DeLeon continues torrid start

Make sure you scroll down for tonight’s game thread.

Triple-A Scranton (6-3 loss to Syracuse)
Kevin Russo & Colin Curtis: 2 for 4, 1 K – Russo doubled, was caught stealing & missed a catch at second for an error … Curtis homered, drove in three & K’ed
Austin Jackson & Juan Miranda: both 1 for 4 – Jackson doubled (& didn’t K!) … Miranda scored a run
Xavier Nady: 0 for 2, 1 K – played five innings in RF…For more on Nady’s short rehab appearance tonight, see Ben’s post.
John Rodriguez: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Justin Leone: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 3 K
Eric Duncan & Kevin Cash: both 0 for 4 – E-Dunc K’ed once, Cash four freakin’ times
George Kontos: 3 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 5-3 GB/FB – 33 of 62 pitches were strikes (53.2%) … first start in 13 games because of all the rain outs, so chalk this one up to rust
Zach Kroenke: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 2-2 GB/FB – 27 of 48 pitches were strikes (56.3%)
Anthony Claggett: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – 14 of 22 pitches were strikes (63.6%)
Mark Melancon: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HB, 1 WP, 1-2 GB/FB – 15 of 24 pitches were strikes (62.5%) … heh, that’s on odd line … he hit the first batter, got the second guy to fly out, the runner moved to second on Russo’s error, moved to second on a ground out, then scored on a wild pitch

Double-A Trenton (4-3 loss to Akron, walk-off style)
Austin Krum, Eduardo Nunez, Jorge Vazquez, Noah Hall & Marcos Vechionacci: all 1 for 4 – Krum & Vech each K’ed three times … Nunez scored a run, K’ed & missed a catch for an error … Vazquez K’ed twice … Hall drove in a run & K’ed
Reegie Corona: 1 for 3, 1 BB
Chris Malec: 0 for 4
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 E (throwing) – three homers in his last two games, four all season
Kyle Anson: 0 for 3, 1 BB – 23 BB, 21 K this year
Kanekoa Texeira: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 4-2 GB/FB
Jason Stephens: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3-4 GB/FB – huh … why didn’t they just start him?
Jose Valdez: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GB/FB
JB Cox: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB – two of those walks were intentional … walked in the running run, safe to assume that wasn’t intentional

High-A Tampa (5-2 win over St. Lucie)
Dan Brewer, Damon Sublett & Seth Fortenberry: all 1 for 4 – Brewer K’ed … Sublett scored a run & K’ed … Fortenberry scored a run & K’ed twice
Eric Fryer & Austin Romine: both 2 for 4, 1 RBI – Romine doubled, scored a run & allowed a stolen base
Brandon Laird: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
David Adams: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing) – what’s up midseason promotion
Kevin Smith & Luis Nunez: both 1 for 3 – Smith scored a run … Nunez drove in a run, got picked off first & committed a throwing error
Jeremy Bleich: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 11-2 GB/FB – he’s in line for a promotion … Mo knows Trenton could use a starter or two
Grant Duff: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 2-2 GB/FB
Jon Hovis: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0-1 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (5-4 loss to Savannah)
Jose Pirela: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Ray Kruml: 1 for 5, 2 K
Corban Joseph & Taylor Grote: both 0 for 4 – CoJo drew a walk & K’ed … Grote K’ed twice
Melky Mesa: 3 for 5, 2 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI – league leading 15th & 16th homers
Abe Almonte: 0 for 1 – left after one at-bat as the DH … not sure what that’s about
Neall French: 1 for 3, 1 K
Garrison Lassiter: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Mitch Abeita & Mike Lyon: both 1 for 4 – Lyon K’ed
Andrew Brackman: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2-5 GB/FB – really struggled in the first, but settled down in the second and third before leaving in the fourth
Brandon Braboy: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Brad Rulon: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (3-1 loss to Hudson Valley)
Francisco Santana: 1 for 4, 1 K
Carmen Angelini, Kelvin Castro & Kle Higashioka: all 0 for 4 – Castro K’ed
Rob Lyerly: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Luke Murton: 0 for 3, 2 K
Zoilo Almonte & DeAngelo Mack: both 1 for 3, 1 2B – Almonte drove in a run
Hector Rabago: 0 for 2 – sadly, he didn’t play his fourth position in four games
Arodys Vizcaino: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 Balk, 3-2 GB/FB, 2 E (pickoff, fielding) – 14 K in 8.1 IP
Mike Solbach: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Gavin Brooks: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB – I wonder if this bullpen stuff is permanent
Ryan Flannery: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 3-1 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks (3-2 win over GCL Tigers) this team’s outfield is stupid good … what happens when Slade Heathcott signs?
Ramon Flores, Issac Harrow & Kevin Mahoney: all 0 for 4 – Harrow & Mahoney each K’ed once
Jose Toussen: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB, 1 CS – played second base … and he throws lefty!!!
Kelvin DeLeon: 1 for 1, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 BB – on base 9 times in 12 plate appearances
Francisco Arcia: 2 for 4, 1 K
Emerson Landoni: 0 for 3
Mitch Delaney & Isaiah Brown: both 0 for 1, 1 K – Delaney K’ed twice & committed an error during a pickoff play … Brown drew a walk & drove in a run
Jose Ramirez: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 6-4 GB/FB – dayum
Phil Bartlewski: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-4 GB/FB
Julian Arballo: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GB/FB – guess Arcia dropped a third strike somewhere along the way