DotF: Rutherford returns in Pulaski’s doubleheader

Triple-A Scranton was rained out. The game was canceled and will not be made up.

Double-A Trenton (10-2 win over Hartford)

• SS Tyler Wade: 2-5, 2 R — 12-for-33 (.364) in his last eight games, so he’s not fading late like he did a year ago
• CF Dustin Fowler: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B — up to .285/.317/.450 while playing in a big time pitcher’s park
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 2-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — 7-for-20 (.350) during his little five-game hitting streak
• DH Abi Avelino: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• RHP Will Carter: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 11/2 GB/FB — 46 of 82 pitches were strikes (56%), plus he picked a runner off first … he’s having success in Double-A one year after being a 14th round pick … nice find by the scouting staff
• LHP Caleb Smith: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1/3 GB/FB — 27 of 44 pitches were strikes (61%) … 57/17 K/BB in 52.1 innings

High-A Tampa (8-3 win over Brevard County)

• 2B Jorge Mateo: 0-4, 1 R, 2 K, 1 HBP, 1 SB
• 3B Thairo Estrada: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K — third straight two-hit game … he’s 16-for-41 (.390) in his last 12 games
• SS Gleyber Torres: 1-5, 1 RBI, 1 K
• DH Trey Amburgey: 1-5, 1 K, 1 SB
• RF Rashad Crawford: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI — second homer in his last three games for the fourth piece in the Aroldis Chapman trade
• 1B Kevin Cornelius: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B
• CF Jeff Hendrix: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• LHP Josh Rogers: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 E (pickoff) — 55 of 76 pitches were strikes (72%) … the Yankees were able to sign him at the last minute as their 11th round pick for an above-slot $485,000 bonus last year, and that investment is looking pretty good right now

Low-A Charleston (9-2 win over Greenville)

• DH Ricardo Ferreira: 4-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI — had been in a 5-for-33 (.152) slump
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 1-5, 1 R, 3 K, 1 SB — he’s 30-for-32 (94%) in steal attempts … only Mateo and the recently released OF Lane Adams have more steals in the system this year (both have 31)
  
• 3B Mandy Alvarez: 2-5, 1 R
• LF Alex Palma: 3-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI — the Yankees gave him an $800,000 bonus back in 2012 … this has been a really awesome season in the system overall, awesome enough that Palma’s breakout is easy to overlook
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
• C Luis Torrens: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 PB — signs of life
• RHP Adonis Rosa: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 2 HB, 5/2 GB/FB — 63 of 85 pitches were strikes (74%) … 53/12 K/BB in 60 total innings for the 21-year-old … he needs more attention

Short Season Staten Island (3-1 loss to Connecticut)

• 2B Nick Solak: 0-3, 1 BB
• 3B Drew Bridges & CF Timmy Robinson: both 0-4 — Robinson struck out once, Bridges twice
• SS Angel Aguilar: 1-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing) — 8-for-21 (.381) in his last six games
• RHP Jonathan Padilla: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 7/5 GB/FB — 54 of 76 pitches were strikes (71%)

Rookie Pulaski Game One (3-1 loss to Princeton in seven innings) they have doubleheaders today and tomorrow to make up all those games that got rained out earlier this month, when they went four days between games

• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 K
• CF Estevan Florial: 1-3, 2 K — threw a runner out at first
• DH Blake Rutherford: 1-3, 2 K — this is his first game in 13 days due to what was reported as a knee injury … he never was placed on the DL, so it couldn’t have been THAT bad
  
• 3B Dermis Garcia: 0-3
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-2, 1 BB
• LF Leonardo Molina: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB — 9-for-21 (.429) in his last six games
• RHP Abel Duarte: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 9/5 GB/FB

Rookie Pulaski Game Two (1-0 loss to Princeton in ten innings)

• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-4
• CF Estevan Florial: 0-4, 3 K
• DH Blake Rutherford: 0-4, 3 K — looks like he’s rusty after spending close to two weeks on the bench
• 3B Dermis Garcia: 2-4
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 0-3
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 0-4, 3 K
• LHP Phil Diehl: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 35/4 K/BB in 23.2 innings for this year’s 27th round pick … I guess you can say Phil can really (shades) Diehl

The two Rookie GCL Yanks affiliates had their regular Sunday off-day.