Lehigh Valley lost; Mick Abel got rocked early.  The hitters were competitive making up some of the lost ground and rallying in the ninth.  But the bullpen had put the game out of reach.

The Phillies activated Edmundo Sosa and optioned Buddy Kennedy.  Aramis Garcia was outrighted to Lehigh Valley.  The affiliates are starting to clear their rosters with end-of-season transactions.  Players are being activated from the 7-day Injured Lists and the Development Lists.  Players on the 60-day Injured Lists don’t have to be activated until the fifth day after the World Series.

Lehigh Valley (31-37, 65-76, seventh in their division, 5 games remaining) Lost to Worcester, 14-9.  Mick Abel pitched 2.1 innings and gave up 9 runs (8 ER) on 8 hits and 3 walks.  He struck out one.  Jonah Dipoto allowed both inherited runners to score on a 2-out single.  He pitched 2.1 innings and gave up no more runs allowing 2 hits and striking out two.  Freddy Tarnok stranded two inherited runners and followed that with 1.1 scoreless innings with 2 strikeouts.  Griff McGarry started the seventh but was lifted after 3 batters and 3 walks.  Nick Nelson cleared the bases of McGarry’s runners with a hit batter, single, and wild pitch.  Then he gave up 2 runs of his own on a 2-run single.  His line was one inning, 2 runs on 2 hits, a walk, hit batter, wild pitch, and 2 strikeouts.  Tyler McKay pitched 2 scoreless innings striking out three.

Trailing by 9 runs, the IronPigs got a run back in the third inning.  Otto Kemp doubled with one out and Carlos De La Cruz chased him home with an RBI single.  They closed the gap even more with 4 runs in the sixth.  Scott Kingery led off with a single.  Carson Taylor followed with a single.  Rafael Marchan grounded into an RBI force out to plate a run.  Darick Hall doubled to put two runners in scoring position.  With 2 outs, David Dahl stroked a 2-run double.  After a walk to Jim Haley, Dahl scored on an RBI single by Kemp.  The IronPigs rallied in the ninth scoring 4 runs.  Kemp opened the inning by getting hit by a pitch.  De La Cruz singled.  Trevor Schweke walked to load the bases.  Carson Taylor walked to force in a run.  A new pitcher got two quick outs, then they scored on a 2-run single by McKenna and an RBI single by Dahl.  But that was it.

David Dahl had 3 hits and 3 RBI.

• #6 RHP, Mick Abel (3-12, 6.46): 2.1 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 3 BB, K, Balk
• #15 RHP, Seth Johnson (2-1, 2.70): DNP
• #19 RHP, Michael Mercado (2-1, 2.16): DNP
• #21 RHP, Griff McGarry (2-1. 4.70): 0.0 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, WP
• #25 1B, Carlos De La Cruz (.190/.509): went 2-4 with a R, RBI
• #28 3B, Otto Kemp (.182/.531): went 2-3 with a R, RBI, 2B, HBP

Reading (28-41, 59-78) finished fifth in their division for the second half.

Jersey Shore (36-30, 74-58) finished third in their division for the second half.

Clearwater (20-40, 64-63) finished last in the second half, but won the first half.

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

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

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

• #1 SS, Aidan Miller (.250/.544): Reading
• #2 RHP, Andrew Painter: Reading
• #3 CF, Justin Crawford (.333/.835): Reading
• #4 SS, Starlyn Caba (.179/.493): Clearwater
• #5 C, Eduardo Tait (.269/.778): Clearwater
• #7 OF, Dante Nori (.240/.704): Clearwater
• #8 OF, Griffin Burkholder (.500/2.000): Clearwater
• #9 2B, Devin Saltiban (.237/.774): Clearwater
• #10 SS, Bryan Rincon (.202/.669): Jersey Shore
• #11 RF, Gabriel Rincones (.263/.844): Reading
• #12 OF, John Spikerman (.226/.683): Clearwater
• #13 RHP, Jean Cabrera (1-1, 4.85): Reading
• #14 3B, Aroon Escobar (.338/.976): FCL Phillies
• #16 RHP, Alex McFarlane: Clearwater
• #17 3B, Carson DeMartini (.310/.867): Clearwater
• #18 LF, TJayy Walton (.200/.664): Clearwater
• #20 RHP, Pan Wen-hui (0-1, 1.29): Jersey Shore
• #22 RHP, Christian McGowan (0-4, 6.29): Reading
• #23 CF, Emaarion Boyd (.239/.646): Jersey Shore
• #24 C, Caleb Ricketts (.219/.669): Reading
• #26 RHP, Moises Chace (2-1, 3.76): Reading
• #27 LHP, Mavis Graves (7-6, 3.64): Clearwater
• #29 RHP, Micah Ottenbreit (3-9, 4.88): Clearwater
• #30 OF, Raylin Heredia (.245/.737): Clearwater

Transactions

9/17/2024 – Phillies activated SS Edmundo Sosa from the 10-day IL
9/17/2024 – Phillies optioned 2B Buddy Kennedy to Lehigh Valley
9/17/2024 – Phillies sent C Aramis Garcia outright to Lehigh Valley
9/17/2024 – Lehigh Valley transferred C Jared Thomas to the Development List
9/17/2024 – LF Ethan Wilson assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
9/17/2024 – C Carson Taylor assigned to Lehigh Valley from Reading
9/16/2024 – Reading activated RHP Eiberson Castellano from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Reading activated LHP Lachlan Wells from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Reading activated C Caleb Ricketts from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated RHP Tegan Cain from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated RHP Kyler Carmack from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated OF Griffin Burkholder from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated OF TJayy Walton from the 7-day IL
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated RHP Josbel Garcia from the Development List
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated LHP Mavis Graves from the Development List
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated RHP Micah Ottenbreit from the Development List
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated RHP Enrique Segura from the Development List
9/16/2024 – Clearwater activated C Brahian Silva from the Development List

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