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Updated: Sat Sep 06 03:20:29 EDT 2003

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES ORGANIZATION NOTEBOOK

SCRANTON-WB... RHP JOSH HANCOCK tossed five scoreless innings in a 5-0 victory over Syracuse August 24. Hancock surrendered four hits, issued three walks and fanned six batters to get the win. 2B BRIAN HITCHCOX smacked a solo shot in the third inning, DH DAMON MINOR hit his third homer in four games to plate two runs in the fourth frame and OF ERIC VALENT launched a solo homer in the seventh...

OF KEVIN SEFCIK homered and drove in four runs in a 9-4 triumph over Rochester August 22. The next night, Sefcik had four hits, three runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases in a 12-2 romp of Syracuse...

3B TRAVIS CHAPMAN homered twice (2-4, 3 RBI) in a 12-8 loss against Buffalo August 27....

READING... OF NATE ESPY hit a three-run homer and 3B JIM DESCHAINE hit a two-run shot in a 7-2 decision over New Britain August 23. Espy launched the three-run blast to left field in the third inning to supply Reading with a 6-1 lead. Deschaine smacked the two-run shot, his 13th of the season, in the opening frame...

OF JEFF INGLIN was named the team's MVP for the 2003 season. Inglin played in 137 of 138 games through August 27, hitting .280 with a league-leading 97 RBI - 46 more than his closest teammate. He had a streak of 119 straight games without committing an error...

RHP MARTIRE FRANCO allowed six runs, five hits and two walks over just 1/3 of an inning no-decision against New Britain August 24....

CLEARWATER... OF CHRIS COSBEY's fourth hit of the game drove in a run in the top of the ninth inning to beat Dunedin, 5-4, August 27. Cosbey also doubled twice and scored a run. RHP EZEQUIEL ASTACIO allowed a run and four hits over seven innings but did not improve on his 15-5 record in the no-decision...

RHP ELIZARDO RAMIREZ threw six scoreless innings (2 H, 1 BB, 4 SO) in a no-decision at Tampa in the second game of a doubleheader August 26. The Phillies lost in the bottom of the eighth inning, 3-0...

RHP BOBBY KORECKY saved five straight games August 13-22 (5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 SO). Through August 27, he was second in the league with 25 saves....

LAKEWOOD... SS CARLOS RODRIGUEZ delivered a tie-breaking, two-run double in the seventh inning to lead the BlueClaws to a 5-3 win over Charleston-WV August 21. Rodriguez then hit .053 (1-19, 6 SO) in five games August 23-26...

RHP FRANCISCO BUTTO lost five straight starts August 4-27 (24 IP, 37 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 16 BB, 19 SO), allowing five or more runs three times...

RHP LEE GWALTNEY hurled seven scoreless innings (1 H, 3 BB, 2 SO) in a 5-2 win at Hagerstown August 24....

BATAVIA... OF JACK HEADLEY hit two triples on August 22 in a 4-3 loss at Oneonta...

LHP JOE DIEFENDERFER allowed two runs or fewer in three consecutive starts August 12-22 (21 IP, 14 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO), going 2-0. Diefenderfer gave up four runs -- three earned -- and eight hits over five innings against Jamestown August 27 to take his seventh loss, tied for third most in the league...

2B TIMOTHY MOSS hit .040 (1-25, 3 SO) in six games August 16-22....

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