Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Let’s look at the kids on the farm.
Lehigh Valley 4, Worcester 3
Two things to notice in this game. First, Felix Reyes continues to crush the pitching at this level something that we have seen him do all year long.
At this point, it’s probable that
the team goes outside of the organization to improve in the outfield and that Reyes won’t get a long term chance to see if he can do it against major league pitching consistently. He’s been great at Lehigh Valley, but that’s probably as far as he’ll get. The second thing to notice is Kyle Backhus had another scoreless inning here and will probably be back in the majors soon. The team needs left handed relief pitching badly, so hopefully Backhus can come back and be as good as he was earlier.
Reading 3, Hartford 1
Adam Seminaris was great for Reading, throwing seven innings of one run ball, only allowing three hits and striking out seven. He’s not a big time prospect or anything, but any time solid pitching is done in the minor leagues, it should be noted. The offense got another home run from Alex Binelas, his fifteenth on the year. He’s been a good minor league find for the team. Bryan Rincon had an RBI double as he continues his prospect resurgence.
Greenville 4, Jersey Shore 1
Carter Mathison was the story here, his home run accounting for the lone run in the game for the BlueClaws. It was a meager offensive night with only four hits on the night for them. Mathison had the only run, but Luis Caicuto had two hits for himself. On the mound, Tanner Gresham was solid in his five innings of work, only allowing three runs, two earned, but it wasn’t nearly enough with the offense doing little.
Bradenton 4, Clearwater 2
Sean Youngerman had a so-so night on the mound for the Threshers, giving up only two runs, but allowing four hits and four walks. He’s continuing to disappoint. Nathan Humphreys had a two-run home run for the Threshers in the first inning, but that was all they could muster the rest of the game as the Marauders pitching staff, including a rehabbing Mike Clevinger, shut down Clearwater the rest of the way. The game was tied going into the ninth inning, a close one, but was lost when Brent Iredale hit a walkoff home run for Bradenton off James Tallon.
