Alan Horne told Mike Ashmore that he’s scheduled to throw some long bullpen session over the next two weeks before getting back on the mound to face real live hitters. Horne didn’t pitch at all last year and has thrown just 100.2 IP since 2007 due to various shoulder issues. The now 28-year-old was once one of the Yankees’ best pitching prospects, but we know how that story usually goes. Jeremy Bleich, meanwhile, is throwing 35-pitch side sessions.
Triple-A Scranton (4-1 loss to Gwinnett) faced the best pitching prospect in baseball and an old buddy
Greg Golson, CF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB – threw a runner out at third
Kevin Russo, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 BB – eight for his last 24 (.333) with five walks
Jesus Montero, C: 2 for 5, 1 RBI – I believe that’s his first game behind the plate since the injury
Jorge Vazquez, 1B: 0 for 4, 4 K – that’s 29 K in 23 games
Justin Maxwell, LF, Jordan Parraz, RF & Ramiro Pena, SS: all 1 for 4 – Parraz and Pena each whiffed once, but Maxwell did three times … Maxwell has now struck out 35 times in 22 games, which is horrible
Brandon Laird, 3B: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 K
David Phelps, RHP: 7 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 9-4 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) – 63 of 96 pitches were strikes (65.6%) … hasn’t been great this year, hopefully that changes as the weather warms up
George Kontos, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GB/FB – seven of his eight pitches were strikes
Double-A Trenton (4-3 win over New Hampshire) Nardi Contreras was in the house
Austin Krum, LF, Dan Brewer, RF & Austin Romine, C: all 0 for 4 – Krum whiffed twice, Romine once
Bradley Suttle, 3B: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K – 19 strikeouts in his last nine games … yikes
Melky Mesa, CF & Jose Pirela, SS: both 0 for 3, 1 K – Mesa now has three hits in his last 36 at-bats (.083) with 15 K
Corban Joseph, 2B: 1 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Ray Kruml, DH: 1 for 3, 1 R
Addison Maruszak, 1B: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Manny Banuelos, LHP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 7-3 GB/FB – threw 56 of 88 pitches for strikes (63.6%), and he was on a strict pitch count … he hit 93 consistently and topped out at 94 … Mike Ashmore has some video
The Ghost of Kei Igawa, LHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-3 GB/FB – 7 H, 4 BB, 14 K in 15.1 IP this year
Brain Anderson, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-2 GB/FB
Fernando Hernandez, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 1-0 GB/FB
High-A Tampa (5-1 loss to Clearwater)
Abe Almonte, CF & Rob Lyerly, 3B: both 0 for 4 – Lyerly whiffed three times
Walt Ibarra, 2B & Zoilo Almonte, LF: both 1 for 4 – Ibarra struck out … Almonte doubled and struck out twice
Luke Murton, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 K
Jason Place, DH: 0 for 4, 2 K – first game in the organization for the former Red Sox first rounder
Taylor Grote, RF & Emerson Landoni, SS: both 0 for 2 – Grote walked, whiffed, made a fielding error, and threw a runner out at second … Landoni got hit by a pitch
Mike Solbach, RHP: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 WP, 2-3 GB/FB – ERA jumped from 1.50 to 2.86
Preston Claiborne, RHP: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-2 GB/FB
Ryan Pope, RHP: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (9-4 loss to Delmarva)
Eduardo Sosa, CF: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB – it’s a shame there’s not enough outfield spots for him to get regular playing time
Anderson Feliz, 2B: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI – got picked off first
Ramon Flores, LF & Gary Sanchez, : both 0 for 4, 1 BB, 2 K – sad face … Sanchez committed a throwing error and allowed a passed ball
J.R. Murphy, DH: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI – just nine strikeouts in 86 at-bats
Kyle Roller, 1B: 1 for 4, 1 K
Kelvin DeLeon, RF & Garrison Lassiter, SS: both 1 for 3 – DeLeon doubled and drove in a run … Lassiter got hit by a pitch and whiffed
Kelvin Castro, 3B: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 E (fielding)
Mikey O’Brien, RHP: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 2-6 GB/FB – easily his worst start of the year
Wilton Rodriguez, RHP: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Nathan Forer, RHP: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GB/FB
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