Lehigh Valley won behind a strong performance by Tyler Phillips. Ruben Cardenas had 2 HR and 6 RBI. Reading split a doubleheader. Robinson Pina tossed a complete game, 2-hitter for the win. Jersey Shore rallied for 8 late runs to secure the win and pull within a half game of first place. Clearwater wasted a solid effort by Mavis Graves and remained in a tie for first place. The FCL Phillies came away with a one-run win to stay one game behind first place. DSL Red shut out DSL White.
FCL Phillies (15-11) beat the Blue Jays, 3-2. Maxwell Hernandez pitched four innings giving up one run on 5 hits and 2 walks. He struck out six. Kleydrive Andrade pitched two innings picked up the win pitching two innings and getting tagged with an unearned run on a hit and 2 walks. He struck out three. Luis Avila pitched a scoreless inning allowing 2 hits and a walk but got his fourth save.
The Phillies tied the game with a run in the third inning on an RBI single by Aroon Escobar. They took a lead with a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Rickardo Perez. They took the lead for good with a run in the sixth on an RBI force out by Starling Caba.
- #5 Starlyn Caba (.272/.826): went 0-2 with a R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB (19)
- #8 Eduardo Tait (.250/.660): DNP
- #24 Alexis De La Cruz (1-1, 18.00): DNP
- Other players of interest
- Aroon Escobar (.338/.976): went 1-3 with an RBI, BB
- Guillermo Rosario (.273/.832): went 1-4
- Leonardo Rondon (.250/.819): DNP
- Rickardo Perez (.333/.867): went 1-4 with an RBI
- Pitchers of interest
- Adilson Peralta (1-0, 0.87): DNP
- Danyony Pulido (4.57): DNP
- Juan Amarante (1-0, 2.16): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
- Luis Avila (5.73): 1.0 IP,2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB
Lehigh Valley (27-33) beat Buffalo, 9-3. Tyler Phillips pitched seven innings and gave up 3 runs on 6 hits, a walk, and 2 runs-scoring wild pitched. He struck out nine and threw 94 pitches, 64 strikes. Freddy Tarnok pitched a scoreless inning walking one. Taylor Lehman pitched a scoreless inning striking out two.
The IronPigs tied the game with a run in the first inning on an RBI double by Ruben Cardenas. They took the lead with a 5-spot in the second on a 2-run HR (2) by Jim Haley and a 3-run HR (12) by Ruben Cardenas. They scored an insurance run in the seventh on a solo HR (13) by Ruben Cardenas. They tacked on an insurance run in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk by Ruben Cardenas and an RBI fielder’s choice by Simon Muzziotti.
Lehigh Valley had 11 hits, new guy Ruben Cardenas went 3-4 with a double, 2 HR, and 6 RBI.
- #3 Mick Abel (1-5, 6.26): DNP
- #10 Griff McGarry (1-1. 3.24): 7-day IL
- #18 Simon Muzziotti (.227/.619): went 1-5
- #30 Michael Mercado (0-1, 0.99): DNP
Reading (24-32) split a double header with Harrisburg, winning 7-0 and losing 5-3.
Game One: Robinson Pina (6-2, 3.31) pitched seven, 2-hit innings allowing no runs, no walks, and striking out six.
Reading scored 2 runs in the first inning on a 2-run HR (4) by Carlos De La Cruz. They scored a run in the second on an RBI double by Marcus Lee Sang. They added an insurance run in the fifth on an RBI double by De La Cruz. They tacked on 3 runs in the sixth on an RBI double by Bryce Ball, a sac fly by Casey Martin, and an RBI single by Lee Sang.
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- #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.236/.728): went 3-4 with a R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR (4)
- #20 Caleb Ricketts (.282/.807): went 0-3
- #25 Robert Moore (.252/.729): went 1-2 with a R, BB
Game Two: Efrain Contreras pitched four innings and gave up 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. He struck out four. Zach Haake pitched a scoreless inning striking out two. Andrew Schultz pitched a scoreless inning striking out one. Matt Russell pitched a scoreless inning walking one and striking out one.
Reading scored a run in the second inning on a bases-loaded walk by Cade Fergus. They score a run in the sixth on a solo HR (4) by Casey Martin. They scored a run in the seventh on a solo HR (1) by Arturo De Freitas.
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- #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
- #9 Gabriel Rincones: 7-day IL
- #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.230/.710): went 0-4
- #15 Christian McGowan (3.18): 7-day IL
- #20 Caleb Ricketts (.282/.807): DNP
- #25 Robert Moore (.254/.724): went 1-4
#27Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List, betting on baseball
Jersey Shore (31-25) beat Greensboro, 8-6. Eiberson Castellano pitched 5.2 innings and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks. He struck out eight. Benony Robles stranded an inherited runner and pitched 1.1 innings. He gave up one run on 2 hits and a walk with 2 strikeouts. Andrew Walling pitched one inning and got the win. He gave a run on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out three. Daniel Harper picked up his fifth save with a scoreless inning striking out two.
The BlueClaws rallied with 8 runs in the eighth and ninth innings. They scored 4 runs in the eighth on a solo HR (1) by William Bergolla, a 2-run double by Justin Crawford, and an RBI single by Andrick Nava. They scored 4 runs in the ninth on an RBI single by Crawford, a game-tying RBI single by Otto Kemp, a go-ahead RBI single by Leandro Pineda, and tacked on an insurance run on a bases-loaded walk by Nava.
- #4 Justin Crawford (.281/.728): went 2-4 with 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, BB
- #7 Bryan Rincon (.204/.659): 7-day IL
- #11 William Bergolla (.247/.641): went 1-3, with 2 R, RBI, BB, HR (1)
- #13 Pan Wen-hui: on 60-day injury list
- #16 Emaarion Boyd (.201/.537): went 0-5
- #22 Hendry Mendez (.269/.735): went 0-2 with 3 BB
- #23 Samuel Aldegheri (4-3, 3.00): DNP
Clearwater (36-20) lost to Bradenton, 2-1. Mavis Graves pitched five innings and gave up 2 first inning runs on 5 hits and a walk. He struck out ten. Paxton Thompson pitched two scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and striking out two. Saul Teran pitched a scoreless inning with a strikeout.
The Threshers could only manage one run which they scored in the seventh inning on a bases-loaded walk by Kehden Hettiger.
The Threshers collected just 3 hits and 3 walks.
- #2 Aidan Miller (.276/.884): went 0-4
- #6 Devin Saltiban (.226/.707): DNP
- #14 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
- #17 TJayy Walton (.237/.755): 7-day IL
- #19 Raylin Heredia (.242/.686): went 0-4
- #21 Kehden Hettiger (.158/.566): went 0-2 with an RBI, BB
- #28 George Klassen (2-0, 0.26): DNP
- #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.268/.770): went 0-4
- #NR Jordan Viars (.266/.879): went 0-4
DSL Phillies Red (2-1) beat DSL Phillies Red (1-2), 6-0.
- #26 Jalvin Arias (.250/1.080): went 1-2 with a R, BB
Transactions –
6/08/2024 – Phillies recalled C Rafael Marchán from Lehigh Valley (I believe the teams in London are permitted to expand their active roster to 27players)
If anyone is interested, the first 3 files under Rosters and Stuff on the pull-down menu above are up to date as of June 8th.
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Jim….any news on OFer Gabriel Rincones rehab recovery?
….its been 7 weeks since he last played.
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