Minor League Games - Saturday, August 19, 2017

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (70-56) @ Charlotte Knights (52-73) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Brandon Leibrandt (4-2, 4.15) vs. David Holmberg (3-0, 1.65)

Notable

Scott Kingery 2-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR, K
Carlos Tocci 1-4, R, RBI, HR, K
Brock Stassi 0-2, 2 BB, K
Andrew Pullin 1-4, R, RBI, HR

Brandon Leibrandt (L, 4-3), 4.2 IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 4K, game score: 48

Reading Fightin Phils (63-60) @ Hartford Yard Goats (57-66) 3:30 pm (continuation of 08/18) | Gameday
N/A vs. Ryan Castellani (8-11, 5.27)

Notable

Malquin Canelo 0-4, 2 K
Cord Sandberg 2-3, 2B, K

Shane Watson 2.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K, game score: 46
Jacob Waguespack (L, 1-1), 1.0 IP, 0H, 1R, 1ER, 4BB, 3K
Ranfi Casimiro 3.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Victor Arano 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

Reading Fightin Phils (63-61) @ Hartford Yard Goats (58-66) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Tyler Viza (8-8, 5.19) vs. Parker French (7-11, 6.26)

Notable

Malquin Canelo 2-4, R, RBI, K
Chace Numata 1-2, 2 R, 2B, BB
Zach Green 2-3, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR
Cord Sandberg 0-3, 2 K
Drew Stankiewicz 1-2, R, 2B

Tyler Viza (L, 8-9), 4.0 IP, 8H, 9R, 9ER, 2BB, 4K, game score: 3
Garrett Cleavinger 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K

Clearwater Threshers (63-63) @ Charlotte Stone Crabs (62-61) 6:05 pm | Gameday
Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.00) vs. Brandon Lawson (4-5, 4.64)

Notable

Mark Laird 2-5, 2 RBI, K
Jan Hernandez 0-4, 2 K
Edgar Cabral 2-3, 3 R, BB, K
Jose Pujols 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, 2 K
Emmanuel Marrero 2-3, 2 RBI

Ranger Suarez 5.1 IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 3K, game score: 46
J.D. Hammer (W, 2-0), 1.2 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Trevor Bettencourt (S, 1), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

Delmarva Shorebirds (52-69) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (64-60) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Travis Seabrooke (3-7, 5.01) vs. Nick Fanti (7-2, 2.72)

Notable

Adam Haseley 1-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, BB, 2 K, CS
Arquimedes Gamboa 1-4, BB
Henri Lartigue 1-4, 2 K
Darick Hall 2-4, BB
Colby Fitch 0-4, 2 K
Raul Rivas 1-4, R, 2 K
Jesus Alastre 0-4, 2 K

Nick Fanti 6.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 6K, game score: 69
Casey Brown 2.2 IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Addison Russ (BS, 2)(W, 1-1), 2.1 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K

Williamsport Crosscutters (26-27) @ Batavia Muckdogs (21-33) 5:05 pm | Gameday
Will Stewart (4-2, 4.14) vs. Ryan Lillie (0-5, 5.19)

Notable

Greg Pickett 2-2

Kyle Young (L, 5-1), 2.2 IP, 7H, 7R, 7ER, 1BB, 3K, game score: 16
Kyle Dohy 2.0 IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 4BB, 2K

Williamsport Crosscutters (26-27) @ Batavia Muckdogs (21-33) Game 2 | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A
(postponed: rain)

GCL Yankees East (23-22) @ GCL Phillies (30-18) 10:00 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Keudy Bocio 1-4, 2 R, 2B, K, SB
Jonathan Guzman 1-5, RBI, 2 K
Dalton Guthrie 1-1, R, BB, SB
D.J. Stewart 1-3, 2 K
Quincy Nieporte 2-5, 3 RBI, K
Kevin Markham 3-5, RBI, K
Brayan Gonzalez 1-5, 2 K
Danny Mayer 2-5, 2 R

Francisco Morales 2.1 IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 4BB, 3K, game score: 39
Robinson Martinez 2.2 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K
Ben Brown (H, 2), 1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 1K
Jakob Hernandez (BS, 1), 2.0 IP, 4H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K
Anton Kuznetsov (L, 2-1), 2.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K

DSL Phillies White (39-24) @ DSL Tigers (23-41) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Julio Francisco 1-4, 2 R, 2B, BB, K
Carlos Oropeza 1-5, K, SB
Yerwin Trejo 2-3, R, RBI, 2B, K, SB
Jose Tortolero 1-4, RBI, 2B
Ronaldo Gonzalez 2-2

Carlos Francisco 6.0 IP, 4H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 6K, game score: 74
Bryan Alcala (W, 6-2), 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K
Carlos Salazar (S, 6), 1.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K

DSL Cardinals (27-36) @ DSL Phillies Red (30-34) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Juan Carlos Smith 3-5, R, RBI, K, SB
Christian Valerio 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB
Enny Rondon 1-5, R, 2B
Edgar Made 2-4, 2 R, BB
Jevi Hernandez 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, SB
Jose Rivera 4-5, 3 R, RBI, 2B, CS
Wilbert Garcia 0-3, R, BB, 3 K, SB

Victor Santos (W, 4-2), 5.0 IP, 10H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 3K, game score: 47
Moises Nolasco 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[phillychuck]

GCL Phils lose on an unearned run in the 10th, blew a 5-3 lead in the late innings. Kunetzov took the loss but did not surrender an earned run. Markham 3 hits, Guthrie 1/1 with a walk.

