Jorge Vazquez is going to take his hacks in the Triple-A Homerun Derby next week. He still leads the International League with 20 homers (next highest is 16) despite missing close to three weeks with a shoulder issue. Adam Warren replaced the injured Kevin Whelan on the All-Star Game roster, so congrats to him. Kei Igawa has been placed on the disabled list for an unknown reason and Naoya Okamoto has been released. Josh Norris spoke to a scout who recently watched Triple-A Scranton, so check out his comments.
Triple-A Scranton (6-2 win over Buffalo)
Chris Dickerson, LF & Greg Golson, CF: both 0 for 4, 2 K – Golson scored a run
Terry Tiffee, 1B & Jorge Vazquez, DH: both 2 for 4 – Tiffee drove in a run, scored a run, and struck out … JoVa doubled, homered, drove in two, and scored twice
Brandon Laird, 3B & P.J. Pilittere, C: both 1 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI – Laird scored and struck out … Pilittere whiffed twice
Jordan Parraz, RF: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 SB – 14 for his last 31 (45.2%)
Luis Nunez, 2B: 0 for 2, 1 RBI
Doug Bernier, SS: 0 for 3
Ivan Nova, RHP: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 4 WP, 7-6 GB/FB – 72 of 98 pitches were strikes (73.5%) … left the game after getting hit in the foot with a batted ball, but he walked off under his own power, so hopefully he’s okay … otherwise, great start, he must be mad they sent him down, unless he pitched poorly, in which case he was disappointed … whatever narrative fits best
Randy Flores, LHP: 0 IP, zeroes, 1 HBP – brought in to face one lefty, and he hit him … he’ll fit right in with the big league team
Logan Kensing, RHP: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GB/FB – 18 of 29 pitches were strikes (62.1%)
Double-A Trenton Game One (3-2 loss to Richmond in seven innings, walk-off style) makeup of yesterday’s rain out
Ray Kruml, RF: 1 for 3, 1 SB
Bradley Suttle, DH & Jose Pirela, SS: both 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 BB – Suttle struck out … Pirela homered and drove in two
Everyone Else: combined 0 for 15, 2 BB, 8 K – DeAngelo Mack and Yadil Mujica drew the walks
Dellin Betances, RHP: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9, 6-1 GB/FB – 62 of 90 pitches were strikes (68.9%), and he was up as high as 98-99 at times … that might be coming off the stadium gone, so don’t read too much into it, but either way, fantastic start … great to see
Pat Venditte, SwP: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 0-1 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) – just eight of his 17 pitches were strikes (47.1%)
Double-A Trenton Game Two (2-1 loss to Richmond in seven innings)
Ray Kruml, CF & Jose Pirela, SS: both 1 for 3, 1 K – Pirela scored a run
Jose Gil, C: 1 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 HBP
Everyone Else: combined 0 for 16, 1 BB, 9 K
Craig Heyer, RHP: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 8-4 GB/FB – 49 of 71 pitches were strikes (69%)
Ryan Pope, RHP: 0.2 IP, zeroes, 2 K – seven of his ten pitches were strikes
High-A Tampa was rained out. Not sure when they’re going to make this one up, but it could be tomorrow, or when they go back to Daytona in late-August.
Low-A Charleston (9-7 win over Delmarva)
Eduardo Sosa, CF, Anderson Feliz, 2B & Kevin Mahoney, 1B: all 1 for 5 – Sosa doubled, drove in two, scored a run, and struck out … Feliz drove in a run and whiffed … Mahoney homered and drove in two
Gary Sanchez, C: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB – second homer in his last nine games
Ramon Flores, LF: 3 for 4, 2 R – 14 for his last 33 (.424)
Kelvin DeLeon, DH: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB
Garrison Lassiter, 3B: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Jose Toussen, RF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI – threw runners out at third and second
Jose Mojica, SS: 0 for 1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
Scottie Allen, RHP: 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6-2 GB/FB – wha wha
Aaron Dott, LHP: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 5-0 GB/FB
Kelvin Perez, RHP: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB
Short Season Staten Island (4-3 win over Connecticut in ten innings, walk-off style)
Mason Williams, CF: 0 for 5 – threw runners out at third and home
Cito Culver, SS: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – 18 for his last 43 (.419) with six doubles
Angelo Gumbs, 2B: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K – back after a short injury-related hiatus
Zach Wilson, DH: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Reymond Nunez, 1B: 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 2 K – walk-off single
Casey Stevenson, RF: 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Ali Castillo, 3B & Wes Wilson, C: both 0 for 3 – Castillo struck out … Wilson drove in a run and allowed two passed balls
Bobby Rinard, LF: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 SB
Rich Martinez, RHP: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 4-4 GB/FB
Matt Tracy, LHP: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 7-0 GB/FB – picked a runner off first … yay grounders
Michael Recchia, RHP: 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GB/FB
Phil Wetherell, RHP: 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Rookie GCL Yanks (9-6 loss to GCL Phillies)
Ravel Santana, CF: 0 for 5, 2 K
Jose Rosario, SS: 1 for 5, 2 R
Tyler Austin, 3B: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP – .362/.413/.593 with seven steals … stud
Jackson Valera, C: 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 K – left the game in the ninth for an unknown reason
Yeicock Calderon, RF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 SB
Jorge Alcantara, LF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 K
Damian Taveras, 1B: 1 for 4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Justin James, DH: 0 for 2, 1 K, 2 HBP – reached base in five of his eight plate appearances since signing
Taylor Anderson, 2B: 0 for 4, 1 K
Taylor Morton, RHP: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-6 GB/FB – first earned runs he’s allowed since signing last year
Danny Martinez, LHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Trevor Johnson, LHP: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GB/FB
George Isabel, RHP: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Leonel Vinas, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB