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Box Score Recap – 8/6/2016

Lots of good good performances from our starting pitchers.

Adam Morgan fell just short of a complete game victory for Lehigh Valley.

Ricardo Pinto received no decision for his eight shutout innings in Reading’s loss.

Drew Anderson received no decision for his six shutout innings in Clearwater’s win.

Lakewood’s Tyler Gilbert tossed 7.2 one-run innings.

Williamsport’s JoJo Romero pitched five shutout innings.

The GCL Phillies’ Nick Fanti allowed one run in five innings.

Jesse Valentin and Josh Tobias hit their first HR at their new levels.  Rhys Hoskins hit #34. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/6/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/5/2016

Breaking News!  Altoona out homers Reading 1-0, Reading still wins!

Shane Watson took a no-hitter into the ninth for Clearwater.

Cole Irvin wins again for Williamsport.

Sixto Sanchez pitches five more scoreless innings, lowers ERA to 0.47. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/5/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/4/2016

Roman Quinn came off the DL as the Phillies made more than a dozen transaction moves Thursday.

Lehigh lost and dropped out of first place behind David Buchanan who pitched 4-hit ball for eight innings.  Unfortunately, that came after a 4-hit, 4-run first inning.

Reading beat Bowie behind a seven home run attack.  SEVEN.  Dylan Cozens had five RBI giving him 101 this season.  101.

Clearwater beat Dunedin to move into a tie for the FSL North Division.  Zach Coppola debuted with 2 hits.

Mark Laird debuted in Lakewood with 2 hits.

Both DSL teams won.  The Phillies2 team shutout the Red Sox2 team for the second consecutive day. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/4/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/3/2016

The Phillies placed Aaron Nola on the DL.  Lehigh’s starter, Phil Klien was called up to start in his place and they had to scramble to find a starter.  They called up a relief pitcher from Reading.  They lost and are tied with Scranton for the division lead.

Reading treated their fans to a power surge, courtesy of Dylan Cozens, Rhys Hoskins, and Jake Fox.  They coasted to victory over Bowie.

Clearwater’s Brandon Leibrandt made his season debut after spending the season on the DL in a loss to Dunedin.

Lakewood dropped a doubleheader scoring 1 run in each game.  Jose Pujols had their RBI in each game (and no strike outs).

The GCL Phillies raised their record to an organization best .706 winning percentage. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 8/3/2016 →

Box Score Recap – 8/2/2016

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 →

Box Score Recap – 8/1/2016

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 →

Open Discussion: Week of August 1st

Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics.

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.

 

Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of August 1st →

Box Score Recap – 7/31/2016

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 →

Box Score Recap – 7/30/2016

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 →

Box Score Recap – 7/29/2016

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 →