I would think the past week was a little disappointing for Phillies fans. Coming off a week where the Phillies won 2 out of 3 from the Mets and swept a three-game series from the Braves, the Phillies continued to fuel the high by sweeping two games from the Marlins after a rain out. Then they went to LA and were swept by the Dodgers. The killer was the three home run barrage that wrenched defeat from the jaws of victory in the ninth inning Saturday night. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of May 1st
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Box Score Recap – 4/30/2017
Lehigh Valley lost, but J.P. Crawford has a modest 5-game hitting streak.
Reading managed just 5 hits and wasted a nice start by Shane Watson in a 1-0 loss.
Clearwater hit 3 HR as they dropped a one-run game.
Lakewood got a great start from Sixto Sanchez and Mickey Moniak drove home the first run in a 2-0 victory. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/30/2017
Box Score Recap – 4/29/2017
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Lehigh Valley (12-10) split a double header against Toledo, winning 6-1 and losing in 10, 2-1. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/29/2017
Box Score Recap – 4/28/2017
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Lehigh Valley (11-9) postponed, rain.
Reading (10-7) beat Portland, 10-7. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/28/2017
Lehigh Valley Report
The ‘Pigs have been playing better baseball after struggling out of the gate and are now 11-9, and in 3rd place of the Northern DIvision of the International League, 2.5 games behind division leading Buffalo. Lehigh Valley continues with three games on the road against Toledo, before returning to Coca Cola Park in Allentown for a quick three game homestand against Scranton. Going into this weekends series, the ‘Pigs have won four consecutive series.
Probables: Fri: Lively; Sat: Thompson; Sun: Pinto; Tues: Appel
News and Notes: Catcher Jorge Alfaro has hit safely in 4 of his last 5 games and 14 of his 16 games this year, hitting .354 with 3HR and 10RBI
–Switch pitcher Pat Vendittee has been outstanding for the ‘Pigs, having not allowed a run or a hit thru his first 9 innings of work spanning 6 games.
–1B Rhys Hoskins is hitting .414 over his last 8 games (having hit safely in each) and is leading the league in HR with 6. He has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games.
–After a brief three day stint in the majors, during which he did not pitch, Ben Lively returned to the ‘Pigs rotation with a victory last Saturday yielding a lone ER in 6 innings of work. Over his last 7 AAA starts, Lively is 6-1 with a 2.25ERA. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Report
Box Score Recap – 4/27/2017
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Lehigh Valley (11-9) and Mark Appel (1-2, 6.11) beat Columbus, 7-4. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/27/2017
Box Score Recap – 4/26/2017
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Lehigh Valley lost to Columbus, 3-1. Rhys Hoskins provided the offense with his 5th HR. In a bullpen game, Cesar Ramos started and tossed a four-inning one-hitter and Wander Perez closed out the game with two one-hit innings. Unfortunately, the weak link was Adam Morgan in the middle two innings. Hoskins had two of the IronPigs’ five hits. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/26/2017
Box Score Recap – 4/25/2017
Abbreviated Box Score Report
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Lehigh Valley beat Columbus, 8-5. Ricardo Pinto (2-1, 2.28) pitched 5.1 innings. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits with 2 walks and struck out six.
Alfaro (.377) hit his third HR and drove in 4 runs. He had 3 hits. Quinn (.227), Hoskins (.333), and Perkins (.302) had 2 hits each. Hoskins added 2 RBI. Cozens (.129) struck out 4 times in 5 at bats. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 4/25/2017
Box Score Recap – 4/24/2017
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Reading cruised 12-1. Brandon Leibrandt (2-0, 1.69), 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K. Three-hit games for Pullin and Tocci. Two hit games for Kingery, Martin, Walding, and Tromp. Pullin got the ball rolling with a solo HR (4) in the first inning. He hit a grand slam later (5). Martin hit his 4th.
- Tocci is hitting .327 and that prompted me to check him out. He has one XBH (a triple) and one walk. His slash is .327/.367/.364. He has hits in 8 of his last 10 games and reached base in 9 of 10. He has three, 3-hit games in that span.
Lakewood lost 4-1. Bailey Falter struggled through two innings. Harold Arauz pitched well in four innings of relief. Daniel Brito and Danny Zardon had three hits each.
4/24 – Phillies placed RHP Aaron Nola on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 21, 2017. Lower back strain.
Open Discussion: Week of April 24th
Big week for the Phillies. They reached .500 (9-9) with a 5-1 record for the week. They took 2 out of 3 from the Mets in NY and swept the Braves at CBP. They are in third place, ahead of both teams. They host second place Miami in a three game series starting Tuesday. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of April 24th
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