Montero goes deep day after non-trade

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

The Yankees had a scout on hand yesterday to watch 16th rounder Evan Rutckyj pitch for his summer league team. The big Canadian lefty is looking for first round money.

Triple-A Scranton
Game One (3-0 win over Lehigh Valley in 7 innings) makeup of an April 26th rain out
Reegie Corona, 2B & Greg Golson, CF: both 0 for 2, 1 BB – Corona stole a base & K’ed … Golson threw a runner out at first as part of a double play
Chad Tracy, 3B: 2 for 3, 1 R – they signed him yesterday
Eduardo Nunez, SS: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K – nine for his last 43 (.209)
Juan Miranda, 1B: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K
Jesus Montero, C: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI – took a big leaguer deep … I guess someone is mad about almost being traded
Jorge Vazquez, DH & Eric Bruntlett, RF: both 0 for 3 - JoVa K’ed twice, Bruntlett once
Chad Huffman, LF: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Tim Redding: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 6-4 GB/FB – 59 of 91 pitches were strikes (64.8%)
Jon Albaladejo: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K – nine of his 13 pitches were strikes … that’s his 40th career save for SWB, a new franchise record

Game Two (6-3 loss to Lehigh Valley in 7 innings)
Reid Gorecki, CF & Chad Tracy, 3B: both 1 for 4, 1 E – Gorecki tripled, drove in a run, scored another, K’ed & committed a fielding error … Tracy drove in a run, K’ed & threw a ball away
Eduardo Nunez, SS, Reegie Corona, 2B, Eric Bruntlett, RF & Chad Moeller, C: all 1 for 3 – Nunez scored a run & got hit by a pitch … Corona doubled, drove in a run & K’ed twice … Bruntlett scored a run
Juan Miranda, DH: 0 for 2, 1 BB
Chad Huffman, LF: 0 for 1, 2 BB, 1 K
Jason Hirsh: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-5 GB/FB – 51 of 74 pitches were strikes (68.9%) … he’s still getting stretched out after switching places with Romulo Sanchez
Mark Melancon: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB - just half of his 26 pitches were strikes … I wonder if he’s hurt, he’s gone from a speed bump to full blown suckiness now … an injury would at least explain things
Royce Ring: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GB/FB - 15 of his 19 pitches were strikes (78.9%)
Zack Segovia: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB - seven of his 12 pitches were strikes (58.3%)

Double-A Trenton (6-2 loss to Bowie)
Luis Nunez, SS & Marcos Vechionacci, DH: both 1 for 4, 1 K – Nunez got caught stealing
Justin Snyder, 2B: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Brandon Laird, 3B, Dan Brewer, CF & Kevin Smith, 1B: all 0 for 4 – Laird K’ed twice, Smith thrice … Laird committed a fielding error
Jack Rye, LF: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Rene Rivera, C: 2 for 4, 1 R , 2 2B, 1 PB – catching since Austin Romine is away at the Futures Game
Edwar Gonzalez, RF: 2 for 3, 1 2B
Andrew Brackman: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 8 K, 1 HB, 2-3 GB/FB – he hit Corban Joseph’s brother with a pitch … the most important number out of Brackman tonight? 99
Josh Schmidt: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0-3 GB/FB
J.B. Cox: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GB/FB

High-A Tampa (5-4 loss to Brevard County in 11 innings)
Ray Kruml, LF: 1 for 4, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 CS
Jose Pirela, SS & Jose Gil, C: both 0 for 5, 1 K – Pirela drew a walk
Corban Joseph, 2B: 1 for 6, 1 2B, 3 K
Bradley Suttle, 3B & Melky Mesa, CF: both 2 for 5, 1 HR, 1 BB, 1 K - Suttle scored twice & drove in one … Mesa stole a base, scored once & drove in two
Zoilo Almonte, RF: 2 for 4, 1 BB, 1 K
Myron Leslie, 1B: 4 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB – he had four hits in his last 16 at-bats coming into this game
Adam Warren: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 3-3 GB/FB – he was almost traded to the Mariners yesterday too, so I guess he’s got a chip on his shoulder as well
Adam Olbrychowski: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-3 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 0-2 GB/FB – those are his first strikeouts in his last three appearances, dating back to June 26th
Noel Castillo: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 0-1 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (3-1 win over Rome)
Kelvin Castro, SS: 2 for 5, 1 R, 2 2B – his last three hits have all been doubles
DeAngelo Mack, RF: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 K
J.R. Murphy, DH: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K – nine for his last 38 (.234)
Neil Medchill, LF: 0 for 4
Kyle Higashioka, C: 1 for 4, 2 K – back up over the Mendoza line
Rob Lyerly, 1B: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K
Emerson Landoni, 2B: 1 for 3, 1 K
Hector Rabago, 3B: 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 BB – had been one for his last 27 (.037)
Francisco Santana, CF: 0 for 3 – going on three days without Slade Heathcott now
Michael Solbach: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 8-3 GB/FB
Gabriel Tatis: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2 WP, 2-1 GB/FB
Ryan Flannery: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 2-1 GB/FB – now that’s a save

Short Season Staten Island (8-4 win over Tri-City)
Eduardo Sosa, CF: 3 for 4, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 SB – 20 for his last 47 (.426) with five doubles, six steals & a homer
Isaiah Brown, LF, Jeff Farnham, C & Jose Mojica, SS: all 1 for 4 – Brown doubled, drove in two & K’ed … Farnham doubled, plated a run & committed a throwing error … Mojica scored a run & K’ed
Shane Brown, 3B: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 BB – didn’t even know he could play third
Kelvin DeLeon, RF: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB – the homer was a bomb too
Kevin Mahoney, 1B & Luis Parache, 2B: both 0 for 4 – Mahoney K’ed
Garrison Lassiter, DH: 1 for 3, 1 R
Shane Greene: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 6-3 GB/FB
Matt Jernstad: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1-3 GB/FB
Nathan Forer: 1 IP, zeroes, 1-2 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks (4-1 loss to GCL Blue Jays)
Kelvin Duran, C, Henry Pena, LF & Jhorge Liccien, C: all 0 for 4 – Pena K’ed three times, Duran & Liccien twice each … Liccien missed a catch for an error
Cito Culver, SS & Reymond Nunez, 1B: both 0 for 3, 1 BB – Nunez K’ed … Culver committed a fielding error & now has many walks (seven) as strikeouts in 49 at-bats
Gary Sanchez, DH: 1 for 2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP – he’s reached base 33 times in 16 games
Fu-Lin Kuo, 3B: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI – first career jack
Jose Rosario, 2B: 1 for 4, 2 K
Judd Golsan, RF: 1 for 3, 1 SB – .133/.204/.133 … guy has three XBH (all doubles) in 143 career at-bats
Sergio Mitre: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 3-3 GB/FB - he’ll be back not long after the All Star break, so that might mean the end of Chad Gaudin or Chan Ho Park
Charlyn Garcia: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Brett Gerritse: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-5 GB/FB
Trevor Johnson: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB