DotF: Severino dominates again in Triple-A; Fowler stays hot for Tampa

Triple-A Scranton (2-0 loss to Buffalo)

• CF Ben Gamel & RF Aaron Judge: both 0-4 — Judge struck out once
• C Austin Romine: 1-3
• LF Ramon Flores: 2-3
• RHP Luis Severino: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 7/5 GB/FB — 64 of 90 pitches were strikes (71%) … they’re going to have to call him up to MLB before he’s challenged, huh?
• RHP Brandon Pinder: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GB/FB — 19 of 32 pitches were strikes (60%)
• RHP Jose Ramirez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 17 of 35 pitches were strikes (49%) … strikes, Jose

Double-A Trenton (4-0 win over Richmond)

• CF Jake Cave: 0-5, 1 R, 3 K
• DH Greg Bird: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — hopefully he gets going now, the season ain’t young anymore
• 2B Tony Renda: 1-4, 1 RBI
• RF Mark Payton: 1-5, 1 SB
• LHP Caleb Smith: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 3/4 GB/FB — 57 of 85 pitches were strikes (67%), plus he picked a runner off first
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — nine of 14 pitches were strikes

High-A Tampa (6-1 loss to Lakeland)

• SS Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 BB — got picked off first
• 2B Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• CF Dustin Fowler: 2-4, 1 K, 1 SB — oh, hey, another two-hit game for Fowler
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-4, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
• LHP Jordan Montgomery: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 56 of 84 pitches were strikes (67%)
• RHP Andrew Bailey: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 25 of 32 pitches were strikes (78%) … two innings, huh? I guess they’re confident his shoulder is healthy

Low-A Charleston‘s game was suspended due to rain in the second inning. Here’s the box score. The game will be completed tomorrow.

Short Season Staten Island (7-4 win over Tri-City)

• 2B Thairo Estrada: 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K — it’s early, but he’s having much more success here this season than he did last season
• DH Brandon Wagner: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
• SS Kyle Holder: 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI
• RHP Matt Borens: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 7/4 GB/FB — 58 of 84 pitches were strikes (69%)

Rookie level Pulaski (4-1 loss to Elizabethton) so far the most exciting part of the new affiliate for me is learning the names of the other teams in the league … not exactly a ton of talent on this team right now

• LF Nathan Mikolas: 0-3, 1 BB
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP David Sosebee: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5/0 GB/FB

Rookie level GCL Yanks1 (4-1 win over GCL Yanks2) going to lump the two teams together

• SS Danienger Perez: 1-5, 1 K
• LF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 2 K, 1 HBP
• CF Leonardo Molina: 0-4, 1 R, 1 SB
• 3B Donny Sands: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB — this year’s eighth rounder is off to a nice little start to his career
• SS Yancarlos Baez: 0-3
• 2B Griffin Garabito: 1-4 — his AVG drops all the way down to .500
• RHP Abel Duarte: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 11/1 GB/FB
• RHP Rolando Calvo: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2 HB, 5/4 GB/FB
• RHP Brandon Stenhouse: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB