Minor League Games - Tuesday, June 13, 2017

[kikutaro]

Lehigh Valley IronPigs (43-21) @ Buffalo Bisons (32-30) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Mark Leiter (0-0, 2.70) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (1-4, 2.40)

Notable

Cameron Perkins 2-5, R, RBI, 2 2B
Pedro Florimon 2-5, K
Jorge Alfaro 3-5, R, 2 RBI, 2B, HR
Dylan Cozens 1-4, R, BB
Rhys Hoskins 1-5, 2B
Hector Gomez 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR
Brock Stassi 2-4, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB
Jorge Flores 2-4, R, 2 2B, K

Mark Leiter 3.0 IP, 10H, 7R, 7ER, 1BB, 7K, game score: 22
Colton Murray (W, 2-0), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 4K
Pat Venditte (H, 4), 1.2 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K
Jesen Therrien (H, 1), 1.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 2K
Pedro Beato (S, 20), 1.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K

Reading Fightin Phils (35-25) @ Bowie Baysox (31-33) 6:35 pm | Gameday
Mario Sanchez (3-1, 3.10) vs. John Means (2-6, 5.03)

Notable

Andrew Pullin 4-5, 2 R, RBI, HR, K, SB
Kyle Martin 1-3, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, K
Carlos Tocci 2-4, 2B

Mario Sanchez (W, 4-1), 6.2 IP, 6H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K, game score: 71
Austin Davis (H, 2), 1.1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

Lakeland Flying Tigers (26-34) @ Clearwater Threshers (35-29) 5:00 pm (continuation of 06/12) | Gameday
Josh Turley (0-0, -.--) vs. Cole Irvin (3-6, 2.84)

Notable

Damek Tomscha 1-2, RBI, 2B, BB

Cole Irvin 3.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K, game score: 58
Blake Quinn (W, 3-2), 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 3BB, 2K

Lakeland Flying Tigers (26-34) @ Clearwater Threshers (35-29) 7:00 pm | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A
(postponed: rain)

Delmarva Shorebirds (27-36) @ Lakewood BlueClaws (35-30) 7:05 pm | Gameday
Lucas Humpal (3-4, 4.22) vs. Adonis Medina (1-5, 3.54)

Notable

Raul Rivas 2-4, R
Darick Hall 1-4, R, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Henri Lartigue 1-3, RBI, 2B, K
David Martinelli 2-2, R, 2B, BB
Carlos Duran 2-3, RBI, 3B, CS

Adonis Medina (W, 2-5), 7.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 2BB, 12K, game score: 84
Will Hibbs (S, 9), 2.0 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K

DSL Tigers (3-6) @ DSL Phillies White (5-4) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Juan Mendez 2-4, K
Rusbel Vasquez 1-3, BB
Alexito Feliz 1-4, R, K, SB
Jose Tortolero 1-3, 2B
Raymond Mora 0-3, R, RBI, 2 K
Leandro Medina 0-3, 2 K

Bryan Alcala 6.0 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 6K, game score: 76
Jose Perez 2.0 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1K
Carlos Salazar (BS, 1)(W, 2-0), 2.0 IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K

DSL Phillies Red (4-5) @ DSL Cardinals (4-5) 10:30 am | Gameday
N/A vs. N/A

Notable

Christian Valerio 1-6, R, 2B, 2 K
Dixon Gutierrez 3-4, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, CS
Carlos Oropeza 2-4, RBI, 2B
Pedro Gonzalez 2-5, RBI, 2B, 2 K
Enny Rondon 1-4, 2B, BB, K
Jevi Hernandez 0-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
Luiggi Mujica 1-3, 2 R, BB, K

Antonio Canizales 4.1 IP, 4H, 4R, 3ER, 2BB, 7K, game score: 49
Eudiver Avendano 2.2 IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 4K
Ludovico Coveri (L, 1-1), 2.1 IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 3K

(click on the start time for box scores)

[schooldoc]

JP Crawford out of the lineup again for the IronPigs; he has not played since Saturday (team was off Monday). Worth monitoring.

Moniak back.

Look who's pitching for Lakeland in the suspended game...old friend Anthony Gose. It looks as though it is his first mound appearance since making the switch to pitcher. Think the Phils would start Aaron Brown at high-A? (I do not.)

[schooldoc]

Pitching post.

Bombs away on Mark Leiter, although Pigs offense is fighting back as it often does.

Mario Sanchez, who's only 22, has been pretty good for Reading. His peripherals (K numbers) don't scream "prospect," but are we missing something?

Medina with his 3rd double-digit whiff game of the year. When he's on, he's on.

[andyb]

Sanchez has been described as an organizational arm even though he is relatively young.

[schooldoc]

Pigs have come all the way back and more, to take the lead in Buffalo. Alfaro with his first HR since April 25. Boy is that good to see.

[phillychuck]

Just as an aside, Martinelli continues his surge, 2/2 with a walk today.

LV came back from 6-1 down to win 9-7, but their bullpen is getting seriously over-used. They need to find a starter or two who can last 6+ innings.

[schooldoc]

No doubt on the point about the Pigs' pen. Fortunately with their day off yesterday, they were able to absorb Leiter's short outing tonight. Up to Appel to give them a solid 6-7 innings tomorrow.

[phillychuck]

Up to Appel to give them a solid 6-7 innings tomorrow.

Scary thought....

[Austinfan]

Sanchez is the guy we got for Cordero.
Another skinny LA pitcher, watch out for the velocity jump, these guys seem to jump around age 21-22 as they fill out.
The fact he's already in Reading at age 22 says they like him, if hey just wanted an arm they have lots of older college organizational filler they could use.

[andyb]

Matt Winkelman on Sanchez 5 days ago:

"Sanchez is just an org arm, and while he is only 22 he really lacks major league upside." There is really no reason to expect much more out of him.

Minor League Rotation Shakeups

At the time of the trade from the Nats a BP writer had this evaluation:

Phillies Acquire Nationals Prospect Mario Sanchez

91 mph middle reliever. There is no reason to suggest he is any more than that. Relatively polished which helps him survive in Reading but he really does not have the stuff to go much further. Not that a Mark Leiter really does either, but none of the arms like that are especially valuable. And no we should not expect some mysterious Latino velocity bump.