Box Score Recap (9/8/24)

Box Score Recap

Lehigh Valley lost and is creeping closer to second-half elimination.  Matt Kroon homered and had an outfield assist.  Reading lost, Cade Fergus homered and had an outfield assist.  Jersey Shore lost but got five scoreless from 4 relievers and successfully stole home twice.  Clearwater walked off in the tenth on a 3-run HR by Avery Owusu-Asiedu.

Jersey Shore and Clearwater completed their regular seasons.  Clearwater begins their best of three division series in Lakeland on Tuesday.  They return home on Thursday for Game Two (and Game Three if necessary).

Lehigh Valley (29-31, 63-70, 6.0 games back with 13 remaining) Lost to Buffalo, 9-3.  Tyler Phillips pitched five innings and gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks.  He struck out four.  Freddy Tarnok pitched one inning and gave up 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out one.  Zach Haake pitched one inning and gave up one run on 2 hits striking out two.  Michael Mercado pitched one inning and gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks.  He struck out one.

The IronPigs scored in the first inning on an RBI force out by Carlos De La Cruz.  They scored a run in the sixth on a solo HR (11) by Matt Kroon.  They scored a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Kroon.

Scott Kingery and Kroon had 2 hits each.  Kroon added an outfield assist at home.

  • #6 RHP, Mick Abel (3-10, 5.98): DNP
  • #15 RHP, Seth Johnson (2-0, 0.56): called up to Phillies
  • #19 RHP, Michael Mercado (2-1, 2.13): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, K
  • #21 RHP, Griff McGarry (2-1. 3.45): DNP
  • #25 1B, Carlos De La Cruz (.165/.467): went 1-4 with an RBI, BB
  • #28 3B, Otto Kemp: went 1-3 with 2 HBP

Reading (25-38, 56-75, eliminated from the post season, 6 games remaining) Lost to Erie 8-5.  Noah Skirrow pitched three innings and gave up 6 runs (5 ER) on 9 hits and 3 walks.  He had zero strike outs.  Tommy McCollum stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched two scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out two.  Andrew Walling pitched a scoreless inning allowing a hit and striking out one.  Cristian Hernandez pitched one inning and gave up one run on 3 hits and a walk.  He struck out one.  Andrew Schultz pitched two innings and gave up one run on one hit and a walk.  He struck out two.

Reading scored 2 runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Keaton Anthony and an RBI double by Ethan Wilson.  They retook the lead with a run in the second on an RBI force out by Robert Moore.  They pulled within a run with 2 runs in the fourth on a 2-run HR (4) by Cade Fergus.

Moore had 3 hits.  Fergus had an outfield assist at second.

  • #1 SS, Aidan Miller (.250/.544): went 0-5
  • #2 RHP, Andrew Painter: 60-day IL
  • #3 CF, Justin Crawford (.326/.806): went 2-4 with a R, 2B
  • #11 RF, Gabriel Rincones (.266/.868): DNP
  • #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): DNP

Jersey Shore (36-30, 74-58, third place, eliminated from post season, season over) Lost to Aberdeen, 4-3.  Estibenzon Jimenez pitched three innings and gave up 4 runs (3 ER) on 8 hits and a walk.  He struck out none.  Brandon Beckel pitched two scoreless innings allowing 2 hits and a walk while striking out three.  Alex Garbrick pitched a scoreless inning allowing one hit.  Jack Dallas pitched a scoreless inning striking out two.  Paxton Thompson pitched a scoreless inning striking out one.

The BlueClaws took an early lead with single runs in the first and second innings on a double steal (Trent Farquhar second, Emaarion Boyd home) and an RBI single by Diego Gonzalez.  They cut their deficit in half with a run in the sixth on another double steal (Troy Schreffler second, Pierce Bennett home).

Bennett had 3 hits, Schreffler had two.  The BlueClaws ran wild stealing 9 bases on 9 attempts.

  • #10 SS, Bryan Rincon (.202/.669): DNP
  • #20 RHP, Pan Wen-hui (0-1, 1.29): DNP
  • #23 CF, Emaarion Boyd (.239/.646): went 1-5 with a R, 2 SB (27)

Clearwater (20-40, 64-63, season over, begin playoffs Tuesday in Lakeland) beat St. Lucie, 10-7 in a tenth inning walk off.  Matt Osterberg pitched three perfect innings striking out two.  Pedro Reyes pitched three innings and gave up 3 runs (1 ER) on 5 hits and a walk.  He struck out one.  Drew Garrett blew the save pitching 0.2 innings and giving up 2 runs (1 ER) on 3 walks striking out one.  Saul Teran stranded 2 inherited runners and pitched 1.1 innings allowing a run on one hit and one walk.  He struck out three.  Josh Bortka pitched two innings giving up one unearned run, walking one, and striking out one.

