Phillies MLR 8/29/18: Clearwater clinches a playoff berth

Pawtucket 5, Lehigh Valley 3

Enyel De Los Santos - 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6 GB, 1 FB
Pedro Florimon - 0 for 4, K
Mitch Walding - 0 for 4 (fielding error)
Joey Meneses - 1 for 3, R, BB, K
Dylan Cozens - 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, K (outfield assist, 2B)
Zach Green - 1 for 4, 2 K
Aaron Altherr - 0 for 0, BB

Enyel De Los Santos, for perspective, gave up more than 3 earned runs in an outing for just the second time all season last night. He sits at 10-5 record with a 2.63 ERA in 126.2 IP. The offense was even more disappointing, combining for just 5 hits. Dylan Cozens joined the 20 homer club last night with his 20th and 21st bombs of the season. That is 3 straight seasons of 20+ homers for the mammoth outfielder.

Richmond 3, Reading 2

Ranfi Casimiro - 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, BB, 7 K, HR, 5 GB, 3 FB
Austin Listi - 1 for 4, R, BB, K
Darick Hall - 1 for 3, RBI, BB (fielding error)
Jose Pujols - 1 for 4, RBI, 3 K
Deivi Grullon - 0 for 4, 2 K
Jan Hernandez - 0 for 1, K

Ranfi Casimiro notches his 4th AA loss of the season despite his excellent effort. The Fightin’s offense went 2 for 9 with RISP and left 9 on base. Adam Haseley (temporary inactive list) and Cornelius Randolph (hit by a pitch, but not on the DL) both remain out of the lineup.

Clearwater 2, Jupiter 1

Adonis Medina - 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, BB, 7 K, HBP, 10 GB, 3 FB
Daniel Brito - 1 for 5, K
Arquimedes Gamboa - 0 for 3, BB
Luke Williams - 2 for 4, K, SB
Henri Lartigue - 0 for 4, 4 K
Edgar Cabral - 1 for 4, R, K
Grenny Cumana - 1 for 4, R
Jose Gomez - 1 for 4, K (throwing error)
Kevin Markham - 1 for 3, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB

Adonis Medina picks up his 10th win of the season in another strong outing for the promising 21 year old righty. In his last four starts he has put together: 26 IP, 17 H, 4 ER, 8 BB, 28 K. The win catapulted the Threshers to 2nd Half North Division Champs and a playoff berth. Kevin Markham was the hero with a 2-RBI single in the top of the 7th to give Clearwater the 2-1 lead. Mickey Moniak was curiously not in the lineup for the 2nd straight game.

Lakewood 4, Greensboro 1 (GM1 of DH, 7 innings)
Lakewood 8, Greensboro 5 (GM2 of DH, 7 innings, makeup of 8/28 ppd)

James McArthur - 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K, 8 GB, 0 FB
Gustavo Armas - 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 9 K, 1 GB, 4 FB
Matt Vierling - 1 for 7, R, 2B, RBI, K, CS, HBP
Simon Muzziotti - 1 for 8, R, RBI
Jake Scheiner - 0 for 2, R, BB, K, SB
Rodolfo Duran - 1 for 3, RBI, K
Jhailyn Ortiz - 3 for 7, HR, 4 K
Dalton Guthrie - 1 for 6, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K
Madison Stokes - 0 for 3
Josh Stephen - 2 for 5, 2 R, 2B, HBP
Jose Antequera - 2 for 5, 2 R, 2B, RBI, K
Colby Fitch - 1 for 4, R, K (passed ball)
Nick Maton - 0 for 4
Gregori Rivero - 2 for 4, 2 R, 2B, HR

2018 12 Round Pick James McArthur makes his Lakewood debut in Game 1 last night with a no-hitter. He has given up just 2 earned runs in his first 33.1 innings of professional ball. Meanwhile, Gustavo Armas strikeouts out a career-high 9 batters in Game 2. He has 67 strikeouts to 10 walks in 73.1 IP across two levels. Jhailyn Ortiz (13), Gregori Rivero (3) and Dalton Guthrie (4) all went deep in Game 2.

Williamsport 6, Auburn 1 (game was suspended in the 4th and will be completed today)