Neal goes deep twice in Triple-A loss

RHP Chien-Ming Wang did not opt-out of his contract today, report Chris Cotillo and Donnie Collins. Nick Cafardo heard six teams were interested in the sinker-ballers — the Orioles were one, according to Dan Connolly — but none were willing to give him the big league contract he was seeking. Wang will start as scheduled for Triple-A Scranton tomorrow.

Meanwhile, OF Tyler Austin became the first Yankees farmhand other than RHP Rafael DePaula to make the Prospect Hot Sheet this year. He ranked eighth this week.

Triple-A Scranton (8-4 loss to Durham)

• 2B Corban Joseph & CF Melky Mesa: both 0-4, 2 K — CoJo committed a pair of throwing errors
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — second homer in the last six games
• RF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 R
• DH Thomas Neal: 3-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI — first two homers of the season
• RHP Chase Whitley: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 26 of 47 pitches were strikes (55%) … has had a rough go of it since coming off the DL

Double-A Trenton (4-3 win over Harrisburg)

• CF Ramon Flores: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
• DH Slade Heathcott: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — ten hits in his last 32 at-bats (.313)
• C J.R. Murphy: 0-4, 2 K
• LHP Matt Tracy: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HB, 6/2 GB/FB — 46 of 70 pitches were strikes (66%)
• LHP Cesar Cabral: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 28 of 39 pitches were strikes (72%) … rehab assignment has moved on up, obviously
• RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 12 of 17 pitches were strikes (71%)

High-A Tampa (2-1 loss to Lakeland)

• CF Mason Williams: 2-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 CS — hopefully he gets hot soon, he needs to get on a roll
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Ben Gamel: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• C Gary Sanchez: 0-4
• RHP Shane Greene: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 3/4 GB/FB — 66/9 K/BB in 65.2 innings … he should get bumped up to Double-A soon, he’s already 24 and is repeating the level

L/ow-A Charleston (2-1 win over Augusta)

• DH Greg Bird: 2-4, 1 K
• C Peter O’Brien: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — seventh homer already
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Rafael DePaula: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4/5 GB/FB — season-low strikeout total drops his K/9 to 13.7 … also his first walk-less start of the season