Minor League Report
IronPigs increase lead, Fightin Phils win streak ends, Threshers walk-off W, another Lakewood ShO
Lehigh Valley, International League North Division, 1st place
**IronPigs (43–31) won, 4–1, in Buffalo despite leaving 14 runners on base. Lead over Bisons now 6 games . . . 2B Alexi Amarista, 3–4, RBI. Other RBI: SS Dean Anna and 1B Matt McBride . . . ND: Tom Eshelman, 5–4–1–1–3–1. WP: Brandon Leibrandt (4–0), 2–1–0–0–0–1. Hector Neris, 1–0–0–0–0–2. SV: Pedro Beato (20) . . . Enyel De Los Santos (7–3), 1:05 this afternoon in Buffalo as road trip ends.
Reading, Eastern League East Division, 5th place
**Fightin Phils (32–41) had their 6-game winning streak end in New Hampshire, 5–1 . . . 3B Zach Green, 1–4, HR (14), RBI; 4th HR in last 5 games; 14th HR is a career high . . . LP: Jacob Waguespack (0–1), 1.2–5–5–5–3–2, WP, BK . . . Ranger Suarez (3–3), 1:35 this afternoon in NH (44–29, 1st place), end of the road trip.
Clearwater, Florida State League North Division
**Threshers (32–36 first half, 4th place; 3–0, second half) won third straight on a 2-out, walk-off RBI single by C Henri Lartigue, 6–5, over Dunedin in 10 innings. The Blue Jays scored in T10 but the Threshers came back with 2 on an RBI single by DH Gabriel Lino and Lartigue’s game-winner . . . Threshers are 10–1 at home this month . . . CF Adam Haseley, 3–4, including a triple. 3B Luke Williams, HR (6), SB (6); 13 RBI in last 11 games; 4th HR in last 10 games. LF Grenny Cumana, 1–4, HR (#1), 2 RBI; solo HR in B8 tied the score, 4–4 . . . ND: Mauricio Llovera, 5–3–3–3–2–7. Pat Neshek, in 1st rehab assignment, 1–0–0–0–0–2. WP: Aaron Brown (2–4) . . . McKenzie Mills (0–2), 1:00 this afternoon vs. Dunedin in series finale.
Lakewood, South Atlantic League North Division
**BlueClaws (41–28, 1st half champions; 2–1, second half) recorded minor league-high 16th shutout, 2–0, in Columbia. 2.59 team ERA is best is in the minors. 9th win in last 12 games . . . Offense featured 3 singles and 2 triples. 1B Quincy Nieporte tripled in one run, LF Josh Stephen drove in the other run . . . WP: Damon Jones (6–2), 6–5–0–0–2–3, WP, HB; 4th straight win. SV: Zach Warren (2) . . . David Parkinson (6–1), 2:05 this afternoon in Charleston, WV, the first of a 3-game series against the West Virginia Power (3–0).
Williamsport, New York-Penn League Pinckney Division
**Crosscutters (5–3) were rained out in Batavia . . . Reports from Clearwater have 3B Alec Bohm being assigned to Williamsport after playing 3 games for the Phillies West team in the Gulf Coast League. He hit .500 in those 3 games, 5–10, and did not strike out . . . Manuel Silva (0–0), 4:05 this evening vs. the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (7–1) in Niles, OH.
Gulf Coast League
**Phillies East (2–3) lost, 7–4, to Tigers West at Carpenter Complex. Detroit scored 4 in T1 and 3 in T8 . . . 2 hits each 2B Nicolas Torres, 3B Jake Holmes, RF Carlos De La Cruz, DH Juan Aparicio, including 1st HR . . . LP: Victor Santos (1–1), 5–8–4–4–0–6 . . . Sunday is a day off.
**Phillies West (1–3) lost, 4–3, to Yankees West in Tampa . . . SS Matt Kroon, 3 of loser’s 8 hits . . . LP: Victor Vargas (0–1), 5–8–4–4–0–4, 3 HR . . . Sunday is a day off.
