Phillies Nation is honored to have Larry Shenk among the ranks of our regular contributors.
“The Baron” is the former Philadelphia Phillies head of community relations, a role in which he served the organization for more than four decades. Larry is also a 2018 inductee to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame.
In addition to the Phillies alumni and history work which Larry shares with readers here at Phillies Nation, his “Minor League Report” pieces now also run with us all during the season as well.
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Lehigh Valley, International League North Division
**IronPigs (19–16) lost their seventh in a row, 10–3, in Durham. Only 3 runs were earned as LV had 2 errors and a passed ball. The Bulls scored 3 in the fifth and 7 in the sixth . . . DH Lance Adams, 3–4, run, RBI. 2B Malquin Canelo, 2–4, double (7) . . . LP: Tyler Viza (0–2), 5.1–9–5–3–0–5, 2 hit batters . . . JoJo Romero (2–1), 7:05 tonight in Durham.
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Reading, Eastern League East Division
**Fightin Phils (18–15) split a doubleheader (7-inning games) at the New Hampshire Fisher Cats . . . Bailey Falter (3–1), 10:35 this morning in Manchester followed by a bus ride back to Reading.
Game #1: blanked on 2 singles, 4–0 . . . LP: Adonis Medina (0–2), 4.2–6–4–3–1–4, 2 hit batters.
Game #2: 8–1 win on the strength of a 7-run third inning . . . WP: David Parkinson (3–2), 6–4–1–1–1–5. JD Hammer fanned the side in the seventh . . . Third inning got started on 3 walks and a hit-batter for the first run; force play-RBI; 3B Austin Listi, RBI single; 1B Darick Hall, RBI double; LF Cornelius Randolph, 2-run double and an error allowed the seventh run; Listi added an RBI double in the fourth inning.
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Clearwater, Florida State League North Division
**Threshers (18–19) used a 4-run third inning and a pair in the eighth (1B Madison Stokes HR, #4) for their sixth consecutive win, 6–3, over the visiting Lakeland Flying Tigers . . . WP: Colton Eastman (1–1), 6–4–1–1–2–3. SV: Zach Warren (2), 2–1–1–1–2–6, wild pitch; yielded a run in the ninth without the benefit of a hit but struck out four in that inning, including the last 2 hitters with runners on second and third . . . Alejandro Requena (2–1), 10:30 this morning vs. Lakeland.
SS Nick Maton continued his torrid hitting, 3–4, run, 2 RBI, HR (#3) that left Spectrum Field in right field, stolen base (6); boosted average to .324 . . . he’s had 3 hits in 2 consecutive games . . . multiple hits in 7 straight (17-for-29) . . . hits in 8 straight games, RBI in 5 straight . . . hitting .462 in last 10 games (only 4 strikeouts in 39 AB).
3B Alec Bohm, 3–4, run, RBI, 2 doubles (RCF wall and CF wall); boosted his Clearwater average to .345 . . . fourth straight game with multiple hits (10-for-20) . . . hitting .364 in last 10 games with 10 RBI . . . Combined Lakewood-Clearwater, 35 games, 13 doubles, 5 HR, 21 RBI, .358, .997 OPS, 16 multiple-hit games.
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Lakewood, South Atlantic League North Division
**BlueClaws (13–24) scored 3 runs in the eighth inning to pull out a 4–3 win over the visiting Hagerstown Suns. Only 1 Hagerstown run was earned as the result of 3 Lakewood errors and 2 passed balls . . . 1B Mark Kroon, 2–4, run, 3 RBI on his first HR, the game-winning blow in the eighth inning. SS Scott Kingery, 1–3, fielding error . . . ND: Ethan Lindow, 5–4–2–0–0–8. WP: Kyle Glogoski (2–1). SV: Gilmael Troya (1) . . . Tyler McKay (1–2), 11:05 this morning vs. Hagerstown.
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Elsewhere
**Dominican Summer League season opens June 2. Phillies will field two teams, Red and White.
**New York-Penn League (Williamsport Crosscutters) season opens June 14.
**Gulf Coast League season opens June 24 at Carpenter Complex. Phillies again will field two teams, East and West.
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LARRY SHENK IS AUTHOR/EDITOR OF THE PHILLIES.COM ALUMNI SECTION AND PROVIDES REGULAR MINOR LEAGUE REPORT PIECES FROM HIS PHILLIES INSIDER BLOG. PHILLIES INSIDER PIECES RE-PRINTED AT PHILLIES NATION BY PERMISSION OF LARRY SHENK. PHILLIES ALUMNI PIECES WITH HIS PERMISSION ALONG WITH APPROVAL FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND THE PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES.
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