According to Josh Norris, OF Slade Heathcott’s knee is bothering him again and he is heading to see the team doctor in New York. He took batting practice yesterday but did not play in the game. Hopefully all of this is precautionary following offseason surgery.
Triple-A Scranton (6-5 loss to Louisville) they faced old friend RHP Chien-Ming Wang
- RF Ramon Flores & DH Kyle Roller: both 0-4 — Roller struck out
- 1B Scott Sizemore: 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB — 12-for-29 (.414) in his last seven games
- SS Dean Anna: 1-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 E (throwing) — 6-for-13 (.462) in his last three games
- RHP Zach Nuding: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 7/2 GB/FB — 56 of 91 pitches were strikes (62%)
Double-A Trenton (12-2 win over Reading)
- CF Mason Williams: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB — left the game in the sixth inning for an unknown reason, though Norris says he is not hurt … benched for not hustling (again) maybe?
- LF-CF Ben Gamel: 4-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI — 11-for-28 (.393) in his last six games
- 3B-RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB
- C Peter O’Brien: 2-4, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — three unintentional walks in his last two games doubles his season total
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K — 16-for-38 (.421) with four doubles, two triples, and two homers in his last nine games
- LHP Manny Banuelos: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB,. 1 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GB/FB — according to Norris, he was sitting 90-92 mph and throwing all his offspeed pitches (cutter, changeup, curveball) after missing two weeks with arm fatigue
- LHP Eric Wooten: 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2 HB, 1 WP, 8/4 GB/FB — just up from High-A Tampa
High-A Tampa (4-0 loss to Bradenton)
- CF Jake Cave: 1-4
- SS Cito Culver: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 K
- 1B Greg Bird: 0-4, 2 K — two strikeouts in each of his last four games
- 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 HBP
- LHP Chaz Hebert: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 Balk, 10/5 GB/FB — just up from Extended Spring Training
Low-A Charleston (4-1 loss to Asheville)
- LF Michael O’Neill: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K — he threw runners out at home and third base
- SS Tyler Wade: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- RF Aaron Judge: 1-4, 3 K
- DH Dustin Fowler: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
- 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-3, 1 K
- RHP Rookie Davis: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 44 of 59 pitches were strikes (75%)
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