From Matt Provence, IronPig’s Media:
Phils’ Triple-A Falls, 2-1, to Pirates on Wednesday
Reliever Brendan Lafferty allowed a game-winning run to the Pirates in the final inning, as the Phillies’ Triple-A Spring Training squad fell, 3-1, on Wednesday in Bradenton.
The Pirates pitching limited the offense to just three hits while dropping the team to 1-1 overall.
CF Leandro Castro had the Phillies’ lone RBI on a double which plated OF Steve Susdorf. 2B Matt Tolbert had the only other two hits, both singles.
IronPigs LHP Tom Cochran was effective in the start (3 ip, 2 h, r, er, bb, k). RHP Brandon Erbe and RHP Austin Hyatt each tossed two scoreless innings of relieve. Erbe fanned four batters while allowing two hits and a walk in an impressive outing. RHP Hector Norris followed with a perfect inning before Lafferty finished out the game with one inning pitched.
Castro, a 2012 Eastern League All-Star, spent the entire 2012 season in Double-A Reading. He posted a stat line of .287-10-71 in 133 games and finished tied for second in the EL in doubles (35) while ranking tied for eighth in RBIs and 10th in hits (137). Following the season, the 23-year-old played for Estrellas de Oriente of the Venezuelan Winter League and batted .313-0-4 in 32 contests.
The Phillies’ Triple-A squad will have a camp day tomorrow before taking on the Blue Jays in Dunedin on Friday. First-pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.
UNOFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Teams R H E LOB
TEAM 1 3 0 1
PIT 2 6 0 6
Lineup AB R H RBI
1. TOLBERT, MATT-2B 2 0 2 0
2. HANZAWA, TROY-2B 3 0 0 0
3. SUOMI, JOHN-C 2 0 0 0
STUMPO, BOB-C 1 0 0 0
4. HENSON, TYLER-3B 3 0 0 0
5. SUSDORF, STEPHEN-LF 2 1 0 0
6. CASTRO, LEANDRO-CF 3 0 1 1
7. HEWITT, ANTHONY-RF 3 0 0 0
8. OVERBECK, CODY-1B 3 0 0 0
9. MITCHELL, DERRICK-DH 2 0 0 0
2B- CASTRO (1). CS- TOLBERT (1).
Pitchers IP H R ER BB KO
1. COCHRAN , THOMAS 3.0 2 1 1 1 1
2. ERBE , BRANDON 2.0 2 0 0 1 4
3. HYATT , AUSTIN 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
4. NERIS , HECTOR 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
5. LAFFERTY , BRENDAN 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
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nice update … boxscores are the bomb