DotF: Mateo goes deep in Tampa’s nearly perfect win

RHP James Kaprielian (elbow inflammation) is expected to return to the mound in 4-6 weeks, Hal Steinbrenner told Brendan Kuty. The Yankees said they will be conservative with their top pitching prospect, so I’m guessing it’ll be closer to six weeks than four. That puts Kaprielian on target for a late-June return.

Triple-A Scranton Game One (4-2 in over Louisville in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• CF Ben Gamel: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 E (fielding) — threw a runner out at second … 5-for-19 (.263) with three doubles in five games since being sent back down
• RF Aaron Judge: 1-3, 1 RBI
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-3, 1 HBP — 1-for-11 (.091) since his brief MLB cameo
• DH Nick Swisher: 0-4, 1 K
• LF Jake Cave: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B
• RHP Brady Lail: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 7/4 GB/FB — 52 of 87 pitches were strikes (60%) … 6/7 K/BB in 15.2 innings here
• RHP Anthony Swarzak: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 15 pitches, ten strikes

Triple-A Scranton Game Two (2-0 win over Louisville in seven innings)

• CF Ben Gamel: 1-4, 1 RBI, 3 K
• DH Aaron Judge: 0-3, 1 K
• LF Jake Cave: 0-3
• LHP Tyler Olson: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 38 of 63 pitches were strikes (60%) … he has lefty specialist tools, but if they can keep him reasonably stretched out, hey, why not?
• RHP Gio Gallegos: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 1/2 GB/FB — 23 of 45 pitches were strikes (51%) … 34/7 K/BB in 22.1 innings … he was recently bumped up to help cover for all the injuries and call-ups
• LHP Tyler Webb: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 21 of 36 pitches were strikes (58%) … 25/5 K/BB in 17.2 innings … can’t help but wonder if he’ll hop on the bullpen shuttle at some point

Double-A Trenton (2-0 win over Richmond)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-4
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K — 9-for-21 (.429) during his little five-game hitting streak
• DH Tyler Austin: 0-4, 1 K
• RHP Cale Coshow: 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 10/7 GB/FB — 60 of 89 pitches were strikes (67%) … his best start of the season to date

High-A Tampa Game One (1-0 loss to Jupiter in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• 2B Jorge Mateo: 0-3 — second game at second base
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 1 K
• RF Austin Aune: 0-2
• LHP Ian Clarkin: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 8/6 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 62 of 91 pitches were strikes (68%) … second straight strong outing, good to see

High-A Tampa Game Two (3-1 win over Jupiter in seven innings) they lost the perfect game with one out in the seventh

• DH Jorge Mateo: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — that’s his fifth homer (one was an inside-the-parker) in 37 games this year after hitting two homers in 117 games last season, and one of those two was an inside-the-park job … he’s up to .324/.375/.538 on the season
• SS Abi Avelino: 2-3, 1 R, 1 SB — 12-for-18 (67%) in steal attempts after going 54-for-72 (75%) last year
• 2B Billy Fleming: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-3
• LHP James Reeves: 4 IP, zeroes, 7 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 37 of 51 pitches were strikes (73%) … 38/9 K/BB in 22 innings for last year’s tenth rounder (46.9 K% and 15.5 K/9)
• RHP Travis Hissong: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/6 GB/FB — 23 of 35 pitches were strikes (66%)

Low-A Charleston (10-1 win over Greenville in eight innings) the game was completed early due to rain

• 3B Thairo Estrada: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B — 9-for-18 (.500) with two doubles and three homers in his last four games
• 2B Hoy Jun Park: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
• DH Angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
• SS Kyle Holder: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB — 10-for-27 (.370) with two doubles and a triple during his little seven-game hitting streak
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• LF Leonardo Molina: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI — he’s at .294/.333/.471 through ten games here … he’s still only 18 too
• RHP Christian Morris: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 55 of 79 pitches were strikes (70%)