Lehigh won in a walk off.  Reading won with 4 HR.  Jersey Shore won.  Clearwater lost.  The FCL Phillies took two and stayed alive for the playoffs.  DSL Phillies Red and White had the day off.

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FCL Phillies (31-24) swept the Blue Jays, 1-0 and 2-1.

Game One:  Maxwell Hernandez pitched the one inning before the game was suspended striking out one.  Pedro Reyes (3-1, 2.89) came on today and tossed six shutout innings.  He gave up 4 hits and a walk and struck out six.  The Phillies out hit the Jays 5 to 4 and scored their only run in the fifth on an RBI single by Manolfi Jimenez.

• • #4 Starlyn Caba (.263/.783): went 0-2 with a BB
  • #8 Eduardo Tait (.316/.879): went 1-3
  • #NR Guillermo Rosario (.239/.719): went 1-3
  • #NR Rickardo Perez (.296/.838): went 0-2 with a BB

Game Two:  Orlando Gonzalez pitched 4.2 innings and gave up a run on 2 hits and 5walks.  He struck out four.  Eliecer Bata stranded 3 inherited runners and tossed 1.1 scoreless innings walking one.  Rehabbing Alex Garbrick earned the save with one scoreless inning walking one.

The Phillies scored 2 runs in the fourth inning on a wild pitch and a sac fly by Junior Marin.  They out hit the Jays again, this time 4-2.

• • #4 Starlyn Caba (.259/.771): went 0-3
  • #8 Eduardo Tait (.322/.886): went 2-3 with a R
  • #24 Alexis De La Cruz (2-1, 8.31): DNP
  • Other players of interest
  • #NR Alirio Ferrebus (.324/.744): DNP
  • #NR Aroon Escobar (.338/.976): DNP
  • #NR Guillermo Rosario (.239/.719): DNP
  • #NR Rickardo Perez (.290/.828): went 0-2 with a BB
  • Pitchers of interest
  • #NR Adilson Peralta (4-3, 3.60): DNP
  • #NR Juan Amarante (3-0, 2.70): DNP

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Lehigh Valley (13-7, 47-46) beat Worcester, walking off 4-3.  Nick Nelson pitched four innings and gave up 3 runs on 3 hits, 3 walks, and a HR.  He struck out two.  Griff McGarry pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit and walk.  Max Lazar pitched two scoreless innings gave up 3 hits and a walk.  He struck out four.  Rehabbing Michael Rucker pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit and striking out two.  Tyler Gilbert got the win pitching a scoreless inning striking out two.

The IronPigs scored a run in the first inning on a solo HR (6) by Kody Clemens.  They tied the game with a run in the third on a solo HR (10) by Darick Hall.  They tied the game again with a run in the sixth on an RBI single by Cody Roberts.  They walked off with a run in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk by Cal Stevenson.

Darick Hall’s HR gave him the career record for the IronPigs (70).

• #5 Mick Abel (2-7, 6.88): DNP
• #10 Griff McGarry (1-1. 3.38): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 0 K
• #12 Carlos De La Cruz (.206/.516): went 0-5
• #18 Simon Muzziotti (.238/.695): went 2-3 with 2 BB, 3B
• #30 Michael Mercado (1-1, 1.71): DNP

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Reading (7-13, 38-50) beat Portland, 6-5.  Robinson Pina (10-4, 4.46) pitched five innings and gave up 5 runs on 8 hits, a walk, and 3 HR.  He struck out four.  Andrew Baker pitched a scoreless inning striking out two.  Andrew Walling pitched a scoreless inning allowing 3 hits and striking out one.  Daniel Harper pitched a scoreless inning walking 2 and striking out two.  Andrew Schultz earned his third save with a scoreless inning allowing a hit and striking out one.

Reading scored 5 runs in the first inning on a solo HR (5) by Gabriel Rincones (his first AB since coming off the IL), a 3-run HR (8) by Otto Kemp, and a solo HR (1) by Leandro Pineda.  They broke a tie in the fifth inning on a solo HR (12) by Carson Taylor.

