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Phillies Minor League review: May 23-29
- Updated: May 30, 2016
Players of the Week
Player – 2B Scott Kingery, Clearwater… The 22-year-old Kingery batted .355 (11-31) with five doubles, a triple, a home run, four RBI, two walks and a 1.077 OPS in seven games. He hit safely in each of those seven games, recording multiple hits in three of them. With his five doubles last week, Kingery now has 19 this season, which is the most in the Florida State League by six. He is also tied for the league lead with 24 extra-base hits. Kingery was selected by the Phillies in the second round of the June 2015 draft out of the University of Arizona.
Pitcher – RHP Harold Arauz, Lakewood… Arauz, 21, made one start for the BlueClaws, tossing a career-high 8.0 scoreless innings, yielding only four hits and striking out five on May 26. He has now allowed zero earned runs in four of his eight starts this season, including three consecutive starts (21.0 IP). Opponents are hitting just .197 (30-152) against him. The Panama native was acquired from Houston along with four others in exchange for Ken Giles and Jonathan Arauz on December 12, 2015, and was originally signed by the Astros as an amateur free agent on July 12, 2011.
Lehigh Valley IronPigs – International League North Division…25-24, 5th place… Lehigh Valley picked up just one win in six games last week, but they still sit just 3.5 games behind Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for first place in a tightly-packed division. The IronPigs will finish their homestand with three games against Norfolk before embarking on an eight-game road trip.
Top hitting performers – OF Nick Williams batted .435 (10-23) with six runs scored, three doubles, two RBI, two walks, a stolen base and a pair of three-hit games… INF/OF Darin Ruf clubbed three home runs and drove in eight runs in six games while batting .333 (8-24)… OF Cam Perkins also homered three times, driving in six runs while posting a .500 on-base percentage and 1.500 OPS. His four RBI on May 29 were a season-high.
Top pitching performers – RHP Ben Lively went 7.0 innings in his only start of the week, holding Louisville to two runs on five hits in his first triple-A start. He has allowed …
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