Sanchez goes deep in Tampa loss - River Avenue Blues

Triple-A Scranton (5-4 loss to Columbus)

2B Corban Joseph: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) — 15 hits in his last 42 at-bats (.357) with six doubles and three homers
RF Thomas Neal: 1-1, 1 2B — left the game with a tight hamstring
LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K — stuck in a 4-for-30 (.133) slump
1B Dan Johnson: 0-0, 1 R, 4 BB — shades of Jack Cust
3B David Adams: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K — ten hits in his last 27 at-bats (.371)
DH Cody Johnson: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
CF Melky Mesa: 0-3, 3 K, 1 HBP — no contact kinda day
RHP Ryan Pope: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 39 of 58 pitches were strikes (67%) … making the spot start because of the rainout/doubleheader over the weekend
RHP Mark Montgomery: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 0/3 GB/FB — only 19 of 41 pitches were strikes (46%)
RHP Cody Eppley: 1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 20 of 33 pitches were strikes (61%)

Double-A Trenton (5-4 loss to Akron)

CF Ramon Flores: 0-5
RF Tyler Austin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K — eight hits in his last 22 at-bats (.364)
1B Kyle Roller: 2-4, 2 K
3B Rob Segedin: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP, 2 E (fielding, throwing) — nine errors already
DH Slade Heathcott: 1-4, 1 R — stuck in a 7-for-39 rut (.179)
C Kyle Higashioka: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI — all he does is get extra-base hits it seems, has for years
RHP Caleb Cotham: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 9/1 GB/FB, 1 E (fielding) — 44 of 74 pitches were strikes (59%)
RHP Danny Burawa: 2 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 18 of 30 pitches were strikes (60%)
RHP Branden Pinder: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K — 18 of 33 pitches were strikes (55%)

High-A Tampa (9-7 loss to Clearwater)

LF Ben Gamel: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — 12 strikeouts and 11 walks in 19 games
1B Rob Refsnyder: 2-5, 2 RBI, 1 K — super duper extra early favorite for my Minor League Hitter of the Year Award
C Gary Sanchez: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — fourth homer already
DH Francisco Arcia & 1B Fu-Lin Kuo: both 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — Arcia struck out once, Kuo twice
RHP Scottie Allen: 5 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5/4 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (6-5 win over West Virginia)

CF Jake Cave: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K
SS Cito Culver: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
1B Greg Bird: 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — four hits in his last 21 at-bats (.190) with nine strikeouts
C Peter O’Brien: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 PB, 1 E (throwing) — that’s six passed balls in 15 games behind the plate
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K — seven hits in his last 40 at-bats (.175)
LF Taylor Dugas: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — eleven walks and four strikeouts in 19 games
RHP Jose Campos: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 38 of 58 pitches were strikes (66%) … nine strikeouts and four walks in 12 innings
LHP Evan Rutckyj: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 4/3 GB/FB — 40 of 67 pitches were strikes (60%)