Smith strikes out 13 in Charleston win

Excellent news! lol j/k. Both OF Tyler Austin and C Gary Sanchez are hurt. Details:

Austin was placed on the Double-A Trenton DL with a groin strain. He hurt himself stealing a base last night. No word on the severity or how long he will be out. [Mike Ashmore, Josh Norris]
Sanchez was held out of today’s game with some kind of hand soreness. Thunder manager Tony Franklin said it was precautionary and he could play tomorrow, but we’ll see. [Nick Peruffo]

Triple-A Scranton (6-5 loss to Buffalo)

3B Scott Sizemore: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
DH Zoilo Almonte: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 K, 1 CS — hit a three-run homer as part of their spirited four-run rally in the ninth, but ultimately they fell just short
RF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB
RHP David Herndon: 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 26 of 38 pitches were strikes (68%) … with both RHP Bruce Billings and RHP Shane Greene getting called up today, he made the emergency start
LHP Fred Lewis: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2/0 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — 13 of 21 pitches were strikes (62%)
RHP Mark Montgomery: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/1 GB/FB — 19 of 31 pitches were strikes (62%) … 12/4 K/BB in ten innings so far
RHP Matt Daley: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 19 of 31 pitches were strikes (62%) … 14 strikeouts in seven innings at this level

Double-A Trenton (4-1 loss to Akron)

DH Mason Williams: 0-4, 4 K — eek
CF Ben Gamel: 0-3, 2 K
1B Kyle Roller: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 K — hitting .353/.405/.912 with four doubles and five homers in nine games since coming off the DL
2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-3, 1 K
LF Taylor Dugas: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K
RHP Joel De La Cruz: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 1 Balk, 8/1 GB/FB — 56 of 99 pitches were strikes (57%) … filled up every column
SwP Pat Venditte: 1.2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 16 of 22 pitches were strikes (73%) … 14/4 K/BB in 9.2 innings

High-A Tampa (4-3 loss to Lakeland, walk-off style)

CF Jake Cave: 0-5
SS Cito Culver & DH Eric Jagielo: both 0-3, 1 BB — Culver struck out twice, Jagielo once
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-4, 1 K
C Peter O’Brien: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — seventh homer of the year already
2B Angelo Gumbs: 0-4, 2 K — snaps his 13-game hitting streak
1B Zach Wilson: 4-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI — hit the go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth, then the bullpen blew it
LHP Manny Banuelos: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1/5 GB/FB — nice bounce back from his disaster five days ago
LHP James Pazos: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1/1 GB/FB — blew his own win

Low-A Charleston (6-0 win over Delmarva)

SS Abi Avelino: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K
RF Aaron Judge: 1-4, 1 R
DH Michael O’Neill: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB — got picked off first
1B Gosuke Katoh: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K — came into the game with five hits in his last 28 at-bats (.179)
LHP Caleb Smith: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 60 of 89 pitches were strikes (67%), plus he picked off first … according to the team, that is the most strikeouts by a River Dogs pitcher since they became a Yankees’ affiliate in 2005
RHP Jordan Cote: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 5/1 GB/FB — 27 of 37 pitches were strikes (73%) … wonder if he’ll move into the rotation once guys start getting promoted at midseason