Mesa, Sanchez, and Cave all homer in wins

RHP Mark Montgomery was placed on the Triple-A Scranton DL for an unknown reason, reports John Sadak. Josh Norris hears it is “not serious.”

Triple-A Scranton Game One (6-5 win over Buffalo in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

RF Thomas Neal: 3-4, 2 R, 1 RBI
LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 1 R
3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI
CF Melky Mesa: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — left the game with an apparent shoulder injury after crashing into the wall making a catch … he actually stayed in the game and hit the homer after that, but eventually he came out
RHP Ivan Nova: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 5/2 GB/FB — 56 of 88 pitches were strikes (64%) … typical Nova, really
RHP Chase Whitley: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 22 of 36 pitches were strikes (61%)

Triple-A Scranton Game Two (6-2 win over Buffalo)

RF Thomas Neal: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI
LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
3B Ronnie Mustelier: 0-3, 1 K
1B Dan Johnson: 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI
LHP David Huff: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 4/2 GB/FB — 38 of 55 pitches were strikes (69%) … so much for the bullpen thing, he’s needed in the rotation with Vidal Nuno hurt and Chien-Ming Wang in Toronto
RHP Dellin Betances: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 14 of 24 pitches were strikes (58%)

Double-A Trenton (6-5 loss to Binghamton)

LF Ramon Flores: 2-5, 1 E (fielding)
CF Slade Heathcott: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
RF Tyler Austin: 1-5, 3 K
C J.R. Murphy: 1-5, 1 PB, 1 E (pickoff)
LHP Jeremy Bleich: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-3 GB/FB — 15 of 22 pitches were strikes (68%)

High-A Tampa (6-2 win over Charlotte)

CF Mason Williams: 0-5, 1 K
2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-2, 2 BB
LF Ben Gamel: 3-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 CS —he’s 9-for-16 (.563) during his four-game multi-hit streak
C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 PB, 1 E (throwing) — homer number ten already
RF Yeral Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
RHP Shane Greene: 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/4 GB/FB — not sure why he left after only three innings, but the weather was sloppy and they did have at least one rain delay
RHP Charley Short: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 44/7 K/BB in 26.1 innings

Low-A Charleston Game One (6-3 loss to Greenville) makeup of last Thursday’s rainout

SS Cito Culver: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — fourth homer of the year after hitting six in the previous three years combined
1B Greg Bird: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — seven hits in his last 27 at-bats (.259), but four doubles and a homer
C Peter O’Brien: 0-3
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
CF Jake Cave: 1-3
RHP Cesar Vargas: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 6/1 GB/FB — 50 of 78 pitches were strikes (64%)

Low-A Charleston Game Two (8-4 win over Greenville)

CF Jake Cave: 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — he really needed a game like this
SS Cito Culver: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
DH Greg Bird: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K — four hits in his last 33 at-bats
LF Kelvin DeLeon: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI — not a prospect anymore, but hey nice game
LHP Dan Camarena: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 6/3 GB/FB — 40 of 58 pitches were strikes (59%)