O’Brien doubles twice in River Dogs win

LHP Vidal Nuno was not placed on the DL today, reports Donnie Collins. The left-hander left last night’s Triple-A Scranton start with a groin injury and Joe Girardi indicated a DL stint was likely.

Triple-A Scranton (10-4 loss to Buffalo)

• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R
• CF Melky Mesa: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Thomas Neal: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• RHP Brett Marshall: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 8/2 GB/FB — 58 of 100 pitches were strikes … it’s June 8th, and he’s sitting on a 7.45 ERA and 6.2 BB/9

Double-A Trenton Game One (3-2 loss to Richmond in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• LF Ramon Flores: 0-4, 2 K
• CF Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 1 BB — four walks and three strikeouts in his last six games
• RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 K
• C J.R. Murphy: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — six homers in 46 games after hitting nine in 110 games last year
• RHP Jose Ramirez: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 5/0 GB/FB — 50 of 78 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Tommy Kahnle: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 17 of 22 pitches were strikes (77%) … he’s walked one batter in his last 14.1 innings, which is pretty awesome considering strike-throwing was his biggest weakness coming into the year

Double-A Trenton Game Two (7-3 loss to Richmond in seven innings)

• CF Ramon Flores: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 1 K
• LHP Nik Turley: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 1 HB, 3/2 GB/FB — 49 of 85 pitches were strikes (58%)
• LHP Cesar Cabral: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 25 of 37 pitches were strikes (68%) … ten walks and ten strikeouts in 12 rehab innings so far … his 30-day rehab window expires next Friday, by the way

High-A Tampa was rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow, and RHP Michael Pineda will make his first official minor league rehab start in the first game. He was supposed to go today.

Low-A Charleston (4-2 win over Asheville)

• LF Taylor Dugas: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• SS Cito Culver: 1-4
• 1B Greg Bird: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — five hits in his last 21 at-bats (.238), but three are doubles
• C Peter O’Brien: 2-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — leads the system with 20 doubles
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-3, 1 BB
• CF Jake Cave: 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB — one hit in his last 43 at-bats (.024)
• LHP Evan Rutckyj: 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 7/2 GB/FB — 56 of 79 pitches were strikes (71%)