Update: C J.R. Murphy was promoted to Triple-A Scranton following tonight’s game, reports Josh Norris. Only a matter of time now before C Gary Sanchez and C Peter O’Brien are promoted to Double-A Trenton and High-A Tampa, respectively.
VP of Baseball Ops Mark Newman confirmed to Chad Jennings that RHP Mark Montgomery is on the DL with a tired shoulder. He says it’s no big deal, but still. Never want to hear something is wrong with a pitcher’s shoulder. Meanwhile, UTIL Casey Stevenson has been promoted from High-A Tampa to Double-A Trenton according to Mike Ashmore. UTIL Kevin Mahoney was placed on the DL in a corresponding warm body move.
I don’t think I’ve updated the standings at all season, so let’s take care of that tonight.
Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off-day. They’re 29-34 and 7.5 games back in the International League North Division.
Double-A Trenton (6-1 loss to Binghamton) 33-32 and 7.0 games back in the Eastern League East Division
- LF Ramon Flores: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
- CF Slade Heathcott: 1-4
- RF Tyler Austin: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — modest five-game hitting streak
- C J.R. Murphy: 1-4, 1 K — eight hits in his last 46 at-bats (.174)
- LHP Matt Tracy: 2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 42 of 64 pitches were strikes (66%)
- LHP Francisco Rondon: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 39 of 61 pitches were strikes (64%) … best outing of the season by far
- RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 11 of 14 pitches were strikes (79%)
High-A Tampa was rained out. They’re going to play a doubleheader tomorrow. Tampa is 27-36 and 7.0 games back in the Florida State League North Division
Low-A Charleston (10-5 win over Greenville) 37-26 and 1.0 game back in the South Atlantic League Southern Division
- CF Jake Cave: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
- SS Cito Culver: 2-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — second multi-homer game of the his season and his third homer in the last two days … remember, he came into the year with six total homers from 2010-2012
- 1B Greg Bird: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 K
- C Peter O’Brien: 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — 15 hits in his last 40 at-bats (.375) with four doubles and six homers
- 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-5, 1 K
- RF Taylor Dugas: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — 22/32 K/BB in 56 games
- RHP Rafael DePaula: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3 WP, 2 Balk, 4/3 GB/FB — 50 of 74 pitches were strikes (68%) … I don’t remember any multi-balk games during all my years doing this, but I’m sure it’s happened … 27 strikeouts in his last 25 innings (9.7 K/9) after 69 strikeouts in his first 40.2 innings (15.3 K/9)
- LHP Dietrich Enns: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 21 of 27 pitches were strikes (78%) … 63/13 K/BB in 40.1 innings
Just as a reminder, the Short Season Staten Island season begins this coming Monday with the traditional home-and-home series with Brooklyn. The two Rookie GCL Yankees squads kick off their season next Friday, and yes, the two Yankees teams will play each other. That’ll be neat.