Painter threw three scoreless innings in his Triple-A debut, putting him one step away from MLB. The Phillies expect him to be there soon.

In all, Painter threw 60 pitches, including working himself out of a bases loaded jam to cap off a 30-pitch third inning.

Overall, Painter threw 34 of 60 pitches for strikes (eight swing-and-misses) and held his own against some of the top Boston Red Sox minor leaguers. His fastball maxed out at 98 mph and averaged closer to 96.