Mitre strong in latest audition

Two years ago today on DotF, Mighty Matt DeSalvo threw 100 pitches in seven one-run innings against Ottawa.

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

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 win over Buffalo in 11 innings)
Kevin Russo, Austin Jackson & Doug Bernier: all 1 for 5 – Russo K’ed once, Bernier twice … Jackson doubled & was caught stealing … Ajax has three homers & two doubles in his last eight games, so the power’s coming
Ramiro Pena: 0 for 4, 1 BB
Shelley Duncan: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 Bb, 1 K – hasn’t hit a homer since June 22nd … what’s up with that?
Juan Miranda: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Yurendell DeCaster: 0 for 2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HBP
Colin Curtis: 0 for 5, 2 K
Chris Stewart: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI – 11th inning grand slam FTW
Sergio Mitre: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 10-3 GB/FB – 60 of 100 pitches were strikes … another quality outing
Zach Kroenke: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-5 GB/FB – 29 of 40 pitches were strikes (72.5%)
Anthony Claggett: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GB/FB – 10 of 13 pitches were strikes (76.9%)

Double-A Trenton (2-1 loss to New Hampshire)
Reegie Corona & Noah Hall: 2 for 4 – Corona scored the only run … Hall stole a base
Jorge Vazquez: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
Everyone Else:combined 0 for 21, 2 BB, 6 K – Jose Molina went 0 for 1, was hit by a pitch, drew a walk & allowed a stolen base while catching the first 7 innings … Jesus Montero went 0 for 4 & K’ed three times … it’s only his second career three strikeout game, the first was May 8th of last year
Kanekoa Texeira: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 8-3 GB/FB
Kevin Whelan: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 4-3 GB/FB
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1-1 GB/FB

High-A Tampa‘s game was suspended due to rain with Brevard County up 1-0 in the fourth inning. They’re going to finish this one up on August 28th, which is when I’ll update the stats.

Low-A Charleston (9-3 loss to Asheville)
Jose Pirela & Garrison Lassiter: both 0 for 4 – Pirela drew a walk … Lassiter committed a pair of fielding errors
Ray Kruml, Tommy Baldridge & Chase Weems: all 2 for 4 – Kruml hit a solo jack & K’ed twice … Baldridge also hit a solo jimmy jack … Weems K’ed
Melky Mesa & Corban Joseph: both 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K – Mesa scored a run & threw a runner out at home from RF
Taylor Grote: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Addison Maruszak: 2 for 3, 1 BB
Cory Arbiso: 3 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 6-1 GB/FB
Charles Nolte: 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 4-2 GB/FB – raises his K/9 to 4.76
Dan Kapala: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-3 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (3-2 loss to Hudson Valley)
Jimmy Paredes & Kyle Higashioka: both 1 for 4 – Paredes drove in a run & committed a fielding error
Hector Rabago: 1 for 2, 1 RBI, 2 BB – you hate the ~.240 SLG, but love the ~.370 OBP
Zoilo Almonte: 2 for 3, 1 BB, 1 CS
Neil Medchill: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Kelvin Castro, Emerson Landoni & Francisco Santana: all 0 for 2 – Castro K’ed & left the game for an unknown reason in the fifth … Santana was hit by a pitch, drew a walk & K’ed
DeAngelo Mack: 0 for 4, 1 K
Luke Murton: 1 for 3, 2 K, 1 HBP
Francisco Rondon: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 Balk, 1 HB, 4-4 GB/FB
Griffin Bailey: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GB/FB
Gavin Brooks: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-1 GB/FB – the walk was intentional … 16 K in 11.2 IP

Rookie GCL Yanks
Game 1 (3-0 win over GCL Tigers in 7 innings) makeup of a June 26th rain out
Ramon Flores: 0 for 4, 3 K
Jose Toussen & Kevin Mahoney: both 1 for 4 – Toussen K’ed three times … Mahoney doubled
Kelvin DeLeon, Eduardo Sosa, Jose Mojica & Francisco Arcia: all 1 for 3 – DeLeon scored a run & K’ed twice … Sosa doubled, scored a run, drove one in & K’ed … Mojica drove in a run & K’ed … Arcia K’ed
Mitch Delaney: 1 for 1, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 CS
Jose Ramirez: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 9-6 GB/FB – 11 baserunners & 14 K in IP
Gabriel Tatis: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GB/FB
Game 2 (1-0 loss to GCL Tigers in 7 innings)
Judsan Golson: 1 for 4 – threw a runner out at third from CF
Issac Harrow, Kevin Mahoney & Jose Mojica: all 1 for 3 – Mahoney doubled & K’ed … Mojica was picked off second
Justin Milo: 1 for 2, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (Throwing)
Yunior Tabares, Buck Afenir & Isaiah Brown: all 0 for 2, 2 K
Brett Smith: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4-2 GB/FB
Paul Heidler: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Dicky Marquez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-3 GB/FB