Minor League Report
Big night….eight games, seven wins
Lehigh Valley, International League North Division, 1st place
**IronPigs (56–37) won their fourth straight, a 3–1 decision in Columbus. SS Dean Anna’s RBI single and a wild pitch accounted for 2 eighth-inning runs that broke a 1–1 tie . . . 1B Joey Meneses accounted for the other run with his 16th home run, tops in the league . . . ND: Cole Irvin, 6–3–0–0–1–3, hit batter. Hector Neris, 1–0–0–0–0–2. Tom Wendle, BS 2, W 9–3. SV: Pedro Beato (24), tops in the league . . . Jacob Waguespack (0–55) ), 12:05 this afternoon in Columbus.
Reading, Eastern League East Division, 5th place
**Fightin Phils (44–49) opened a 3-game series in Hartford with a 6–3 win over the Yard Goats. Reading improved to 25–20 on the road . . . WP: Franklyn Kilome (4–6), 6.2–6–2–2–3–5, has allowed 3 earned runs over last 3 starts. Wait, there’s more. As a hitter, 2–3, run, 2 doubles, RBI. SV: Seth McGarry (4) . . . 2B Heiker Meneses, 2–4, run, double, RBI. CF Jan Hernandez, 2–3, 2 runs, HR (11), 2 RBI. C Deivi Grullon, 1–4, HR (13), RBI . . . Tyler Viza, 7:05 tonight in Hartford.
Clearwater, Florida State League North Division, 3rd place 2nd half
**Threshers (32–36 first half, 4th place; 13–11, second half) rode the long ball in defeating Daytona, 6–2. LF Luke Williams, #9, 3 RBI. DH Henri Lartigue, #6, RBI. RF Jose Pujols, #13, 2 RBI. CF Kevin Markham, 2–4, following up on his 4–4 from the previous game . . . WP: Alejandro Requena (2–2), 6–5–1–1–1–8 . . . Felix Paulino, 7:00 tonight in Daytona.
Lakewood, South Atlantic League North Division, 2nd place 2nd half
**BlueClaws (41–28, 1st half champions; 15–9, second half) split a doubleheader (7-inning games) with Columbia . . . 11:05 this morning vs. Columbia.
Game #1: 2–0 loss as the Fireflies scored twice in T7 . . . BlueClaws held to 3 hits . . . LP: Gustavo Armas in first Lakewood start, 7–4–2–2–1–5, HR.
Game #2: 12–6 win . . . 2B Dan Brito, 4–4, 2 runs, double, RBI, 3 steals (15). 3B Jake Scheiner, 1–2, 3 runs, double, RBI, 2 walks . . . In the DH: RF Jhailyn Ortiz, 3–7, 3 runs, 2 doubles, HR (10), 2 RBI . . . WP: Will Stewart (7–0), 5–8–1–1–1–3.
Williamsport, New York-Penn League Pinckney Division, 4th place
**Crosscutters (12–17) had 5 players with multiple hit games in a 4–2 win in Brooklyn . . . RF Danny Mayer led the way with 3 hits, including 2 doubles. 2-hit games: C Rafael Marchan, 1B Madison Stokes, LF Ben Pelletier (double, triple, 2 RBI), 2B Jesus Henriquez (triple, 2 RBI) . . . ND: James McArthur, 4–1–0–0–1–5. WP: Oscar Marcelino (1–0). SV: Randy Alcantara (3), 4–3–0–0–0–5 . . . Jhordany Mezquita, 7:05 tonight vs. Batavia.
Gulf Coast League
**Phillies East (14–8, 1st place Northeast Division) won, 7–5, in 11 innings over the Braves in Lake Buena Vista. Tied at 3–3 after 9, both teams scored twice in the 10th. Phillies won with 2 in T11 . . . DH Nick Matera, 1–4, 2 RBI. SS Luis Garcia, 1–4, run, 2 RBI, walk; has hit in 8 of last 9 games, all multi-hit games, .353 for the season. 1B Stoney O’Brien, 2–3, 2 runs, walk, stolen base . . . WP: Blake Bennett (2–0), third of 3 pitchers . . . 12 noon vs. Yankees West at Carpenter Field.
Teenage Profile: SS Luis Garcia . . . 17-years old . . . B-B, T-R . . . Signed as an international amateur free agent, July 2, 2017, out of San Pedro de Macoris, DR.
**Phillies West (13–10, 2nd place Northwest Division) defeated the Tigers East, 9–2, at Carpenter Complex . . . 3B Jake Holmes, 2–5, 3 RBI. 1B Jack Zoellner, 2–4, run, 2 RBI. SS Jose Mercado, 2–4, run, double, RBI. RF Carlos De La Cruz, 1–3, HR (#2), 2 RBI, walk . . . WP: Junior Tejada (2–0), fourth of 5 pitchers. SV: Brian Auerbach (2) . . . Not scheduled today.
Teenage Profile: OF Carlos De La Cruz . . . 18 years old . . . B-R, T-R . . . Signed as an international amateur free agent, August 23, 2017, out of Yonkers, NY.
