Box Score Recap (9/4/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley won, Darick Hall and Carlos De La Cruz homered.  Reading walked off; Aidan Miller contributed an RBI single in a 4-run ninth.   Jersey Shore won.  Clearwater lost; Eduardo Tait had a 2-run single.

I was at the Complex Wednesday.  I watched Andrew Painter toss a live BP.  Painter warmed up with 10 pitches from the mound, guiding the catcher’s glove to a specific spot and then hitting his target.  I had watched the same proficiency in March 2023 on the Seven Mounds before he was shut down.  Today, he threw 15 pitches to 2 batters, first-round pick Dante Nori and sixth-round pick Kodey Shojinaga, both on loan from the Threshers for the session.  Painter was dominant.  He gave up a couple of foul balls to the backstop, got several whiffs (a couple on fastballs up or slightly above the zone), and froze them on a couple of sweepers.  It was reported that he threw 97-98, touching 99 mph.  It looked like he touched on his full repertoire.  I was there with my buddy Steve Potter.  Just before Painter took the mound, a full complement of brass wandered out to watch.  When over, Preston Mattingly asked us, “What do you think?”.  I replied that he looked sharp and that I couldn’t wait to see Painter next season”.  Honestly, he looks sharp enough to pitch now.  But that would have to be as a reliever, not as a starter.  I wonder if he’s ready for a rehab outing, maybe during the Threshers playoff run that starts next week.  Frankly, I would have more confidence in Painter than Walker coming out of the Phillies bullpen except that Walker is a long man.  More confidence that in Nelson, too, as well as most of the pitchers on the 40-man who are on minor league rosters.  Realistically though, I can’t wait for next season.

Lehigh Valley (29-28, 63-67, 17 remaining) beat Buffalo, 5-4.  Mick Abel pitched 4.1 innings and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 5 walks.  He struck out five.  Michael Mercado allowed one of 2 inherited runners to score and pitched 1.2 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and a walk.  He struck out three.  Tyler Gilbert pitched 1.2 innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk.  He struck out one.  Zach Haake stranded an inherited runner and pitched 0.2 scoreless innings walking 2 and striking out one.  Dylan Covey stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched 0.2 scoreless innings striking out one and earning his first save.

The IronPigs took the lead for good with 5 runs in the fourth inning on a 2-run HR (14) by Darick Hall, an RBI single by David Dahl, ad a 2-run HR (3) by Carlos De La Cruz.

  • #6 RHP, Mick Abel (3-10, 5.98): 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 5 K
  • #15 RHP, Seth Johnson (2-0, 0.56): DNP
  • #19 RHP, Michael Mercado (2-1, 1.88): 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K
  • #21 RHP, Griff McGarry (2-1. 3.45): DNP
  • #25 1B, Carlos De La Cruz (.148/.438): went 1-3 with a R, 2 RBI, BB, HR (3)

Reading (25-34, 56-71, 10 remaining) beat Erie, 6-5.  Christian McGowan opened with one inning giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and a walk.  He struck out one.  Konnor Ash pitched two innings giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk.  He struck out three.  Andrew Baker pitched two scoreless innings walking one and striking out two.  Tristan Garnett pitched one scoreless inning walking one and striking out two.  Cristian Hernandez pitched a scoreless inning.  Daniel Harper pitched two innings giving up one run on 2 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out two and got the win.

Reading scored a run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by Marcus Lee Sang.  They scored another run in the eighth on a sac fly by Otto Kemp.  They walked off with 4 runs in the ninth on RBI singles by Aidan Miller and Gabriel Rincones, a bases-loaded walk by Carson Taylor, and a catcher interference call with Kemp at the plate.

