DotF: Estrada’s two homers help Charleston to a win

Donnie Collins had a story on RHP Conor Mullee recently. Turns out he didn’t have three Tommy John surgeries. He had one Tommy John, then needed two additional surgeries because the new ligament did not graft to the bone properly. So technically Mullee only needed his UCL replaced once. But still, the guy missed more than three years total because his elbow wouldn’t hold together. Rough. Mullee was called up earlier today and that is pretty damn awesome.

Also, in the wake of today’s roster moves, LHP Dietrich Enns and RHP Eric Ruth were bumped up from Double-A Trenton to Triple-A Scranton, per Josh Norris and Shane Hennigan. Enns is going to start tomorrow. Ruth may only be in Triple-A temporarily. Enns could be there for good.

Triple-A Scranton (3-2 win over Indianapolis)

• CF Ben Gamel: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• RF Aaron Judge: 1-4, 2 K
• LF Jake Cave: 0-4, 2 K — threw a runner out at the plate
• DH Nick Swisher: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 K — in a 4-for-28 (.143) slump
• RHP Eric Ruth: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HB, 3/4 GB/FB — 61 of 90 pitches were strikes (68%) … he made two spot starts here last season, so this wasn’t his Triple-A debut
• LHP Tyler Olson: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 18 of 28 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Anthony Swarzak: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 13 of 16 pitches were strikes (81%) … I’m pretty surprised they’re not keeping him stretched out as a starter given all the injuries, but, as always, I’m sure there’s a reason for it

Double-A Trenton (7-2 win over Reading)

• SS Tyler Wade: 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B — 11-for-30 (.367) in his last seven games
• CF Dustin Fowler: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI — 8-for-21 (.381) in his last five games
• DH Tyler Austin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• LHP Daniel Camarena: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 5/2 GB/FB — 38 of 57 pitches were strikes (67%), plus he picked a runner off first … 20/4 K/BB in 27.1 innings at all levels

High-A Tampa (5-2 loss to Clearwater)

• SS Jorge Mateo: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 2 SB — four steals in his last five games, so he’s starting to pick the pace up a bit
• 2B Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 CS, 1 E (fielding)
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K — he’s hitting .271/.314/.457 on the season
• RF Austin Aune: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K
• LHP Josh Rogers: 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 7/2 GB/FB — 52 of 79 pitches were strikes (66%) … he’s allowed nine runs in nine innings in his last two starts after allowing five runs in 29.2 innings in his first five starts
• RHP Travis Hissong: 3/0 GB/FB — 18 of 23 pitches were strikes (78%) … 28/3 K/BB in 20.1 innings

Low-A Charleston (5-1 win over Lexington)

• 2B Thairo Estrada: 3-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — this is his second two-homer game of the season … he has four homers in 28 games this year after hitting four homers total in 136 games from 2013-15
• SS Kyle Holder: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 2 SB — that is his first extra base hit of the season that is not a triple
• 3B Angel Aguilar & CF Leonardo Molina: 0-4, 1 K — Molina got caught stealing
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Cody Carroll: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 3/2 GB/FB — 47 of 83 pitches were strikes (57%)
• RHP Simon De La Rosa: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 2/4 GB/FB — 41 of 76 pitches were strikes (54%) … 9/11 K/BB in seven innings as a starter and 19/8 K/BB in 14 innings as a reliever