Johnson homers twice in SWB win - River Avenue Blues

Triple-A Scranton (7-2 win over Syracuse)

CF Melky Mesa: 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — 3-for-12 (.250) since being sent down, but all three are extra-base hits (two doubles and a dinger)
C J.R. Murphy: 0-3, 2 BB — 42 walks in 90 games this year after 42 walks in 110 games last year
1B Dan Johnson: 3-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K — four homers in his last five games, giving him the farm system lead with 20
RF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 RBI
RHP Caleb Cotham: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 13/2 GB/FB — 57 of 77 pitches were strikes (74%)
RHP Dellin Betances: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 23 of 36 pitches were strikes (64%) … 63/21 K/BB in 49.1 innings as a reliever

Double-A Trenton (9-7 loss to Erie)

LF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB — 13-for-36 (.361) during his eight game hitting streak
CF Slade Heathcott: 1-3, 2 BB — nine hits in his last 30 at-bats (.300)
C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — first double-less game at this level
RHP Zach Nuding: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/1 GB/FB — ten of 19 pitches were strikes (53%) … I wonder how permanent this move to the bullpen is … this is his second straight relief outing

High-A Tampa (4-2 loss to Brevard County in 12 innings, walk-off style)

CF Mason Williams: 1-6, 1 R — stuck in a 6-for-44 (.136) rut
2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-6, 1 R, 1 2B, 4 K
LF Ben Gamel: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB
3B Peter O’Brien: 3-4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — third straight game with an extra-base hit
RHP Branden Pinder: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 3/3 GB/FB — I don’t know if they’re converting him into a starter or if they’re just short on arms down here, but he’s a true fastball/slider guy … the third pitch really isn’t there to turn a lineup over multiple times
LHP Dietrich Enns: 4.1 IP, 2H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — picked two runners off second … 112/35 K/BB in 82.2 innings this year

Low-A Charleston (9-7 win over Savannah)

CF Jake Cave: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 CS, 1 HBP
2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-5, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
DH Greg Bird: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP — was in a 3-for-27 (.111) slump
SS Cito Culver: 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 E (fielding)
LHP Dan Camarena: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 4/3 GB/FB — the opposing pitcher was named Marcos Camarena, but they aren’t related
LHP Tyler Webb: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 30/5 K/BB in 23.1 innings for this year’s tenth rounder

Short Season Staten Island (6-5 loss to State College)

LF Michael O’Neill: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — threw a runner out at third
3B Eric Jagielo: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 K — six hits in his last 24 at-bats (.250), which isn’t great but is much better than what he had been doing before that
CF Brandon Thomas: 0-3, 1 K
RHP Gio Gallegos: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 1/7 GB/FB
RHP Cale Coshow: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 26/16 K/BB in 28.2 innings
RHP Stefan Lopez: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 26/7 K/BB in 23.1 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game One (5-3 loss to GCL Tigers) completion of the July 23rd game, which was suspended due to rain after the first inning

SS Tyler Wade: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B
DH Abi Avelino: 0-0, 1 HBP — played in the original game, but he’s with the other GCL club now
2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
RF Austin Aune: 0-4, 2 K
RHP Brady Lail: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — started the original game
LHP Chaz Hebert: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 4/2 GB/FB — picked two runners off first … 38/12 K/BB in 36 innings this year

3B Chris Tamarez: 1-3
DH Chris Breen: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K
RF Dustin Fowler: 0-2, 1 BB
LHP Nestor Cortes: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — picked a runner off first … 10/3 K/BB in ten pro innings so far

Rookie GCL Yanks2 Game One (6-4 win over GCL Phillies in seven innings) makeup of the July 23rd rain out

SS Abi Avelino: 0-1, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SB, 1 E (fielding)
C Luis Torrens: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP — seven hits in his last 20 at-bats (.350), though they’re all singles
DH Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
LF Nathan Mikolas: 0-2, 1 BB
2B Thairo Estrada: 0-3, 1 E (throwing)
RHP Dayton Dawe: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 12/16 K/BB in 11.2 innings

DH Abi Avelino: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 SB — no hits today, but he still reached base five times and stole three bases
3B Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 E (fielding) — had a rough pro debut at this level last year (80 wRC+), but he’s gone 10-for-22 (.455) in his last six games and is up to .294/..342/.500 on the year … still only 18 years old too
SS Thairo Estrada: 0-3
RHP Angel Rincon: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB