DotF: McKinney, McBroom have big games in Scranton’s win

OF Alex Palma has been placed on the 60-day DL, the team announced. It’s being called a lower body injury. Palma had to leave the field in an ambulance last night following an outfield collision. He’ll be eligible to return the final week of the regular season, though chances are the injury ends Palma’s season. That stinks. Hope he comes back strong from whatever it is.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-3 win over Buffalo)

• CF Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 E (missed catch)
• RF Clint Frazier: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Billy McKinney: 3-5, 2 R, 1 K — cooled down a bit after the home run binge, so hopefully he’s starting to heat back up (just in time for the trade deadline!)
• 1B Ryan McBroom: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — 10-for-19 (.526) in five games since coming up from Trenton … this is 1B Tyler Austin’s final minor league option year, so McBroom is trying to put himself in position to be the up-and-down righty platoon first baseman next year
• RHP Luis Cessa: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 9/4 GB/FB — 53 of 78 pitches were strikes (68%)

Double-A Trenton Thunder (4-1 loss to New Hampshire)

• SS Abi Avelino: 1-4, 2 K
• DH Trey Amburgey: 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — eleven homers in 72 games this year after hitting 14 in 121 games last year
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Brian Keller: 7 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, 5/6 GB/FB — 67 of 105 pitches were strikes (64%) … eight homers allowed in 74.1 innings this year after six homers allowed in 144 innings last year
• RHP Brady Lail: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 24 of 35 pitches were strikes (69%)

High-A Tampa Tarpons (4-2 loss to Dunedin)

• 2B Kyle Holder: 1-4, 1 R
• SS Diego Castillo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB — he was the guy who collided with Palma last night … he seems to have escaped without injury, so that’s good
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K
• DH Steven Sensley: 0-4, 3 K
• C Donny Sands: 0-4, 1 K, 1 E (pickoff)
• LHP Dalton Lehnen: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 4/5 GB/FB — 49 of 90 pitches were strikes (54%)

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (5-3 loss to Greenville)

• CF Pablo Olivares: 0-4, 1 K — threw a runner out at home
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
• 2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• RF Leonardo Molina: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 CS
• LHP Reiver Sanmartin: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 8/1 GB/FB — 49 of 66 pitches were strikes (74%) … he’s played for Staten Island, Trenton, and now Charleston this season
• RHP Alex Vargas: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 3/3 GB/FB — 27 of 42 pitches were strikes (64%)

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (5-1 win over Brooklyn)

• SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS
• DH Mike Ford: 0-3 — second rehab game after the oblique injury
• 3B Andrew Chaparro: 3-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — got picked off first … 19-year-old is 5-for-10 with two homers in his last three games
• CF Junior Soto: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Frederick Cuevas: 0-2, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• RHP Nolan Martinez: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 6/5 GB/FB — 56 of 88 pitches were strikes (64%) … only a 12/4 K/BB in 24 innings, but he’s healthy, and that’s all I care about right now

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (5-2 win over Kingsport)

• CF Everson Pereira: 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K
• 2B Ezequiel Duran: 0-4, 3 K, 1 SB — 41.7 K% and 2.1 BB% through ten games
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• RHP Pedro Espinola: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 39 of 72 pitches were strikes (54%)
• RHP Marcus Evey: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 24 of 30 pitches were strikes (80%) … 14/2 K/BB in seven innings for this year’s 20th rounder

Rookie GCL Yankees East (6-5 win over GCL Pirates)

• CF Sandy Mota: 2-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 3 SB — 12-for-37 (.324)  with eight walks and five strikeouts in eleven games … he’s also 21 and spent parts of four seasons in the Dominican Summer League, so yeah
• RF Alexander Santana: 0-4, 2 K, 1 E (throwing)
• RHP Anderson Munoz: 3 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 2 HB, 4/1 GB/FB — 2/9 K/BB in 6.2 innings for the 19-year-old

Rookie GCL Yankees West (7-4 win over GCL Phillies West)

• DH Antonio Cabello: 1-4, 1 2B — .362/.479/.655 through 16 games
• 2B-SS Roberto Chirinos: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K
• CF Brandon Lockridge: 2-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — .400/.483/.640 through eight games for this year’s fifth rounder … I have to think we’ll move up to Staten Island or Charleston at some point
• 3B Jose Martinez: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — 19-year-old is hitting .360/.393/.840 with three homers (!) through seven games
• SS Sincere Smith: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 E (fielding, throwing) — this year’s 32nd rounder played five innings in his pro debut
• RHP Kenlly Montas: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 12/1 GB/FB — picked a runner off second