Thunder finish off sweep to advance to Championship Series

Double-A Trenton (3-0 win over Binghamton) finish off the sweep of heavily-favored Binghamton in the best-of-five series … they will play either Harrisburg or Erie (Harrisburg leads that series 2-1) in the best-of-five Eastern League Championship Series … that series doesn’t start until Tuesday, so the next three days will be sans DotF

• DH Ramon Flores: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — drove in the third run with a double play
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 3-4, 1 RBI — played another seven innings in his second rehab game … he also singled in their first run
• LF Ben Gamel: 0-0 — did not bat after coming off the bench
• 2B Jose Pirela: 0-4, 3 K — he was ejected in the seventh because apparently there was some kind of physical altercation between him and two players on the other team … the two players and the opposing manager were also ejected … not sure what that’s about
• 3B Casey Stevenson: 0-0 — did not bat after coming off the bench
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 K
• RF Tyler Austin: 1-4
• 1B Kyle Roller: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Mason Williams: 0-4, 1 K
• 3B-2B Reegie Corona: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B
• SS Ali Castillo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B
• RHP Shane Greene: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 10/0 GB/FB — 61 of 103 pitches were strikes (59%) … in and out of trouble all night
• SwP Pat Venditte: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K — four pitches, three strikes
• RHP Branden Pinder: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 32 of 49 pitches were strikes (65%)
• RHP Manny Barreda: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 K — nine pitches, one strike … well then
• RHP Danny Burawa: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%) … got the final out of the eighth on a strikeout with the bases loaded

The Triple-A Scranton, High-A Tampa, Low-A Charleston, Short Season Staten Island, and both Rookie GCL Yanks seasons are over. Trenton is the only affiliate still playing.