Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (5-0 loss to Columbus)
- CF Billy McKinney: 0-4, 3 K — in a 7-for-40 (.175) skid
- SS Abi Avelino: 0-4, 1 K — in a 3-for-20 (.150) slide
- 1B Tyler Austin: 0-4, 2 K
- DH Mike Ford: 2-4, 1 2B
- LHP Nestor Cortes: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 4/8 GB/FB — 66 of 105 pitches were strikes (63%) … the five walks are a career high … he had only one game with as many as four walks prior to this one
Double-A Trenton Thunder (9-2 win over Binghamton)
- RF Zack Zehner: 1-3, 3 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — eleven homers in 81 games this year … he set a new career high with eleven homers in 128 games last year
- DH Ryan McBroom: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-5, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 2 K — 6-for-16 (.375) in his last four games
- RHP Nick Nelson: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 54 of 93 pitches were strikes (58%) … Double-A debut … he’s up here filling in for RHP Domingo Acevedo, who spent yesterday in the big leagues … not sure if Nelson’s promotion is permanent or just a spot start situation
The High-A Tampa Tarpons had a scheduled off-day.
Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (8-1 loss to Romine)
- SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4
- 1B Dermis Garcia: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — nine homers in 52 games this season gives the 20-year-old 39 homers in 194 career games, which is pretty nuts … kids this young aren’t supposed to hit for this much power
- CF Leonardo Molina: 1-4, 2 K
- RHP Alex Mauricio: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 5/5 GB/FB — 45 of 77 pitches were strikes (59%) … 14 runs allowed in his last two starts and 9.1 innings after allowing nine runs in his first four starts and 21 innings
- RHP Austin DeCarr: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 14 of 20 pitches were strikes
Short Season Staten Island Yankees Game One (10-1 loss to Tri-City)
- SS Eduardo Torrealba: 1-2
- RF Junior Soto: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 SB — threw runners out at home and third … 21-year-old minor league Rule 5 Draft pick is 12-for-34 (.353) in his last nine games
- 2B Kyle Gray: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K, 2 E (fielding)
- RHP Shawn Semple: 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — 45 of 68 pitches were strikes (66%), plus he picked a runner off first
- RHP Drew Finley: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 2/0 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — only 14 of 31 pitches were strikes (45%) … 16/12 K/BB in 12.1 innings
Short Season Staten Island Yankees Game Two was suspended with one out in the top of the second. Here’s the box score. Their only remaining series with Tri-City is next weekend, so the game will probably be made up then.
The Rookie Pulaski Yankees are still playing after a lengthy rain delay. Here’s the box score. I’ll update this post once the game ends (maybe).
The two Rookie GCL Yankees teams had their regular Sunday off-day.
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