DotF: Judge and Jagielo double, Sanchez homers in AA win

RHP Luis Severino has been promoted from Double-A Trenton to Triple-A Scranton, reports Josh Norris. The Yankees continue to be very aggressive with their top pitching prospect. Severino threw 67.2 innings at Low-A, 20.2 innings at High-A, and 63 innings at Double-A. That’s all. He had a 3.32 ERA (2.45 FIP) with a 30.6 K% and 6.4 BB% in eight starts and 38 innings for Trenton this year.

Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off-day.

Double-A Trenton Game One (4-3 win over Akron in eight innings) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain in the third inning

• DH Jake Cave: 0-3, 1 BB
• RF Aaron Judge: 1-4, 1 2B — the double came yesterday, before the rain
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B — doubled yesterday as well
• C Gary Sanchez: 2-4, 1 R 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — homered today … fifth homer in his last 12 games
• RHP Kyle Haynes: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 4/3 GB/FB — 21 of 35 pitches were strikes (60%) … he started yesterday because they knew it was going to rain, and they didn’t want to lose their starter after only an inning or two
• RHP Brady Lail: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 14 of 23 pitches were strikes (61%) … replaced Haynes yesterday and then it started raining, naturally
• RHP Nick Goody: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 21 of 30 pitches were strikes (70%)

Double-A Trenton Game Two (4-2 loss to Akron)

• CF Jake Cave: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• RF Aaron Judge: 2-4, 1 RBI
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
• C Gary Sanchez: 0-3
• LHP Miguel Sulbaran: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 5/2 GB/FB — 63 of 97 pitches were strikes (65%)
• LHP James Pazos: 0.2 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — half his six pitches were strikes … first appearance of the year after starting the season on the DL … not sure what was wrong with him, but he was healthy in Spring Training

High-A Tampa Game One (2-1 win over Palm Beach in 12 innings, walk-off style) makeup of Tuesday’s rainout

• SS Abi Avelino: 1-5, 1 K, 1 SB
• 2B Tyler Wade: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-5, 1 K — in an 0-for-20 and a 4-for-44 (.091) slump
• RF Mark Payton: 1-5
• CF Michael O’Neill: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — walk-off dinger
• RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 8/2 GB/FB — 45 of 69 pitches were strikes (65%) … heck of a spot start during the doubleheader
• RHP Matt Marsh: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 34 of 42 pitches were strikes (81%)

High-A Tampa Game Two (3-0 win over Palm Beach in seven innings)

• SS Abi Avelino: 0-3
• 2B Tyler Wade: 2-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI — got picked off first … just keeps hitting
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 K — snaps the slump at 21 hitless at-bats
• CF Mark Payton: 0-3, 2 K
• CF Michael O’Neill: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K,  SB
• RHP Gabe Encinas: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 48 of 70 pitches were strikes (69%) … 24/4 K/BB in his last 16 innings after 13/11 K/BB in his first 12.2 innings

Low-A Charleston (2-1 loss to Savannah, walk-off style)

• SS Jorge Mateo: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB — has reclaimed the pro baseball lead with his 34th steal of the season
• DH Dustin Fowler: 1-, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB
• 2B Angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
• LF Austin Aune: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Alex Palma: 0-4, 2 K — in a 1-for-27 (.074) slump with eight strikeouts
• RHP Joey Maher: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 9/5 GB/FB — 60 of 92 pitches were strikes (65%), plus he picked a runner off first
• LHP Rony Bautista: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 16 of 23 pitches were strikes (70%) … served up the walk-off dinger