This final regular season game was scoreless thru three innings.  The Threshers tied the game with 2 runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Raider Tello and a wild pitch.  They took the lead with 2 runs in the fifth on RBI singles by Brady Day and Tello.  They rallied to tie the game with 2 runs in the ninth on an RBI double by Joel Dragoo and an RBI single by Carson DeMartini.  They won the game with 4 runs in the tenth on a tying RBI single by Day and a 3-run HR (9) by Avery Owusu-Asiedu.

DeMartini, Day, Tello, and Owusu-Asiedu had 2 hits each.  Carter Mathison had an outfield assist at home.

  • #4 SS, Starlyn Caba (.179/.493): DNP
  • #5 C, Eduardo Tait (.269/.778): DNP
  • #7 OF, Dante Nori (.240/.704):  DNP
  • #8 OF, Griffin Burkholder (.500/2.000): placed on the 7-day IL
  • #9 2B, Devin Saltiban (.237/.774): DNP
  • #12 OF, John Spikerman (.226/.683): DNP
  • #16 RHP, Alex McFarlane: on the 60-day injury list
  • #17 3B, Carson DeMartini (.310/.867): went 2-5 with a R, RBI, 2B
  • #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

9/08/2024 – Phillies placed SS Edmundo Sosa on the 10-day IL retroactive 9/7, back spasms
9/08/2024 – Phillies recalled RHP Seth Johnson from Lehigh Valley
9/08/2024 – Clearwater activated RHP Pedro Reyes from the 7-day IL
9/08/2024 – Clearwater transferred RHP Josbel Garcia to the Development List

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 8th.

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

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

  1. Good luck to the CWater rookies in their first playoffs. When you look at our upper levels, it appears like lots of guys could be released before next season. Lots of guys seem to have maxed out their abilities, especially the relievers. That’s always the sad part.

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    1. Funny you should mention that. I just started compiling the information I need for the comprehensive Offseason Roster and Payroll Information article I publish after the World Series.

      The Phillies have about 27 minor leaguers eligible to become free agents at Lehigh Valley and Reading. That’s practically a full minor league roster. Probably is a full roster when you factor in the players on the 40 they choose not to retain plus the Rule 5 eligibles they could lose.

      I hope that player agents see the difficulties the Phillies had this season with reserves at Triple-A and are more willing to sign with the Phillies this offseason. A lot of our key guys will be a year older.

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  2. Good luck to the CWater rookies in their first playoffs.
    When you look at our upper levels, it appears like lots of guys could be released before next season. Lots of guys seem to have maxed out their abilities, especially the relievers. That’s always the sad part.

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    1. Which players are you talking about?

      Baseball is a harsh game. Easily 90% of the players in the minors are filler. And even then, sometimes you need somebody to get hurt or be ineffective to get an opportunity. Just look at who had their debuts with the Phillies this season: Mercado, Phillips, Johnson, Lazar. The first 3 are tied directly to Turnbull getting hurt and Walker being ineffective.

      People don’t realize that the jump in talent between AAA and the bigs is huge.

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      1. One guy , it appears to me who may be let go is OFer former 2nd round pick Ethan Wilson…..a high pick who really never materialized and reached his potential after being drafted. Will be 25 years old….probably time for a change of scenery for him

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        2. Let go? Or, just not protected? Wilson is one of 2 position players who will experience the Rule 5 draft for the first time this year. The other is Felix Reyes. The Phillies only have about 15 first timers this go round, the rest are pitchers, headed by Abel and McGarry.

          This would be Moises Chace second time eligible for the draft. I imagine the Phillies might add him to the 40 to protect him.

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          1. Yes….he will be left unprotected I assume. If no one selects him, or as free agent he is unsigned, Phillies may invite him back…maybe up to LHV, similar to what they did Kingery and Hall. I do think Wilson does not yet qualify under the Rule 55 free agency for minor leaguers….he may be a year short of that, not sure. Use to be six years. or two Rule 5 pass overs.

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            1. Romus ……. confused on the status and manipulations and attraction to Rodolfo Castro. Enlighten me to what is going on.

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            3. MLR 3(b)(2) … All Minor League Uniform Player Contracts between either a Major or a Minor League Club and a player (except a Foreign Professional as defined in Rule 3(a)(1)(C)) who has not previously signed a contract with a Major or Minor League Club shall be for a term of seven Minor League playing seasons. …

              Wilson signed out of college in 2021. He is under contract for another 3 years. He becomes a free agent after the 2027 season.

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            4. I think so, and he would not have cost $72mil. for 4 years. Isn’t 2.5 to 5.8 M per yr. the range? I mean a #5, yeah I think he would.

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  3. I was away on vacation last week and pretty much unplugged so I missed Miller’s promotion. That was pretty aggressive of them so they must see something they really like….

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