By: Brandon Apter, Senior Staff Writer 
Both the Double-A Eastern League and Triple-A International League had their All-Star Games on Wednesday night and a handful of Philadelphia Phillies prospects shined in the respective showcases. Dylan Cozens, Rhys Hoskins, Jorge Alfaro, Jesmuel Valentin, Hoby Milner and Nick Pivetta represented the Reading Fightin' Phils in the Eastern League game while Andrew Knapp, Cam Perkins and Edward Mujica all played a part in the International League game.
Let's start in Double-A with the members of Reading playing for the East Division All-Stars in Akron, Ohio. The Fightins made their presence known early in the game as Jorge Alfaro hit a two-out single. Dylan Cozens followed with a walk and then Rhys Hoskins blasted a three-run home run to give the East an early 3-0 lead. In the fourth, Cozens reached on a force out and scored the East's seventh run of the game. Second baseman Jesmuel Valentin hit a double and scored in the eighth inning, extending the lead to 8-2 over the West. Reading starter Nick Pivetta pitched a scoreless third inning for the East while Hoby Milner tossed two-thirds of the final inning, allowing no hits.
Dylan Cozens finished 0-for-2 but walked and scored two runs. Rhys Hoskins went 1-for-3 with his three-run homer and a run scored. Jorge Alfaro had a strong night, going 3-for-3 with a run scored. Alfaro finished a homer short of the home run derby title on Tuesday night. Jesmuel Valentin played the entire game at second base for the East team, finishing 3-for-5 at the plate with two doubles and two runs scored. Hoskins and Cozens have combined to hit 49 home runs for Reading this season.
The Fightin' Phils resume their second half of play in Trenton against the Thunder beginning on Thursday night.
Check out the video of Hoskins' blast below:
Moving along to the Triple-A All-Star Game between the International and Pacific Coast Leagues in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Lehigh Valley Ironpigs were represented by Andrew Knapp, Cam Perkins and Edward Mujica. In the bottom of the fourth inning, with the IL trailing 2-1, Andrew Knapp laced a solo home run to left field to tie things up at two a piece. With two runners on in the bottom of the fifth, Cam Perkins hit the go-ahead RBI groundout, giving the IL a 3-2 lead over the PCL. Ironpigs closer Edward Mujica finished the game, pitching to the final batter, to earn the save for the International League.
Lehigh Valley resumes their season at home on Thursday night as they host the Buffalo Bisons.
