Josh Norris posted Q&A’s with Slade Heathcott and J.R. Murphy. They’re both must reads.
Austin Romine is getting a little extra rest per the organization’s mandate. Remember, this is his first full season as an every day catcher and he has started to slow down of late, likely due to fatigue. No biggie, it’s always good to let the kids sit back and recharge the batteries every once in a while.
Triple-A Scranton (3-0 win over Rochester)
Kevin Russo, LF & Greg Golson, CF: both 0 for 4, 1 K
Reid Gorecki, RF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K – five for eight over his last two games
Eric Bruntlett, SS & Jorge Vazquez, 1B: both 1 for 4, 1 2B – Bruntlett scored a run … JoVa drove in two & K’ed
Chad Tracy, 3B: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB
Chad Huffman, DH: 1 for 4, 1 K
Reegie Corona, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 K
Chad Moeller, C: 1 for 4, 1 K – four for eight while filling for Jesus Montero and his bruised forearm
Tim Redding: 8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 6-10 GB/FB – 75 of 104 pitches were strikes (72.1%) … check this guy out
Jon Albaladejo: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – ten of his 17 pitches were strikes (58.8%)
Double-A Trenton (6-0 win over New Britain)
Justin Christian, LF & Luis Nunez, SS: both 0 for 4 – J-Chrizzle K’ed
Austin Krum, CF, Matt Cusick, DH & Rene Rivera, C: all 2 for 4 – Krum doubled & scored twice … Cusick drove in a run & K’ed … Rivera doubled & allowed a passed ball
Brandon Laird, 3B: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB – 14 for his last 34 (.412)
Dan Brewer, RF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB – nine for his last 18 with four doubles
Marcos Vechionacci, 1B: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Justin Snyder, SS: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 BB
Andrew Brackman: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 6-1 GB/FB – he was hitting 94 with a upper-70’s curve … here’s video of one of his strikeouts, the first pitch he throws looks like a slider, something he picked up this year
Wilkins Arias: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1-0 GB/FB
Josh Schmidt: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K – look at the 7th inning matchups in AA
George Kontos: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-2 GB/FB
High-A Tampa had a scheduled day off, as did the rest of the Florida State League.
Low-A Charleston (7-6 loss to Greensboro)
Slade Heathcott, CF: 1 for 4, 1 BB, 2 K – 14 for his last 37 (.378)
J.R. Murphy, C: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB – had been just two for his previous 18 (.111)
Jimmy Paredes, 2B: 1 for 5, 2 RBI, 2 K
Rob Lyerly, 3B: 0 for 5, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) – error No. 27
Luke Murton, 1B: 1 for 3, 2 BB
Neil MEdchill, DH: 0 for 2, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K
DeAngelo Mack, RF & Francisco Santana, RF: both 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B – Santana drove in a run
Emerson Landoni, SS: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
Brett Marshall: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 4-3 GB/FB
Ryan Acosta: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 3-2 GB/FB
Jairo Heredia: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 4-1 GB/FB
Short Season Staten Island (3-1 loss to Brooklyn)
Eduardo Sosa, CF: 1 for 3, 1 2B, 2 K – got picked off first
Shane Brown, LF: 1 for 3
Kevin Mahoney, 1B & Francisco Arcia, C: both 0 for 4 – Mahoney drove in a run … Arcia K’ed twice & allowed a passed ball
Kelvin DeLeon, RF: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Jose Mojica, SS & Luis Parache, 2B: both 1 for 4 – Mojica doubled … Parache scored a run & K’ed
Garrison Lassiter, 3B: 2 for 3, 1 BB – got picked off first … 11 for his last 30 (.367)
Shane Greene: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 8-4 GB/FB – he had six walks in his previous 16.2 IP combined
Manny Barreda: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-2 GB/FB
Rich Martinez: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Rookie GCL Yanks (10-4 loss to GCL Pirates)
Damon Sublett, DH: 0 for 5, 1 K – he’s been out since late April after having surgery to repair a torn ligament in his thumb, so it’s good to see him back
Cito Culver, SS: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – six for his last 16 (.375) with two doubles
Ramon Flores, 1B: 1 for 3, 1 BB – 11 for his last 31 (.355)
Damian Taveras, C: 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
Henry Pena, RF, Kelvin Duran, CF & Jose Rosario, 3B: all 1 for 4 – Pena hit a solo jack & K’ed … Duran doubled … Rosario scored a run
Anderson Felix, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Jose Toussen, LF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 K
Evan DeLuca: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 4-1 GB/FB – kid needs to learn some control, eh?
Mariel Checo: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 3-1 GB/FB
Sam Elam: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB
Freddy Lewis: 1 IP, zeroes, 2-1 GB/FB
Will Oliver: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB – pro debut for this year’s 35th round
Jose Quintana: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
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