Box Score Recap (8/9/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley lost although Mick Abel contributed six shutout innings.  Reading lost although Jean Cabrera pitched well.  Jersey Shore lost.  Clearwater’s pitching staff combined to throw a one-hitter and combined to give up 3 runs.  Carson DeMartini hit his first HR.  DSL Red lost; DSL White won.

Lehigh Valley (20-14, 54-53) lost to Scranton, 4-1.  Mick Abel pitched six solid innings allowing no runs, 3 hits, and walking two.  He struck out eight.  He threw a healthy 69% of his pitches for strikes (56/81) and maintained his velocity through the game still throwing 95 mph four-seamers in the sixth inning.  Dylan Covey made a rehab appearance and gave up a solo HR to blow the save.  Jonah Dipoto got one out and gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and a walk including a 3-run HR.  Tyler Gilbert pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings striking out four.

The IronPigs scored their run in the first inning on an RBI double by 1B Kody Clemens.

  • #5 RHP, Mick Abel (3-8, 6.18): 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K.
  • #11 RHP, Griff McGarry (2-1. 4.15): DNP
  • #12 1B, Carlos De La Cruz (.191/.500): went 0-3
  • #29 RHP, Michael Mercado (1-1, 1.75): DNP

Reading (13-23, 44-60) lost to Akron, 8-7.  Jean Cabrera tossed a solid five innings allowing one run on 2 hits and a walk.  He struck out five.  Noah Skirrow pitched a scoreless inning striking out two.  Andrew Walling pitched one inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits including a 2-run HR.  He struck out three.  Leading 7-3 in the eighth, Wesley Moore faced 4 batters and walked 4 batters.  New guy Nelson Alvarez made his debut and allowed 3 inherited runners to score blowing the save, gave up a run on 2 hits and 2 walks earning the loss.  Andrew Schultz got the last out striking out the only batter he faced.

Reading plated 4 runs in the first inning on a 2-run HR (15) by 1B Carson Taylor and a 2-run single by C Josh Breaux.  They scored 2 runs in the fourth on 2-run HR (6) by RF Gabriel Rincones.  They added another run to go up 7-1 on an RBI single by Breaux.

  • #1 RHP, Andrew Painter: 60-day IL
  • #3 CF, Justin Crawford (.322/.882): went 0-4 with a R, BB
  • #9 RF, Gabriel Rincones (.273/.879): went 1-5 with a R, 2 RBI
  • #10 RHP, Seth Johnson (0-7, 2.88): DNP
  • #15 RHP, Jean Cabrera (0-0, 4.05): 5.0 IP, 2 H, R, ER, BB, 5 K
  • #17 RHP, Christian McGowan (0-1, 7.58): DNP
  • #21 C, Caleb Ricketts (.227/.700): DNP
  • #26 2B, Robert Moore (.233/.682): went 0-5
  • #28 SS, Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List

Jersey Shore (18-21, 56-49) lost to Wilmington,4-3.  Mitch Neunborn pitched five innings and gave up 4 unearned runs on 8 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out 3 and gave up 2 HR.  Jordan Fowler pitched two scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and a walk striking out one.  Trey Dillard pitched a scoreless ninth.

The BlueClaws scored the game’s first run in the fifth inning on an RBI single by LF Hendry Mendez.  They rallied for 2 runs in the ninth on a 2-run triple by SS Aidan Miller but fell short.

  • #2 SS, Aidan Miller (.215/.673): went 2-5 with 2 RBI, 3B
  • #7 SS, Bryan Rincon (.204/.699): 60-day IL
  • #13 RHP, Pan Wen-hui (0-1, 1.29): DNP
  • #18 CF, Emaarion Boyd (.227/.616): went 0-4
  • #23 LF, Hendry Mendez (.256/.697): went 1-4 with an RBI, BB
  • #24 RHP, Moises Chace (2-3, 3.72): DNP

Clearwater (11-27, 54-50) beat Lakeland, 5-3 one-hitting the Flying Tigers.  Danyony Pulido got his first win pitching five innings allowing a solo HR, walking 4, and striking out four.  Alex Garbrick pitched two scoreless innings walking one and striking out four.  Brandon Beckel pitched one inning and gave up an unearned run on a strikeout/wild pitch, wild pitch/throwing error. wild pitch.  He struck out three.  Ethan Chenault got his 4th save pitching one inning and giving up a run on a hit batter, 2 walks, and a wild pitch.

The Threshers scored a run in the first inning when SS Carson DeMartini got his first professional HR.  They added 2 runs in the third on a 2-run single by 1B Ricardo Rosario.  They got an insurance run in the fifth on an RBI double by C Kehden Hettiger.  They tacked on a run in the seventh on a fielding error.

Carson DeMartini continued to rake going 3 for 3 scoring 4 runs and driving in 2 runs.  He walked, hit his first career HR, and stole 2 bases (3).

  • #4 SS, Starlyn Caba (.118/.362): DNP
  • #6 2B, Devin Saltiban (.226/.745): DNP
  • #8 C, Eduardo Tait (.286/.877): DNP
  • #14 RHP, Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
  • #19 LF, TJayy Walton (.212/.680): DNP
  • #20 OF, Raylin Heredia (.248/.747): went 0-4
  • #22 C, Kehden Hettiger (.197/.639): went 1-4 with an RBI, 2B
  • #30 LHP, Mavis Graves (7-4, 2.84): DNP

FCL Phillies (33-25) finished third in their division.