  • #1 SS, Aidan Miller (.250/.583): went 1-4 with a R, RBI
  • #2 RHP, Andrew Painter: 60-day IL
  • #3 CF, Justin Crawford (.331/.823): went 2-3 with a R, 2 BB, SB (15)
  • #11 RF, Gabriel Rincones (.272/.892): went 2-5 with a R, RBI, 3B
  • #13 RHP, Jean Cabrera (1-1, 4.85): DNP
  • #22 RHP, Christian McGowan (0-3, 6.75):1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, K
  • #24 C, Caleb Ricketts (.219/.669): DNP
  • #26 RHP, Moises Chace (2-0, 1.72): DNP
  • #28 3B, Otto Kemp (.261/837): went 1-3 with a R, 2 RBI, 2B

Jersey Shore (33-29, 71-57, 4 games remaining) beat Aberdeen, 6-2.  Jack Dallas opened with three innings giving up one run on a hit and a walk.  He struck out three.  Estibenzon Jimenez pitched 2.1 scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and striking out two.  Charles King stranded an inherited runner and pitched 1.2 innings. He gave up one run on 3 hits.  He struck out three.  Pan Wen-hui pitched a scoreless inning allowing one hit.  Paxton Thompson pitched a scoreless inning striking out two.

The BlueClaws scored a run in the first inning on an RBI force out by Keaton Anthony.  They scored 2 runs in the second inning on an RBI double by Felix Reyes and an RBI single by Luis Caicuto.

  • #10 SS, Bryan Rincon (.184/.647): DNP
  • #20 RHP, Pan Wen-hui (0-1, 1.29): 1.0 IP, H
  • #23 CF, Emaarion Boyd (.242/.659): went 1-4 with a R

Clearwater (18-39, 61-62, 4 games remaining) lost to St. Lucie, 4-3 in a rain-shortened 6.5 innings, second game cancelled due to rain.  Matt Osterberg pitched 1.1 innings and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and a walk.  He struck out two.  Sam Highfill stranded an inherited runner and pitched 2.2 innings giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out two.  Reese Dutton stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched three scoreless innings allowing a hit and a walk and striking out four.

The Threshers scored 2 runs in the first inning on a 2-run single by Eduardo Tait.  They took a brief lead with a run in the second on solo HR (8) by Avery Owusu-Asiedu.

  • #4 SS, Starlyn Caba (.180/.488): went 0-2 with a R, BB, SB (13)
  • #5 C, Eduardo Tait (.263/.761): went 1-3 with 2 RBI
  • #7 OF, Dante Nori (.244/.703):  went 0-2 with a R, BB
  • #8 OF, Griffin Burkholder (.500/2.000): placed on the 7-day IL
  • #9 2B, Devin Saltiban (.236/.765): went 1-3
  • #12 OF, John Spikerman (.226/.683): DNP
  • #16 RHP, Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
  • #17 3B, Carson DeMartini (.296/.820): went 1-3
  • #18 LF, TJayy Walton (.200/.664): on the 7-day injury list
  • #27 LHP, Mavis Graves (7-6, 3.64): DNP
  • #29 RHP, Micah Ottenbreit (3-9, 4.88): DNP
  • #30 OF, Raylin Heredia (.245/.737): placed on 60-day IL

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

  • #14 3B, Aroon Escobar (.338/.976)

DSL Phillies Red (21-34) finished eighth (last) in their division.

DSL Phillies White (26-29) finished sixth in their division.

Transactions

9/04/2024 – Phillies designated RHP Michael Rucker for assignment
9/04/2024 – Phillies selected the contract of RHP Nick Nelson from Lehigh Valley
9/04/2024 – Phillies optioned RHP Tyler Phillips to Lehigh Valley
9/04/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Jonah Dipoto
9/04/2024 – Lehigh Valley activated RHP Tyler Phillips
9/04/2024 – SS Trevor Schwecke assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
9/04/2024 – Reading transferred RHP Carlos A Francisco to the Development List
9/04/2024 – Reading transferred RHP Tommy McCollum to the Development List
9/04/2024 – Reading activated RHP Cristian Hernandez from the 7-day IL
9/04/2024 – Reading activated LHP Tristan Garnett from the 60-day IL
9/04/2024 – Jersey Shore activated C Ryan Leitch
9/04/2024 – Clearwater placed RHP Kyler Carmack on the 7-day IL
9/04/2024 – SS Juan Villavicencio assigned to Clearwater from FCL Phillies

If anyone is interested, the first 3 files under Rosters and Stuff on the pull-down menu above are up to date as of September 4th.

