DotF: Opening Day rained out in Staten Island

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 loss to Columbus)

• 1B Jose  Pirela: 1-4, 1 K, 1 SB
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — four homers in nine games since being sent back down
• DH Kyle Roller: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Zelous Wheeler: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
• 3B Scott Sizemore: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-4, 2 K — back-to-back hitless games … you’re not in Double-A anymore, kid
• C Austin Romine: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K — 11-for-35 (.314) in his last ten games
• RHP Bruce Billings: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 4/5 GB/FB — 50 of 89 pitches were strikes (56%)
• RHP Alfredo Aceves: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 19 of 27 pitches were strikes (70%)
• RHP Heath Bell: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K — nine of 17 pitches were strikes (53%) … he was signed to a minor league contract earlier today

Double-A Trenton‘s game was suspended due to rain in the eighth inning. They’ll finish it off tomorrow. Here’s the box score in case you can’t wait that long. C Gary Sanchez is still riding the pine.

High-A Tampa is off until Monday because of the All-Star break. The actual All-Star Game is tomorrow night. Here are the rosters. 3B Dante Bichette Jr., OF Jake Cave, LHP Daniel Camarena, and UTIL Zach Wilson will be there representing the Yankees. 3B Eric Jagielo was also named to the team but will not play due to injury.

Low-A Charleston (8-1 win over Lexington)

• LF Michael O’Neill: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• SS Tyler Wade: 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB — 7-for-21 (.333) with four walks and two strikeouts during his little five-game hitting streak
• RF Aaron Judge: 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI — 15-for-37 (.405) with five doubles and two homers in his last ten games
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• DH Dustin Fowler: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
• RHP Rookie Davis: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 5/5 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island‘s first game of the season was rained out. That bites. They will play a doubleheader on Sunday. Here is the roster.

The two Rookie GCL Yanks teams open their seasons one week from today.