VP of Baseball Ops Mark Newman told Josh Norris that Gary Sanchez has a bruised finger and will miss a few days. #catcherlife
Triple-A Scranton (7-4 loss to Durham)
- RF Thomas Neal: 0-4, 1 K
- CF Melky Mesa: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K — six walks, 85 strikeouts
- LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4
- 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 2B
- RHP Brett Marshall: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5/4 GB/FB — 46 of 76 pitches were strikes (61%) … allowed four homers and is up to eight dingers in 12 innings since being sent down
Double-A Trenton (6-2 loss to Harrisburg) no OF Tyler Austin for the third straight day, but he’s just sick according to Josh Norris
- CF Ramon Flores: 0-4
- 3B Kevin Mahoney: 2-4, 2 2B
- C J.R. Murphy: 0-1 — replaced C Nick McCoy after he flew out late, so I guess he’s banged up
- LHP Nik Turley: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 6/2 GB/FB — 63 of 91 pitches were strikes (69%) … first time he’s allowed more than two runs in nearly a month
- RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — half of his 26 pitches were strikes … nine runs allowed in his last 7.2 innings
High-A Tampa Game One (5-2 win over Lakeland) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain in the middle of the fourth inning
- CF Mason Williams: 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 E (throwing) — had three strikeouts in his previous 35 at-bats
- 2B Angelo Gumbs & LF Ben Gamel: both 1-4, 1 R — Gumbs struck out
- DH Rob Refsnyder: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB — had been in a 2-for-30 (.067) slump
- SS Carmen Angelini: 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB — 13 hits in his last 37 at-bats (.351)
- RHP Taylor Garrison: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/0 GB/FB — 25/3 K/BB in 24 innings
High-A Tampa Game Two (4-1 win over Lakeland in seven innings)
- CF Mason Williams: 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — got picked off first
- DH Angelo Gumbs: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
- LF Ben Gamel: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-3, 1 RBI
- SS Carmen Angelini: 3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI — he’s up to .340/.372/.509 on the year
- RHP Charlie Short: 2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/4 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (8-2 win over Augusta)
- CF Jake Cave: 0-4, 2 K — it’s up to 0-for-31 now
- SS Claudio Custodio: 3-5, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 SB — got picked off second … seven hits in his last 22 at-bats (.318)
- 1B Rey Nunez: 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K
- DH Greg Bird: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB — 42 walks in 49 games
- RHP Jose Campos: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 7/2 GB/FB — third time he’s gone four innings in his last five starts