Baby Bombers Blast: 4/23/2025
Somerset gets big nights from Jones, Beck, Jasso and LeMahieu, Parks Harber posts another strong game in Tampa
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 5-4 vs Charlotte Knights (11 inn.)
Grant Richardson: 2-4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI, K —> Batting .320/.357/640 in 9 Triple-A games.
Jesus Rodriguez: 1-4, RBI
Max Burt: 1-3, R, RBI, BB, K
Jake Woodford: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 66 pitches, 42 strikes.
Dominic Smith: 1-4, R, BB —> Batting .155/.246/.224 in 15 games.
Record: 11-10
Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 7-3 vs Hartford Yard Goats
Spencer Jones: 2-2, R, 2B, 2 BB —> Absolutely crushing the ball right now. His whiff rate is still a bit high, but coming down, and he has been becoming more selective of pitches that he is swinging at. All signs seem to be pointing in the right direction.
Dylan Jasso: 2-5, 2 R, HR (3), RBI, K
Garrett Martin: 1-4, R, HR (2), 2 RBI
Rafael Flores: 1-4, R, HR (3), 2 RBI, K
D.J. LeMahieu (MLB Rehab): 3-3, 2 R, 2B, HR (1), 2 RBI
Brendan Beck: W (2-0), 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 67 pitches, 51 strikes —> Second straight scoreless start for Beck, who was named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week on Monday.
Record: 7-9
High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: PPD at Asheville Tourists
Game postponed due to wet grounds, to be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday
Record: 11-4
Single-A Tampa Tarpons: L, 6-3 at St. Lucie Mets
Roderick Arias: 1-5, K
Parks Harber: 3-4, R, 2 2B, K —> Batting .291/.409/.545 in 15 games.
Edgleen Perez: 2-2, RBI, 2 BB —> Now hitting .196/.387/.217, has seen his OPS jump over 250 points since last Wednesday. Small Sample Sizes!
Andrew Landry: 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 79 pitches, 51 strikes.
Cole Zaffiro: L (0-1), 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
Record: 7-9
Organizational 3 Stars of the Night:
1 Star: Brendan Beck, Somerset
2 Stars: Grant Richardson, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
3 Stars: Spencer Jones, Somerset