Lehigh Valley had their game cancelled due to the weather.  Reading lost, Moises Chace got roughed up, Cade Fergus homered.  Jersey Shore won, Jordan Viars and Hendry Mendez homered.  Clearwater won striking out 14 opponent’s batters.

Lehigh Valley (29-29, 63-68, tied for sixth place, 4.0 games back with 15 games remaining) Cancelled, rain.

• #6 RHP, Mick Abel (3-10, 5.98): DNP
• #15 RHP, Seth Johnson (2-0, 0.56): DNP
• #19 RHP, Michael Mercado (2-1, 1.88): DNP
• #21 RHP, Griff McGarry (2-1. 3.45): DNP
• #25 1B, Carlos De La Cruz (.152/.443): DNP
• #28 3B, Otto Kemp: DNP

Reading (25-36, 56-73, fifth place, eliminated from post season, 8 games remaining) Lost to Erie 9-3.  Moises Chace had his roughest outing since joining the organization.  He gave up 7 runs (5 ER) on 7 hits and 2 walks while striking out six.  Nelson Alvarez pitched two scoreless innings allowing 3 hits and striking out one.  Wesley Moore pitched one scoreless inning allowing a hit, hitting a batter, and striking out two.  Andrew Walling pitched one inning giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 hit batters.  Cristian Hernandez pitched one scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and striking out one.

By the time Reading scored some runs they were down 7-0.  They scored 2 runs in the fifth on a 2-run HR (3) by Cade Fergus.  They scored another run in the sixth on a sac fly by Ethan Wilson.  Fergus had 2 of the team’s 6 hits, the HR and a double in 3 at bats.

• #1 SS, Aidan Miller (.250/.544): went 1-4 with a SB
• #2 RHP, Andrew Painter: 60-day IL
• #3 CF, Justin Crawford (.326/.806): went 1-4
• #11 RF, Gabriel Rincones (.268/.881): went 1-4 with a 2B, outfield assist at home
• #13 RHP, Jean Cabrera (1-1, 4.85): DNP
• #22 RHP, Christian McGowan (0-3, 6.75): DNP
• #24 C, Caleb Ricketts (.219/.669): placed on the 7-day injury list
• #26 RHP, Moises Chace (2-1, 3.76): 4.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2 HR

Jersey Shore (35-29, 73-57, second place, eliminated from post season when Hudson Valley won, 2 games remaining) beat Aberdeen, 7-4.  Mitch Neunborn pitched five innings and gave up 4 runs on 6 hits, a walk, and a balk.  He struck out 8 and gave up a HR.  Trey Dillard pitched two scoreless innings walking 2, striking out 2, and throwing 2 wild pitches.  Gunner Mayer pitched two scoreless innings for the win walking 3 and striking out one.

The BlueClaws opened the scoring with 2 runs in the second inning on RBI singles by Felix Reyes and Luis Caicuto.  They tied the game with a run in the fourth on a solo HR (2) by Jordan Viars and tied it again with a run in the sixth on an RBI single by Caicuto.  They forged ahead with 3 runs in the ninth on a 3-run HR (3) by Hendry Mendez.

• #10 SS, Bryan Rincon (.191/.658): went 1-3 with 2 R, 2 BB
• #20 RHP, Pan Wen-hui (0-1, 1.29): DNP
• #23 CF, Emaarion Boyd (.240/.650): DNP

Clearwater (20-39, 63-62, last place but 1st half winners, 2 games remaining before playoffs) Beat St. Lucie, 3-2.  Orlando Gonzalez pitched three scoreless innings walking one, hitting a batter, and striking out five.  Luis Avila pitched 1.1 scoreless innings hitting 2 batters, walking one, and striking out three.  Juan Amarante stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched 2.2 innings.  He gave up 2 runs (1 ER) on 3 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out five and also got the win.  Jonh Henriquez pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit, walking 2, and striking out one.  Kleyderve Andrade pitched one scoreless inning allowing a hit.  He earned his second save.

The Threshers played scoreless through five innings.  The Mets scored twice in the sixth; the Threshers took the lead with 3 runs in the seventh on a sac fly by Starling Caba, a bases-loaded walk by Carson DeMartini, and a bases-loaded hit by pitch by Joel Dragoo.

• #4 SS, Starlyn Caba (.187/.513): went 1-2 with an RBI, 2B, BB, SF
• #5 C, Eduardo Tait (.272/.779): DNP
• #7 OF, Dante Nori (.250/.711):  DNP
• #8 OF, Griffin Burkholder (.500/2.000): placed on the 7-day IL
• #9 2B, Devin Saltiban (.240/.783): DNP
• #12 OF, John Spikerman (.226/.683): DNP
• #16 RHP, Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
• #17 3B, Carson DeMartini (.298/.820): went 1-3 with an RBI, BB
• #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

9/06/2024 – Phillies placed 3B Alec Bohm on the 10-day IL retroactive 9/3, left hand strain
9/06/2024 – Phillies recalled 2B Buddy Kennedy from Lehigh Valley
9/06/2024 – Washington claimed RHP Michael Rucker off waivers from Phillies
9/06/2024 – C Josh Breaux assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
9/06/2024 – 3B Otto Kemp assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
9/06/2024 – 1B Keaton Anthony assigned to Reading from Jersey Shore
9/06/2024 – Reading placed C Caleb Ricketts on the 7-day IL retroactive 9/5
9/06/2024 – C Jordan Dissin assigned to Reading from Jersey Shore
9/06/2024 – 3B Diego Gonzalez assigned to Jersey Shore from Lehigh Valley
9/06/2024 – Jersey Shore activated RHP Mitch Neunborn from the Development List

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