Three wins for the affiliates last night. Clearwater walked off in a pitchers’ duel, Lehigh Valley held the opposition to one run, and Jersey Shore rallied after blowing a big lead. Reading was the lone loser, falling by 7 runs.
Clearwater (2-8) beat the Tampa Tarpons, 2-1 in a walk-off. link
Micah Ottenbreit started and gave up one run on two hits and 3 walks in 2.2 innings. He hit a batter and struck out three. He threw 47 pitches (22 strikes) in the game but tossed 23 in the third inning and hit the batter with his last pitch. Gabriel Yanez inherited three base runners and recorded a strikeout to end the inning. He pitched scoreless 2.1 innings and allowed just one hit while striking out two. Alex Garbrick pitched two scoreless innings ut allowed 2 hits and 2 walks. He struck out three. Rodolfo Sanchez allowed one walk in two innings and struck out four as he got the W.
The Threshers scored a run in the second inning on a balk. They walked off on Arturo De Freitas’ one-out, RBI single. Jadiel Sanchez went 2-4 with a run scored. De Freitas went 2-4 with an RBI. Marcus Lee Sang (2) and Jamari Baylor (3) each stole a base. Yhoswar Garcia was caught for the third time this season.
Lehigh Valley (6-7) beat the Rochester Red Wings, 6-1. link
Colton Eastman went four innings. He was charged with an unearned run on one hit and 2 walks. He struck out seven. Aaron Barrett scooped the W with a scoreless, one-walk inning. Jeff Singer pitched one inning and allowing a hit and striking out a batter. Mike Kelly went one inning and allowed a walk and a hit. Connor Brogdon allowed a walk and strikeout in one inning. Dillon Maples pitched an inning and gave up a hit and struck out a batter.
The IronPigs scored 4 runs in the third inning on an Odubel Herrera groundout, Darick Hall RBI single, and Nick Maton 2-run double. They added a couple insurance runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Roman Quinn and a throwing error on a pickoff attempt.
Quinn played RF, led off, and went 1-3 with 2 runs scored, a double, RBI, walk, and outfield assist at second base. Herrera played CF, batted second, and went 0-4 with an RBI.
Reading (3-7) lost to the Harrisburg Senators, 12-5. link
Jack Perkins pitched 3.2 innings and gave up 7 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits and 2 walks. Nick Lackney allowed an inherited runner to score and gave up 4 runs in one inning on one hit and 5 walks. Billy Sullivan allowed 2 of 3 inherited runners to score. In 1.1 innings, he gave up 3 hits and a walk. Eric Miller struck out one in one scoreless inning. Tyler Carr pitched two innings and gave up one run on 3 hits and a walk.
The Phils scored single runs in the third, fifth and eighth innings on Jhailyn Ortiz’ RBI double, a throwing error, and Kevin Vicuna’s RBI double. The added 2 runs in the ninth on Vito Friscia’s 2-run double.
Vicuna went 3-3 with a double, walk, and RBI. Logan O’Hoppe went 2-3 with 3 runs scored, a walk, and HBP. Ortiz went 2-4 with a run scored, double, walk, and RBI. O’Hoppe stole his second base.
Jersey Shore (2-8) beat the Asheville Tourists, 7-6. link
Victor Vargas pitched four innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Andrew Schultz threw 21 pitches to get one out. He gave up one run on one hit, 2 walks, and an HBP. Erubiel Armenta stranded all 3 inherited runners but gave up 3 runs on 4 walks. JP Woodward allowed 2 of 3 inherited runners to score in 1.1 innings on one hit. Andrew Baker pitched one scoreless inning for the win. Jason Ruffcorn earned his second save with one scoreless inning.
The BlueClaws scored 5 runs in the first inning on Luis Garcia’s RBI double, Nick Matera’s RBI single, an RBI groundout, and DJ Stewart’s 2-run double. After the bullpen the lead, the BlueClaws retook the lead on Nick Matera’s 2-run HR in the eighth inning.
Matera went 3-4 with 2 runs scored, a HR, a walk, and 3 RBI. Baron Radcliff went 2-5 with a double and RBI. Ethan Wilson (9) and Johan Rojas (10) each stole a base. McCarthy Tatum stole two. The BlueClaws lead all minor league teams with 35 stolen bases. They have only been caught 3 times, a 92.1% success rate.
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Transactions
4/19/2022 – Phillies optioned LF Dustin Peterson to Lehigh Valley
4/19/2022 – Milwaukee traded LF Dustin Peterson to Phillies for cash
4/19/2022 – Phillies sent CF Odubel Herrera on a rehab assignment to Lehigh Valley
4/19/2022 – RHP Tyler Carr assigned to Reading from FCL Phillies
4/19/2022 – Reading sent 1B Aldrem Corredor on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
4/19/2022 – LHP Jared Wetherbee assigned to FCL Phillies from Clearwater
4/08/2022 – Reading placed 1B Aldrem Corredor on the 7-day IL
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Jim do you like Yhoswar? We seem to like Venezuela center fielders that don’t profile to have much of a hit tool….
I know he was interesting because the Braves lost him when they had to fire Coppola for some underhanded signings.
DMAR…….I believe you are mixing up Latin kids with past Brave wrong-doings.
Phillies grabbed Abrahan Guiterrez, the catcher from the Brave’s org in that instance…..and Simon Muzziotti from the Sox due to their ill-advised actions in the international market
Yhoswar Garcia had an age discrepancy that delayed his arrival into the Phillies org.
thanks for setting me straight Romus…
Matera would be a fun story if he wasn’t 25. I hope Wilson is just off to a slow start but wow our High A club has supposedly two of our best prospects and they are really off to bad starts.
Luis Garcia can’t seem to find his offensive game. For a small guy he K’s way too much.
Rojas despite his 222 avg is sporting a 364 OBP 8 BBs to only 6Ks.
Jadiel Sanchez is getting me excited about him. He’s only 20 and had a good year last year too. He’s hitting now in the middle of the order. Jim – how does he look in the OF? LF only?
He’s an interesting case. Not sure why he’s not in the Phillies top 30. Perhaps his lack of ABs are holding him back? Anyways, if he plays a full season and slugs 20 HR, we might have something here.
He’s playing mostly RF and batting 4th so that’s really good. He’s a 12th rd pick from PR a few years back and started his career slowly but he hit well at CWater last year after a late start and he’s hitting well now. Not many at bats yet though so he has to keep it up through May at least to get to JS.
Over the next 2 or 3 off-seasons he should continue to play in the PRWL and get his roughly 75/100 PAs. That cannot hurt him since that league does have some quality skilled pitchers in it during the winter.
He is also a switch-hitter. That can be a real challenge and a grind trying to perfect your swing from two sides. Hopefully he can make it happen…many decide to junk it and go with their dominant side.
Any update on Brett Schulze’s rehab process? Thought he showed potential last time he played.