The Phillies organization was not very successful on the Opening Day of Minor League baseball this year. The Threshers and Blue Claws were the only teams to win, when they demolished Dunedin.

Organizational Record Tonight: 2-3
Organizational Record Season: 4-3

Philadelphia(MLB) 2-1
Kyle Kendrick was very shaky in his first start, and the offense wasn’t able to pull out the win after tying it up in the 6th. They stranded both Chase Utley and Ryan Howard in the late innings. Jayson Werth set a career high with three doubles. Polanco, Utley, and Rollins all added doubles as well. The top four of the Phillies lineup Rollins, Polanco, Utley, and Howard all continues their hot start, with averages of .455, .500, .417, and .400 respectively. Werth got going and has his average up to .308. Ibanez and Shane have averages of .091 and 1.54 respectively. Nelson Figueroa recently acquired off of waivers from the Mets gave up the go ahead run and got the loss.

Lehigh Valley(AAA) 0-1
The IronPigs blew a ninth inning lead to lose 8-7. Chris Duffy had a double, and Dewayne Wise and Paul Hoover each had triples. Hoover also had three runs batted in, with Bocock, Ransom, and Thompson all adding one. Brian Mazone was hit hard in his first start, going five innings and allowing four earned runs. Mike Zagurski gave up two earned runs in a third of an inning, and got a hold. Jason Anderson threw two thirds of an inning, letting one of Zagurski’s runs score, and got a blown save. Ehren Wasserman recorded the loss as well as a blown save. Alexander Concepcion threw two perfect innings, striking out two.

Reading(AA) 0-1
What many to believe to be the most talented of all of the Phillies MiLB teams, lost 10-5 last night. The super outfield of Berry, Gillies, and went a combined 1-11 with Brown collecting a double, and Brown and Gillies knocking a run in apiece. While light-hitting players Freddy Galvis and Tuffy Gosewisch went a combined 4-8 with two doubles, and two runs scored. Vance Worley got the loss, getting knocked around for four earned runs in 4.1 innings. Matt German, Michael Schwimer, and B.J. Rosenberg didn’t fare much better giving up six earned runs in 3.2 innings. Schwimer struck out four in two innings though, a good sign. Chance Chapman added a scoreless ninth.

Clearwater(High-A)  1-0
The biggest in the organization yesterday, demolishing the Dunedin Blue Jays, doing so behind an amazing pitching effort by Austin Hyatt and some power from Matt Rizzotti and Fidel Hernandez. J.C. Romero started the game throwing a perfect first, and that is when Blue Jays hitters learned why they should fear Austin Hyatt as he went on to throw 5.1 perfect innings before allowing a runner to reach on a wild pitch on a strikeout. In all he threw six innings, striking out seven, and allowing two runs on two hits. Tyson Brummett closed out the game with two scoreless innings. The Threshers started the hitting parade in the fourth inning by scoring four, three of which came on a bases clearing double by 9-hole hitter Fidel Hernandez. In all, Hernandez had four runs batted in, more than the whole Dunedin team. Matt Rizzotti crushed a solo homer, and Brian Gump added two runs batted in, and a double. The 4-9 hitters went a combined 13-26 with three walks, eight runs batted in, thee doubles, and nine runs scored. While the top three in the lineup went a combined 3-16 with a double, two runs batted in, a walk, and a run. Troy Hanzawa and Rizzotti went a combined 6-8 with six runs scored, six runs knocked in, a walk, a double, and a homer.

Lakewood(A) 1-0
Jonathan Villar, Jiwan James, and Jeremy Barnes went a combined 7-15 with three doubles and three runs batted in and Sebastian Valle added a double and a run batted in. Nicholas Hernandez gave up six runs, only two earned in six innings, while striking out four and walking none, and picking up the win. Siulman Lebron got the hold with two scoreless innings, striking out three.