Triple-A Scranton (2-1 win over Pawtucket, walk-off style)
- CF Ben Gamel: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — walk-off inside-the-park homer? walk-off inside-the-park homer!
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- 1B Greg Bird: 2-4, 1 K — 16-for-42 (.381) in his last nine games
- C Gary Sanchez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing) — 21-for-58 (.362) in his last 15 games
- CF Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K — 3-for-35 (.086) with 12 strikeouts since coming back here following his injury
- 3B Jose Pirela: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 SB
- RHP Kyle Davies: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 5/5 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — 61 of 95 pitches were strikes (64%)
- RHP Caleb Cotham: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 19 of 30 pitches were strikes (63%)
Double-A Trenton had a scheduled off-day.
High-A Tampa (4-2 win over Brevard County)
- SS Jorge Mateo & 2B Abi Avelino: both 2-4 — Mateo got picked off first … Avelino doubled
- CF Dustin Fowler: 0-4, 1 K
- 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 E (fielding) — second half Andujar is so good
- LHP Jordan Montgomery: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 6/3 GB/FB — 59 of 97 pitches were strikes (61%) … 107/29 K/BB in 113.1 innings for last year’s fourth rounder
Low-A Charleston had a scheduled off-day.
Short Season Staten Island (7-0 loss to Brooklyn)
- CF Jeff Hendrix: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- SS Kyle Holder: 1-4, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — seven errors in 39 pro games for the defensive whiz, though I wouldn’t read too much into minor league error totals … I’m willing to bet a bunch of those errors are on balls most shortstops couldn’t dream of getting to
- 2B Brandon Wagner: 0-4, 1 K
- 3B Drew Bridges: 1-3, 1 K
- RHP Yoel Espinal: 4 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4/2 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 50 of 81 pitches were strikes (62%)
- RHP Will Carter: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 28 of 44 pitches were strikes (64%) … this year’s 14th rounder has a 95 mph sinker and a 72.2% ground ball rate in 13 pro innings
Rookie level Pulaski was rained out. They’re going to make this one up as part of a doubleheader tomorrow.
Rookie level GCL Yanks1 (9-7 loss to GCL Phillies in ten innings, walk-off style)
- DH Cesar Diaz: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB — got picked off first … eight strikeouts and 24 walks in 30 games, but he’s also 22 and at a level where pitchers rarely throw consistent strikes
- SS Wilkerman Garcia: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 CS
- 3B Donny Sands: 1-5
- LF Trey Amburgey: 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 2 SB, 1 CS — 21-for-51 (.412) with five doubles, four triples, and five steals in his last 15 games
- RF Leonardo Molina: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, , 1 K — threw a runner out at the plate and got picked off first … first homer of the season (and second of his career) was a go-ahead two-run shot in the top of the ninth, but the bullpen blew it
- RHP Luis Rosario: 5 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 5/6 GB/FB
Rookie level GCL Yanks2 Game One (3-2 loss to GCL Braves) makeup of the July 25th rainout
- SS Yancarlos Baez & 2B Yonauris Rodriguez: both 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
- RF Isiah Gilliam: 0-3
- LHP Jeff Degano: 2 IP 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — this year’s second rounder is starting to settle into a groove after needing a few appearances to shake off the rust … he went almost a month between the end of the college season and his first pro game
- RHP Paddy O’Brien: 3 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3/2 GB/FB — 12/2 K/BB in 9.2 innings for this year’s 24th rounder, a catcher the Yankees stuck on the mound
Rookie level GCL Yanks2 Game Two (3-2 win over GCL Braves)
- SS Yancarlos Baez: 1-2, 2 BB
- DH Isiah Gilliam: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB — in a 5-for-35 (.167) slump
- RHP Dallas Martinez: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 5/1 GB/FB — 10/1 K/BB in 8.1 innings after missing all of last season due to injury … feels like he’s been around forever, but he’s still only 20
- RHP Claudio Custodio: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 11/8 K/BB in 14 innings for the former infielder
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