DotF: Austin, Puello, Cave homer in Scranton’s latest win

Notes and notes and notes and notes:

• Big news: SS Jorge Mateo has been suspended two weeks for violating team policy, the Yankees announced. He won’t participate in the Futures Game this weekend. George King says Mateo complained to team executives that he had not yet been promoted to Triple-A. Yep, that’ll do it.
• RHP Brady Lail (oblique) will throw a simulated game Friday, reports Shane Hennigan. He’s been out for a little less than a month now.
• RHP Jonathan Holder has been added to the Double-A Eastern League All-Star Game, the team announced. He’s replacing LHP Dietrich Enns on the roster. Enns has since been bumped up to Triple-A. LHP Jordan Montgomery, SS Tyler Wade, OF Dustin Fowler, and C Kyle Higashioka are the team’s other Double-A All-Stars.
• OF Aaron Judge, who was a bust back in May, was named to Baseball America’s All-Prospect Team for June. He hit nine homers with a 245 OPS+ last month. That’ll play.

Triple-A Scranton (10-0 win over Buffalo) they lead the International League in runs by 22

• CF Ben Gamel: 3-6, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K — 10-for-24 (.417) in his last five games
• DH Aaron Judge: 1-6, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Tyler Austin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — that’s his 12th homer of the year … he hit six last year, nine the year before that, and six the year before that
• LF Cesar Puello: 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K — hit back-to-back homers with Austin in the third
• CF Jake Cave: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — seven homers in 71 games this year after hitting two in 132 games last year
• LHP Dietrich Enns: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6/5 GB/FB — 61 of 95 pitches were strikes (64%) … ho hum, another great outing
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 20 of 29 pitches were strikes (69%)

Double-A Trenton (7-1 loss to Bowie)

• 2B Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 R, 2 HBP — 21-for-65 (.323) in his last 17 games
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-4, 1 BB — 14-for-45 (.311) in his last eleven games
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-4, 1 RBI
• RHP Ronald Herrera: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 4/1 GB/FB — 39 of 58 pitches were strikes (67%) … back from a little two-week stint on the DL
• LHP Caleb Smith: 3 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 22 of 30 pitches were strikes (73%)

High-A Tampa (7-0 loss to Daytona)

• DH Mason Williams: 1-4 — gets his first hit in his fourth rehab game
• 2B Thairo Estrada: 2-4, 1 2B
• RF Austin Aune: 0-4, 2 K — the Tim Battle special
• SS Abi Avelino: 0-3, 2 K, 1 HBP, 2 E (throwing, fielding)
• RHP Will Carter: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 16/2 GB/FB — 49 of 81 pitches were strikes (60%) … when he has the sinker working, it really really works
• RHP Gabe Encinas: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — only 16 of 36 pitches were strikes (44%)

Low-A Charleston (4-1 loss to Columbia)

• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 3 K
• SS Kyle Holder: 2-4
• CF Jeff Hendrix: 0-3, 1 BB — he’s gone 1-for-15 (.067) since his insane 28-for-44 (.636) hot streak
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — 13-for-41 (.317) with five doubles and two homers in his last eleven games
• 3B Mandy Alvarez: 1-3, 1 K — this year’s 17th rounder has started his pro career with a 16-game hitting streak
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 64 of 90 pitches were strikes (71%) … his scoreless streak was snapped at 25 innings

Short Season Staten Island (3-0 loss to Hudson Valley)

• CF Ricardo Ferreira: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
• SS Angel Aguilar & 2B Nick Solak: both 0-4 — Aguilar struck out
• 3B Drew Bridges: 0-3, 1 K
• RHP Drew Finley: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1/4 GB/FB — 34 of 52 pitches were strikes (65%) … 15/7 K/BB in 20.2 innings for last year’s third rounder
• RHP Anyelo Gomez: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 5/1 GB/FB — 58 of 93 pitches were strikes (62%)

Rookie Pulaski was rained out. They’re going to play a doubleheader tomorrow.

Rookie GCL Yanks East (6-1 loss to GCL Blue Jays)

• CF Edel Luaces: 1-3, 1 K, 1 HBP
• 1B Pedro Urena: 1-4, 1 K
• DH Brandon Wagner: 0-3, 1 K
• RHP Daniel Alvarez: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 10/3 GB/FB — 14/2 K/BB in 16 innings for the 20-year-old

Rookie GCL Yanks West (7-3 win over GCL Pirates)

• CF Blake Rutherford: 0-4, 1 R — played seven innings in his second pro game
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K — three of his last four hits have gone for extra bases (double, triple, homer)
• LF Joe Burton: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
• 1B Miguel Flames: 2-4, 3 R, 1 K — 10-for-28 (.357) with two strikeouts in his last seven games
• RHP Gilmael Troya: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 4/1 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing)
• LHP Artur Strzalka: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — the kid from Poland picked a runner off first