[California_Dreamin]

Frankly, it has gotten to where I am shocked when a minor league team wins a game. I hate being so negative [I really do] but since the beginning of July the system has been in free fall...haven't hit in over 6 weeks and now the pitching is falling apart.

I get the promotion, injuries, blah, blah blah. But I also know that starting in July that should have been reinforced somewhat by the new guys, draftees and trade acquisitions. Yes, I can celebrate when Ortiz gets 3 hits and the Crawford resurgence is great. Kingery continues to be a revelation and Sanchez certainly doesn't looked overmatched in Clearwater.

Still...the drip, drip drip of poor offensive performances on a nightly basis and the waaaaaaaaaaaaaay under .500 record organization wide since July 1 is a cause for concern to me, it just is. Even with all these promotions, these teams should be playing better, not worse. But they aren't and unless things turn around in the final two weeks of the minor league season, my guess is that when it ends and we could up the positives vs the negatives, the negatives will be a longer list.

And for a team supposedly in the heart of a rebuild, this is not a good sign. Just my thoughts, sure many will disagree. Still, I have been sounding the alarm for awhile now and things have not gotten one bit better. In fact, with the Gowdy news, and I am sure will be hearing soon about Appel and Quinn going under the knife.

Frankly, I don't even listen anymore when the report is that "oh, they will be back sooner rather than later." Simply not true.

[allentown]

I have to agree. Other teams, the contenders, have traded away top talents to pursue their pennant races. We were drafting in the top 3rd and focused on college players, so we should have gotten a bigger boost from the draftees than most minor league systems. In the spirit of 'for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction' and the symmetry which physics teaches us, if we took great encouragement (and I certainly did) in the fast start by all of our farm teams following on last season's great overall farm record, then we have to accept that the second half of season farm swoon is very concerning. We are not alone in promotions and injuries on the farm and haven't traded prospects for major leaguers, so we shouldn't be swooning like this, almost across the board.

Still, the progress of top prospects, and mid-level prospects, is more important than W-L records. I love the surge by Tocci and Tromp, the resurgence of Crawford, and the truly great season that Kingery is having. Nice to see Williams and Hoskins in the major leagues and doing okay. Beyond that, is there anything really positive I"m supposed to be seeing in the upper minors?

Eshelman is doing well, but does he have enough stuff? Other than that, the young pitching that started in the upper minors this season has been a real disappointment and an organizational weak spot, which caught, at least me, by surprise. Alfaro was promoted out of need -- he wasn't playing well. I've given up on Appel. Quinn is an enigma. He really should know how to slide into a base.

[flyers19rw]

CD, I am in agreement with you about the drop off in winning with the pharm teams being disheartening. However some of this is due to players going up a level because of good play which is a good thing. Unfortunately in some circumstances it's been been caused by injury. None the less, the minors have seen the talent level fall off at LV and Reading.
There are good, possibly great arms in Clearwater and Lakewood. The bats there are spotty but Randolph has settled in which is a huge plus. Next season he should be in Reading, which, had he chosen to go to college, would be his draft year and he may already be a solid AA level player. So I'm not totally down on the lower levels of the system.
Moniak has disappointed but my suspicion is that there is an injury there or something else going on with him. A player doesn't all of a sudden lose their hand-eye coordination and ability to put a bat on the ball w/o something happening. Since Moniak is from your home neighborhood, you might hear about what is going on before any of us do. I'm keeping the faith with him.
It's easy for phans to become totally black when the big club is as disastrous as this one is. Let's not let their bad play color our hopes for the guys in the minors.

[bkox]

Keep CD away from the Williamsport box score. Im afraid something dire might happen if he sees it.

[allentown]

Yes, Kyle Young getting battered is not what we needed to see.

[teabag259]

Jetpax led off the game with a bomb and after a Crawford out Tocci hit one too.

[bkox]

The Kingery HR was an inside the Park Home Run. And according to Matt Provence, makes Kingery the first 25HR/25SB guy in Milb this season

A quick look shows there are no 25/25 guys in the majors this season either

[bkox]

PHILLIES: Adam Haseley looks to finish strong at end of first pro season

[JayBallz]

Injury updates on Quinn and several others-

Quinn nearing return to full baseball activities and other injury updates

Joe Jordan talks Taveras, Hall, Haseley, Moniak, Fanti, Randolph, Pujols, Rios, Brown and more-

PhouBallz Interview: Joe Jordan talks Taveras, Hall, Irvin, Moniak, Haseley,...

[California_Dreamin]

Had to laugh at bkox's comments about me! Actually, truth be told, it was the Clearwater and Lakewood scores that surprised me, I am now shocked when one of our affiliates not named GCL wins a game, and even they gagged a lot this weekend.

I also feel that it needs to be said that while I still LOVE Joe Jordan and his optimistic outlook on every player [heck he had me almost thinking that Pujols still is a prospect] I am still reminded that he almost always paints the rosiest picture of every player [he stated unequivocally a month ago that Appel was close to pitching again [sooner rather than later were his words] and I still expect to hear soon that Appel's middle initials are about be named TJ and that Quinn is not nearly as close to returning as Jordan suggests.

Still, I love his interviews and he does a good job of giving me hope for even the least hopeful of the prospects.