DotF: Gary Sanchez begins rehab assignment in GCL finale

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (2-1 loss to Lehigh Valley, walk-off style)

• 2B Tyler Wade: 1-3, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
• 3B Gio Urshela: 1-4, 2 K, 1 HBP — been hitting well for a good three weeks now … I really do wonder if he’s going to get a September call-up … he’s an excellent defender and would be a good late-inning replacement for Miguel Andujar
• 1B Ryan McBroom: 0-4, 1 BB, 2 K
• RHP Erik Swanson: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 9/3 GB/FB — 52 of 75 pitches were strikes (69%)
• LHP Justus Sheffield: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 4/1 GB/FB — 20 of 30 pitches were strikes … his second relief appearance since the move to the bullpen … he’s allowed one run in two innings both times out

Double-A Trenton Thunder (7-6 win over Hartford)

• C Chris Rabago: 0-5, 3 K — organizational debut after being claimed off waivers from the Rockies and outrighted off the 40-man roster
• 2B Brandon Wagner: 0-1, 2 R, 4 BB — 16 walks in his last 16 games
• LF Trey Amburgey: 4-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI — had been in a 6-for-37 (.162) skid
• SS Kyle Holder: 1-5 — first game since August 5th … he’d been out with a mystery injury
• LHP Ryan Bollinger: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 6/2 GB/FB — 60 of 92 pitches were strikes (65%)

High-A Tampa Tarpons (5-4 win over Daytona in ten innings)

• CF Estevan Florial: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K — two hits in his last four games after multiple hits in seven of his nine previous games
• 2B Diego Castillo: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 0-5, 3 K
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 E (throwing, fielding)
• 1B Steven Sensley: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Domingo German: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 27 of 38 pitches were strikes (71%) … second rehab game following the nerve issue

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (4-3 loss to Greenville in ten innings)

• 3B Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Dermis Garcia: 1-5, 3 K — 17-for-51 (.333) in his last 13 games
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (throwing) — six homers in 114 games this year … he hit two homers in 160 games from 2015-17
• RHP Roansy Contreras: 4 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 51 of 75 pitches were strikes (68%) … 2.67 ERA and 54/18 K/BB in 57.1 total innings for the 18-year-old

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (5-3 loss to Aberdeen)

• C Josh Beaux: 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K — 7-for-20 (.350) with three doubles during his five-game hitting streak
• RF Junior Soto: 3-4, 1 R
• 2B Kyle Gray: 0-4, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
• SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Luis Gil: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1 HB, 4/2 GB/FB — 43 of 82 pitches were strikes (52%) … 20-year-old’s first start with Staten Island after ten starts and 39.1 innings with a 1.37 ERA and 58/25 K/BB with Pulaski

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (5-3 loss to Bluefield)

• DH Oswald Peraza: 0-4,1R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
• RF Anthony Garcia: 0-5, 3 K — moved up here after hitting .244/.320/.513 with a league leading ten homers in the GCL
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
• 2B Ezequiel Duran: 0-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
• RHP Alex Vizcaino: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 4/2 GB/FB — 36 of 61 pitches were strikes (59%)
• RHP Daniel Bies: 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — 44 of 59 pitches were strikes (75%) … 46/7 K/BB in 29 innings for this year’s seventh rounder

Rookie GCL Yankees East (4-1 win over GCL Phillies East) this was their regular season finale … they went 19-35 and did not qualify for the postseason

• DH Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB — got four at-bats as scheduled … he is going to go through a workout tomorrow, then join Scranton on Monday to continue his rehab assignment
• C Hemmanuel Rosario: 0-3, 1 R, 1BB, 2 K, 1 PB
• LF Alexander Santana: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K — hit .195/.272/.278 in 40 GCL games this year after hitting .274/.362/.447 in 57 games in the Dominican Summer League last year
• RHP Tanner Myatt: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 20/7 K/BB in 16.1 innings for this year’s 11th rounder
• RHP Yoendrys Gomez: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 2/3 GB/FB — 18-year-old finishes with a 2.33 ERA and 43/15 K/BB in 38.2 innings … the numbers look good and he’s been generating some buzz this summer

The season ended yesterday for the Rookie GCL Yankees West. They went 25-27 and did not qualify for the postseason.