Lehigh Valley lost when their middle relief imploded. Reading managed just 3 hits in a loss wasting a fine start by Eiberson Castillano. Jersey Shore won easily. Emaarion Boyd had 4 hits. Clearwater lost a rain-shortened game. Pedro Reyes pitched well. The DSL teams were off.
Castillo and Hall cleared waivers and were outrighted to Lehigh Valley.
Lehigh Valley (21-16, 55-55) lost to Scranton, 6-2. Alan Rangel took the loss pitching 3.1 innings and giving up 2 runs (1 unearned) on 3 hits and 2 walks. He struck out a batter and gave up a solo HR in the first inning. An error by Matt Kroon started the slide followed by shite pitching by Pinto, Rucker, and Bellatti. Pinto allowed an inherited runner to score on a HR and pitched 1.2 innings that included another hit, a walk, and a hit batter. Rucker pitched 1.1 innings and was charged with 3 runs on a hit and 3 walks. Bellatti allowed 3 inherited runners to score on 2 walks and a hit batter. Covey pitched a scoreless rehab inning walking one and striking out one. McGarry also pitched a scoreless inning walking two and striking out one.
The IronPigs tied the game with a run in the third on an RBI double by Nick Podkul. They pulled within one run in the fifth on an RBI double by Scott Kingery.
- #5 RHP, Mick Abel (3-8, 6.18): DNP
- #11 RHP, Griff McGarry (2-1. 4.18): 1.0 IP, 2 BB, K
- #12 1B, Carlos De La Cruz (.178/.488): went 0-1 as a pinch hitter striking out
- #29 RHP, Michael Mercado (1-1, 1.98): DNP
Reading (15-24, 46-61) lost to Akron, 2-1 in a walk off. Eiberson Castellano pitched five shutout innings allowing one hit, 2 walks, and striking out five. Cristian Hernandez pitched two scoreless innings allowing a hit and striking out one. Carlos Francisco blew the save giving up a run on a solo HR and walking a batter in 0.2 innings. Andrew Schultz stranded the inherited runner but allowed the walk off without recording an out in the ninth on walk, walk, walk, single.
Rincones, Ricketts, and Brito got the only hits for Reading. They took the lead with the game’s first run in the seventh inning. Rincones singled and took second on a fielding error on the play. He went to third when Josh Breaux reached on a fielding error by the first baseman. He scored on a wild pitch. Ricketts followed with a single to left but Breaux could only advance to third. 2 Ks, end of scoring threat. Erick Brito’s 2-out single in the fifth was their only other hit.
- #1 RHP, Andrew Painter: 60-day IL
- #3 CF, Justin Crawford (.328/.818): DNP
- #9 RF, Gabriel Rincones (.298/.967): went 1-4 with a R
- #10 RHP, Seth Johnson (0-7, 2.72): DNP
- #15 RHP, Jean Cabrera (0-0, 4.05): DNP
- #17 RHP, Christian McGowan (0-1, 7.58): DNP
- #21 C, Caleb Ricketts (.229/.699): went 1-3 with a HBP
- #26 2B, Robert Moore (.236/.693): went 0-3 with a BB
#28 SS, Jose Rodriguez: Ineligible List
Jersey Shore (20-22, 58-50) beat Wilmington, 9-4. Braydon Tucker pitched five innings and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk. He struck out four. Gunner Mayer pitched one inning and gave up 2 runs on a walk and HR. Jack Dallas pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit and striking out two. Charles King pitched a scoreless inning. Paxton Thompson pitched a scoreless inning striking out one.
The BlueClaws scored 2 runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Aidan Miller and a wild pitch. They scored 3 runs in the third on an RBI double by Keaton Anthony and RBI singles by Felix Reyes and Jared Thomas. They scored a run in the fourth on another RBI single by Miller. They tacked on 3 more runs in the fifth on a 3-run HR (7) by Troy Schreffler.
- #2 SS, Aidan Miller (.215/.661): went 2-5 with 2 R, 2 RBI, SB (9)
- #7 SS, Bryan Rincon (.204/.699): 60-day IL
- #13 RHP, Pan Wen-hui (0-1, 1.50): DNP
- #18 CF, Emaarion Boyd (.241/.646): went 4-5 with 2 R, 2 2B, SB (20)
- #23 LF, Hendry Mendez (.263/.734): DNP
- #24 RHP, Moises Chace (2-3, 3.56): DNP
Clearwater (11-29, 54-52) lost to Lakeland, 3-1 in six innings. Pedro Reyes pitched five innings and gave up one run on 3 hits and a walk. He struck out five. Jose Pena pitched one inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk. He struck out three. And then the game was called after a 13-minute rain delay.
The Threshers took a short-lived lead with a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Diego Gonzalez. The Threshers had just 4 hits, Gonzalez had 2 of them. Hettiger and Guillermo Rosario had the other two.
- #4 SS, Starlyn Caba (.154/.460): went 0-2 with BB
- #6 2B, Devin Saltiban (.230/.747): went 0-3
- #8 C, Eduardo Tait (.244/.761): went 0-3
- #14 RHP, Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
- #19 LF, TJayy Walton (.212/.680): DNP
- #20 OF, Raylin Heredia (.245/.737): went 0-2 with a BB
- #22 C, Kehden Hettiger (.197/.640): went 1-3
- #30 LHP, Mavis Graves (7-5, 3.16): 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 (16-32) no game schedued.
- #27 OF, Jalvin Arias (.233/.783): 7-day IL
DSL Phillies White (23-26) no game schedued.
Transactions –
8/11/2024 – Phillies designated RHP Nick Nelson for assignment
8/11/2024 – Phillies claimed RHP Kyle Tyler off waivers from Miami
8/11/2024 – Phillies optioned RHP Kyle Tyler to Lehigh Valley
8/11/2024 – Phillies sent RHP Max Castillo outright to Lehigh Valley
8/11/2024 – Phillies sent 1B Darick Hall outright to Lehigh Valley
8/11/2024 – C Brahian Silva assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies
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LHV staff walked 11! Tough to win that way.
Rincones and Miller getting hits, a great sign for both. Does Castellano have major league potential?
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Castellano will likely start next season at Lehigh. If he continues to pitch well, he’ll get an opportunity next season to showcase himself, similar to Tyler Phillips. And that’s all these non elite guys hope for, an opportunity.
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I wonder if McGarry will ever show enough to get his opportunity ….next season may be his last chance in this org. In the spring of 2023 I thought he would be a no brainer at that time. But things unraveled for him last season.
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When you’re walking 8.7 per game at Lehigh, it’s hard to get an opportunity. At this point, he needs a change of scenery.
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His control didn’t get any better and he lost a ton of velocity (high 90s to low to mid-90s – difference-making velocity).
He’s a borderline non-prospect at this point. Sometimes guys regain velocity in the bp after a few years, but he’s pretty much an afterthought right now. A cautionary tale of what George Klassen might become (or might not!).
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congrats to Lazar!
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