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Scranton (69-71; 35-31 in the second half) (Defeated Buffalo, 4-2)
RF Franchy Cordero: 1-for-3, 2B (13), 3 RBI, BB, K
3B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Carlos Narvaez: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
DH Andres Chaparro: 0-for-4, 2 K
1B Jake Lamb: 2-for-4, HR (5), RBI, RS
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-2, RS, BB, HBP
LF Aaron Palensky: 0-for-3, RS, HBP, 3 K
Palensky’s Triple-A debut.
CF Nelson Medina: 0-for-4, 2 K
2B Wilmer Difo: 0-for-1, RS, 2 BB, K, 2 SB (22)
RHP Mitch Spence: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K
4.50 ERA (156 IP, 155 H, 86 R, 78 ER, 28 HR, 50 BB, 150 K)
RHP Zac Houston: (W, 3-1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
RHP Aaron McGarity (S, 4): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Somerset (82-53; 40-27 in the second half) (Defeated New Hampshire, 3-1)
SS Trey Sweeney: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
1B Ben Rice: 0-for-3, 2 HBP, K, CS (3)
Rice has 11 HBP in 71 games. He is hitting .324/.396/.638 in 212 PA at this level.
C Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
At this level: .211/.276/.309 in 30 games. I stand by what I said when he was first promoted: I am not concerned about him struggling here.
CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, RS, K, SB (7)
Jones has 47 extra-base hits (28 doubles, 4 triples, 15 HR) and 42 stolen bases (53 attempts). Tonight’s HR was hit off of LHP Ricky Tiedemann, the top prospect in the Blue Jays system (Pipeline). No, he won’t be in the mix for the CF job in 2024 with Jasson Dominguez out – but a hot first half will get people talking.
DH Mickey Gasper: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K, SB (8)
LF Jeisson Rosario: 0-for-3, BB
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 K
RF Grant Richardson: 0-for-3, 2 K
2B Max Burt: 1-for-2, BB, 3 SB (21)
Burt sets personal bests for both stolen bases in a game and in a season.
RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 11-5) 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
Fitts sets a new personal best for strikeouts in a game (he struck out exactly ten batters three times this season). This is probably his last regular season start of 2023 unless they give him one up in Scranton. If it is, he posted a 3.48 ERA in 152.2 IP with a 163/43 K/BB. I would say that is something to build on and Fitts should be in the 2024 mix at some point.
RHP Tanner Myatt: (S, 7) 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HR
Hudson Valley (70-62; 31-35 in the second half) (Defeated Jersey Shore, 3-2, to win the best-of-3 series. They will play Greenville (BOS) in the championship series. It starts on Sunday)
3B Ben Cowles: 2-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, RS, BB
A nice night for Cowles, who hit .254/.356/.393 in 444 regular-season plate appearances. He stole 23 bases in 27 attempts.
2B Jared Serna: 0-for-3, BB, CS (1)
LF Jesus Rodriguez: 0-for-3, BB
Rodriguez went 4-for-10 with two walks and only one strikeout in the series.
DH Christopher Familia: 0-for-4, K
1B Spencer Henson: 0-for-4, 3 K
C Rafael Flores: 2-for-3, 2 2B (2), 2 RS, K
Flores went 4-for-8 with two doubles and three walks in the series.
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-3, 2 K
SS Alexander Vargas: 0-for-2, SF, RBI
CF Cole Gabrielson: 0-for-1, 2 BB
LHP Brock Selvidge: (W, 1-0) 6.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Selvidge pitched to a 3.45 ERA in 127.2 IP during the regular season between Tampa and Hudson Valley (116 H, 56 R, 49 ER, 5 HR, 35 BB, 137 K). He compiled a 25.5% K and 6.5% BB. In 2022, his BB% was 9.4. He is developing the way you would want him to develop and there isn’t a long line of left-handed starting pitching prospects in the system.
RHP Cole Ayers: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert: (S, 1) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
In a key moment in the 8th, Gilbert came out of the bullpen with the bases loaded and one out. He promptly struck out back-to-back hitters.
Tampa (61-69; 30-34 in the second half)
Their season is over.
FCL Yankees (35-22; 1-2 in the playoffs)
They lost to the Braves in the championship series. Their season is over.
DSL Yankees (33-19)
Their season is over, as they missed the playoffs by a half-game.
DSL Bombers (27-26)
Their season is over.