McCutchen, Heredia on top of their game

Remember how Joe Buck & Tim McCarver were gushing over how great Clay Buchholz has been since returning to Triple-A? Spoke too soon.

Triple-A Scranton (5-0 win over Syracuse)
Justin Christian: 1 for 4, 1 K, 1 HBP
Alberto Gonzalez: 2 for 5, 1 K
Cody Ransom, Matt Carson & Eric Duncan: all 2 for 4, 1 2B – Ransom scored 1 run, Carson scored 2 … Ransom was picked off first … Carson threw a runner out at third from RF … Duncan drove in 3
Ben Broussard: 0 for 3, 1 K, 1 HBP – back for more with Shelley likely done for the year
Jason Lane & Chris Stewart: both 1 for 3, 1 K – Lane doubled, drove in a run, scored another & was hit by a pitch
Nick Green: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Dan McCutchen: 9 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 4-12 GB/FB – 77 of 109 pitches were strikes (70.6%) … the only way he could have been better was if the GB/FB ratio was reversed

Double-A Trenton (3-2 win over New Hampshire)
Ramiro Pena, Cody Ehlers & Reegie Corona: all 1 for 4, 1 R – Pena drove in a run, drew a walk & K’ed … Ehlers K’ed twice … Corona doubled, drove in a run & K’ed
Colin Curtis: 3 for 5, 1 K
Austin Jackson: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K – 11 XBH in his last 22 games after 23 XBH in his first 62 contests
Chris Malec: 2 for 5, 1 RBI, 2 K
James Cooper: 0 for 4, 2 K
PJ Pilittere: 2 for 4, 2 E (catcher interference, throwing)
Eric Hacker: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 5-6 GB/FB – 1.95 ERA in 97 IP this year
Zack Kroenke: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K
Mike Gardner: 0.2 IP, zeroes
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K – slams the door

High-A Tampa (12-5 win over Sarasota)
Chris Kunda & CJ Henry: both 1 for 3 – Kunda drove in 2 & drew a walk … Henry hit a solo bomb, was hit a pitch & scored another run
Luis Nunez, Kevin Smith, Andres Perez & Mitch Hilligoss: both 0 for 4 – Smith, Perez & Hilligoss each K’ed once … Nunez committed a fielding error
Seth Fortenberry: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Jose Gil: 1 for 4, 1 2B
Tim Battle: 3 for 4, 2 R, 2 3B, 1 RBI
Mike Dunn: 2.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-5 GB/FB – 33 ER allowed in his last 48 IP … ouch
Phil Bartleski: 2.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
Wilkins Arias: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Edgar Soto: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5-0 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (6-1 loss to Augusta)
Abe Almonte: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 3 K – 9 for his last 45 (.200)
Bradley Suttle: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Jesus Montero & Prilys Cuello: both 0 for 3, 1 R – Cuello was hit by a pitch & committed a fielding error … Montero drew 2 walks & K’ed, giving him a 21-13 K/BB ratio in his last 41 games after a 28-5 K/BB in his first 40 games … that, my fellow Yankee fans, is a damn good sign
Brandon Laird: 1 for 4, 1 R
Carmen Angelini: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) – 4 for 19 after that 4 for 4 game I was hoping would get him started on the right track
David Williams: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
Taylor Holiday: 1 for 4, 1 R, 2 SB
Jairo Heredia: 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 11-3 GB/FB – 9 baserunners & 0 runs allowed in his last 13.1 IP
Jon Ortiz: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K – even on his bad days, he still K’s the side

Short Season Staten Island (6-2 win over Auburn)
Ray Kruml & Taylor Grote: both 2 for 5 – Kruml drove in 3, K’ed & swiped a bag … Grote scored a run & K’ed twice
David Adams & Braedyn Pruitt: both 0 for 4, 1 BB – Adams K’ed twice … Pruitt is the proud owner of a .492 OPS
Jack Rye: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB
Mike Lyon: 0 for 5, 2 K
Dan Brewer: 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – 8 for his last 17 with 8 RBI (over 4 games)
Mitch Abeita & Walt Ibarra: both 1 for 4, 1 R – Abeita drove in a run & was hit by a pitch … Ibarra K’ed
David Phelps: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 12-1 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) – 40-13 GB/FB ratio this year … he had a poor junior year after an outstanding sophomore year, so he dropped a bit in the draft, but he’s a decent sleeper … one of only two pitchers to have a 100+ K season for Notre Dame … the other? this guy
Andy Shetrone: 2.2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 3-3 GB/FB
Josue Selenes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

The Rookie GCL Yanks box score hasn’t been posted yet, and I’m not going to wait around for it. Here’s the link to the GCL Scoreboard, I’m sure they’ll update it sometime soon.