Minor League Games - Thursday, May 18, 2017

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (26-14) @ Rochester Red Wings (18-17) 1:35 pm | Gameday
Mark Appel (2-2, 5.50) vs. Jason Wheeler (2-1, 4.22)

Notable

J.P. Crawford 1-4, R, BB
Rhys Hoskins 2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR, BB
Dylan Cozens 1-5, R, RBI, HR, 3 K
Nick Williams 2-4, R
Pedro Florimon 1-4, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Logan Moore 1-4, R, RBI, 3 K

Mark Appel 3.1 IP, 6H, 7R, 7ER, 2BB, 2K, game score: 13
Michael Mariot (L, 1-2), 1.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 1BB, 0K
Hoby Milner 2.1 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 3K

Reading Fightin Phils (22-13) @ Erie SeaWolves (18-19) 11:05 am | Gameday
Shane Watson (2-2, 4.76) vs. Myles Jaye (0-3, 3.86)

Notable

Scott Kingery 0-4, R, SB
Malquin Canelo 0-4, BB, 3 K
Andrew Pullin 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR, BB
Kyle Martin 1-3, R, 3 RBI, HR, BB, K
Chace Numata 1-5, 2B
Osmel Aguila 2-5, 2 R, RBI, 3B, HR
Mitch Walding 3-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
Aaron Brown 0-5, 2 K

Shane Watson 3.0 IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 6K, game score: 33
Mario Sanchez (W, 2-0), 3.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Austin Davis 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K

Clearwater Threshers (22-19) @ Fort Myers Miracle (21-20) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Alberto Tirado (2-2, 4.45) vs. Brady Anderson (2-0, 3.26)

Notable

Drew Stankiewicz 1-4, 2B
Herlis Rodriguez 2-3, R, BB
Wilson Garcia 1-4, 2B
Jose Pujols 1-4, 2B, 2 K
Jan Hernandez 1-3, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, 2 K
Emmanuel Marrero 2-4, 2B

Alberto Tirado (L, 2-3), 5.0 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 7K, game score: 49
Luke Leftwich 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Lakewood BlueClaws (22-18) @ Hagerstown Suns (24-15) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Ranger Suarez (2-0, 2.06) vs. Tyler Watson (2-1, 3.49)

Notable

Daniel Brito 0-5, 2 K
Raul Rivas 3-6, RBI, 2 2B
Mickey Moniak 2-5, R, K
Darick Hall 1-5, R, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Brett Barbier 0-2, R, 3 BB, K
Cord Sandberg 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, K
Edgar Cabral 2-4, R, BB
Luke Williams 1-5, R, 2 K
Carlos Duran 2-5, R, 3 RBI, 2B

Ranger Suarez (L, 2-1), 2.0 IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 4K, game score: 29
Jonathan Hennigan 2.2 IP, 7H, 6R, 6ER, 1BB, 2K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[phillychuck]

Pullin 2/2 with a bomb so far at Erie. Reading seems to be working on another big number.

[bkeich]

Has anyone else noticed the oddity that all of our teams seem to be on the road or at home at the same time this season fairly often? Obviously that would happen occasionally, but it seems like it is much more often than just random chance would allow. Doesnt really matter, but it will tend to cause better and worse records for short periods of time.

[DougLindsay]

Cozens solo HR, Hoskins grand slam in the second inning.

[bkeich]

As a kid I watched Schmidt and Luzinski form a pre-bash-brothers middle of the lineup, I can't help but wonder if we will see that again starting next year.

[Philsmania]

Pigs' win streak snapped at 12. All good things....

[tom81]

Wow, Hoskins 2-4 with 2 HR's a walk and 5 RBI. His ops now 1.139. 26 K's to 21 BB.

Rhys Hoskins Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of...

[phillychuck]

Hoskins 2 HR were absolute bombs today, one on a low breaking pitch, and the other on a high FB sort of away that he pulled well over 400 feet to left. Both videos are on Ironpigs.com

[tom81]

Thanks PC. Here is the link to the videos:

http://www.milb.com/search/media.jsp?game_pk=498974&affiliateID=scoreboard

Yea the knock on Hoskins is the lack of power.....

[gmwannabe]

Appy was staked to a 7-1 lead and lost it. that's pretty bad. i wish someone else was a throw in that astros trade. Also, the Ranger with 64 pitches in 2 innings. What are these pitching coaches telling these pitchers? Nibble away???
Gm

[donaldorc]

Thanks for the video links. Those Pigs away uniforms are quite ugly.

[Philsmania]

Appy was staked to a 7-1 lead and lost it. that's pretty bad. i wish someone else was a throw in that astros trade.

We could have had Derek Fisher (OF) who is now the Astros #4 prospect and the #75 prospect overall per MLB.com. But, they got spooked by Velasques's medical history and insisted on Appel.

[zambonir]

Yup, that's the irony. Appel wasn't a throw-in, he was an upgrade (on paper). I believe that, as reported, the Phillies also had to sweeten their end (with Arauz) to get him instead of Fisher. I don't even think the Phillies were spooked (as in, they legitimately wanted more pitching), that was just the leverage. And they probably did need the pitching more than an OF (still do).