Minor League Games - Friday, August 11, 2017

[kikutaro]

Charlotte Knights (48-70) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (68-51) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Steve Johnson (0-0, -.--) vs. Jose Taveras (1-0, 0.00)

Notable

Scott Kingery 2-4, R, CS
J.P. Crawford 1-4, R, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Cameron Perkins 2-4, 2 K, SB
Pedro Florimon 0-4, 2 K
Andrew Pullin 1-3, 2B, K

Jose Taveras (L, 1-1), 6.0 IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K, game score: 39
Alexis Rivero 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

Reading Fightin Phils (60-56) @ Richmond Flying Squirrels (50-66) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Cole Irvin (5-2, 4.56) vs. Nate Reed (1-2, 9.93)

Notable

Cord Sandberg 3-5, R, 2 RBI, HR, K, SB
Carlos Tocci 0-5, 2 K
Jiandido Tromp 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K
Chace Numata 2-4, 2B
Damek Tomscha 2-4, R, RBI

Cole Irvin 7.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 6K, game score: 61
Austin Davis (H, 9), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Victor Arano (BS, 2)(L, 1-2), 0.2 IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 1K

Lakeland Flying Tigers (52-58) @ Clearwater Threshers (61-57) 6:15 pm | Gameday
Spencer Turnbull (6-3, 3.25) vs. Sixto Sanchez (0-1, 7.50)

Notable

Jose Gomez 1-4, 2 K
Zach Green 3-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, K
Jose Pujols 1-3, 2B

Sixto Sanchez (L, 0-2), 6.0 IP, 6H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 4K, game score: 57
Luke Leftwich 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K

Lakewood BlueClaws (61-57) @ Delmarva Shorebirds (50-65) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Gustavo Armas (1-1, 5.02) vs. Lucas Humpal (6-10, 4.22)

Notable

Daniel Brito 1-5, R, 2 K
Mickey Moniak 1-5, 2B, K
Darick Hall 1-4, R, RBI, HR, K
Austin Listi 1-3, R, RBI, BB
Colby Fitch 1-3, R, 2 BB
Henri Lartigue 1-3, R, RBI, HR, K
Raul Rivas 2-3, RBI, BB
Jesus Alastre 1-4, RBI, K, SB

Gustavo Armas 6.0 IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 0BB, 4K, game score: 50
Ismael Cabrera (W, 8-5), 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K
Will Hibbs (S, 14), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

Tri-City ValleyCats (25-24) @ Williamsport Crosscutters (24-22) 7:05 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. Will Stewart (4-1, 3.15)
(postponed: rain)

Notable

Will Stewart 0.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, game score: 40

GCL Tigers West (21-19) @ GCL Phillies (25-15) 12:00 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Kevin Markham 0-4, 2 R, 2 BB
Jake Holmes 0-5, R, BB, 3 K
Yahir Gurrola 1-4, R, RBI, BB
Quincy Nieporte 2-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B, K
Ben Pelletier 0-1, 2 BB
Edwin Rodriguez 1-3, 2 RBI, BB
Lenin Rodriguez 2-5, RBI
Jesus Henriquez 1-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, K

Jose Jimenez (L, 1-1), 4.1 IP, 9H, 7R, 5ER, 1BB, 1K, game score: 26
Robinson Martinez 3.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

DSL Mets2 (41-17) @ DSL Phillies White (35-22) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Nicolas Torres 1-3, R, BB, SB
Carlos Oropeza 2-4, R, RBI, 2B, 3B
Alexito Feliz 2-3, R, RBI, 3B, CS

Bryan Alcala (W, 5-2), 5.0 IP, 4H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, game score: 54
Carlos Salazar (S, 4), 4.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K

DSL Phillies Red (26-33) @ DSL Yankees (24-33) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Juan Carlos Smith 1-5, 2 R, SB
Christian Valerio 1-4, SB
Juan Aparicio 0-1, RBI, 2 BB
Jevi Hernandez 0-4, 2 K
Enny Rondon 0-4, 2 K
Luis Matos 1-4, K, SB

Antonio Canizales 6.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 6K, game score: 67
Eudiver Avendano (H, 3), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Abdallah Aris (BS, 1)(L, 2-3), 1.1 IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 2K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[phillychuck]

Not a Phillies' game, but worth watching:

Behold, the most GCL play ever. pic.twitter.com/DJ8aKcuv1Y

— Josh Norris ( @jnorris427 ) August 10, 2017

[Squire]

9th Round Pick Jack Zoellner making his debut in the GCL today.

[bkox]

9th Round Pick Jack Zoellner making his debut in the GCL today.

and leaves after 3 innings

[schooldoc]

I think this is the first time this year (first time ever?) that Sixto is starting on 4 days' rest.

[andyb]

I thought our goal was 6-man rotations up through Clearwater. Not super wild about Sixto going over 80 pitches last time and then starting on 4-days rest for the first time.

[harrisburghusker]

He needs to do it at some point in his career

[phillychuck]

GCL almost came back from 9-2 down, losing 9-8. Drew lots of walks and converted some of them in the bottom of the 8th into runs. Tigers closer shut 'em down in the 9th.

[andyb]

Just maybe not till he turns 20. Unfortunately there is no set rule book on this, but we are doing it to protect younger arms and he is hitting higher levels at a younger age than any other pitcher we have.

[schooldoc]

Looks like only Lakewood gets a win tonight. Williamsport postponed, and a couple close losses from Clearwater and Reading.

Sixto pitched pretty well: 6 innings, 3 earned but took the loss. One bad inning got him.

Reading lost on a 2-out, 2-run walkoff HR off Arano by a guy who will turn 29 on August 31. 29, in double-A!

[bkox]

29, in double-A!

This isnt unusual anymore. Reading had Jake Fox in 2014 and 2016 at ages 31 and 33.

[phillychuck]

You think that guy is old? Former Phil Jean Machi, who the Phils released 15 years ago for some sort of behavior issue, got the win tonight vs. Lehigh Valley (despite pitching ineffectively). He's 35.