Banuelos strong in second Double-A try

It’s Saturday night, so sue me for taking the easy way out…

• Triple-A Scranton lost the first game of their doubleheader. Kevin Russo, Greg Golson, and Jesus Montero all singled and struck out. Colin Curtis had a pair of hits, including a double. The Ghost of Kei Igawa struck out ten in 6.2 innings of work, but he also allowed four runs.
• Triple-A Scranton won the second game. Jorge Vazquez provided all the offense with a solo homer and a run-scoring hit later in the game. Curtis and Brandon Laird each had a single, Golson a single and a double. Montero did not play. Jon Albaladejo blew the save in the 8th, then got ejected after he flipped his lid.
• Double-A Trenton won. Austin Krum tripled, Rene Rivera doubled, and Austin Romine tripled. In his second AA start, Manny Banuelos struck out five and allowed zero runs in five innings. He walked three, gave up three hits, got three outs in the air, and another three on the ground.
• High-A Tampa won. Bradley Suttle drew a walk, but Melky Mesa left the game after being hit by a pitch. He did stay in to run the bases for himself, and didn’t exit until the next half-inning. Zoilo Almonte and Addison Maruszak each had a pair of hits, and Jack Rye doubled and drove in a pair. Sean Black allowed just two hits and struck out five in 5.1 scoreless frames. Pat Venditte blew the save when he allowed an inherited runner to score, but he still managed to strikeout four in 2.2 innings.
• Low-A Charleston lost. Slade Heathcott drew a walk in five trips to the plate only to be one-upped by J.R. Murphy, who walked three times in four plate appearances. Rob Lyerly and Craig Mahoney each had two hits, with one of Mahoney’s being a double. Luke Murton went deep for a solo shot. Nothing exciting on the mound at all.
• Short Season Staten Island lost. Cito Culver went hitless, but Rob Segedin had two knocks including his first professional homerun, so congrats to him. Gary Sanchez singled and walk while Kelvin DeLeon did the same, just replace the walk with a double. Nik Turley struck out five and allowed three runs in five innings of work.
• Rookie GCL Yanks lost. Mason Williams, Angelo Gumbs, and Ben Gamel all singled for their only hit. Williams also drew a walk. Zach Nuding, this year’s 30th rounder, made his pro debut, allowing two runs to match his two strikeouts in two innings. This was the final game of their season, which is now over. They did not qualify for the playoffs. In fact, they had the worst record in the division at 24-32.