Minor League Games - Thursday, August 24, 2017

[kikutaro]

Syracuse Chiefs (50-81) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (72-59) 7:05 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. Brandon Leibrandt (4-3, 4.47)

Notable

J.P. Crawford 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K
Carlos Tocci 2-4
Brock Stassi 2-4, R, RBI, K
Dylan Cozens 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR

Brandon Leibrandt (W, 5-3), 6.0 IP, 6H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 3K, game score: 63
Casey Fien (H, 4), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Harrisburg Senators (56-73) @ Reading Fightin Phils (67-62) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Austin Voth (3-2, 4.19) vs. Tyler Viza (8-9, 5.68)

Notable

Zachary Coppola 2-3, R, SB, CS
Jiandido Tromp 1-4, R, 2 K
Damek Tomscha 2-4, R, 3 RBI, HR

Tyler Viza (W, 9-9), 6.0 IP, 6H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K, game score: 64
Tom Windle (H, 6), 2.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 3K
Victor Arano (S, 8), 1.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K

Fort Myers Miracle (71-56) @ Clearwater Threshers (65-65) 7:00 pm | Gameday
Clark Beeker (1-0, 4.50) vs. Edgar Garcia (3-4, 4.19)

Notable

Mark Laird 2-5, R, RBI, 3B
Jose Gomez 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2 K
Wilson Garcia 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 3B, BB
Edgar Cabral 1-4, RBI, BB
Jose Pujols 2-4, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, K
Austin Bossart 2-4, R, RBI, 2B, K
Grenny Cumana 2-4, R

Edgar Garcia 2.0 IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 2K, game score: 22
Tyler Gilbert (W, 1-6), 3.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K
Luke Leftwich (H, 2), 3.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 6K
Seth McGarry (S, 18), 1.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Lakewood BlueClaws (67-63) @ Hagerstown Suns (68-59) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Mauricio Llovera (1-3, 3.00) vs. Ben Braymer (1-2, 7.71)

Notable

Mickey Moniak 1-5, R, 2B, K
Darick Hall 1-5, R, 2 RBI, HR, K
Austin Listi 3-5, R, RBI, 2B
Henri Lartigue 0-4, 2 K
Gregori Rivero 2-4, R, K
Raul Rivas 2-4, K

Mauricio Llovera (L, 1-4), 2.2 IP, 4H, 4R, 4ER, 5BB, 2K, game score: 28
Casey Brown 2.1 IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 0K
Gustavo Armas 2.0 IP, 5H, 4R, 3ER, 0BB, 2K

Auburn Doubledays (24-36) @ Williamsport Crosscutters (29-30) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Nick Raquet (2-2, 2.97) vs. Will Stewart (4-2, 4.14)

Notable

Yahir Gurrola 0-5, R, K, SB
Cole Stobbe 2-4, 2 R, 3B
Josh Stephen 1-3, R, RBI, BB
Rodolfo Duran 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 3B, BB
Jesus Azuaje 0-2, 2 RBI

Will Stewart 5.0 IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 4BB, 6K, game score: 38
Connor Brogdon (W, 2-1), 3.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K
Luis Ramirez (S, 10), 1.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K

GCL Phillies (32-20) @ GCL Pirates (21-30) 12:00 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Keudy Bocio 2-5, R
Lenin Rodriguez 1-1, RBI, BB
Ben Pelletier 3-5, R, 2B, 2 K
Kevin Markham 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B, BB

Jose Jimenez (L, 2-2), 4.1 IP, 6H, 7R, 7ER, 3BB, 0K, game score: 21
Justin Miller 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

DSL Rojos (29-38) @ DSL Phillies White (43-25) Game 2 | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Julio Francisco 1-2, 2 BB, K, SB
Raymond Mora 1-4, 2 RBI, SB
Ronaldo Gonzalez 0-2, R, 2 K
Nicolas Torres 1-3, R, RBI, BB
Victor Alfonso 1-3, R, RBI, 3B
Bryan Alcala 0-3, 2 K

Jose Perez 3.0 IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 1K, game score: 29
Carlos Salazar 4.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Yeison Sanchez (W, 1-1), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

DSL Phillies White (43-25) @ DSL Rojos (29-38) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Julio Francisco 1-5, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB
Raymond Mora 1-6, 2 RBI
Alexito Feliz 0-4, RBI, 2 K
Jose Tortolero 0-3, 2 R, 2 K
Nicolas Torres 2-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B, 2 BB, SB
Victor Alfonso 0-3, R, 2 K
Leandro Medina 0-3, R, 2 BB, K

Bryan Alcala 4.0 IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, 1K, game score: 42
Anderson Parra 3.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Yorbys Tabares (BS, 1)(W, 1-0), 3.0 IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K

