Phillies Minor League review, April 22-28
Players of the Week
Co-Player – INF Alec Bohm, Lakewood… Bohm, 22, batted .417 (10-24) with four doubles, two home runs, five RBI, two walks and a 1.295 OPS in six games for Lakewood. He was promoted to Clearwater following the week, but still ranks third in the South Atlantic League in batting average (.367), OPS (1.036) and hits (29), and is tied for ninth in walks (12). Bohm was selected by the Phillies in the first round (3rd overall) of the June 2018 draft.
Co-Player – INF Jose Gomez, Clearwater… The 22-year-old Gomez recorded a hit in more than half of his at-bats, batting .545 (12-22) with three doubles, six RBI, three walks and a .600 on-base percentage in six games. He had three three-hit games and five multi-hit games overall, raising his average from .143 to .348. Gomez was acquired in the July 2017 trade that sent reliever Pat Neshek to Colorado.
Pitcher – RHP Spencer Howard, Clearwater… The 22-year-old struck out a career-high 11 batters over 5.2 scoreless innings on April 23 vs Florida. He allowed four hits and no walks in that outing. In four starts this season, he is averaging 13.50 SO/9.0 IP (30 SO, 20.0 IP) with a 1.00 WHIP (4 BB, 16 H). The California native was selected by the Phillies in the second round of the June 2017 draft.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs – International League North Division… 16-6, 1st place
Top hitting performers:
C Rob Brantly – .692 AVG (9-13), 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, 3 R, three 3-hit games
• Is batting .469 (15-32) over his last 10 games since April 13
C Deivy Grullon – .312 AVG (5-16), 2B, 2 HR, team-high 7 RBI, 1.083 OPS
• Entered play today with the highest batting average (.397) in the International League this season
OF Lane Adams – .278 AVG (5-18), 3 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, .435 OBP, 1.213 OPS
OF Shane Robinson – .440 AVG (11-25), 2B, RBI, 5 BB, 5 R
Top pitching performers:
LHP Cole Irvin – 1-0, 0.00 ERA (6.0 IP), 7 SO, .150 OPP AVG
• Entered play today with the 3rd-lowest ERA (1.82) in the International League this season
RHP Nick Pivetta – 1-0, 3.75 ERA (5 ER, 12.0 IP), 23 SO, .182 OPP AVG
• Struck out 14 of the 24 batters he faced on April 28 vs Buffalo
LHP Ranger Suarez – 1-0, 2.84 ERA (2 ER, 6.1 IP), 7 SO
Reading Fightin Phils – Eastern League Eastern Division… 11-8, 3rd place
Top hitting performers:
INF Ali Castillo – .364 AVG (8-22), 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, .462 OBP
1B Darick Hall – .652 SLG, 3 2B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 15 total bases
INF/OF Luke Williams – .333 AVG (6-18), 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
Top pitching performers:
RHP JD Hammer – 0.00 ERA (5.1 IP), 5 SO, .118 OPP AVG
LHP Jakob Hernandez – 1-0, 0.00 ERA (4.1 IP), 0 H, 5 SO
RHP Luke Leftwich – 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP), 0 H, 6 SO
• Has allowed just 1 hit (.026 OPP AVG) in 12.2 scoreless innings this year; has 19 strikeouts to 3 walks
RHP Ramon Rosso – 1.80 ERA (1 ER, 5.0 IP), 6 SO
• Entered play today with the 2nd-lowest ERA (0.89) in the Eastern League this season
Clearwater Threshers – Florida State League North Division… 10-14, T-3rd place
Top hitting performers:
INF Jose Gomez – .545 AVG (12-22), 3 2B, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 1.282 OPS
INF Dalton Guthrie – .320 AVG (8-25), 4 XBH (3 2B, HR), 4 RBI, 6 R
1B Madison Stokes – .316 AVG (6-19), 2B, 3 B, 2 BB
OF Matt Vierling – .609 SLG, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, SB
Top pitching performers:
RHP Connor Brogdon – 0.00 ERA (4.0 IP), 4 SO, .077 OPP AVG, 0.25 WHIP
RHP Julian Garcia – 1.80 ERA (2 ER, 10.0 IP), 0 BB, 12 SO, 0.90 WHIP
LHP Jonathan Hennigan – 2 SV, 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP), 5 SO, 0.00 WHIP
• Has a 12.0-inning scoreless streak to start the season; has 17 strikeouts to just 1 walk
RHP Spencer Howard – 0.00 ERA (5.2 IP), 0 BB, 11 SO, .190 OPP AVG
• Has struck out 30 of the 78 batters he has faced this season
LHP Kyle Young – 1-0, 1.50 ERA (1 ER, 6.0 IP), 0 BB, 6 SO
Lakewood BlueClaws – South Atlantic League Northern Division… 8-16, 7th place
Top hitting performers:
INF Alec Bohm – .417 AVG (10-24), 6 XBH (4 2B, 2 HR), 5 RBI, 2 BB
C Rafael Marchan – .429 AVG (9-21), 3 2B, 3 BB, 1.000 OPS
INF Jonathan Guzman – .346 AVG (9-26), 2B, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB, active 10-game hitting streak
1B Matt Kroon – .316 AVG (6-19), 3B, RBI, 3 BB, SB
Top pitching performers:
RHP Ben Brown – 0.00 ERA (3.0 IP), 1 BB, 6 SO
RHP Colton Eastman – 1-0, 1.80 ERA (1 ER, 5.0 IP), 7 SO, .118 OPP AVG, 0.60 WHIP
LHP Ethan Evanko – 0.00 ERA (4.0 IP), 1 H, 0 BB, 4 SO
LHP Ethan Lindow – 0.00 ERA (3.1 IP), 1 H, 7 SO