Minor League Games - Thursday, May 24, 2018

[kikutaro]

Rochester Red Wings (23-18) @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs (25-19) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Stephen Gonsalves (4-1, 2.39) vs. Ben Lively (1-1, 1.59)

Final
Rochester 2, Lehigh Valley 0

Notable

Collin Cowgill 1-4, BB
Mitch Walding 1-4, BB, 2 K
Dylan Cozens 1-3, BB, 2 K
Trevor Plouffe 0-3, BB, 2 K
Matt McBride 1-3, BB, K

Ben Lively (L, 1-1), 6.0 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K, game score: 61
Mark Leiter Jr. 2.0 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats (27-17) @ Reading Fightin Phils (16-27) 11:45 am | Gameday
Josh DeGraaf (0-1, 3.38) vs. N/A

Final
Reading 4, New Hampshire 3

Notable

Damek Tomscha 1-4, RBI, 2 K
Zach Green 1-3, R, 2B, BB, K
Jiandido Tromp 1-2, R, RBI, BB, K
Brandon Bednar 1-4, 2B, K
Austin Bossart 2-3, 2 RBI

Jacob Waguespack 4.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 5K, game score: 61
Austin Davis (W, 1-1), 1.1 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
Seth McGarry (H, 3), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 0K
Edgar Garcia (S, 4), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K

Clearwater Threshers (18-27) @ Palm Beach Cardinals (26-18) 6:30 pm | Gameday
Mauricio Llovera (2-4, 4.41) vs. Evan Kruczynski (4-1, 3.75)

Final
Palm Beach 7, Clearwater 6

Notable

Arquimedes Gamboa 1-5, R, 2 K
Adam Haseley 2-4, R, RBI, 2B, BB, K
Austin Listi 1-4, R, RBI, 2 K
Darick Hall 1-4, 2 RBI, BB, K
Edgar Cabral 0-2, RBI, 2 BB
Jose Pujols 0-4, 2 K
Jose Gomez 2-4, 2 R, K
Luke Williams 2-4, R, K

Mauricio Llovera (L, 2-4), 3.2 IP, 5H, 7R, 5ER, 3BB, 3K, game score: 22
Felix Paulino 2.1 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 4K

Hagerstown Suns (16-29) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (25-20) game 2 (ppd from 5/22) | Gameday
Nick Raquet (3-5, 2.66) vs. Luis Carrasco (1-0, 4.76)

Final
Lakewood 5, Hagerstown 3

Notable

Jake Scheiner 1-3, R, 2 RBI, 2B, BB, K
Jhailyn Ortiz 2-4, 2B
Nick Maton 1-3, R, 2 K
Rodolfo Duran 1-3, RBI, 2B, K
Yahir Gurrola 1-3, R, 2 K
Josh Stephen 2-3, R, K

Luis Carrasco 3.0 IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K, game score: 47
Kyle Dohy (W, 2-3), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K
Addison Russ (S, 9), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 0K

Hagerstown Suns (16-28) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (24-20) 5:05 pm | Gameday
Jackson Stoeckinger (2-3, 7.85) vs. Will Stewart (4-0, 1.45)

Final
Lakewood 4, Hagerstown 3

Notable

Jake Scheiner 1-3, R, RBI, HR
Jhailyn Ortiz 2-3, R, K
Quincy Nieporte 1-2, R, BB
Colby Fitch 2-3, RBI
Kevin Markham 3-3, R, CS

Will Stewart 6.2 IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 2BB, 5K, game score: 56
Zach Warren (W, 1-1), 0.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[phillychuck]

Reading won 4-3 this morning--no offensive stars, great pitching from 4 pitchers.

Scheiner, Ortiz, and Fitch lead Lakewood to a 4-3 win in game 1 of their DH. Scheiner hit his 7th HR, which is a season's worth in Lakewood. Walk-off win.

[schooldoc]

I'll give you three guesses at which Threshers player got called out on strikes with the bases loaded & 2 outs with his team down, 7-6, in the 9th inning.

You probably only need one.

[DurhamBull]

What's the perspective of you minor league experts on Walding? Just looking at the numbers, he's got a .912 OPS so far in his first season at AAA which is better than he's ever done at any previous level. Has he figured something out, or is he just on a 150AB hot streak?

Mitch Walding Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History |...

[schooldoc]

Lakewood sweeps their DH.

Random BlueClaws thoughts:
*It's been mentioned here, but Jake Scheiner is indeed having a fine season so far for the Claws. To be over .800 OPS with 7 HR, playing half his games in the Grand Canyon (First Energy Park) is nothing to sneeze at. He's not young for the level at 22, but he could get a taste in Clearwater later this year if he keeps this up.

*WIll Stewart keeps on rolling. Doesn't get a decision today, but comes one out shy of the CG (and win) in another nice performance..

*Good to see Ortiz with 4 hits in the DH.

*The Claws have a great 1-2 punch in the back of their pen with Dohy and Russ. One if not both of them certainly gets a promotion by All Star break once the college draftees sign up.

[kikutaro]

Hope you all enjoyed the auto-update feature I added.

[phillychuck]

It's amazing, K. Love all that you do!!

BTW, Ortiz is 5/15 since returning from his injury, and 4 for his last 7.

[fish]

Hope you all enjoyed the auto-update feature I added.

Yes!!

[rkeden]

Fantastic! My favorite rolling topic just got better!

[Philsmania]

Another good night for Haseley, 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. In his last ten games, he's batting .359, though I can't figure out the OBP and SLG over that time. Perhaps he's getting it going. Do you throw out the first six weeks of the season and consider a midseason promotion to Reading if he keeps this up for another month or so? If he's on a good roll, it may not be a bad idea, especially since he would be playing in the bandbox.

[bigegypt0417]

Another good night for Haseley, 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI. In his last ten games, he's batting .359, though I can't figure out the OBP and SLG over that time. Perhaps he's getting it going. Do you throw out the first six weeks of the season and consider a midseason promotion to Reading if he keeps this up for another month or so? If he's on a good roll, it may not be a bad idea, especially since he would be playing in the bandbox.

I think if he is doing well post draft you may see him move up a level.

Haseley over the last 13 games has a slash line of 373/418/549 and 967 OPS.

He needs to walk more but that could come as pitchers become more cautious.