Philadelphia Phillies Top Prospect Painter has Scoreless Streak Snapped

The Philadelphia Phillies' top prospect Andrew Painter lost a long-standing scoreless streak on Saturday night.

Author:
Alex Carr
Aug 29, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

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They say all good things must come to an end, and that old adage rang true on Saturday night, as Philadelphia Phillies top prospect Andrew Painter lost his scoreless streak after 32.1 innings of shutout baseball.

Yes, evaluators can now indeed confirm that Painter is human. His streak ending aside, the 19-year-old phenom tossed an impressive 6.1 innings of work on Saturday, walking one and striking out six in the process.

This season, Painter has logged 87.2 innings across three levels of the Phillies system. In that span, he's struck out a whopping 132 batters, while walking just 12 and allowing a minuscule five hits-per-nine. He has had an unbelievable year, and is sure to begin another lengthy scoreless streak sooner or later.

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Lehigh Valley IronPigs vs. Gwinnett Stripers: L 4-2

UTIL Johan Camargo - 1-for-1, R, RBI, 2 BB

RHP Nick Duron - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

Reading Fightin Phils vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies: L 8-3

RHP Andrew Schultz - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

OF Carlos De La Cruz - 1-for-4, 2B, K

Jersey Shore BlueClaws vs. Brooklyn Cyclones: L 8-3

RHP Albertus Barber - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

RHP Brett Schulze - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Clearwater Threshers vs. Tampa Tarpons: L 6-5

C Caleb Ricketts - 2-for-4, R, BB, 2 K

UTIL Jamari Baylor - 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, K