Summer is coming to an end, and so is the season for the Phillies farm teams. The IronPigs and Fighting Phils still have regular season ball to play, but the Threshers and BlueClaws have played their last game of the year.
Worcester 7, Lehigh Valley 4
A five run first put the IronPigs in a hole they couldn’t quite climb out of. They steadied the ship, allowing just two more runs the rest of the way, but their offense fell short, with just five hits (two belonging to Kameron Misner, one of which was
a homer). Alan Rangel struggled, but held together admirably after the five-run first, allowing just one more run across four more innings. His final line was six runs on five hits and three walks.
Reading 11, Erie 10
There was only one lead change in this one, and it came in the bottom of the second. But don’t think for a second that it was boring. 21 runs on 24 hits, five errors. An attempted comeback in the ninth, with the SeaWolves plating three runs and bringing the would-be winning run to the plate before a double play ended the wild affair. A little bit of everything. Carson DeMartini was three for four with a walk, and Dante Nori, Pedro León, and Aidan Miller had two hits each. Only five strikeouts on the day for the Fightins as a whole. Starter Luke Russo allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and four walks in five IP. Sam Carlson, the first reliever out of the pen, struggled, allowing four hits (one single, two doubles, and a homer) and four runs, getting just one out before being pulled.
Tampa 7, Clearwater 5
The Threshers entered the eighth inning of an elimination game with a lead and their hopes of extending their season alive. But they allowed five runs across the eighth and ninth, and a comeback bid in their half of the final frame fell short. Will Gasparino and Will Vierling had two hits apiece, and Matthew Ferrara had a homer. The whole team struggled with the K, posting a total of fifteen; three Threshers had three strikeouts each. Starter Cole Gilley went six innings with two runs on three hits. Richie Cortese also allowed two runs on three hits, but in just 1.2 innings of work.