• #1 Andrew Painter: rehabbing from TJ surgery on 60-day injury list
• #3 Justin Crawford (.375/1.125): went 0-4 with a BB
• #9 Gabriel Rincones (.296/1.045): went 1-4 with a R, RBI, HR (5)
• #15 Christian McGowan (3.18): 7-day IL
• #20 Caleb Ricketts (.249/.757): went 1-5 with a R
• #23 Samuel Aldegheri (0-1, 1.80): DNP
• #25 Robert Moore (.235/.697): DNP
• #27 Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List

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Jersey Shore (12-11, 50-39) beat Brooklyn, 7-2. Mitch Neunborn pitched five innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out eight.  Pan Wen-hui pitched two scoreless innings allowing a hit, walk, and struck out two.  Wesley Moore pitched a scoreless inning.  Gunner Mayer pitched a scoreless inning striking out one.

The BlueClaws scored 3 runs in the first inning on a fielding error, RBI double by Hendry Mendez, and RBI single by Keaton Anthony.  They scored a run in the seventh on an RBI single by Jordan Viars.  They added 2 insurance runs in the eighth on a 2-run triple by Aidan Miller.  They tacked on a run in the ninth on a sac fly by Troy Schreffler.

• #2 Aidan Miller (.191/.599): went 1-4 with a R, 2 RBI, 3B, BB
• #7 Bryan Rincon (.204/.624): 7-day IL
• #11 William Bergolla (.292/.733): went 1-4 with a SB (17)
• #13 Pan Wen-hui: 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 2 K
• #16 Emaarion Boyd (.237/.640): went 1-6 with 2 R, 2B
• #22 Hendry Mendez (.259/.704): went 1-5 with a R, RBI, 2B
• #28 George Klassen (1-2, 4.22): DNP

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Clearwater (7-16, 50-39) lost to Fort Myers, 6-1.  Danyony Pulido pitched 4.2 innings and gave up one run on 3 hits and 4 walks.  He struck out two.  Jose Pena stranded an inherited runner and pitched two innings allowing 4 runs on 6 hits and a HR.  He struck out three.  Jonh Henriquez stranded an inherited runner and pitched 2.1 innings allowing one run on 2 hits, a walk, and a HR.  He struck out four.

The Threshers took a brief lead with a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Nikau Pouaka-Grego.  The Threshers managed just 3 hits,

• #6 Devin Saltiban (.227/.748): went 1-4 with a R
• #14 Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
• #17 TJayy Walton (.238/.710): DNP
• #19 Raylin Heredia (.243/.720): went 0-4
• #21 Kehden Hettiger (.171/.580): DNP
• #29 Nikau Pouaka-Grego (.222/.679): went 1-4 with an RBI

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DSL Phillies Red (10-23) no game scheduled.

DSL Phillies White (13-19) no game scheduled.

• • #26 Jalvin Arias (.233/.783): 7-day IL

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Transactions – includes some recently reported transactions from earlier in the month

7/20/2024 – Phillies activated C J.T. Realmuto from the 10-day IL
7/20/2024 – Phillies recalled RHP Yunior Marte from Lehigh Valley
7/20/2024 – Phillies optioned RHP Michael Mercado to Lehigh Valley
7/20/2024 – Phillies optioned C Rafael Marchán to Lehigh Valley
7/20/2024 – Reading sent LHP Wesley Moore on a rehab assignment to Jersey Shore
7/20/2024 – Reading activated RHP Robinson Pina from the Development List
7/20/2024 – Reading transferred RHP Noah Skirrow to the Development List
7/20/2024 – 2B Trent Farquhar assigned to Jersey Shore from FCL Phillies
7/19/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated CF Símon Muzziotti from the 7-day IL
7/19/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Griff McGarry from the 7-day IL
7/19/2024 – C Ryan Leitch assigned to Lehigh Valley from Jersey Shore
7/19/2024 – Lehigh Valley sent 3B Matt Kroon on a rehab assignment to Jersey Shore
7/19/2024 – Lehigh Valley sent SS Rodolfo Castro on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
7/19/2024 – Reading activated CF Marcus Lee Sang from the temporarily inactive list
7/19/2024 – Reading activated OF Justin Crawford
7/19/2024 – Reading activated OF Gabriel Rincones Jr. from the 60-day IL
7/19/2024 – Reading sent RHP Christian McGowan on a rehab assignment to Clearwater
7/19/2024 – Jersey Shore activated RHP Wen Hui Pan from the 60-day IL
7/19/2024 – Jersey Shore activated SS Aidan Miller from the temporarily inactive list
7/19/2024 – Jersey Shore placed RHP Trey Dillard on the 7-day IL
7/19/2024 – Jersey Shore sent RHP Charles King on a rehab assignment to Clearwater

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If anyone is interested, the first 3 files under Rosters and Stuff on the pull-down menu above are up to date as of July 20th.

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