Minor League Games - Saturday, August 26, 2017

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (74-59) @ Pawtucket Red Sox (62-71) 6:15 pm | Gameday
Tom Eshelman (8-3, 2.52) vs. Brian Johnson (3-2, 2.79)

Notable

J.P. Crawford 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
Cameron Perkins 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, SB
Dylan Cozens 0-3, 2 K

Tom Eshelman (W, 9-3), 7.0 IP, 4H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K, game score: 78
Michael Mariot (H, 9), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K
Pedro Beato (S, 29), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Harrisburg Senators (57-74) @ Reading Fightin Phils (68-63) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Greg Ross (4-3, 6.90) vs. Franklyn Kilome (1-1, 2.25)

Notable

Jiandido Tromp 2-4, R, 2B, K
Mitch Walding 2-4, RBI, 2B, K
Christian Marrero 3-4, R, RBI, HR
Drew Stankiewicz 1-2, BB, K

Franklyn Kilome (L, 1-2), 6.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, game score: 59
Garrett Cleavinger 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K

Clearwater Threshers (65-65) @ Lakeland Flying Tigers (57-63) 4:30 pm | Gameday
Edgar Garcia (3-4, 4.52) vs. N/A
(postponed: inclement weather)

Notable

Sixto Sanchez 0.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K, game score: 40

Clearwater Threshers (65-65) @ Lakeland Flying Tigers (57-63) Game 2 | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Lakewood BlueClaws (68-64) @ Kannapolis Intimidators (66-64) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Felix Paulino (4-9, 5.18) vs. Luis Martinez (8-1, 3.36)

Notable

Raul Rivas 1-4, BB, K
Adam Haseley 1-3, R, 2B, 2 BB
Austin Listi 1-3, RBI, BB, K
Henri Lartigue 1-2, BB, K
Gregori Rivero 1-4, RBI, 2 K
Luke Williams 0-2, 2 BB, K, SB
Jesus Alastre 1-4, 2 K

Felix Paulino 7.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 9K, game score: 80
Addison Russ (BS, 3)(L, 1-2), 1.0 IP, 5H, 6R, 2ER, 0BB, 2K

Williamsport Crosscutters (29-32) @ State College Spikes (34-30) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Julian Garcia (3-3, 3.56) vs. Johan Oviedo (1-2, 5.22)

Notable

Yahir Gurrola 0-4, 2 K
Greg Pickett 0-3, 2 K
Jake Scheiner 1-2, R, BB, SB
Malvin Matos 0-3, 3 K

Julian Garcia (L, 3-4), 5.0 IP, 6H, 2R, 2ER, 3BB, 8K, game score: 54
Randy Alcantara 3.0 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K

GCL Blue Jays (31-23) @ GCL Phillies (34-20) 10:00 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Keudy Bocio 0-2, 2 R, BB, SB
Jonathan Guzman 1-4, 2 K
Quincy Nieporte 2-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, K
Ben Pelletier 2-4, R, 2B
Lenin Rodriguez 1-3, RBI, 2B

Francisco Morales (W, 2-2), 5.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 6K, game score: 69
Ben Brown 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K
Rafael Carvajal 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K

DSL Rangers2 (46-25) @ DSL Phillies White (45-26) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Julio Francisco 1-3, 2B
Juan Herrera 1-4, RBI, SB
Freddy Barreto 0-4, 4 K
Carlos Oropeza 2-2, RBI, 2B

Leonel Aponte 6.0 IP, 5H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K, game score: 69
Jean Carlos Valdez (BS, 2), 2.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 3K
Yeison Sanchez (W, 2-1), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K

DSL Phillies Red (32-39) @ DSL Rockies (36-35) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Juan Carlos Smith 1-4, 2 K
Luis Matos 1-2, R, 2 SB
Luis Rojas 1-2, R, K, SB
Maximo De La Rosa 0-2, 2 K
Jose Rivera 1-3, R, BB, K, SB, CS
Dixon Gutierrez 2-4, K

Jose Conopoima 3.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, game score: 52
Wilberson Liendo (L, 2-2), 3.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K
Moises Nolasco 2.0 IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[andyb]

Nice win for GCL Phillies against the Blue Jays. 3 up with 6 to play (last 2 against the Blue Jays). Really good outing by Morales and 2 more hits for Pelletier.

[Austinfan]

Morales is having a nice debut at age 17.
Probably Williamsport at 18, Lakewood at 19, and then as fast up the ladder as his talent will take him.
He's performing at a young age and has projection left.
If he was an American player, he'd be a senior in HS this fall and we'd be projecting him as a 1st rd pick for the 2018 draft!

Pelletier just turned 19, while he's been in pro ball for 3 years, he's age appropriate this year for a HS player in the GCL, so he's somewhere between a 2017 HS draft pick and a 2015 LA signing in terms of judging his GCL season. A LA player probably would't hardly play at 16, start in the DSL at 17 and in the GCL at 18.
His .394 BABIP suggests a bit of luck, but even if he's a "true" .300 hitter rather than .337, still a solid year.

[schooldoc]

Good to see Morales do much better today... he was 90-91 mph but pretty wild when I had the chance to watch him last weekend.

Clearwater rained out again

At some point, it's not just smoke and mirrors with Tom Eshelman, right?

[bkox]

At some point, it's not just smoke and mirrors with Tom Eshelman, right?

I would like to remind you of Tyler Cloyd circa 2012.

[miker]

Well Cloyd was 25 when he did that; Eshelman is doing it at 23. Eshelman was also a #2 draft pick so he has more of a pedigree than Cloyd. I believe that Eshelman has a lower BB rate and slightly better K rate than Cloyd as well. So, while Eshelman is far from a sure thing, there is hope. If Hoskins can be our Goldshmidt then maybe Eshelman can be our Maddux (Greg, we already had Mike).

[Austinfan]

Cloyd never had the kind of command and control that Eshelman has shown.
It would be nice if Eshelman could tick up a notch on velocity, if he could average 90 MPH instead of 88 MPH, and sharpen his secondary offerings, he could be a legitimate #3 down the road. With below average velocity, the margin of error is really small.

[schooldoc]

Kingery's hit streak is over at 23.

[bkox]

With his 2 walks tonight, JP Crawfords OBP goes over .350 for the season

[mdougherty12]

At some point, it's not just smoke and mirrors with Tom Eshelman, right?

I would like to remind you of Tyler Cloyd circa 2012.

Or going back a bit further: Elizardo Ramirez

[LoneStarPhan]

Kingery's hit streak is over at 23.

Flash in the pan.

[rkeden]

I don't know. Sometimes that flash you see in the pan is gold!