be the feel good story of the year. Wishing him well.
Stephen got sent down to Reading to help their lineup and to be an OF there. However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see he and Randolph switch teams.
I’m happy to see Listi come out hitting as he had to be upset not to get invited to major league spring training.
I ado agree that the minor league walk off is very enjoyable.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.
Zach Warren had a hard time finding the strike zone last night…his first outing he was superb with no walks in 2 innings on Wednesday. Last night 4 batters getting a free pass in less than an inning pitched….I am hopeful and confident he will regain his control.
From Reading’s pitchers last night.; my grandsons shared a hot tub at LaQuinta’s in Clearwater in ST 2020; Tyler Carr and Taylor Lehman. Mr. Tall and Mr. Small. 2 of the nicest guys and hope they progress together up to The Show.
One of the cool things about spring training and staying near Lenny’s. Always players in the pool area at day’s end and they’re always good guys, even when they only speak Spanish.
Hopefully the Phillies don’t build the players’ housing complex at their complex. It will take away this happenstance.
Jordi Martinez is throwing 94-95 as a 20 year old? That’s good to see.
Cristopher Sanchez started at Lehigh, is that the plan? Or it was just an opener?
Obviously short sample size, but Luke Williams might be in the mix for the LF job in 2021. Or at worst, a utility guy.
Any word on how Appel has been looking?