DotF: Dermis Garcia homers in fourth straight game

Two quick notes:

RHP Chad Green was scratched from tonight’s Triple-A Scranton start tonight for an unknown reason, says Shane Hennigan. Not sure what’s going on there. Injury? Trade? Call-up? Intrigue! (I’m guessing he’s coming up to make a spot start to give the other starters an extra day of rest.)
LHP Ian Clarkin was placed on the High-A Tampa DL, the team announced. That bites. Clarkin left last night’s game with an injury and I have no idea what’s wrong with him. He missed all of last season with elbow inflammation, remember.

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 loss to Charlotte, walk-off style)

CF Mason Williams: 3-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K — 15-for-30 in his last eight games
LF Ben Gamel: 1-5, 1 K — 22-for-60 (.367) in his last 13 games
C Gary Sanchez: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
1B Ike Davis: 2-5, 1 2B
DH Jake Cave: 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K
LHP Tyler Webb: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 42 of 60 pitches were strikes (70%) … nice spot start in place of Green
RHP Diego Moreno: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 Balk, 3/1 GB/FB — 33 of 49 pitches were strikes (67%)
RHP Gio Gallegos: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — ten pitches, seven strikes … 71/12 K/BB in 54 innings
RHP Kirby Yates: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 12 of 25 pitches were strikes (48%)

Double-A Trenton (3-2 win over Portland)

DH Tyler Wade: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — 64/49 K/BB in 92 games, which is pretty damn good considering he’s more than three years younger than the average Eastern League player
CF Dustin Fowler: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
3B Miguel Andujar: 0-3, 1 HBP
C Kyle Higashioka: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — second straight game with a homer and 16th on the season, which doubles his previous career high
RHP Ronald Herrera: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 8/3 GB/FB — 59 of 94 pitches were strikes (63%)
RHP Jonathan Holder: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — eleven pitches, nine strikes … 66/7 K/BB in 45 innings

High-A Tampa (4-3 win over St. Lucie)

CF Jeff Hendrix: 2-5, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K
2B Thairo Estrada: 2-3, 1 R, 2 BB — he had two walks total in his previous 22 games
RF Austin Aune: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 K
SS Abi Avelino: 2-4, 1 SB, 1 CS — 7-for-35 (.200) as the shortstop since Jorge Mateo was suspended
RHP Will Carter: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 8/1 GB/FB — 56 of 84 pitches were strikes (67%), plus he picked a runner off first
RHP Jordan Foley: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 24 of 40 pitches were strikes (60%), though the walk was intentional … 66/24 K/BB in 47.2 innings

Low-A Charleston had a scheduled off-day.

2B Nick Solak: 1-4, 2 BB, 1 SB — 7/15 K/BB in 24 pro games for this year’s second round, and he’s 6-for-6 in steal attempts too
1B Dalton Blaser: 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB
DH Mike Ford: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB
CF Timmy Robinson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — five of his last six hits have gone for extra-bases (four doubles, one homer) … he was this year’s 21st round pick
3B Drew Bridges: 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 K — had been in a 1-for-16 (.063) slump
SS Angel Aguilar: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
RHP Drew Finley: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/4 GB/FB — 22 of 38 pitches were strikes (58%) … 20/9 K/BB in 27.1 innings
RHP David Palladino: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 33 of 52 pitches were strikes (63%) … he blew a one-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and a one-run lead in the bottom of the tenth before protecting a three-run lead in the bottom of the 11th

Rookie Pulaski (10-8 loss to Danville)

CF Blake Rutherford: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K — 13-for-31 (.419) with three doubles, one triple, and two homers in his last seven games … Josh Norris has video of his single and double
SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K — Norris has video of his bunt single
RF Estevan Florial: 1-4, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — Norris has video of his dinger
3B Dermis Garcia: 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing) — fourth straight game with a dinger … Norris has video of his rocket homer … that thing was well-struck
LF Isiah Gilliam: 4-5, 1 2B, 3 RBI — threw a runner out at third … had been in a 6-for-49 (.122) rut
DH Leonardo Molina: 1-4, 1 BB
RHP Rafael Lara: 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 8/4 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks East (4-3 loss to GCL Yanks West) going to combine the two teams into one update

SS Diego Castillo, 1B Miguel Flames, CF Jordan Scott & RF Brayan Emery: all 0-4 — Castillo made a throwing error … Flames drove in a run … Scott struck out and threw a runner out at second
3B Nelson Gomez: 1-2, 1 R, 2 HBP
SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 3-4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 E (fielding) — 33-for-67 (.493) with eight doubles, three triples, two homers, and only six strikeouts in his last 17 games dating back to the Dominican Summer League
1B Brandon Wagner: 2-4, 1 K
RHP Eric Ruth: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/3 GB/FB — he’d been out about a month with an unknown injury
RHP Jairo Garcia: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HB, 5/3 GB/FB — he hit Gomez both times … imagine being the guy who hits the $2.25M bonus baby twice in what amounts to an intrasquad game