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The Final DotF: Park, Gittens have big games in Trenton’s win

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RHP Nick Green has been placed on the Double-A Trenton injured list, the team announced. He joins RHP Trevor Stephan and RHP Nick Nelson (and others) on the shelf. Also, RHP Garrett Whitlock was removed from yesterday’s start after one inning, though he remains on the active roster. No word on what’s wrong with any of these guys. The injury bug that bit the big league team has spread through the minors too, apparently. Sheesh.

The Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were rained out. No word on the makeup date yet.

Double-A Trenton Thunder (4-2 win over Erie)

  • SS Hoy Jun Park: 3-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 CS — 13-for-34 (.383) with five doubles and three triples in his last eight games
  • LF Ben Ruta: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — this game *lowers* his batting line to .403/.506/.582
  • 1B Chris Gittens: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — 12-for-27 (.444) with three doubles, one triple, three homers, eight walks, and six strikeouts in his last eight games
  • DH Brandon Wagner: 0-3, 1 BB
  • RHP Rony Garcia: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 55 of 101 pitches were strikes (54%) … some control issues, but that’s a fine Double-A debut for the 21-year-old, who has been pressed into duty here because of all the injuries

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DotF: Miller, Katoh have big days in Scranton’s doubleheader

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Both RHP Trevor Stephan and RHP Nick Nelson were placed on the Double-A Trenton injured list recently. That’s not good. I’d say both are unlikely call-ups this year, but they are possible trade chips, and injuries could throw a wrench into things. Hopefully it’s nothing serious, whatever the injuries are.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (7-6 win over Syracuse in ten innings, walk-off style) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain after the top of the first inning

  • 1B-2B Brad Miller: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — here’s video of the homer, which was a bomb … the team says it went 482 feet
  • SS Cliff Pennington: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB — walk-off homer … three homers in 15 games … the MLB ball and Triple-A pitching makes for a hell of a combination
  • RF Trey Amburgey: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 BB
  • C Kyle Higashioka: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — first game since being sent down
  • 2B-3B Gosuke Katoh: 3-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) — now hitting .353/.431/.686 through 15 Triple-A games
  • RHP Drew Hutchison: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 5/3 GB/FB — 72 of 107 pitches were strikes (67%)
  • LHP Rex Brothers: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 2/0 GB/FB — 26 of 44 pitches were strikes (59%) … 15/4 K/BB in 9.1 innings

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DotF: Gil dominates, Charleston flirts with no-hitter in win

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RHP Chad Green will work as a starter/opener with Triple-A Scranton, manager Jay Bell told Conor Foley. In other words, they’re going to make sure he gets regular work rather than be subject to the ebbs and flows of bullpen life. They’re not going start him every fifth day and stretch him out. Green will instead throw two or three innings every three or four days, that sorta thing.

The Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders had their game suspended due to rain after the top of the first inning. Here’s the box score. The game will be completed as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.

The Double-A Trenton Thunder were rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow.

High-A Tampa Tarpons (5-3 loss to Clearwater)

  • CF Pablo Olivares: 0-5, 2 K
  • SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-5 — hitting .310/.363/.361 through 19 games … he turned only 20 in March, so there’s not much power yet, but everything else has been good
  • DH Dermis Garcia: 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
  • LF Isiah Gilliam: 0-4, 1 R, 2 BB — threw runners out at first and second bases … seven assists in 17 games in the outfield this season … he had seven assists in 104 games in the outfield last year
  • C Donny Sands: 1-3, 1 BB
  • RHP Miguel Yajure: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 5/5 GB/FB — 64 of 98 pitches were strikes (65%) … 16 runs in 20.1 innings so far for one of my not top 30 prospects

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (8-3 win over Columbia)

  • CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B
  • SS Wilkerman Garcia: 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 CS — had been 2-for-12 (.167) in his first three games since being recalled from Extended Spring Training
  • C Josh Breaux: 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K — multiple hits in three of his last six games after having multiple hits in three of his first eleven games
  • LF Canaan Smith: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
  • RHP Luis Gil: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 5/1 GB/FB — 49 of 80 pitches were strikes (61%) … 26/11 K/BB in 17.1 innings through four starts, and that’s pretty cool
  • RHP Shawn Semple: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/5 GB/FB — 46 of 66 pitches were strikes (70%) … figures he has his first less than stellar outing of the season when they’re going for the combined no-hitter … he gave up the first hit leading off the seventh

The Short Season Staten Island Yankees, Rookie Pulaski Yankees, and two Rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees teams begin play in June.

