Box Score Recap (5/8/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley lost again, but Michale Mercado pitched well again.  Reading won in walk off fashion.  Jersey Shore won a low-scoring contest.  Clearwater wasted a fabulous offensive game by Aidan Miller.  The FCL Phillies are off on Wednesdays (and Sundays).

FCL Phillies (2-1) have no games on Wednesdays.

  • #5 Starlyn Caba (.333/1.167):
  • #9 Eduardo Tait (.125/.398):
  • #25 Alexis De La Cruz (): hasn’t pitched yet
  • Other players of interest
  • Aroon Escobar (.167/.334):
  • Guillermo Rosario (.667/1.589):
  • Nolan Beltran (.200/.400):
  • Leonardo Rondon (.000/.500):
  • Rickardo Perez (.333/.666):
  • Adilson Peralta (1-0, 0.00):
  • Pitchers of interest who threw in the first 2 games
  • Danyony Pulido (3.86):
  • Juan Amarante (1-0, 0.00):
  • Luis Avila (0.00):

Lehigh Valley (12-20) lost to Syracuse, 5-4. Michael Mercado (0.44) was stretched out to 5.0 innings for the first time this season.  He allowed one unearned run on 3 hits and one walk while striking out five.  He threw 65 pitches.  He bears some watching if the Phillies need pitching help this summer.  Beau Burrows (.7.71) pitched an inning and displayed a lack of control.  He allowed 2 runs on one hit and 4 walks with no strikeouts.  Nick Nelson (10.80) pitched an inning and survived 2 base runners on a hit and a walk. He struck out two.  Max Lazar (9.00) pitched an inning in his first Lehigh Valley appearance and took the loss allowing an ER and an unearned run on 2 hits.  Ryan Burr (2.79) pitched a 1-2-3 inning with 3 K.

The IronPigs tied the game in the third inning on an RBI single by Cody Roberts (.500/1.000).  They tied it again in the seventh inning on a 2-run single by Nick Podkul (.185/.567).  They pulled within one run on a solo HR (6) by Jordan Luplow (.324/938) in the eighth inning.  Roberts went 2-4 with an RBI.

  • #2 Mick Abel (1-2, 6.23): DNP
  • #11 Griff McGarry (1-1. 4.15): DNP
  • #19 Simon Muzziotti (.235/.674): went 0-3 with a BB and OF assist

Reading (13-16) walked off against Hartford, 4-3. Efrain Contreras (13.15) pitched 4.1 innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and no walks.  He struck out 3 and allowed 2 HR.  Carlos Francisco (4.80) stranded an inherited runner and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and striking out one.  Mitch Neunborn (8.10) stranded an inherited runner and pitched 1.1 innings walking one and striking out two.  Tristan Garnett (1-1, 1.80) pitched an inning walking 2 and striking out two.

Reading scored a run in the first inning on a sac fly by Trevor Schweke (.183/.509) following a triple by Jose Fernandez.  They tied the game in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Carlos De La Cruz.  They tied the game again with a run in the seventh on a fielding error.  They walked off on a bases loaded walk to Robert Moore with no outs.

Reading had just 5 hits. but walked 8 times.  They also struck out for 16 of their 24 outs.  Six of the starters have batting averages under .200, some well under.  Two more are between .200 and .220.  The big stick in the lineup has a .231.

  • #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
  • #10 Gabriel Rincones: on 7-day injury list
  • #13 Carlos De La Cruz (.159/.440): went 1-4 with an 2B, RBI
  • #21 Caleb Ricketts: on 7-day injury list
  • #26 Robert Moore (.231/.626): went 0-3 with a R, RBI, 2 BB
  • #28 Jose Rodriguez (.207/.649): went 1-4 with a R, 3B,

Jersey Shore (16-13) beat Wilmington, 2-1.  Samuel Aldegheri pitched 6.0 innings and was uncharacteristically wild allowing one run on 3 hits and 5 walks with 7 strike outs and a hit batter.  He threw 100 pitches.  Danny Wilkinson (4.32) pitched 0.2 innings allowing a hit and a walk.  Trey Dillard (0.00) stranded an inherited runner and pitched 1.1 innings walking one and striking out one.  Andrew Walling (1.50) picked up his first save with a 1-2-3 inning striking out one.

The BlueClaws opened the scoring in the second inning on an RBI double by William Bergolla.  They retook the lead for good in the fourth inning on a solo HR (3) by Leandro Pineda (.291/835).  Pineda went 3-3 with 2 R, RBI, BB, HR (3).

  • #4 Justin Crawford (.304/.786): went 0-4
  • #8 Bryan Rincon (.203/.641): went 1-3 with a 2B, BB
  • #12 William Bergolla (.182/.482): went 1-3 with a 2B, RBI
  • #14 Pan Wen-hui: on 60-day injury list
  • #17 Emaarion Boyd (.227/.589): went 1-3
  • #23 Hendry Mendez (.302/.753): on 7-day injury list
  • #24 Samuel Aldegheri (3-0, 0.64): 6.0 IP, 3 H, R, ER, 5 BB, 7 K, HBP

Clearwater (19-11) lost to Tampa, 9-8.  Luke Russo (3.18) started and pitched 4.2 innings allowing 3 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks.  He struck out seven, balked once, and gave up a HR.  Jose Pena (6.28) stranded an inherited runner and pitched 1.1 innings allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, a walk and a wild pitch.  He struck out three.  Recently reassigned Josh Bortka (0-1, 36.00) pitched 1.0 inning allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and a walk. He struck out two but also blew the save.  Chase Hopewell (8.22) allowed 2 hits in 1.0 inning striking out one.

