All of the teams in the organization that played today, won today. There were a few more solid pitching performances turned in. Tom Eshelman and three relievers tossed a three hitter, retiring the final 15 batters in a row. Tyler Gilbert and Sutter McLoughlin pitched a nine-hit, no walk shutout. And Drew Anderson followed up his combined no-hitter with one run in five innings, allowing four hits and walking none. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/16/2016
Box Score Recap – 7/15/2016
Tonight’s pitching gem was provided by Jake Thompson. He combined with Colton Murray and Michael Mariot to three-hit the Buffalo Bisons. Nate Williams had a four hit night. So, did Chace Numata. Shane Watson had another fine start. Kevin Gowdy made his second start. Video and pictures below. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/15/2016
Box Score Recap – 7/14/2016
The all star breaks are over and all the teams in the organization are back in action. Tyler Viza had today’s pitching gem, an eight inning two-hitter for Reading. Bailey Falter picked up his first win for Williamsport with a solid six inning effort. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/14/2016
Box Score Recap – 7/13/2016
Another short schedule with AAA and AA having their all star games last night. Elniery Garcia combined with Victor Arano to one-hit the Palm Beach Cardinals. Garcia allowed one hit in eight innings. Franklyn Kilome pitched well for Lakewood. Nick Fanti pitched well for the GCL Phillies. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/13/2016
Lehigh Valley Report, All Star Break Addition
Lehigh Valley entered the All Star break playing well going 6-4 over their previous ten games prior to the break and at 52-39 on the year, good for second place in the Northern Division of the International League, 4 games behind division leading Scranton. With 51 games remaining, the ‘Pigs are 0.5 games ahead of Rochester for the wild card playoff position. Coming off the break, Lehigh Valley plays four at home against Buffalo before hitting the road for seven games against Indianapolis and Louisville.
News and Notes: Edward Mujica has converted 13 consecutive save opportunities and is just 3 saves behind Scott Mathieson (26) for the Lehigh Valley single season franchise record.
–Entering the all star break, JP Crawford has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games, raising his average to .270.
–With over 50 games left, the ‘Pigs have already surpassed their HR total for all of 2015.
–RP Frank Herrmann has been throwing very well, having been unscored upon in his last 7 outings.
–INF Emmanuel Burriss has been a solidifying force for Lehigh Valley, hitting in 9 of his last 11 starts (.325 over that time period)
‘Pigs Prospects: Jake Thompson now has 7 consecutive “quality starts”, lowering his ERA to 2.58 for the year. Over his last 7 starts, Thompson is 4-0 with a microscopic 0.73ERA and has allowed just 4ER in 49+ innings, averaging over 7IP per start. Over the last 13 starts (8 weeks), Thompson is 6-2 with a 1.79 ERA and is clearly knocking on the door of the major leagues.
Ben Lively put together a very nice start before the all star break, throwing six shutout innings to become the first pitcher in minor league baseball to win 11 games this year. AFter scuffling a bit as of late, Lively improved his record to a combined 11-2 whis year between Reading and Lehigh Valley to go along with an ERA of 2.69.
Andy Knapp is at .264/.334/.398 in 261AB this year with 7HR 32RBI and is hitting .259 over the last month. Defensively, Knapp has now caught 66 games and made 7 errors to go along with 10 passed balls. Knapp’s caught stealing rate is improving at 31% (11/35).
(Next week: Crawford and WIlliams) Continue reading Lehigh Valley Report, All Star Break Addition
Box Score Recap – 7/12/2016
Short schedule last night. The top three levels in the organization did not play. Lakewood and Williamsport got wins. “C” Randolph got his first hits since returning to Lakewood. Tom Windle made a rehab appearance. And, Kyle Young made his GCL debut. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/12/2016
Box Score Recap – 7/11/2016
Three teams had off. Two played double headers. Brandon Leibrandt took the mound in a GCL rehab assignment (video below). Aaron Altherr continued his rehab in the GCL (video below). Jimmy Cordero was moved up to Clearwater to continue his rehab. With Reading off, Derek Campbell supplied the power homering twice for the Threshers. Jhailyn Ortiz hit his 4th in the GCL Phillies morning game. Cole Stobbe had 3 hits and Josh Stephen had two hits
Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/11/2016
Open Discussion: Week of July 11th
Here’s the open discussion thread for Phillies’ talk and other topics.
After a 5-2 week, the Phillies will go into the All Star break with a 42-48 record. This has to be a shock for all but the most optimistic Phillies’ fans. They swept the Braves at CBP, then split with the Rockies in Colorado. Continue reading Open Discussion: Week of July 11th
Box Score Recap – 7/10/2016
Drew Anderson made his Clearwater debut a memorable one. He threw the first four inning leg of a combined no-hitter against the St. Lucie Mets, the Florida State League’s top hitting team. The Mets couldn’t stop Anderson, but the weather could. After a 45-minute lightning delay, he was lifted in favor of Will Morris who pitched the second, four inning leg. The pitching change didn’t help St. Lucie as Morris continued to retire Mets’ batters. Victor Arano brought home the final leg of the combined no-hitter, nailing down the ninth. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/10/2016
Box Score Recap – 7/9/2016
Kevin Gowdy made his professional debut. Video below. Aaron Altherr went 0-2 in his second rehab appearance. Jimmy Cordero made his second appearance in one inning of work. And Shane Watson pitched one heck of a game. Continue reading Box Score Recap – 7/9/2016
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