Lehigh Valley IronPigs

Lehigh Valley closed its six-game homestand against the Syracuse Mets with an 8-0 loss, and the box score carried an unusual footnote: the IronPigs did not manage a single hit. Six Mets pitchers combined on the no-hitter, only the second in franchise history and the first since July 6, 2011. It was also the first no-hitter thrown at Coca-Cola Park.

Mark Vientos, who is with Syracuse on a rehab assignment, did the heaviest damage. He opened the scoring with a two-run homer off Chuck King in the first inning, added another two-run shot off Kirby Snead in the seventh, then closed the book with a solo homer in the ninth for his third of the game. M.J. Melendez chipped in a two-run homer of his own in that same seventh-inning outburst, his 17th of the season, hit at 107.7 mph. Ronny Mauricio’s RBI double in the third rounded out the scoring support.

King absorbed the loss but wasn’t the story of the collapse. He worked five innings, allowing five hits, three runs and a walk while striking out five across 92 pitches. Snead was the one who unraveled, surrendering four hits and four runs, including both homers, while recording just one out. Michael Mercado kept things quiet in the sixth, allowing just one hit over his inning of work, while Grant Holman induced a double play to escape the seventh. Kyle Backhus gave up Vientos’ third homer of the day in the ninth but struck out two to close out the frame.

Lehigh Valley finished the game with zero hits and one error, unable to put a ball in play for a hit against six different Mets pitchers. It’s a rough line for a team now 62-68 on the year. The IronPigs turn the page quickly: they head to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to open a seven-game series against the RailRiders with a doubleheader beginning Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. on the MLB App and Bally Sports Live.

Reading Fightin Phils

Reading dropped the finale of its six-game series with Binghamton, 14-5, though the Fightin Phils still walked away with the series, taking four of six. Bryan Rincon opened the game with a walk that stretched his on-base streak to 26 games, capping a strong August in which he ranked among the Eastern League’s best in OPS, walks and OBP.

Binghamton built an early 3-0 cushion, but Reading answered. Carson DeMartini scored on a Raider Tello groundout to cut it to 3-1, and then Alex Binelas, the league’s home run leader, deposited a two-run shot to tie the game at three, his 26th of the season. Binghamton regained the lead on a Mitch Voit homer in the fifth, and Reading tied it again in the sixth at 5-5 when a misplayed fly ball in the outfield let two unearned runs score. From there, Binghamton pulled away, scoring nine runs over the seventh and eighth innings on doubles, a Jefferson Rojas two-run homer and a bloop single.

Adam Seminaris took the mound for Reading and struck out eight over five innings, though he allowed five earned runs on seven hits and issued two walks. The bullpen had a difficult afternoon behind him — Braydon Tucker, Daniel Harper and Aaron Combs combined to allow nine earned runs on nine hits while striking out just two, as Binghamton’s relievers kept Reading off balance by rotating through seven different arms.

Reading, now 63-62 overall and 33-23 in the second half, returns to action Tuesday against the Hartford Yard Goats at 6:30 p.m., with a magic number of nine and 12 games remaining before the Eastern League playoffs.

Jersey Shore BlueClaws

Jersey Shore’s final home game of the season in ShoreTown ended in an 8-5 loss to Wilmington, as the Blue Rocks took four of six in the series. The BlueClaws jumped ahead early, 2-0, on a Juan Villavicencio RBI double and a Wuilfredo Antunez RBI single in the first inning.

Wilmington’s Jacob Walsh tied it with a two-run homer in the second, his first of two on the day. Scott Mudler answered with a two-run single in the third to put Jersey Shore back up 4-2, but Walsh’s second homer of the game trimmed that lead to 4-3. Wilmington then took its first lead with back-to-back homers from Ronny Cruz and Yeremy Cabrera in the fifth, chasing BlueClaws starter Tanner Gresham, who allowed five runs on five hits — four of them home runs — over five innings. Carter Mathison tied the game at five with a homer in the sixth, but Cruz’s RBI double put Wilmington back in front in the seventh, and two more runs off reliever Jake Eddington in the ninth put the game away. Tucker Biven closed it out with a scoreless ninth for the save.

The BlueClaws ran wild on the bases even in defeat, swiping eight bags as a team. Antunez stole three, while Villavicencio and Devin Saltiban each added two. Brady Day extended his hitting streak to 14 games and finished with two hits, matching Villavicencio’s two-hit day.

Jersey Shore now heads to Spartanburg, South Carolina, for a season-ending six-game series against Hub City, closing out the 2026 regular season on the road.

Clearwater Threshers

Clearwater fell 7-4 to Lakeland at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, surrendering six runs across the middle innings in a game that slipped away late. Matthew Ferrara scored all three times he reached base and became the first Thresher to reach 30 stolen bases this season, adding a fourth multi-steal game along the way.

The teams traded the lead through the first four innings. Nolan Beltran reached on an error and scored on a two-out single by Cade Climie for an early 1-0 edge, and after Lakeland tied it, Ferrara stole second and came around on a Climie sacrifice fly to put Clearwater back ahead, 2-1. Lakeland answered again to make it 2-2, then grabbed its first lead with two runs in the fifth to go up 4-2. Ferrara stole second and scored on a Beltran RBI double in the sixth to cut the gap to 4-3, but Lakeland answered right back with three runs in the bottom of the inning to make it 7-3. Will Vierling’s two-out double in the eighth pulled Clearwater within three, but the rally stalled there.

Yordanis Guerra started and allowed just one run on two hits with two strikeouts over three innings in a no-decision. Kobe Minchey worked a scoreless professional debut inning despite two walks, and Tyler Bowen took the loss after allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning. Richie Cortese was the bright spot out of the bullpen, striking out five over two hitless, scoreless innings — a career high.

Nine of Climie’s 15 career RBI have come during this past week alone. Clearwater, 69-54 and 29-28 in the second half, has Monday off before opening its final home series of the regular season Tuesday against Fort Myers at 6:30 p.m.

Home Runs — August 30, 2026

Reading – Alex Binelas (26)
Jersey Shore – Carter Mathison (12)