Minor League Games - Thursday, April 13, 2017

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (3-5) @ Scranton/WB RailRiders (3-4) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Ricardo Pinto (0-1, 1.69) vs. Caleb Smith (0-0, -.--)

Notable

Roman Quinn 0-4, 3 K
Jorge Alfaro 1-4, K, SB
Dylan Cozens 0-3, 3 K
Cameron Perkins 1-3, R, RBI, HR

Ricardo Pinto 7.0 IP, 6H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K, game score: 70

Richmond Flying Squirrels (3-5) @ Reading Fightin Phils (3-4) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Andrew Suarez (0-1, 6.75) vs. Tyler Viza (0-1, 7.20)

Notable

Scott Kingery 1-4, R, 2B, K
Andrew Pullin 0-4, 2 K
Kyle Martin 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, K
Jiandido Tromp 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Mitch Walding 0-3, R, BB, 2 K
Malquin Canelo 2-3, 2 RBI, 3B, K, CS

Tyler Viza 5.0 IP, 5H, 3R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K, game score: 53
Mario Sanchez 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

Palm Beach Cardinals (5-3) @ Clearwater Threshers (6-2) 5:00 pm | Gameday
Zac Gallen (0-0, 1.69) vs. Jose Taveras (0-0, 2.08)

Notable

Damek Tomscha 2-3, R, RBI, HR
Wilson Garcia 1-3, 2B, K
Deivi Grullon 0-3, 2 K

Jose Taveras 5.1 IP, 5H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 4K, game score: 60

Palm Beach Cardinals (6-3) @ Clearwater Threshers (6-3) Game 2 | Gameday
Ian McKinney (0-0, 8.10) vs. Franklyn Kilome (0-0, 5.79)

Notable

Grenny Cumana 2-3, SB
Jose Pujols 1-3, 2 K
Jan Hernandez 1-1, 2 BB
Emmanuel Marrero 1-3, 2 K

Franklyn Kilome 6.0 IP, 7H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 7K, game score: 66

Greensboro Grasshoppers (6-2) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (4-4) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Dustin Beggs (0-1, 6.75) vs. Sixto Sanchez (0-0, 7.71)

Notable

Mickey Moniak 2-4, 2B, K
Cord Sandberg 3-4, K, SB
Alex Wojciechowski 0-4, 2 K
Danny Zardon 0-3, 3 K

Sixto Sanchez 5.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 5K, game score: 62
Harold Arauz 4.0 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[rkeden]

Good night to stop worrying about the Big League team and focus on the very strong 5 pitchers going tonight in the minors. Should be an interesting evening!

[schooldoc]

Heading out to what I hope is the Sixto Show tonight. Hope to report later!

[phillychuck]

Taveras and Leftwich combine for a 1-0 shutout win in game 1 of the CLW DH. Only run was a Tomscha home run in the first--Tomscha played 3B tonight, I think for the first time this season. The pitchers struck out 7 while walking only 3.

And CLW is already batting in the bottom of the 7th in game 2, down 1-0, and only 3 outs left. Lots of good pitching in CLW tonight. Kilo was very good in game 2 and he may take the loss.

CLW loaded the bases with 1 out in the ninth, but C-Randolph grounded into a 1-2 putout as a PH and Marerro struck out. DH split.

Losses at Lakewood (2-0_ and LV (2-1). In the 4 completed games a common theme is we're not drawing any walks in the minors. I thought that was a point of emphasis...?

[allentown]

Reading wins 6-3. Good 5 IP by Viza, better 6 IP by Suarez. Suarez takes the loss win 3 unearned runs and one earned, Viza 2 unearned 2 earned. The 2 unearned on a Walding fielding error. Suarez Ked 8 Phightins. Canelo with a 2 RBI triple. HR by Martin.

[Ryles]

At Pigs game at PNC Field in Moosic tonight, too many K's on both sides. Quinn 3 times. Pinto looked good enough to recall.

[schooldoc]

I was able to check out the first 6 innings of the BlueClaws home opener tonight vs. Greensboro. It was a cool night weather-wise. I don't know where they get their attendance figures because I can't imagine there were nearly 7,000 at the game. Or if there were, half of them were in the outfield enjoying "Thirsty Thursday" ($1 beer) activities.

Sixto impressed though his five innings. He works fast, has a nice and easy delivery, and runs it up there mid to upper 90's. The stadium gun was very spotty, on for a few pitches then nothing and then back again. I saw one 98, a handful of 97's and a whole lot of 94-95 mph readings. The Greensboro hitters were usually late on the fastball. They did scratch out a run with 2 outs in the 5th on a single after a sacrifice bunted a runner to second. Sixto is very athletic too as a former shortstop. He made a terrific play on a slow roller up the 3d base line to nip the batter at 1st. I saw it posted on Twitter.

Not much to speak of from the offense. Brito squared up a couple balls but hit them right at people, one to left and one to center his first two times up. Cord Sandberg hit the ball well tonight. Moniak lined a double down the left field line his second time up. His third time, he chopped a ball to second that should have been ruled an error. Moniak hustled down the line, and the 2bman hurried his throw to first. It got past the first baseman, allowing Mickey to be safe. Good throw and he's out.

[Squire]

Pretty quiet offensive night but alot of good starting pitching.