Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3-0 win over Lehigh Valley) they lead the best-of-five first round series two games to none … one more win sends them to the International League Championship Series for the third straight season
1. CF Shane Robinson: 0-4 — 0-for-9 in the two games
2. LF Mark Payton: 3-4, 2 R, 1 3B — 4-for-8 with a triple and a (walk-off) homer in the series so far
3. SS Gio Urshela: 0-4, 1 RBI, 2 K — drove in a run with a ground out
4. 1B Ryan McBroom: 0-4
5. DH Mike Ford: 1-4, 2 K
6. RF Zack Zehner: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K
7. 2B L.J. Mazzilli: 1-3
8. C Wilkin Castillo: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — he hit two homers in 41 regular season games after signing out of an independent league
9. 3B Rey Navarro: 0-3
LHP Nestor Cortes: 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 13/2 GB/FB — 63 of 94 pitches were strikes (67%) … he lost the no-hitter with one out in the eighth on a ground ball single back up the middle … total dominance by Nasty Nestor … what a performance
RHP Chance Adams: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — nine of 12 pitches were strikes … he was on the schedule to pitch tonight, so Cortes wouldn’t have come out for the ninth even if the no-hitter was still intact
Double-A Trenton Thunder (10-4 loss to New Hampshire) they’re down two games to none in the best-of-five first round postseason series, so it’s win or go home time
1. 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — led the game off with a homer … it was all downhill from there
PH Jeff Hendrix: 0-0, 1 RBI — pinch-hit sac fly
2. 3B Angel Aguilar: 0-5
3. 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-4, 1 K — 1-for-7 in the series so far
4. LF Trey Amburgey: 0-3, 1 BB — 0-for-7 in the series so far
5. SS Kyle Holder: 2-4, 1 R — 5-for-7 with a walk in the two games
6. RF Dom Thompson-Williams: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — led the farm system with 22 homers during the regular season … he joined Trenton for the postseason after spending the regular season in Tampa and Charleston
7. DH Jorge Saez: 2-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
8. CF Rashad Crawford: 1-2, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
PH Wendell Rijo: 1-1, 1 2B
9. C Chris Rabago: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB
RHP Nick Green: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 4/0 GB/FB — fourth time in his last six starts that he allowed at least five runs
LHP Phil Diehl: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 24 of 36 pitches were strikes (67%) … including the regular season, he’s at 111/23 K/BB in 77.2 innings
RHP Jordan Foley: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — 29 of 42 pitches were strikes (69%) … 2014 fifth rounder finished the regular season with a 2.98 ERA and 67/35 K/BB in 66.1 innings
RHP Chase Hodson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 20 of 39 pitches were strikes (51%)
LHP Justin Kamplain: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — seven of 13 pitches were strikes … allowed both runners he inherited from Hodson to score … Green wasn’t good, but the bullpen allowed five runs in 6.1 innings to let the game get out of hand
The season is over for the High-A Tampa Tarpons, the Low-A Charleston RiverDogs, the Short Season Staten Island Yankees, the Rookie Pulaski Yankees, and the two Rookie GCL Yankees affiliates. None of those teams qualified for the postseason.