Triple-A Phillies toss combined shutout against Toronto

On the road for the first time this spring, the Triple-A Philadelphia Phillies picked up their second straight victory defeating the Triple-A Toronto Blue Jays 1-0. The Phillies improved to 2-1 on the spring with Brandon Leibrandt picking up his first victory.u1:p

Deivi Grullon drove in the lone run of the ballgame for the Phillies. Grullon now has RBIs in the each of the first three games this season. The team tallied six hits, including a double by Drew Stankiewicz. Zack Coppola, Joey Meneses, Malquin Canelo and Eliezer Alverez also had hits. u1:p
Grullon has been known as an offensive catcher throughout his young career and made the jump to Double-A in the late summer months. A 2017 midseason All-Star with Clearwater, Grullon appeared in 93 games between the two levels. The 22-year-old blasted a career high 12 home runs during the season and drove in 37 runs. Grullon will likely be back in Reading for the beginning of the 2018 season but could hit his way to Triple-A by the summer. u1:p
The Phillies used five pitchers to complete the shutout against the Blue Jays. Brandon Leibrandt started and went 3.2 innings, scattering four hits and striking out four. Tyler Viza came on in relief and tossed two innings with two strikeouts in his first appearance of the spring. Shane Watson, Parker Frazier and Tom Windle each chipped in to keep the shutout intact.u1:p
Invited to big league camp as a non-roster invite, Brandon Leibrandt is a promising arm in the Phillies farm system. A sixth-round pick out of Florida State University, Leibrandt made 25 starts in 2017 between Reading and Lehigh Valley. Leibrandt posted a 3.62 ERA and racked up a career-high 11 wins. u1:p
The Triple-A squad has an off day on Friday but is back in action on St. Patrick's Day at home against the Triple-A Yankees. u1:p

Brandon Leibrandt spoke with our own @PatMcCarthy_ earlier this week about his Spring Training experience.#OinkOn🐽 pic.twitter.com/xF5vMlwngL

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