Larry Shenk’s Phillies Minor League Report: 6/19/19
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**IronPigs (32–36) losing streak reaches six, 11–4, to the Mud Hens in a 12 noon game in Toledo . . . Fall to 5–11 in June . . . Series finale, 7:05 tonight in Toledo.
Pitching: Starter Ramon Rosso is the loser (0–1), 5.1–6–6–6–1–4, 2 HR, 2 hit batters, balk . . . Fernando Salas, 1.2–3–1–1–0–0 . . . Austin Davis, 1–4–4–4–2–1.
Hitting: Offense produces 4 singles, 2 doubles . . . 2B Phil Gosselin, 2–3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, hit by pitch . . . RF Ali Castillo, 1–4, run, double, RBI, hit by pitch.
Roster Moves: INF Jose Antequera, placed on IL . . . LHR Tyler Gilbert, activated from IL.
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**Fightin Phils (1–0; 39–28, 1st half, 2nd place) opened the second half with a win over Akron in the first game of a doubleheader. Second game was suspended by rain in the eighth inning, 3–3; will be completed at 5:30 tonight with regularly-scheduled game to follow at 7:10.
Game #1: 6–4 win . . . Adam Morgan, on rehab assignment, started, 1–0–0–0–0–1; WP: Garret Cleavinger (1–0); SV: Aaron Brown (2) . . . 1B Darick Hall, 1–2, walk, 2 runs, HR (14), 3 RBI; CF Mickey Moniak, 2–4, run, double (17); LF Cornelius Randolph, 1–2, walk, double, 3 RBI.
Roster Moves: RHR Connor Brogdon, placed on IL . . . RHS Josee Taveras and RHR Seth McGarry, assigned from Lehigh Valley
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**Threshers (2–1; 36–30, 1st half, 2nd place) belted 4 home runs in winning, 12–7, in Bradenton; won the series, 2–1 . . . 7 tonight at home vs. Daytona Tortugas.
Pitching: ND for starter Andrew Brown, 4–8–7–6–3–2, 2 HR, hit batter . . . Lights out from bullpen — WP Kyle Arjona (1–0), 2–2–0–0–0–2; Zach Warren, 1.2–1–0–0–0–4; SV: Grant Dyer (4), 1.1–0–0–0–0; lowered ERA to 0.61; hasn’t allowed an earned run since April 16.
Hitting: DH Jhailyn Ortiz, 2–4, 2 runs, 2 HR (9–10), 4 RBI . . . SS Nick Maton, 1–5, 2 runs, HR (4), first pro grand slam . . . RF Danny Mayer, 3–5, 2 runs, HR (6), 2 RBI . . . 3B Alec Bohm, 2–4, walk, double, run, RBI . . . CF Matt Vierling, 2–4, walk, 2 runs, double.
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**BlueClaws (29–41) host West Virginia Power at 7:05 tonight as the second half begins . . . Claws ended first half winning five in a row on a 5–2 trip to Hagerstown and Asheville.
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**Crosscutters (2–3) were rained out in State College . . . 5 p.m. doubleheader today (7-inning games).
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Season opens Monday afternoon . . . Phillies again will field two teams, East and West.
**East: hosts Tigers East, 12 noon.
**West: travels to Tampa to play Yankees East, 12 noon.
(Transactions, courtesy phuturephillies.com)
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