Sounds Winning Streak Halts at Six With Loss to Tides
NORFOLK, VA - The Nashville Sounds winning streak ended at six games with a 5-1 loss to the Norfolk Tides on Thursday from Harbor Park. Chad Patrick punched out seven batters, while Ernesto Martinez Jr. increased his hitting and on-base streaks to six games. Norfolk began the scoring against Patrick
Sounds Take Down Tides in Extras for Fifth Straight Win
NORFOLK, VA - The Nashville Sounds began a six-game road trip by taking down the Norfolk Tides 4-3 in extra innings on Tuesday night at Harbor Park. Tucker Davidson turned in his best start as a Sound, working five innings with eight strikeouts and Raynel Delgado collected his third straight
Sounds Rally Twice, Fall in Extras to Charlotte
NASHVILLE – Nashville rallied twice late in the game but came out on the wrong end of an 11-10 loss in extra innings to the Charlotte Knights Wednesday night at First Horizon Park. The Sounds and Knights combined to draw 18 walks at the plate with 23 hits, 21 runs,
Hoskins Posts Three-Hit Performance in Loss to Knights
NASHVILLE – Rhys Hoskins cumulated a three-hit performance in the fifth game of his rehab assignment, but the Nashville Sounds dropped the series opener to the Charlotte Knights from First Horizon Park 7-3. Jared Oliva extended his hitting streak to five games with two hits, while the Sounds bullpen recorded
Hoskins and Cameron Go Back-to-Back, Sounds Out-Hit in Loss to Bats
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Sounds were out-hit by the Louisville Bats in a 13-4 loss on Saturday from First Horizon Park. Rhys Hoskins and Daz Cameron launched back-to-back homers, while Brian Fitzpatrick increased his scoreless streak out of the bullpen to 7.2 frames. The Bats scratched across the first run
Nashville Slugs Their Way Past Louisville, Hit Four Home Runs in 7-5 Win
NASHVILLE – Nashville earned back-to-back wins to begin the series against the Louisville Bats on Wednesday night. Four different Nashville batters put together multi-hit efforts in the win including rehabbing Rhys Hoskins, who ended the night with a home run and double. His first inning home run was one of
Rick Sweet Moves to Third All-Time in Minor League Wins, Raynel Delgado Hits for the Cycle
NASHVILLE – Nashville Sounds manager Rick Sweet moved into third place all-time for wins in Minor League history, while Raynel Delgado completed the cycle in a 7-3 win over the Louisville Bats on Tuesday at First Horizon Park. Sweet earned his 2,418th victory of his career, and Delgado notched the
Looking back at the month Hoskins broke out
Rhys Hoskins broke into the Major Leagues in August 2017 with 11 homers in only twice as many games. It might have been his first time slugging at baseball’s highest level, but he arrived in Philadelphia as no stranger to homering in bunches. A 2014 fifth-round Draft pick, Hoskins emerged
IronPigs announce four bobblehead giveaways
Four members of last season's 80-win Lehigh Valley IronPigs team will be featured as bobbleheads during the 2018 season at Coca-Cola Park.
Hoskins, Kingery power Phillies' All-Stars
This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.The Phillies feel about ready to pop. The club finished in
Toolshed: Prospect projections gone wrong
Earlier this week we covered what went right. Now it's time for what went wrong. Toolshed once again revisits the Steamer600 projections used during MiLB.com's preseason Prospect Projections series, which looked at how prospective rookies would perform during the 2017 season if given 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate
MVP Hoskins headlines IL All-Stars
The International League today announced its postseason All-Star Team and Award Winners as selected by the circuit's managers, coaches, media, and club representatives. The 2017 IL Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year is Lehigh Valley first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who leads the League in RBIs, slugging, and runs
Hot-hitting Hoskins headed to Philadelphia
With Triple-A pitching seemingly conquered, the International League's best hitter is moving on for his greatest challenge yet.The Phillies are calling up Rhys Hoskins, their No. 6 prospect, from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to make his Major League debut, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. The club starts a four-game series against
With callup looming, Hoskins homers again
Rhys Hoskins belted his 29th homer of the season Wednesday night. His next one might come in "The Show."Amid speculation that his first Major League callup may be imminent, the Phillies' No. 6 prospect Hoskins went 3-for-5 with a homer, double and five RBIs while playing his third straight game in
Hoskins Leads Pigs To 11-5 Victory Over Tides
The IronPigs (68-49) launched four home runs, and totaled 16 hits in a 11-4 victory over the Norfolk Tides (54-63) Wednesday night at Coca-Cola Park before 8,434 fans.
Hoskins Breaks Record In 6-4 Loss
Rhys Hoskins broke the single-season home run record with his 27th home run, and Pedro Florimón each added home runs. But the IronPigs (67-45) fell 6-4 to the Buffalo Bisons (49-64) Saturday night at Coca-Cola Field.
Hoskins slugs two big jacks for IronPigs
Rhys Hoskins got to experience what he considers the best feeling as a hitter, not once, but twice Wednesday."It's always exciting," he said. "I'm not sure that's ever going to change."Philadelphia's No. 6 prospect slugged a pair of homers for three RBIs in Triple-A Lehigh Valley's 4-3 win at Rochester.
Hoskins Ties Single-Season Homer Record In Win
Rhys Hoskins launched two home runs to power the IronPigs (67-43) to a 4-3 victory over the Rochester Red Wings (62-47) Wednesday night at Frontier Field.
Crawford's Inside-The-Park Slam Lifts Pigs To 8-2 Win
Rhys Hoskins hit his International League leading 24th home run, and J.P. Crawford hit your run-of-the-mill inside-the-park grand slam as the IronPigs (64-40) picked up a 5-1 victory over the Gwinnett Braves (50-52) Wednesday night at Coca Cola Park before 8,076 fans.
Hoskins Homer Not Enough As Pigs Fall 9-3
Rhys Hoskins hit his 23rd home run of the year, but the IronPigs (62-39) fell 4-3 to the Gwinnett Braves (61-39) Monday night at Coca Cola Park.
Bash Brothers Homer In Pigs 9-1 Victory
The Bash Brothers of Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins each hit two-run home runs and J.P. Crawford went 4-for-5 finishing a home run away from the cycyle, as the IronPigs (61-37) defeated the Durham Bulls (59-38) by the score of 9-1 Saturday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
IronPigs' Crawford falls homer short of cycle
On June 9, J.P. Crawford was hitting .189 and sported a .560 OPS. With each passing game, it looked more likely that 2017 wasn't going to be the year for the Phillies' top prospect. Not so fast.Crawford has come to life in July, recording a 1.104 OPS. His hot streak continued
Bulls Top Pigs 5-3
Scott Kingery and Rhys Hoskins each hit solo home runs, but the IronPigs (61-37) fell 5-3 to the Durham Bulls (59-38) Friday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Hoskins, Kingery Impress In Futures Game
The United States defeated the World Team 7-6 in the 2017 Futures Game, marking the seventh time the US team has won in the last eight contests.
IronPigs' Cozens puts two into orbit
For the second year in a row, Dylan Cozens and Rhys Hoskins are going toe-to-toe for the Minor League home run crown. On Friday, it was Cozens' turn to provide the power.The Phillies' ninth-ranked prospect belted his International League-leading 20th and 21st homers in Triple-A Lehigh Valley's 4-1 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre