The triumphant return of…

High-A Tampa (6-5 loss to Dunedin) gets top billing because of…
Phil Hughes: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K – Pete Abe says he threw 36 pitches, 20 for strikes…he’s given up exactly 0 hits in his last 8.1 IP…great to see him back…
Reegie Corona: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
Austin Jackson: 4 for 5, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K – holy crap…
Jose Tabata: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B – gunned down a runner at the plate
Edwar Gonzalez & Chris Malec: both 2 for 5 – Edwar drove in 2, Malec missed a catch for an error
Marcos Vechionacci: 1 for 5, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Frankie Cervelli: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K – picked a runner off first
George Kontos: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K – we’ve seen this on more than 1 occasion this year…guys who are used to starting struggle when they come out of the ‘pen…
Zach Kronke: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
David Robertson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K – 10 hits, 4 walks, 1 ER, 28 K in last 24 IP…

Triple-A Scranton is off until Thursday for the All-Star break.

Double-A Trenton (8-4 win over Harrisburg) the team is now in the midst of it’s 3rd double-digit win streak of the year…insane
Brett Gardner: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K – has reached base at least twice in 7 of his last 10 games
Alberto Gonzalez: 3 for 6, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K- 4 of 9 hits with Trenton have gone for extras
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 6, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Juan Miranda: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI – 8 XBH and 11 RBI in his last 7 games…
Colin Curtis: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB – had been 5 for 45 with Trenton…
Brett Smith: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 4 K – 13 walks in his last 8.2 IP
Scott Patterson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K – had walked 6 batters in 45.2 IP before this game…

Low-A Charleston (5-4 win over Savannah in 11 innings, walk-off style)
Mitch Hilligss: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – walk-off single…
Seth Fortenberry: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB – RBI machine now has 62 steaks on the year, 10 more than Ortiz and 17 more than Manny…
Josue Calzado: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
Chase Odnereider: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K – 9 hits in his last 5 games…
Wilmer Pino: 2 for 5, 1 2B – 7 hits in his last 5 games
Mike Dunn: 6.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 6-3 GB/FB – picked a runner off first
Luke Trubee, Jon Hovis & Edgar Soto: combined 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 9-2 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (5-3 win over Batavia)
Justin Snyder: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 2 SB
Damon Sublett: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K – picked off first
Jose Gil: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 HBP – 3rd homer in 8 games with SI
Taylor Holiday: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 K
Matt Morris: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
Dellin Betances: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HB, 1 WP, 2-6 GB/FB – a single, 2 straight hit batters, and 2 bases loaded walks undid him in the 4th…
Craig Heyer: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 11-3 GB/FB – 37-7 GB/FB ratio this year

Rookie GCL Yanks (7-6 win over GCL Phillies)
Prilys Cuello: 0 for 4, 1 E (fielding)
Abe Almonte: 2 for 2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 CS – 5 for his last 9
Ryan Wehrle: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI – .333-.397-.490
Brandon Laird: 1 for 4
Zoilo Almonte: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B – turns out I’ve been spelling his name wrong for like, 18 months now…
Andres Perez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Melky Mesa: 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) – 9 hits & 22 K in 14 games
Ben Blumenthal: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 E (both throwing)
Ross Ohlendorf: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 WP
Manny Barreda: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K – 2 IP…6K…do the math…

Three Yankee farmhands were named the Pitcher of the Week in their repective league…