Lehigh Valley moved into sole possession of first place behind Ben Lively’s three-hit effort.
Reading’s Nick Pivetta was strong after a first inning home run.
Felix Paulino and Scott Harris didn’t allow an earned run in Williamsport’s loss.
And, the GCL has another gifted pitcher in Mauricio Llovera. (Plus some video of lanky Kyle Young.) Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/2/2016
Lehigh’s Adam Morgan picked up the win when he came on in relief in a game in which he had been scratched as the starter. Ruf and Williams hit homers. IronPigs tied for first in International League North Division.
Ricardo Pinto tossed a one-hitter for six innings, in a game the Phils eventually lost.
Zach Green and Josh Tobias had 3-hit nights in a losing effort for Clearwater.
Alberto Pinto and Damek Tomscha guided Lakewood into first place with a victory last night.
Ranger Suarez pitched Williamsport to another win in first game after no-hitter.
Nick Fanti had another scoreless outing in the GCL Phillies win. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/1/2016
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The Phillies dropped another game to .500 this week going 3-4 against the Marlins and Braves. They lost 2 of 3 against Miami and split four games with Atlanta. Their record stands at 48-59 (6-11 since the break). The Phillies return home for a three-game series against the Giants (Bumgarner, Cueto, and Samardzija) before flying to the West Coast.
Sunday was another rainy day causing another suspension and a couple of short games. All five affiliates notched a win.
Lehigh’s Jake Thompson produced another sterling effort collecting his organization high 11th victory.
Reading completed one suspended game only to have Sunday’s game suspended.
Will Morris pitched a complete game. Cord Sandberg had a 3-hit game. And, Zach Morris hit his 12th home run in a rain-shortened game.
Lakewood made reliever Zach Morris a winner with a 10-run inning.
And, in Williamsport, JoJo Romero notched his first professional win, a complete game, in a rain-shortened game. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/31/2016
Lehigh picked up a win with a little D&D. David Buchanan tossed seven, shutout innings and Darin Ruf drove in the game’s first run with a home run.
Reading was ahead by a run when the game was suspended in the bottom of the ninth, to be completed Sunday.
Clearwater broke a tie in the eighth inning on Cord Sandberg’s 2-out, RBI single.
Edgar Garcia pitched well in Lakewood’s loss.
Cole Irvin pitched equally well in Williamsport’s win. L3 provided the offense – Mark Laird had four hits, Luke Williams had 2 hits, and Luke Maglich had 3 RBI. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/30/2016
There weren’t very many stand out performances last night as most of the affiliated teams lost.
Chace Numata drove in three runs for Clearwater including the go ahead run in the ninth. He also homered earlier in the game.
Sixto Sanchez posted the best pitching line with six shutout innings in a GCL loss. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/29/2016
Rhys Hoskins’ 30th home run and 94th RBI weren’t enough for Reading.
JoshTobias went 4-4 for Clearwater in a losing effort.
Lakewood’s Franklyn Kilome rebounded from a two-run first inning to shut down Augusta in a strong effort. Zach Coppola had four hits as the lead off hitter.
Bailey Falter pitched a solid five innings (one ER) in a Williamsport loss.
And, Brandon Liebrandt pitched six shutout innings for the GCL Phillies in a game they eventually lost. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/28/2016
The long-awaited, mid-season Top 30 was posted by MLB. Speculation on where analysts rank top performing players, top draft picks, and fading prospects can finally end. The discussion on the accuracy of the rankings will commence.
The prospect rankings are available on the Phillies site. I have listed them here with pre-season rankings where applicable. Continue reading Phillies Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects by MLB
MLB has posted their Mid-Season Top 30. Lots of movement and new faces. I was most surprised, I think, by Jake Thompson’s drop from two to five. Dylan Cozens moved up to seven.
Lehigh’s Ben Lively posted a quality start against Syracuse.
In Reading, the bats came alive. Scott Kingery, Jorge Alfaro, Dylan Cozens, and Jake Fox led a 14-hit, 11-run attack behing Ricardo Pinto’s five shutout innings.
Luke Leftwich had a quality start for Clearwater in a losing effort. Josh Tobias made his High A debut.
Daniel Brito reached base four times for the GCL Phillies scoring twice.
Down in the DSL, Sandro Rosario DSL1 and Rafael Carvajal (DSL2) pitched well as starters.
Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/27/2016
Reading’s loss prevented an organizational sweep among the affiliates. Williamsport’s and the Rookie League’s pitchers held opponents to two runs and ten hits in five games. They featured a no-hitter, 2 one-hitters, a two-hitter, and 4 shutouts.
In Lehigh, Cedric Hunter hit two home runs and Nick Williams had 3 RBI in game one. Adam Morgan struck out seven in five innings, and Darin Ruf hit his 13th home run in game two.
Reading got back-to-back, solo home runs from Jorge Alfaro and Dylan Cozens
Jinadido Tromp continued his recent assault on FSL pitching with his fourth home run in six games.
Jose Pujols hit his 19th home run for Lakewood.
Williamsport’s Ranger Suarez no-hit the Auburn Doubledays in game one. Felix Paulino had his second consecutive good start in game two.
The GCL Phillies two-hit the Tigers behind Mauricio Llovera, Kyle Young, and Jordan Kurokawa.
Roimy Mendoza and Steiner Carmona combined to one-hit the Marlins for the DSL Phillies.
Denny Martinez and Victor Sobil combined to one-hit the Mets for the DSL Phillies2.
Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/26/2016
