DotF: Sheffield injured in Scranton’s doubleheader

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (5-4 loss to Rochester in eight innings)

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
• LF Clint Frazier: 0-3, 1 BB
• 3B Brandon Drury: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K — he is 2-for-12 (.167) with nine strikeouts in his last four games
• 1B Mike Ford: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — took old buddy Zack Littell deep
• DH Adam Lind: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• LHP Justus Sheffield: 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 29 of 51 pitches were strikes (57%) … he left the game with an injury … here’s video of his final pitch, doesn’t look like there’s anything wrong there … there’s no update on him yet, though that’s not unusual for a minor league injury … UPDATE: Conor Foley says Sheffield was removed as a precaution with a little tightness in his shoulder … there are no tests scheduled at the moment and it’s not believed to be anything serious … exhale
  
• RHP Gio Gallegos: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 15 of 31 pitches were strikes (48%) … first game in a while after dealing with groin and back problems
• RHP Cody Carroll: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HB, 2/0 GB/FB — seven of ten pitches were strikes

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game Two (7-0 win over Rochester in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• LF Clint Frazier: 3-3, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — here’s video of the first double and the homer … the exit velocity on the homer was 110 mph according to DJ Eberle
• SS Tyler Wade: 0-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HBP
• 3B Brandon Drury: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB — here’s video of the grand slam … he played the field in both ends of the doubleheader, so he can’t be feeling too terrible
• DH Adam Lind: 0-3, 1 K
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-3, 1 K
• LHP Josh Rogers: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3/8 GB/FB — 61 of 91 pitches were strikes (67%)

Double-A Trenton Thunder (6-1 loss to Richmond)

• RF Rashad Crawford: 0-4, 3 K — 1-for-24 (.042) with eleven strikeouts in his last six games
• SS Abi Avelino: 3-4, 1 E (throwing) — 15-for-37 (.405) in ten games since being sent down
• 1B Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 2 K
• CF Trey Amburgey: 1-4
• DH Jhalan Jackson: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — nine homers, eight singles so far this season
• RHP Will Carter: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 6/7 GB/FB — 58 of 93 pitches were strikes (62%)

High-A Tampa Tarpons (7-1 win over Florida)

• CF Estevan Florial: 0-2, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 K — his on-base streak is up to 28 games
• 1B Greg Bird: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB — played seven innings in the field tonight after playing five innings in the field yesterday
• DH Billy McKinney: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — three homers in his last eleven games
• 3B Brandon Wagner: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
• RHP Nick Nelson: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 3/3 GB/FB — 51 of 86 pitches were strikes (60%) … 48/15 K/BB in 35.2 innings

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (1-0 loss to Lakewood)

• 2B Wilkerman Garcia: 0-4, 3 K
• LF Leonardo Molina: 1-4, 3 K
• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Steven Sensley: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K — got picked off first
• CF Pablo Olivares: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Garrett Whitlock: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 9/1 GB/FB, 1 E (fielding) — 50 of 70 pitches were strikes (71%) … his shutout streak was snapped at 26 innings … 44/7 K/BB in 40 innings
• RHP Austin DeCarr: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 24 of 33 pitches were strikes (73%) … he’s just up from Extended Spring Training