LHP Danny Coulombe will be shut down for about a week with a shoulder issue, reports Conor Foley. Coulombe left his last outing with the trainer and an MRI came back clean, so he’ll rest a bit.
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (9-8 win over Buffalo in ten innings, walk-off style)
- LF Trey Amburgey: 2-6, 2 R, 1 3B, 2 K — he’s been crushing the ball, and he’s only here rather than Trenton because the Yankees needed Clint Frazier in the big leagues
- 1B Mike Ford: 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB — 13-for-29 (.448) with three doubles and four homers in seven games
- PH Mandy Alvarez: 1-1, 1 RBI — had the walk-off single after they slowly blew an 8-1 lead
- 2B Thairo Estrada: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K — here’s video of the double, which was originally called a homer before being overturned on replay
- DH-C Ryan Lavarnway: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
- C Kyle Higashioka: 1-2, 1 R, 2 RBI — exited the game for an unknown reason in the fourth inning, which forced the RailRiders to give up the DH and put Lavarnway behind the plate … manager Jay Bell told Conor Foley that Higashioka was removed from the game because the Yankees are calling him up, which is probably bad news for Gary Sanchez and his tight calf … the Yankees have another off-day Monday, so maybe they plan to limit Sanchez to DH this weekend and need a temporary backup catcher? … we’ll see, fingers crossed
- RHP Chance Adams: 0-1, 1 K — this was his first professional at-bat and he didn’t take the bat off his shoulder … he had to hit because Lavarnway moved from DH to catcher
- 3B Gosuke Katoh: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — two homers in six Triple-A games after hitting five homers in 118 Double-A games last year
- RHP Chance Adams: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2/3 GB/FB — 62 of 94 pitches were strikes (66%) … only two starts, but things are going a lot like last year
The Double-A Trenton Thunder had a scheduled off-day.
High-A Tampa Tarpons (8-6 loss to St. Lucie)
- 2B Diego Castillo: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) — first hit of the season! … he is now 1-for-30 (.033) through seven games
- SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — off to a 10-for-25 (.400) start here after hitting .229/.273/.320 (70 wRC+) with Charleston last year
- 1B Dermis Garcia: 1-4, 3 K
- C Donny Sands: 0-3, 1 R, 1 HBP — he has started five games behind the plate and C Jason Lopez has started three … that might even out during the season, though it is safe to assume the guy who gets more playing time is the guy the team considers the better prospect
- RHP Deivi Garcia: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 46 of 79 pitches were strikes (58%), plus he picked a runner off first … he’s struck out 15 of 38 batters faced in the early going (39.5%)
- RHP Jefry Valdez: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 4/3 GB/FB — 39 of 66 pitches were strikes (59%) … the Yankees got him in a minor trade with the Rockies over the winter
Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (4-0 loss to Greensboro)
- CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB
- 2B Kyle Gray: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- RF Josh Stowers: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K — 10-for-25 (.400) with three doubles, five walks, and five strikeouts during his seven-game hitting streak
- DH Josh Breaux: 2-4 — 4-for-8 in two games back from an unknown injury
- LF Canaan Smith: 0-3, 1 K
- RHP Matt Sauer: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 5/4 GB/FB — 43 of 80 pitches were strikes (54%) … he’s gonna have starts like this given his still developing control
- RHP Jio Orozco: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, 1 HB, 1 Balk, 4/2 GB/FB — 48 of 78 pitches were strikes (62%) … 10/1 K/BB in 8.1 innings
The Short Season Staten Island Yankees, Rookie Pulaski Yankees, and two Rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees teams begin play in June.