As expected, RHP Michael Pineda has been placed on the Triple-A Scranton DL. He’s dealing with shoulder tightness. Donnie Collins says the recently outrighted UTIL Brent Lillibridge takes the roster spot.
Triple-A Scranton Game One (5-2 loss to Buffalo in seven innings) makeup of the April 13th postponement
- CF Melky Mesa, RF Adonis Garcia & 3B Ronnie Mustelier: all 0-3 — Mesa struck out twice, Mustelier thrice
- C J.R. Murphy: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B
- RHP Chris Bootcheck: 6 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 10/2 GB/FB — 62 of 94 pitches were strikes (66%) … remember how lights out he was earlier in the year (1.22 ERA in his first six starts)? he’s up to a 3.90 ERA on the season
Triple-A Scranton Game Two (2-1 loss to Buffalo in seven innings)
- RF Melky Mesa: 0-4, 2 K
- DH Randy Ruiz: 3-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — 15 homers in 51 games
- LF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-3 — threw out not one, but two runners at the plate
- RHP Chase Whitely: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 34 of 47 pitches were strikes (72%) … nice spot start in the doubleheader
Double-A Trenton (5-1 win over Erie in eleven innings)
- LF Ramon Flores: 1-5
- DH Slade Heathcott: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 HBP
- C Gary Sanchez: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 E (throwing) — has a hit (exactly one hit) in all four games here, including three doubles
- SS Carmen Angelini: 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI — hit the go-ahead grand slam in the 11th inning
- RHP Mikey O’Brien: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 3/2 GB/FB — 60 of 99 pitches were strikes
- LHP Francisco Rondon: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 23 of 38 pitches were strikes (61%)
- RHP Tommy Kahnle: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 23 of 35 pitches were strikes (66%)
- RHP Danny Burawa: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 17 of 25 pitches were strikes (68%) … two hits, one walk, and 12 strikeouts in his last 8.2 innings
High-A Tampa (5-4 loss to Brevard County)
- CF Mason Williams: 1-5, 1 K
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 CS — 6/10 K/BB in his last eight games
- LF Ben Gamel: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB
- 3B Peter O’Brien: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing) — that’s his 20th homer, making him the third actual prospect to hit 20+ homers since 2010 … Mesa and Zoilo Almonte both did it last year
- RHP Scottie Allen: 6 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 11/3 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (7-3 loss to Rome)
- CF Jake Cave & 2B Angelo Gumbs: both 0-4 — Gumbs struck out twice, Cave thrice … Gumbs also committed a throwing error
- 1B Greg Bird: 1-4, 1 R, 3 K
- RF Ericson Leonora: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP — 16 hits in his last 37 at-bats (.432)
- SS Cito Culver: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K
- RHP Luis Severino: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 8/0 GB/FB — 58 of 77 pitches were strikes (75%) … 44/10 K/BB in 39 innings … he and SS Abi Avelino headline a really great crop of international prospects to make their debuts this season
Short Season Staten Island (6-5 win over State College)
- SS Jose Rosario: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
- CF Brandon Thomas: 0-5, 4 K — threw a runner out at the plate … 0-for-11 with seven strikeouts in his last three games
- DH Eric Jagielo: 2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI — nine hits in his last 22 at-bats (.409) with three doubles, so he’s starting to come back around
- 3B Mike Ford: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing)
- RHP David Palladino: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 34/18 K/BB in 33 innings for this year’s fifth rounder
- RHP Kelvin Castro: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — 32/7 K/BB in 22.2 innings for the recently converted infielder
Rookie GCL Yanks1 (8-3 loss to GCL Tigers)
- SS Tyler Wade: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — .330/.451/.367 with a 27/23 K/BB in 32 games for this year’s fourth rounder
- DH Gosuke Katoh: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB — breaks out of his recent slump, and this year’s second rounder is still at .319/.427/.563 with 27/21 K/BB in 34 pro games
- RF Dustin Fowler: 0-3, 1 BB
- RHP Brady Lail: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 9/4 GB/FB — 36/5 K/BB in 41.1 innings for the sleeper prospect
Rookie GCL Yanks2 (6-3 win over GCL Phillies)
- SS Thairo Estrada: 2-4, 1 R
- 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 E (fielding) — that’s eight errors in 15 games at the hot corner
- LF Nathan Mikolas: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- RHP Joey Maher: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 6/6 GB/FB
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