Phillies MLR 5/27/21: Mickey Moniak homers and Adonis Medina struggles in LHV loss

Worcester 9, Lehigh Valley 2

Adonis Medina - 2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, K, WP, 6 GB, 1 FB (pickoff error)
Cornelius Randolph - 1 for 5, R, 3 K, SB
Mickey Moniak - 2 for 4, HR, 2 K
Ryan Cordell - 2 for 3, RBI, BB

Adonis Medina picks up his first loss after a costly Ruben Tejada fielding error leads to most of Medina’s unearned runs. Mickey Moniak returns to the lineup and hits his 3rd homer of the AAA season. Cornelius Randolph gets on base again (boo 3 strikeouts) and steals his 4th base.

Reading 6, Richmond 4 (GM1 of DH, makeup of 5/26 ppd)
Richmond 4, Reading 3 (GM2 of DH)

Mark Appel - 3 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 GB, 0 FB
Taylor Lehman - 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 3 GB, 2 FB
Arquimedes Gamboa - 1 for 8, R, 4 K (throwing error)
Daniel Brito - 3 for 6, 2 R, 2 2B, BB, K
Jorge Bonifacio - 4 for 7, 4 R, 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBI, BB, 2 K (outfield assist, home)
Nick Matera - 1 for 4, 2 K
Josh Stephen - 0 for 1, 2 BB, K

Reading splits the doubleheader. Nothing of note here besides Mark Appel struggling and Bonifacio absolutely tearing it up. I’m sure we will see him in LHV before we know it.

Hudson Valley 11, Jersey Shore 8

Tyler McKay - 0.2 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 6 R, 3 BB, K, 2 WP
Victor Santos - 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 K, 2 GB, 2 FB (throwing error)
Hunter Markwardt - 1 for 4, R, 3 K, SB
Bryson Stott - 1 for 5
Logan O’Hoppe - 0 for 2, R, 3 BB, K
Jhailyn Ortiz - 3 for 4, 3 R, 2 HR, 6 RBI, BB, K
Jonathan Guzman - 1 for 3, 3B, 2 RBI, K

Tyler McKay contending for worst pitching line of the Phillies minor league season. Jhailyn Ortiz breaks out of his power-slump with homers 4 and 5 of the season. Ortiz is slashing .265/.356/.372 with 8 walks to 30 strikeouts.

Jupiter 2, Clearwater 1 (F/10)

Cristian Hernandez - 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, BB, 2 K, 6 GB, 3 FB
Fernando Lozano - 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 3 WP, 3 GB, 1 FB
Johan Rojas - 2 for 4, 2B, CS
Luis Garcia - 2 for 4, 2B, 2 K
Casey Martin - 0 for 4
Abrahan Gutierrez - 0 for 4
Ben Pelletier - 1 for 4, HR

20 year old righty Cristian Hernandez continues to impress with his 2.08 ERA and 24 strikeouts to 3 walks in 17.1 innings this season. Fernando Lozano wound up giving up the tying run in the 6th inning. Tyler Adams came on in relief in the 10th and took the walk-off loss. Ben Pelletier hits his first dinger of the season and Luis Garcia extended his hitting streak to 4 games (6 for 16).