Down On The Farm

Week 15 involving the Phillies four full season affiliates is limited to three games each following baseball’s four-day All-Star Game break.

Lehigh Valley’s “pitching staff came out of the break shooting blanks with back-to-back shutouts. Going back to pre-All-Star break, the IronPigs didn’t allow a run in 25 straight innings counting Sunday’s first five innings as well. It marks the first time since 4/29/18 (DH, 4–0/3–0 vs. SWB) that the IronPigs have thrown shutouts in back-to-back games.“ — thanks to Sam Jellinek — Iron Pigs Manager of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the notation.

Reading won twice. Both Jersey Shore and Clearwater overcame late game multi run deficits on Saturday night for comeback wins — good stuff and clutch performances.

The system saw another player (Johan Rojas) make his major league debut this week, the second one to do so this season. It brought out a ton of pride and joy throughout to see the electric young center fielder do his thing in the show, once there he did exactly what we’ve seen from him each day since he first arrived on the backfields, play with joy, confidence and passion, very happy for him!

AAA Level : Lehigh Valley : 3–0 for the week against Charlotte, 8–6, 44–43 overall — 7/18/23 @ Toledo

Simon Muzziotti — 4 for 9 (.444) with two doubles, four RBIs and three runs scored, .500 OBP

Nick Podkul — 4 for 9 (.444) with a home run, three RBIs and five runs scored, .615 OBP

Jim Haley — 4 for 10 (.400) with a home run, six RBIs and two runs scored, .462 OBP

Kody Clemens — two hits, two walks, three runs scored, .600 OBP in nine PA’s

Nick Nelson — six innings, no runs, four hits, one walk, five strikeouts

Bailey Falter — six innings, one run, four hits, one walk, five strikeouts

Drew Hutchinson — five innings, no runs, one hit, no walks, five strikeouts

Noah Skirrow — four innings, four hits, no walk, six strikeouts

AA Level : Reading : 2–1 for the week against Portland, 7–7, 35–47 overall — 7/18/23 @ Altoona

Oliver Dunn — 6 for 12 (.500) with 2 doubles, a triple, HR and four RBIs, walk, .538 OBP

Matt Kroon — 5 for 12 (.417) with a double and HR, walk, .472 OBP

Griff McGarry — six innings, one run, five hits, two walks, nine strikeouts

David Parkinson — six innings, two runs, four hits, one walk, ten strikeouts

Zach Haake — five innings, no runs, two hits, no walks, five strikeouts.

Brett Schulze — two appearances — one and two third innings, no runs, one hit, one walk, two strikeouts

Noah Song — one and one third innings, no runs, one hit, one walk, two strikeouts

High A Level : Jersey Shore : 1–2 for the week against Rome, 7–11, 42–41 overall — 7/18/23 @ Winston-Salem

Leandro Pineda — 3 for 7 (.429) with a home run, two RBIs, two walks, two runs, .556 OBP

Nick Ward — 4 for 11 (.364) with a home run, five RBIs, two walks, three runs, .429 OBP

Hao Yu Lee — 3 for 7 (.429) with a home run, two walks, two runs, .500 OBP

Rixon Wingrove — 4 for 12 (.333) with a double, triple, two RBIs, three runs, .429 OBP

Wesley Moore — two appearances, one and two thirds IP, no runs, one hit, no walks, two strikeouts

Carlos Betancourt — two scoreless innings, two hits, one walk, one strikeout

Mitch Neunborn — two scoreless innings, one hit, two walks, one strikeout

Low A Level : Clearwater : 2–1 for the week against Fort Myers, 13–5, 57–26 overall — 7/18/23 vs Tampa

Felix Reyes — 3 for 9 (.333) with two home runs and eight RBIs, a walk, .364 OBP

Otto Kemp — 4 for 9 (.444) with a triple and three RBIs

William Bergolla — 3 for 9 (.333) with two RBIs

Emaarion Boyd — 3 for 9 (.333) with two walks, .455 OBP

Ricardo Rosario — 3 for 9 (.333) with a double

Danny Wilkinson — two appearances — three and one third IP, no runs, one hit, three walks, six strikeouts

Eiberson Castellano — two innings pitched, no runs, one hit, one walk, three strikeouts

Braeden Fausnaught — two innings pitched, no runs, two hits, two walks, two strikeouts

Jonh Henriquez — two innings pitched, no runs, no hits, two walks, three strikeouts

Estibenzon Jiménez — five innings pitched, two runs, one hit, three walks, three strikeouts

(Information courtesy of Steve Potter of https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/.