Minor League Report

IronPigs won in Pawtucket; another Meneses HR . . . Six homers powered Fightin Phils win in Portland . . . Sanchez dominated in Threshers win in Palm Beach . . . BlueClaws blanked in Delmarva.

Standout Star
RHP Sixto Sanchez, Clearwater . . . 19 years old . . . Evened record at 3–3 striking out a career-high 10 in 6 innings. Allowed 3 hits, no walks and 1 run (home run). Threw 78 pitches, 56 strikes; 41 fast balls, 22 sliders, 15 changes. Didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning . . . “Dominated from first pitch of game,” said pitching coach Aaron Fultz . . . Last three starts, 18.2 innings, 13 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 24 strikeouts . . . Signed as an international amateur free agent, 2/20/15.

Lehigh Valley, International League North Division, 1st place
**IronPigs (26–19) opened road trip with a 6–4 win in Pawtucket . . . 1B Joey Meneses, 3–4, HR (8), 2 RBI. C Logan Moore, 2–4, HR (#1), 3 RBI. LF Andrew Pullin, 2–5 . . . WP: Cole Irvin (5–1), 6–6–4–4–2–6; 3-run HR in first inning; extended winning streak to 5 games. Shutout relief (3 innings) by Hoby Milner, Jake Thompson and Yacksel Rios who recorded his first save of the season, 11 fast balls, 2 sliders, 1 split . . . Drew Anderson (1–0) and TBA 4:05 p.m. doubleheader in Pawtucket.

Reading, Eastern League East Division, 5th place
**Fightin Phils (17–27) blasted 6 home runs in a 12–5 win in Portland. 10 of those runs came in the last 4 innings; 1 HR in each of those innings . . . Last time Reading had 5 or more homers, 6/1/2017, vs. Portland . . . Home run parade: C Dievi Grullon (8), 2B Emmanuel Marrero (1–2), RF Jan Hernandez (3), 3B Damek Tomscha (7), 1B Zach Green (9). Hit parade: Hernandez, 4; Tomscha, 3; Marrero, 3 . . . WP: JoJo Romero (2–4), 6–6–4–3–0–4, 3 HR . . . Franklyn Kilome (1–2) and TBA in 1:00 p.m. doubleheader in Portland.

Clearwater, Florida State League North Division, 6th place
**Threshers (19–27) coasted to an 8–1 win in Palm Beach . . . 1B Darick Hall, CF Mickey Moniak, C Edgar Cabral each had 2 hits including a double and two RBI. C Henri Lartigue, single and 2 triples, RBI . . . Aaron Brown (2 IP) and Alberto Tirado (1 IP) followed Sanchez . . . Bailey Falter (4–0), 5:30 this evening in Palm Beach.

Lakewood, South Atlantic League North Division, 4th place
**BlueClaws (25–21) were held to 5 singles in losing, 3–0, in Delmarva . . . 3B Jake Scheiner had 2 of the 5 singles . . . LP: Kyle Young (1–1), 6–3–2–2–2–6; 10 ground ball outs . . . Spencer Howard (3–3), 7:05 tonight in Delmarva.

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