Larry Shenk’s Phillies Minor League Report: 6/28/19

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Lehigh Valley, International League North Division

**IronPigs (36–41) scored single runs in the 7th (sacrifice fly) and 8th (error) innings in beating the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, 4–3, before a sellout of 10,100 at Coca-Cola Park . . . Middle game of the series, 6:30 tonight.

Pitching: No decision for starter, Enyel De Los Santos, 5–5–3–3–3–3, hit batter . . . Tyler Gilbert, 2–1–0–0–0–2 . . . WP: Edubray Ramos (1–0), 1–1–0–0–0–1 . . . SV: Yacksel Rios (7), 1–1–0–0–0–0.

Hitting: 1B Austin Listi accounted for the 1st 2 runs on solo homers in the 2nd and 5th innings (4–5, 11–12 overall). 2–3 boosted his AAA average to .406, 1.410 OPS in 8 games . . . SS Malquin Canelo, 2–3, run.

All-Stars: C Deivi Grullon and LHR Austin Davis have been selected to play in the Triple-A All-Star Game on July 10 in El Paso. The game will pit the International League vs. the Pacific Coast League.

Transactions: RHR Luke Leftwich, placed on IL . . . RHR Connor Brogdon, assigned from Reading.

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Reading, Eastern League Eastern Division [39–28, 2nd place, 1st half]

**Fightin Phils (6–5) won, 5–4, on a 2-run, walk-off single by 3B Alec Bohm in B10 against Portland before another big crowd (6,004) at FirstEnergy Stadium . . . The Sea Dogs scored once in top 10th but the Fightins came back: courtesy runner at 2B, BB, sac., I-BB and Bohm’s single to right center . . . Reading is 9–3 in extra-inning games . . . Game 3 of the 4-game series, 6:45 tonight.

Pitching: David Parkinson was the starter, 5.1–5–2–2–3–4, HR; picked off runner at 1B . . . Grant Dyer make his AA debut, (BS, 1), 1.2–1–1–0–0–3; fanned 1st 2 batters and charged with an unearned run in the next inning; last unearned run off him, April 16 in Clearwater . . . Jeff Singer, 2–0–0–0–1–1 . . . WP: Aaron Brown (3–4), 1–0–1–0–0–1.

Hitting: RF Grenna Cumana got Reading on the board with a 3-run homer in the 1st inning, 1st one since 9/4/18 at Clearwater . . . CF Mickey Moniak, 2–3, run, hit-by-pitch, double (19).

Transaction: RHR Grant Dyer, assigned from Clearwater.

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Clearwater, Florida State League North Division [36–30, 2nd place, 1st half]

**Threshers (8–3) tied the game with 2 out in T9 (error) and won in T10 on a 2-out, bases-loaded, 2-run single to shallow CF by 1B Madison Stokes, 3–1, over the Mets in St. Luce before 986 fans at First Data Field . . . Middle game of the series 6:30 tonight.

Pitching: Ethan Evanko was the starter, 7–5–1–1–1–2, HR . . . WP: Oscar Marcelino (1–0), 2–4–0–0–0–1 . . . SV: Zach Warren (3), 1–0–0–0–1–0, stranding 2 runners on base.

Hitting: Nine of the Threshers 10 hits were singles . . . Stokes was 2–5 . . . CF Simon Muzziotti, 2–3, walk, hit-batter, run . . . C Rodolfo Duran, 2–4, run . . . DH Jhailyn Ortiz, 2–5.

Transaction: RHP Luis Carrasco, assigned from Lakewood.

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Lakewood, South Atlantic League North Division [29–41, 1st half]

**BlueClaws (2–7) losing streak reached 5 straight when Greensboro scored 4 runs in T9, 5–2, before 6,651 fans at FirstEnergy Park. Three of the runs came on a bases-clearing double with 2 out. 12th lost in final at-bat . . . Game 3 of the 4-game series 7:05 tonight.

Pitching: Continuing using piggy-back starters, Ethan Lindow started (4–1–1–0–2–5) and was followed by Manny Silva (4–3–0–0–1–4) . . . Andrew Schultz, 6th round pick this month out of Tennessee, had a rough outing in his Lakewood debut as the losing pitcher, .1–1–4–4–3–0, wild pitch; retired the 1st batter . . . Gilmael Troya gave up the 3-run double in facing 2 hitters.

Hitting: Offense held to 4 singles and a double; single runs in B1 and B7 . . . DH Rafael, 2–3, hit-by-pitch . . . 1B Seth Lancaster had the double. Hitting .400 in 5 games at Lakewood since joining the club from Williamsport.

Transaction: RHR Andrew Schultz, assigned from GCL.

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Williamsport, New York-Penn League Pinckney Division

**Crosscutters (3–11) ended their 9-game losing streak, 8–3, over the Black Bears in West Virginia before 2,512 fans at Monongalia County Ballpark . . . Previous win was 2nd game of a June 17 doubleheader against WV . . . Rubber game of the series 7:05 tonight.

Pitching: Five pitchers gave up 7 hits and 9 walks while fanning 10 . . . Omar Maldonado, 2nd hurler, was winner (1–0).

Hitting: Banged out 12 hits, struck out 12 times and left 12 runners on base . . . Big inning was a 5-run T2 . . . C Juan Aparicio, 3–5, triple, run, 3 RBI . . . CF Hunter Markwardt, 3–6, 3 runs, RBI, stolen base . . . SS Nate Fassnacht, 2–5, walk, 2 doubles, 2 runs . . . 3B McCarthy Tatum, 1–3, 2 walks, run, 2 RBI, double.

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Gulf Coast League (Phillies have 2 teams, both in the North Division)

**West (2–2) was not scheduled . . . Host Yankees West, 10 a.m. today at Carpenter Field.

**East (2–3) crushed Yankees East in Tampa, 11–0 . . . Phils had 13 hits, drew 7 walks plus benefited from 2 hit batters, 3 errors, 2 balks, 5 wild pitches, 1 passed ball . . . Seven pitchers held NYE to 3 singles, while striking out 11 . . . Starter Rafael Marcano, 3–1–0–0–1–3 . . . WP: Carlos Francisco (1–0) . . . Top 3 in lineup: RF Jevi Hernandez, 3–5, walk, 2 runs, double, stolen base; 2B Jose Tortolero, 3–6, 2 runs; DH Cesar Rodriguez, 3–4, 2 walks, hit by pitch, double, 2 runs, 3 RBI . . . Not scheduled today.

(Transactions, courtesy phuturephillies.com and Steve Potter)

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