  • #16 3B, Aroon Escobar (.338/.976):
  • #25 RHP, Alexis De La Cruz (2-1, 8.84):

DSL Phillies Red (15-32) lost to Mets Blue, 5-3.

  • #27 OF, Jalvin Arias (.233/.783): 7-day IL

DSL Phillies White (23-25) beat the Mets Orange, 2-1.

Transactions –

8/09/2024 – Phillies placed RF Austin Hays on the 10-day IL retroactive to 8/8, left hamstring strain
8/09/2024 – Phillies designated 1B Darick Hall for assignment
8/09/2024 – Phillies designated RHP Max Castillo for assignment
8/09/2024 – Phillies optioned LHP Kolby Allard to Lehigh Valley
8/09/2024 – Phillies selected the contract of OF Cal Stevenson from Lehigh Valley
8/09/2024 – Phillies selected the contract of RHP Max Lazar from Lehigh Valley
8/09/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated 3B Nick Podkul from the Development List
8/09/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Blaine Knight from the 7-day IL
8/09/2024 – RHP Orlando Gonzalez assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
8/09/2024 – DSL Phillies Red released LHP Gregory Lebron
8/09/2024 – DSL Phillies Red activated RHP Geremi Delpino from the 60-day IL

If anyone is interested, the first 3 files under Rosters and Stuff on the pull-down menu above are up to date as of August 9th.

The Transactions menu option is up-to-date for the 2024 season thru July 31st.

22 thoughts on “Box Score Recap (8/9/24)”

  1. The end for Darrick Hall? If so, thanks for the memories. The Phils might be doing him a favor and giving him a chance to be signed by another organization with a major league spot in mind.
    Losses aside, it’s a good day when Abel (finally!) and Cabrera pitch like that, Rincones homers, and Miller hits a very clutch 2 run triple to almost save a game. That’s two out of his last three starts are good ones, if he can back it up with another good one next time, we’ll all feel much better. Was he hurt earlier? You have to wonder…

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      1. Sorry, my bad, I was referring to Abel when I said 2 of his last 3 starts were good and asking if he was hurt earlier.

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        1. Ooh gotcha. I was thinking that about Abel as well. Velocity was down for a while

          if next start is just as solid, I think he may be back lol

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        2. I don’t know what you consider hurt. Would long-COVID qualify as being hurt? I’ve heard he was one of several players who contracted COVID during ST. None of this was made public by the Phillies. I am experiencing long-Covid for seven months now. The effects on individuals can vary. I can’t imagine playing a sport with the symptoms I have, but I’m old as f…

          You might ask, “Why play a pitcher if he is experiencing this? Why not shut him down?”. This is conjecture on my part. If the pitcher is a starter and is mentally strong enough to pitch even though he knows he will not pitch well, and pitching won’t injure his arm or shoulder, then it makes baseball sense to pitch him rather than shutting him down. Once you shut a starting pitcher down for a season, you have to build his arm back up over the next season or two so that he can pitch the 150-180 innings required by a starting pitcher. By pitching through the condition, the arm remains stretched out and the pitcher will be on schedule once his condition improves.

          While I’m convinced this might be the case, that doesn’t make it so. It is however why I have refrained from criticizing the kid with such baffling results this season.

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          1. As always Jim, thanks for your thoughts. Let’s hope he’s feeling better now and can repeat this terrific performance.

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          2. Jim, Godspeed on your recovery.

            This has changed my opinion of Abel and his status as a prospect.

            Now we need to look into McGarry’s health.

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  2. My initial reaction was sadness to see Hall go, but after a few minutes I realized this is probably best for him and his career. He seems like a genuinely nice guy and I hope he does find a major league home.

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  4. rocco……DeMartini starting out hot in his pro career. Aldegheri may be gone now, but he is keeping the Italian line going in the Philly org. His last year as a Hokie he went for power and his BA dropped, but looks like early on hi can adjust. Will have to see how he will do next season when facing better pitching.

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  5. Interesting that none of the 2024 draft signings made it onto the ‘top 30’ list, as has been the norm after previous drafts. Any thoughts

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    1. Miller may have been an outlier ……if it were not for his hamate surgery in his senor year he would gone well higher or before 27th…..Phillies for 10 consecutive years have drafted from the first pick to the 17th pick, most of these prospects were ranked high prior to the draft….plus Phillies overall farm system was not rated high anyways, so it was easy putting them in the team’s top 30. Now Nori was considered a little it of a reach by many analyst as the 27th selection, so there in lies that belief among analyst also, plus the farm system is ranked higher now than in previous years..

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    2. MLB Pipeline hasn’t been updated yet. It should arrive next week.

      It’s a lock that Nori and Burkholder are in the top 30. I’m expecting at least 2 of Spikerman, DeMartini, Mathison to be in the top 30 as well.

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    3. No sense keeping a guy in A ball that throws high 90’s and has been dominating. As a baseball exec said years ago, a pitcher only has so many innings in his arm so no use wasting them in the minor leagues. A year ago at this time Klassen wasn’t even pitching. Next year at this time he could be throwing to O’Hoppe.

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