DotF: Diego Castillo and Isiah Gilliam stay hot in Tampa’s win

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-3 loss to Rochester in ten innings, walk-off style)

  • SS Cliff Pennington: 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — took old pal Twins RHP Zack Littell deep … two homers in 18 games, which is usually a full season’s worth for him
  • 2B Brad Miller: 1-4, 1 K — 1-for-9 (.111) with three strikeouts in two games
  • DH Ryan McBroom: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 K
  • 1B Gosuke Katoh: 2-3, 1 BB — .319/.396/.681 through 14 games
  • RHP David Hale: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 7/2 GB/FB — 72 of 109 pitches were strikes (66%) … 2.12 ERA with an 18/3 K/BB in 17 innings … I mentioned this earlier today but it’s worth repeating: Hale has supposedly taken well to some suggested adjustments from the analytics group and has increased his velocity and spin rate this year … it probably won’t lead to anything, but maybe?

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DotF: Deivi Garcia strikes out ten in Tampa’s loss

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Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (5-0 win over Rochester)

  • LF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — remember when he got off to that great start? he’s now 3-for-32 (.094) in his last eight games
  • 2B Brad Miller: 0-5, 2 K — organizational debut after signing a minor league contract the other day
  • 1B Ryan McBroom: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — took old pal Twins LHP Daniel Camarena deep
  • RHP Chance Adams: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 65 of 100 pitches were strikes … his best start of the season and his best start since last July … forgive me for wanting to see more before getting excited
  • RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 3 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 26 of 43 pitches were strikes (60%)

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DotF: Sanchez plays rehab game; Dermis Garcia continues hot start in Tampa’s win

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According to Joe Dixon, RHP Matt Sauer will have Tommy John surgery this week. Bummer. He was placed on the Low-A Charleston injured list last week and it has since been determined he needs ligament reconstruction. The Yankees have not confirmed the news, though that’s not unusual for a non-40-man roster minor leaguer. Sauer, 20, allowed three runs in 8.2 innings with the RiverDogs before the injury. The Yankees gave him $2.5M as their second round pick in 2017.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (8-6 loss to Rochester)

  • LF Trey Amburgey: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K — now hitting .288/.323/.441 with Scranton after hitting .258/.300/.418 in Trenton last year
  • 1B Ryan McBroom: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
  • 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-4, 1 K — multiple hits in five of 12 games this year
  • RHP Drew Hutchison: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 3 HB, 5/2 GB/FB — 52 of 96 pitches were strikes (54%) … five walks and three hit batsmen in 4.1 innings? not even mad, that’s an impressive number of free baserunners
  • LHP Stephen Tarpley: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 13 of 23 pitches were strikes (57%) … 7/4 K/BB in six total innings this year

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DotF: Castillo extends hitting streak, Garcia goes deep again in Tampa’s loss

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Just a heads up, there will be no DotF tomorrow. None of the affiliates have games scheduled for Easter Sunday. Not sure if that’s intentional or a coincidence. I feel like I would remember it if they do that each year. Whatever. Anyway, no DotF tomorrow for that reason. Don’t wait around.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One was suspended due to rain in the top of the third inning. Here’s the box score. It wasn’t loading properly when I wrote this, but maybe it’ll work by time you click it. The game will be completed when they play Buffalo in June.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game Two was rained out. It’ll be made up as part of a doubleheader during that June series.

The Double-A Trenton Thunder were rained out. The game will be made up as part of a July 2nd doubleheader.

High-A Tampa Tarpons (2-1 loss to Clearwater)

  • CF Pablo Olivares: 0-4
  • 2B Diego Castillo: 1-4 — 9-for-25 (.360) during his seven-game hitting streak after starting the season 1-for-34 (.029)
  • DH Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4
  • 1B Dermis Garcia: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — fifth homer of the season was an inside-the-parker … 8-for-21 (.381) with two doubles and four homers in his last five games
  • RF Isiah Gilliam: 1-2, 1 HBP — got picked off first
  • C Donny Sands: 0-3, 2 K
  • RHP Rony Garcia: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2/4 GB/FB — 50 of 80 pitches were strikes (63%) … 22/6 K/BB in 18.1 innings thus far

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (3-1 win over Augusta)

  • LF Brandon Lockridge: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
  • 2B Kyle Gray: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
  • CF Josh Stowers: 1-4, 1 K — 9-for-21 (.429) during his five-game hitting streak
  • 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (missed catch) — 5-for-17 (.294) with a double and three homers in his last five games
  • DH Canaan Smith: 1-4, 1 R
  • RHP Luis Medina: 5 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 48 of 77 pitches were strikes (62%) … getting progressively better each time out
  • RHP Shawn Semple: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2/3 GB/FB — 37 of 52 pitches were strikes (71%) … 30/2 K/BB in 17 innings now … I can’t imagine he’ll be down here much longer, he’s not being challenged

The Short Season Staten Island Yankees, Rookie Pulaski Yankees, and two Rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees teams begin play in June.