DotF: Aguilar homers, Staten Island clinches playoff spot

Triple-A Scranton (5-3 win over Buffalo)

• DH Mason Williams: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
• RF Cesar Puello: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP — that’s hit-by-pitch No. 18, easily the most in the system
• 3B Donovan Solano: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K — their primary No. 3 hitters this season have been Gary Sanchez, Aaron Judge, Rob Refsnyder, and now Donovan Solano
• 1B Chris Parmelee: 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• C Kyle Higashioka: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Jake Cave: 0-3, 2 K — unless the Yankees surprisingly add him to the 40-man roster after the season, these could be his final games in the organization
• RHP Brady Lail: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 9/6 GB/FB — 61 of 101 pitches were strikes (60%)
• LHP James Pazos: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K — 14 of 17 pitches were strikes (92%) … 12 strikeouts in 5.1 innings since returning from his injury
• LHP Dietrich Enns: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — eight strikes, ten pitches … Proven Closer™

Double-A Trenton (10-5 loss to New Hampshire)

• SS Tyler Wade: 0-5, 2 K
• CF Dustin Fowler: 2-5, 2 R, 1 3B — leads the minors with 15 triples
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-5, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (throwing)
• 1B Mike Ford: 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — 28 strikeouts and 38 walks in 54 games this season
• RF Billy McKinney: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• LHP Daniel Camarena: 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1/5 GB/FB — 60 of 85 pitches were strikes (71%)
• LHP James Reeves: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 29 of 43 pitches were strikes (67%) … 116/30 K/BB in 96.2 innings

High-A Tampa‘s doubleheader was rained out by Tropical Storm Hermine. They haven’t played since Monday due to the storm. These two games were canceled and will not be made up. The regular season ends tomorrow, and Tampa is supposed to play a doubleheader, but the forecast still doesn’t look good. We’ll see.

Low-A Charleston is currently in the 13th inning and the game is taking way too long. I can’t wait around anymore. C Luis Torrens and 3B Mandy Alvarez have had big games so far. Here’s the box score.

Short Season Staten Island (5-4 win over Tri-City) the win clinches a the wildcard spot, so the top five affiliates are all going to the postseason

• CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 K
• 2B Nick Solak: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — 10-for-24 (.417) during his six-game hitting streak
• 3B Drew Bridges: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
• SS Angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — three dingers in his last 17 games
• RHP Chad Martin: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R< 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 7/0 GB/FB — 41 of 70 pitches were strikes (59%)

The season is over for Rookie Pulaski, Rookie GCL Yanks East, and Rookie GCL Yanks West. None of the three teams qualified for the postseason.