The Threshers took the lead with 2 runs in the third inning on an RBI single by Dakota Kotowski (.196/.568) and an RBI double by Aidan Miller.  They extended their lead with 3 runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Kehden Hettiger and a 2-run HR (3) by Aidan Miller.  They tacked on single runs in the sixth and seventh on a sac fly by Jared Thomas (.429/.900) and an RBI single by Aidan Miller.  After falling behind they closed within one run with a run in the eighth on a sac fly by Raylin Heredia.

  • #3 Aidan Miller (.342/.966): went 4-5 with a R, 2 2B, HR (3), 4 RBI
  • #7 Devin Saltiban (.178/.551): went 0-3 with a R, BB
  • #15 Alex McFarlane:- on the 60-day injury list
  • #18 TJayy Walton (.237/.755): went 0-2
  • #20 Raylin Heredia (.250/.669): went 0-3 with an RBI, SF
  • #22 Kehden Hettiger (.151/.554): went 1-5 with a R, RBI
  • #29 George Klassen (2-0, 0.36) – DNP
  • #30 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.327/888): went 1-4 with a R, 2B

Other Prospects:

  • #6 Orion Kerkering – MLB
  • #27 Jalvin Arias, Rookie Level, DSL Red

Transactions –

5/08/2024 – Lehigh Valley placed RHP Zac Houston on the 7-day IL retroactive to 5/7
5/08/2024 – RHP Max Lazar assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
5/08/2024 – RHP Tyler McKay assigned to Reading from Lehigh Valley
5/08/2024 – Reading activated RHP Efrain Contreras from the 7-day IL

18 thoughts on “Box Score Recap (5/8/24)”

  1. Aldegheri struggled with his command but made it through 6 innings and got to 100 pitches, I believe our first pitcher to get to 100.

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      1. I didn’t realize Fausnaught threw 100, that’s excellent. He’s having a great start to the season. The other two guys don’t excite me, although some folks think higher of Phillips.

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      2. Braeden Fausnaught is having a good season at JS but he needs to move up to Reading sooner rather than later. He’s already 24.

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        1. the average age for pitchers in the South Atlantic League is 23 – there are 105 pitchers in the league between the ages of 24 and 26. The average age of the Eastern League is 24.6 with 134 pitchers being 25 years of age or older. Age isn’t a overriding determining factor regardless in development however 24 is far from being too old for the level as the data reflects. – Steve Potter

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          1. For starting pitching and position players, age is a good indicator if the player will eventually become an elite player or at least starter level. So the Phillies need to find that out sooner rather than later. Dominating JS at age 24 doesn’t really tell us much. Dominating Reading or Lehigh at age 24 would be a better indicator of his future with the Phillies.

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            1. ok if you say so it must be correct 🤓. I think however there is leeway in personal judgement and the internal review regarding the stage of development the player is in. It’s not always tied to stats and game results. that’s what the public perceives because it’s all you are aware of. just sayin. Have a good rest of your day.

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            2. @PhilPhan, there will always be exceptions, but age is a big indicator. Jackson Holliday is the #1 prospect because he’s dominating AAA at age 20. He wouldn’t be the #1 prospect if he was doing that at age 23. When Andrew Painter was setting the world on fire in 2022, people were excited because he was doing that at age 19.

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  2. Good thing Reading is a hitters park or their offensive numbers might really look bad 🙂

    System has some interesting prospects in the low minors but AAA/AA is rather short on talent.

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    1. Still holding out hope at the AAA level for LHV pitchers Abel, McGarry and Mercado and at the AA level players like Rincones and maybe Ricketts as a back-up MLB catcher. But you are correct….in the low minors things look more interesting.

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      1. Barring serious injury, Abel and Mercado won’t get their shot this season. McGarry won’t either unless he develops, but he’s behind Jose Ruiz and Nick Nelson I think.

        We need Rincones to keep on hitting, he might push Castellanos to DH in 2026.

        Ricketts is starting to hit a little at Reading, he could be a stopgap at catcher similar to Cameron Rupp (after the Phillies move on from Realmuto in 2026).

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    2. It takes time to build up a system and it’s probably one of the reasons why the Phillies had to sign Schwarber/Castellanos/Walker. There wasn’t anybody close that deserved a promotion. I’m hopeful that 2 years down the road, when Miller/Crawford/Caba/Klassen are at AA/AAA, the Phillies won’t have to spend that much money on FAs and just promote from within.

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    3. I was just going to comment on the state of AA and AAA and see you already did a credible job. Really hard to tell Reading is a hitters park, isn’t it!🤔

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    1. It’s going to be interesting to see how the Phillies approach his promotions. He’s turning 20 next month and he’s blocked by Bohm and Trea Turner so the Phillies can take it slow with him. But he’s on fire right now and he might force the Phillies’ hand very soon.

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    2. he has terrific balance in his lower half really does remind me of the first time I saw Buster Posey. Also, has super quick bat and a discerning eye at the plate. This is definitely a kid to dream on.

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    3. Kind of reminds me of a mixture between Logan O’Hoppe with the plate stance and approach, and muscular structure and maybe an Austin Riley of the Braves.

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