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

17 thoughts on “Box Score Recap (9/4/24)”

  1. Thanks Jim for the Painter news. That is the most encouraging info!!

    Crawford sitting at 330 with lots of steals. Fingers crossed though because it seems like he gets lots of soft hits. Tait is also someone to dream on…

    any news on AFL roster yet?

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    1. Does seem to be a recurring situation with Crawford…..72% of all batted balls go from centerfield to leftfield, and 66% are ground balls. However, on the positive side….his K rate is below 20% against AA pitching. So he does make more than his share of contact.

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      1. As well as he’s doing, Crawford is not a guy I’d rush to the majors. For him to reach his potential, he’s going to continue to have learn to drive the ball and not always hit it on the ground. It’s harder to develop when you’re in the majors. Look at Rojas – it may turn out that skipping AAA was not good for him.

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    2. Agreed on Painter update. Very encouraging to see him not only already have his velo back but also command.

      Crawford is having a great year. His babip is unsustainably high so he is getting lucky on some grounders. But he also has elite speed so is likely beating some plays. But yes, he is a very exciting prospect with a lot of room to develop

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      1. He’s been gone for a while so the industry has cooled on him, but if he’s the same guy, in my view, he’s a top 5-10 prospect and, easily, the Phillies’ best pitching prospect since Cole Hamels. I love the idea of him pitching with, and learning from Wheeler and Nola. If the other guys stay healthy, this is one of the best rotations in MLB over the last few decades.

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  2. Jim – Much appreciated on the Painter update. Unexpected, felt like Christmas!

    The hype is real for next season’s SR… going to be sick.

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  3. NEWS: the Phillies are calling up Seth Johnson to start on Sunday against the Marlins, according to @kileymcd.

    steal of a trade already by DD

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    1. I loved that trade from the moment it was made and it looks like it’s the gift that just keeps giving. I would have been happy if they had dumped Soto for a decent lottery ticket. The fact that Johnson may be in a position to help out this year, when the Orioles themselves are struggling with their pitching, is amazing.

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      1. that trade to me really is:

        Orioles get:
        Sir A & Soto

        Phillies get:

        Hays, Johnson, and Chace

        Each GM won a trade. IMO, I’d rather have Sir A over Hays, but … it could have been done to shed some salary.

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        1. I sort of get it, but they were entirely separate trades.

          The first trade was an okay expediency trade that I expect the Orioles to “win” in terms of WAR output but will be good for the Phillies if Hays does something big in the next month or two.

          The second trade was a flat out heist by DD.

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          1. Agree on second trade. A bit deeper dive into trade 1. 1st, Sir A was a favorite of mine. Lost my voice the couple of years. His playoff performances were basically flawless. Now, that said he was set to jump from 1.5 mil to 8 mil next year. Hays, has 2 arbitration years….So … technically the trade is also whatever they do with the salary gap between Hays’s arb numbers and Sir A’s 8 mil.

            I get it, Sir A was slumping and its pretty hard pay him 8 mil next year when you’d likely like Hoffman & Estevez back to pair with Strahm, Alvarado, and Kerkering

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  4. I was poking around sportstrac, for team payrolls… and also to remember how strong the LAD SR is when healthy. Boy … do they have a massive amount of money in deferred salary…. It’s like 30+ players.

    Surprised to see Middleton is paying Didi G a cool couple of mil.

    Braves have 60 million dollars on the IL, Dodgers have 75 mil…

    Also, Braves Payroll this year is above the Phillies… was surprised to see that as well. They have 18 players locked up for more price certainty next year though. Phillies are closer to 10/11 (estimate)

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    3. I love this. Can you imagine if we were on the other side of a trade like this? I know I would be fuming!!! Score a huge victory for DD. Huge! My guess is this is due to all the hard work of a lot people, including scouts and developmental staff.

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  6. The Painter news is very exciting. We’ll know we have something when he succeeds against teams that have him on tape.or otherwise scouted.

    I hope the Phils play a lot of split squad games next spring to give starts to Wheeler, Nola, Suarez, Sanchez, “Walker”, Painter, Johnson, Abel. Chace, Pina, Phillips, Mercado to say nothing of Turnbull and Allard if either is retained.

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