Lehigh Valley went 3-3 this week, and are returning home with a record of 5-8, in 5th place in the Northern Division of the International League. Lehigh Valley actually has no one among the league leaders in any hitting category, not an easy feat. I have a bit more to say looking at the pitching categories. Justin Lehr is 10th in ERA (1.59) and 10th in WHIP (0.88); Gary Majewski is tied for 3rd in saves (2); Carlos Carrasco is 2nd in the league in innings (19), is third in strikeouts (20), and is 4th in WHIP (0.79). In a troubling category, Drew Carpenter is tied for 2nd in homers allowed (4).
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Clearwater Threshers Week 2 Report: (4/15-4/22)
Week one for the Threshers was all about the offense as they lead the league after four games with 26 runs, but week two for the team was all about the pitching. The team was 4-3 on the week, and still remains on top of the Florida Sate League Northern Division with a record of 7-4. Each of the four wins this week included a pitching gem from their starters. Kyle Drabek had two wins going 13.2 innings with 19 strikeouts to go with the 8 from his first outing to now lead the FSL with 27 Ks overall. Carlos Monasterios threw a complete game shut out in his first start of the season in a seven inning affair as part of a double header, while Yohan Flande threw 7.0 innings on Sunday to improve his record to 2-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA on the year.
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Lakewood BlueClaws Weekly Report (4/14 – 4/19)
A week after being shown up by Delmarva at home in their opening series, the Lakewood BlueClaws took their show on the road with something to prove. And prove it they did, winning both their series against Lake County Captains and the Hagerstown Suns, going 4-2 on the week, and 5-2 on the roadtrip. The ‘Claws now sit at 6-5, third overall in the SAL Northern division, and two games back of the first-place Kannapolis Intimidators.
Monday was scheduled to have been the first game of their second series at home, facing the Captains again, however, Mother Nature decided to take pity on the BlueClaws and give them an unscheduled day off rather than making them play the full seventeen straight days their schedule had previously planned for them.
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Reading Phillies Weekly Report (4/13 – 4/19)
The Reading Phillies continued their good start to the ’09 season with a 4-2 week. The tremendous pitching from week 1 has deteriorated into mediocre pitching, but the offense stepped it up this week allowing the Phillies to escape with some close victories. Lets take a closer look at the games.
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Lehigh Valley Weekend Report
Weekend In Review–
4/17/09–The ‘Pigs opened a series against the Red Sox in Pawtucket and picked up their first win in McCoy Stadium, 4-3 over the ‘Sox. A 2 run homer by Andy Tracy was the decisive blow, while Rich THompson continued his role as a spark plug of the ‘Pig offense with an RBI double and run scored. Andrew Carpenter (1-0) started and went six innings, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits. He didnt walk a batter and struck out 7, throwing 92 pitches, 56 for strikes. Two home run balls were problematic for Carpenter. Gary Majewski picked up his first save of the year, pitching a scoreless ninth. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekend Report
Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Lehigh Valley is 2-5 after the first full week of International League play, 5.5 games behind division leading and undefeated Scranton. The only current ‘Pig among the league batting leaders is Rich Thompson who is fifth in hits with 12. In the pitching categories, Carlos Carrasco is tied for the league lead with 12 innings pitched, while Kyle Kendrick is 7th in the league with 11 innings pitched. Justin Lehr is 7th in WHIP at 0.63. Carrasco also ranks 7th in the league with 10 strikeouts. Continue reading Lehigh Valley Weekly Report
Carlos Monasterios Gets Complete Game Shut Out in Clearwater
| Game 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Flying Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Threshers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | 0 |
In tonight’s first game of the double header Carlos Monasterios picked up a win for the Threshers going the distance. He held the Flying Tigers to just three hits in seven innings while striking out four and walking just one in his first start of the young season. The Thresher offense was held quiet as the team picked up only one run in the game, but thanks to Carlos’ efforts that proved to be enough. Continue reading Carlos Monasterios Gets Complete Game Shut Out in Clearwater
Clearwater Week One Report: (4/9-4/14)
Things in Clearwater have looked pretty sunny through the first four games of the season, despite the fact that Tuesday night’s game was rained out. The team is loaded with talent this season, including seven of the Phuture Phillies Top 30 Prospects plus three players listed as near misses. The team’s new manager Ernie Whitt is a night and day difference from the 2008 manger Razor Shines (with Shine playing the part of night), and the team’s 3-1 record is the best of any Phillies minor league team so far in this young season.
Lakewood BlueClaws Weekly Report (4/9-4/13)
This season should be an especially interesting one for the Phillies low-A affiliate, the Lakewood BlueClaws, as the team has a good number of interesting prospects to keep an eye on. They also have one of the youngest teams in the SAL, fielding three 18-year-0lds – 2008 draft picks OFs Anthony Gose and Zach Collier, and C Sebastian Valle, a 2006 international free-agent signing – and featuring a fourth 18-year old, Jason Knapp, as the second pitcher in the BlueClaws rotation.
After a four-game series at home against the Delmarva Shorebirds in which the BlueClaws’ offense seemed to be asleep, they suddenly awakened in Monday’s game – the first of a three-game series at the Lake County Captains. Right now, their record stands at 2-3, good for 6th overall in the SAL Northern division, but only two games back of Delmarva.
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Pigs First Win
Lehigh Valley won their first game today, 5-1 over the Nationals affiliate the Syracuse Chiefs. Justin Lehr started and was fantastic, going 6.1 innings, allowing 3 hits, and one run, walking one and striking out five. He threw 85 pitches, 49 for strikes.
Lehr, 31, last played in the majors in 2006 with the Brewers, throwing in 16 games, going 2-1 with an ERA over 8. Last year, he was in the Reds organization with AAA Louisville and had a good year going 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA in 16 games (8 starts).
Rich Thompson got the offense kick started in the first inning with a single, and quickly stole second. He was knocked in by JJ Furmaniak on a two run single (Cervenak had walked). The ‘Pigs third run came on an RBI double by Paul Hoover who scored John Mayberry (who had 3 hits and a walk). Lehigh Valley scored two more in the 9th on RBI singles by Andy Tracy and Rich Thompson.
Notes: Jason Donald had a tough day going 0-5, although he made a couple of nice plays in the field at shortstop.
—Rich Thompson was 3-5 with a run, RBI and a stolen base. Mike Cervenak and Jason Ellison added two hits apiece.
—Andy Tracy was out of the starting lineup for the 2nd straight night after fouling a ball off of his foot on Saturday.
—Gary Majewski pitched a scoreless ninth for the ‘Pigs, striking out Corey Patterson to end the game.
–A moment of silence was observed pre-game for Harry Kalas and the flag flew at half staff.
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