Eastern League First Half Check-In

The Eastern League wrapped up their first half of the season with the Erie Seawolves and Hartford Yard Goats claiming division titles and clinching a playoff spot.

Standings Entering the Week

Northeast:

Hartford Yard Goats (Rockies) 34-28
Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox) 34-29
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets) 31-30
Somerset Patriots (Yankees) 31-32
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) 28-35
Reading Fightin Phils (Phillies) 28-35

Southwest:

Harrisburg Senators (Nationals) 36-27
Akron RubberDucks (Guardians) 35-28
Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) 33-28
Bowie Baysox (Orioles) 31-31
Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants) 30-33
Altoona Curve (Pirates) 24-39

Matchups:

Richmond Flying Squirrels @ Portland Sea Dogs
Hartford Yard Goats @ Harrisburg Senators
Altoona Curve @ Bowie Baysox
Erie SeaWolves @ Somerset Patriots
Reading Fightin Phils @ New Hampshire Fisher Cats 
Binghamton Rumble Ponies @ Akron RubberDucks

The Top Prospects

8.) SS – Marcelo Mayer – Portland Sea Dogs

Mayer last week went 8-20 with two doubles, four RBI, three runs scored, and a walk, He is hitting .309 with a .855 OPS; he has six home runs, and 34 RBI.

12.) C – Samuel Basallo – Bowie Baysox

Basallo last week went 5-19 with two doubles, four runs scored, three walks, and a stolen base. This season he is hitting .280 with a .786 OPS; he has ten home runs, and 32 RBI.

13.) RHP – Jackson Jobe – Erie SeaWolves

Jobe is on a rehab assignment. This season in five starts he is 0-1 with a 2.16 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and 24 strikeouts in 16.2 innings.

15.) OF – Roman Anthony – Portland Sea Dogs

Anthony last week went 3-23 with a home run, three RBI, three runs scored, and four walks. This season he is hitting .255 with a .825 OPS; he has seven home runs, and 22 RBI.

18.) RHP – Andrew Painter – Reading Fightin Phils

Painter is done for the season recovering from Tommy John.

19.) OF – Chase DeLauter – Akron RubberDucks

DeLauter is currently on the 7-day injured list. He is hitting .194 with a .591 OPS; he has a home run, three RBI.

28.) C – Kyle Teel – Portland Sea Dogs

Teel last week went 5-20 with a double, a home run, five RBI, four runs scored, and two walks. This season he is hitting .307 with a .885 OPS; he has eight home runs, and 45 RBI.

34.) SS/OF – Jett Williams – Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Williams is currently on the 7-day injured list. He is hitting .179 with a .668 OPS: he has two RBI.

36.) 3B – Brady House – Harrisburg Senators

House last week went 5-27 with three doubles, a home run, five RBI, and two runs scored. This season he is hitting .235 with .738 OPS; he has 12 home runs, and 31 RBI.

58.) OF – Yanquiel Fernandez – Hartford Yard Goats

Fernandez last week went 4-17 with a double, a home run, three RBI, three runs scored, and four walks. This season he is hitting .274 with a .739 OPS; he has six home runs, and 34 RBI.

64.) RHP – Bubba Chandler – Altoona Curve

Chandler got the ball on Friday picking up a win going seven shutout innings giving up two hits; he walked one and struck out ten. This season he is 3-5 with a 4.37 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and 57 strikeouts in 47.1 innings.

66.) LHP – Anthony Solometo – Altoona Curve

Solometo is on the development list. This season he is 0-4 with a 6.27 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, and 24 strikeouts in 33 innings.

68.) OF – Spencer Jones – Somerset Patriots

Jones last week went 8-24 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored, three walks, and a stolen base. This season he is hitting .242 with a .702 OPS; he has six home runs, and 33 RBI.

72.) RHP – Chase Hampton – Somerset Patriots

Hampton is on the 60-day injured list with a UCL Sprain.

79.) OF/1B – Ryan Clifford – Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Clifford last week went 1-16 with a home runs, two RBI, three runs scored, and four walks. This season he is hitting .199 with a .785 OPS; he has nine home runs and 31 RBI.

86.) 1B/3B – Yohandy Morales – Harrisburg Senators

Morales is currently on the 7-day injured list. This season he is hitting .238 with a .661 OPS; he has two home runs and 17 RBI.

87.) OF – Zac Veen – Hartford Yard Goats

Veen is currently on the 7-day injured list. This season he is hitting .326 with a .986 OPS: he has five home runs, and 12 RBI.

94.) OF/2B – Sterlin Thompson – Hartford Yard Goats

Thompson last week went 2-19 with an RBI, a runs scored, two walks, and a stolen base. This season he is hitting .227 with a .627 OPS; he has three home runs, and 20 RBI.

99.) RHP – Brandon Sproat – Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Sproat got the ball on Thursday picking up a win going six innings giving up four runs on six hits; he walked one and struck out two. This season he is 4-1 with a 1.77 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and 73 strikeouts in 61 innings.

HM.) OF – Vaun Brown – Richmond Flying Squirrels

Brown replaces Birdson but Brown is on the development list currently. This season he is hitting .120 with a .425 OPS; he has three home runs, and ten RBI.

HM.) LHP – Adam Macko – New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Macko replaced Roden and he got the ball on Wednesday picking up a win going six innings giving up three runs on three hits; he walked one, hit a batter, and struck out four. This season he is 5-2 with a 3.76 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and 78 strikeouts in 67 innings.

Results

Flying Squirrels won over Sea Dogs 4-2
Yard Goats won over Senators 4-2
Curve won over Baysox 5-1
SeaWolves won over Patriots 5-1
Fightin Phils won over Fisher Cats 3-2
Rumble Ponies won over RubberDucks 4-2

Standings Following The Week

Northeast:

Hartford Yard Goats (Rockies) 38-30
Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox) 36-33
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Mets) 35-32
Somerset Patriots (Yankees) 32-37
New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) 30-38
Reading Fightin Phils (Phillies) 31-37

Southwest:

Erie SeaWolves (Tigers) 38-29
Harrisburg Senators (Nationals) 38-31
Akron RubberDucks (Guardians) 37-32
Bowie Baysox (Orioles) 32-35
Richmond Flying Squirrels (Giants) 34-35
Altoona Curve (Pirates) 28-40

Next Up:

Akron RubberDucks @ Altoona Curve
Harrisburg Senators @ Erie SeaWolves
Portland Sea Dogs @ Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Somerset Patriots @ Richmond Flying Squirrels
Bowie Baysox @ Reading Fightin Phils
New Hampshire Fisher Cats @ Hartford Yard Goats

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