DotF: Drury’s hot streak continues in Scranton’s loss

Here’s some video of RHP Matt Sauer’s recent outing for Short Season Staten Island and here’s some pre-draft video from last year. Sure looks to me like he’s cleaned things up a bit. Tempo is much better for sure. Hopefully it helps him throw more strikes going forward. He threw plenty the other day.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-2 loss to Syracuse)

• CF Clint Frazier: 0-5, 2 K
• SS Tyler Wade: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
• 3B Brandon Drury: 2-3, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K, 1 HBP — 14-for-24 (.583) with four doubles and one homer in his last five games
• RF Billy McKinney: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Tyler Austin: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 K — first game since being sent down
• DH Abi Avelino: 0-3, 2 K
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 7/2 GB/FB — 55 of 84 pitches were strikes (65%)
• RHP Brady Lail: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 3/1 GB/FB — 16 of 35 pitches were strikes (46%) … has allowed multiple runs in five of his last six appearances

Double-A Trenton Thunder (4-0 loss to Erie)

• CF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 1 K
• SS Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Mike King: 7 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 10/4 GB/FB — 67 of 89 pitches were strikes (75%) … he’s allowed no more than one earned run in eight of his 12 games

The High-A Tampa Tarpons are off until tomorrow for the All-Star break.

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (4-1 loss to Greenville)

• 2B Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 K
• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — third homer of the season and his first since hitting homers on back-to-back days May 12th and 13th
• 1B Dermis Garcia: 0-4, 1 K
• DH Steven Sensley: 1-3, 1 HBP
• RF Leonardo Molina: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Deivi Garcia: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 3/5 GB/FB — 50 of 70 pitches were strikes (71%) … 24/4 K/BB in 14.2 innings for the just turned 19-year-old

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (4-2 loss to Brooklyn)

• 2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
• CF Junior Soto: 0-4, 4 K — 1-for-10 with five strikeouts in three games so far
• DH Canaan Smith: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
• RF Frederick Cuevas: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — 3-for-9 with a double and a homer so far
• RHP Roansy Contreras: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 6/2 GB/FB — 54 of 81 pitches were strikes (67%) … nice season debut for the 18-year-old, my No. 24 prospect

The Rookie Pulaski Yankees begin their season Tuesday. The roster hasn’t been announced yet, but RHP Luis Medina is reportedly in line to start Opening Day.

The two Rookie GCL Yankees teams begin their seasons tomorrow.