DSL Nationals (27-41) @ DSL Phillies Red (31-37) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Christian Valerio 3-4, R, RBI, 2B
Juan Aparicio 1-2, RBI, 2 BB
Jevi Hernandez 1-3, 2B
Maximo De La Rosa 1-2, R, BB

Junior Tejada 5.0 IP, 6H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 4K, game score: 55
Abdallah Aris (W, 3-3), 1.2 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K
Moises Nolasco (S, 4), 0.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 0K

DSL Nationals (27-42) @ DSL Phillies Red (32-37) Game 2 | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Juan Carlos Smith 2-3, RBI, 2B, BB, SB, CS
Enny Rondon 1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR
Frailin Serra 1-2, 2 R, BB
Ronald Torrealba 1-2, 2 RBI, 2B
Luiggi Mujica 1-2, BB, CS

Erick Heredia 4.0 IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K, game score: 43
Eudiver Avendano (W, 2-4), 3.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 1K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[phillychuck]

Kingery broke the IP's record for longest hitting streak last night. Held by...?

Clue--a player often mentioned around these parts...

No fair googling...

[harrisburghusker]

Maikel Franco?

[phillychuck]

No--he's no longer with the Phils.

[DougLindsay]

I thought Brown's was 21 as well.

[phillychuck]

Dom Brown it is.

ding ding ding!

You win the appreciation of the rest of us, that's it!

[Squire]

I've decided to start calling Ben Pelletier :"Canadian Trout"

[Austinfan]

Meanwhile, Pelletier keeps hitting. He just turned 19 a couple days ago.
Give he's out of Quebec, and probably didn't play that much ball before he was signed, and against inferior competition, he's coming along nicely.
He was 6'2 190 at age 17, so you have to figure he's been filling out nicely since then.

[phillychuck]

With a little more power he could be the Canadian Hoskins...

OK, we jinxed him...he was called out on strikes with the bases loaded in the ninth to end the game...

[teabag259]

Kingery extends his hitting streak.
Cozens with his first HR in eons.

Moniak 1-2 with a double so far!

[harrisburghusker]

Kingery at SS and Crawford at 3B? WTH are they thinking?!?!

[baseballoldie]

Hall with another bomb #27 and just missed another that was caught at the wall.

[teabag259]

Cozens with 2 HRs tonight.

[phillychuck]

There have been quite a few 1/4's and 1/5's in that streak lately. He needs to be more patient and get better pitches.

[zambonir]

I really take this whole thing at face value. It doesn't hurt anyone or anything to experiment, explore all options, develop versatility. It also reflects the reality that Galvis likely won't be on the Phillies after 2018 but Hernandez is controlled until 2021. While that gives him considerable trade value, it is also possible Hernandez, Kingery and Crawford will be teammates for a while (especially if they all look like upgrades on Franco). All of these things remain to be seen (and they could even extend Galvis, though I doubt it), so this strikes me as proactive and open-minded, not desperate or weird. And with the Pigs so gutted and on their way out of the playoffs, these are basically spring training games. (Also, apparently Kingery has been working out at other positions for months.)

[Austinfan]

Kingery was an OF who moved to 2B, so "super-sub" might be a role for him to start his career, along with Knapp.
There are a number of players who've put up 400+ PA seasons in that role, if Knapp was healthy he'd be the FF right now with Altherr and Herrera injured.
When you're forced to play Kim and Perkins, you appreciate players who can play competently at multiple positions.

[phillychuck]

Kingery is a gold-glove caliber 2B. Great speed and range, a stronger than average arm, and a lightning pivot. His consistency is coming.

The only reason Kingery played OF at Arizona was to get him ABs--they had better options at 2B and SS than they did in the OF so Kingery moved to get ABs during his first year. He rarely played OF after that. I don't think you can really characterize him as an OF who moved to the IF, more like an IF who played some OF early in his career to accommodate some older players.

[bigegypt0417]

SSS but Cole Stobbe has had a good couple of weeks...

.333 with only 6 k's and 4 walks in his last 10 games.

raised hin BA 32 points in the last 10 games...let's hope he finishes strong!

Jhailyn Ortiz is 3rd in OPS in the NY-Penn League and the 2 players ahead of him are 3+ years older.

[andyb]

It has been a good couple weeks for our admittedly second tier 3rd base prospects. Stobbe is looking better. Walding is now healthy after an injury some of us thought might be career threatening. Jake Holmes has shown some promise (though he is a better athlete than Stobbe and has a better chance to stick in the middle infield). Even DJ Stewart popped a home run. Among lesser prospects Tomscha has hit well.

Still no great 3B prospects (not counting Crawford), but nevertheless a good couple weeks.

[Lucky_Beagle]

Jhailyn Ortiz is 3rd in OPS in the NY-Penn League and the 2 players ahead of him are 3+ years older.

Did anyone else realize they moved the fences in at Williamsport this season when redoing the field for the Little League Classic game? The teams offensive numbers (especially HR's) should be up as a result IMO.