Week 8

A recap of the Phillies minor leagues and standout players.

An overall record of 14–10 for the four affiliates with Jersey Shore leading the way going 5–2.

A few individual streaks came to an end, Otto Kemp (Clearwater) got on base in 29 consecutive contests before it ended in the second game of a double header on Saturday. Drew Ellis (Lehigh Valley) saw his 13 game on base streak end Thursday. Meanwhile Nick Podkul (Reading) continues his on base streak (16 games), Carlos De La Cruz (Reading)does also (15 game on base streak) and Jake Cave (Lehigh Valley) has a hit in all 21 minor league games he’s played this season which when added to the three hit game he produced for the Phillies before being optioned extends his current hitting streak to 22 games.

The week featured three walk off wins, two four hit games (Jersey Shore’s Casey Martin & Marcus Lee Sang), four pitchers going six innings, two team shutout performances, strong pitching efforts on Sunday and a weekday game in which a position player pitched the last inning. Three Jersey Shore players had on base percentages of .400 or better in the team’s most successful week and multiple pitchers excelled. Clearwater suffered their first losing series, Lehigh Valley slugged it out with Buffalo to win the series and Reading dropped the first three games but bounced back to take the last three and split their series with Harrisburg.

AAA Level : Lehigh Valley : 4–2 for the week against Buffalo, 24–25 overall — 5/30/23 host Scranton Wilkes-Barre — six games

Standout Stats :

Jake Cave — 9 for 19 (.474), five doubles, three home runs, seven RBIs, seven walks, .630 OBP

Simon Muzziotti — 6 for 19 (.316), eight game hitting streak, .409 OBP

Jim Haley — 6 for 18 (.333) with three doubles, a home run and five RBIs, .400 OBP

RHP Jeremy Walker — two appearances — four innings pitched, no runs allowed

RHP Trey Cobb — three appearances — three and one third innings, no runs, one hit

LHP Bailey Falter — six innings pitched, two runs, two hits, four walks, four strikeouts — 89 pitches — 54 strikes

LHP Christopher Sanchez -six innings pitched on Sunday, no runs, two hits, seven strikeouts. 11 inning week — 3 runs total.

AA Level : Reading : 3–3 for the week against Harrisburg , 18–26 overall — 5/30/23 @ New Hampshire — six games

Standout Stats :

McCarthy Tatum — 6 for 16 (.375) with two doubles and three RBIs, a walk and three HBP, .500 OBP

Nick Podkul — 6 for 20 (.300) with two doubles, three home runs, five RBIs, two walks, .364 OBP

Johan Rojas — 9 for 24 (.375) with two doubles, a triple, two home runs, .407 OBP

Carlos De La Cruz — 7 for 23 (.304), two home runs, three RBIs, two walks, two HBP, .407 OBP

Madison Stokes — 8 for 24 (.333) with two doubles, home run and three RBIs, two walks, .407 OBP

Ethan Wilson — 6 for 15 (.400), two RBIs, .471 OBP

RHP Griff McGarry — four innings pitched, no runs, three hits, two walks, three strikeouts

RHP Tyler Phillips — six innings pitched, one earned run, six hits, no walks, five strikeouts

LHP Josh Hendrickson — five innings pitched, no runs, three hits, one walk and seven strikeouts.

RHP Adam Leverett — three appearances, three and two thirds IP, no runs, four hits

RHP Matt Seelinger — three appearances, four innings pitched, one run, three hits, five strikeouts

High A Level : Jersey Shore : 5–2 for the week against Aberdeen, 22–20 overall — 5/30/23 host Brooklyn — six games

Standout Stats :

Casey Martin — 8 for 19 (.421) with three doubles, triple, home run and four RBIs, three walks, .522 OBP

Marcus Lee Sang — 9 for 25 (.360) with double, triple, seven RBIs, three walks, .429 OBP

Nick Ward — 8 for 26 (.308) double, 5 walks — 11 for 27 (.419 OBP)

LHP Rafael Marcano — five innings pitched, one run, two hits, one walk, one strikeout

RHP Tommy McCollum — three appearances, two saves, two and one third IP, no runs/hits, one walk, four strikeouts

RHP Orion Kerkering — two appearances, two and one third IP, no runs, two hits, one walk, four strikeouts

LHP Matt Osterberg — six innings pitched, one run, four hits, three walks, six strikeouts

LHP Jordan Fowler — five innings pitched, no earned runs, five hits, two walks, five strikeouts

LHP Rodolfo Sanchez — two appearances, three innings pitched, no runs, three hits

RHP Alex Garbrick — two appearances, three and two third innings pitched, two unearned runs

RHP Jace Vines — two appearances, two and two thirds innings pitched, no earned runs, one walk, three strikeouts

Low A Level : Clearwater : 2–3 for the week against St Lucie, 31–13 overall — 5/30/23 host Dunedin — six games

Standout Stats :

Emaarion Boyd — 4 for 8 (.500) RBI, walk

Jordan Dissin — 3 for 10 (.300) with two doubles and four walks — .500 OBP

Gabriel Rincones Jr — 5 for 16 (.313) with two doubles, triple and RBI

Cade Fergus — 4 for 13 (.308) with a double, two RBIs — .400 OBP

LHP Sam Aldegheri — four and one third innings pitched, no runs, five hits, one walk, four strikeouts

RHP Jonh Henriquez — two innings pitched, no runs, no hits, one walk, three strikeouts

RHP Estibenzon Jimenez — five innings, one run, four hits, two walks and four strikeouts

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