DotF: Judge’s grand slam leads Tampa Yanks to blowout win

Triple-A Scranton (3-2 loss to Lehigh Valley)

• RF Jose Pirela: 2-5, 1 K
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — second homer in his last three games
• 1B Kyle Roller: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 K
• C John Ryan Murphy: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 PB — over/under on games left in the organization is set at 20.5
• 3B Scott Sizemore: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Austin Romine: 0-4, 2 K
• RHP Alfredo Aceves: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 7/4 GB/FB — 63 of 90 pitches were strikes (70%)
• SwP Pat Venditte: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1/1 GB/FB — 30 of 53 pitches were strikes (57%) … 57/13 K/BB in 47.2 innings

Double-A Trenton (5-4 loss to Portland)

• CF Mason Williams: 0-5, 1 K
• LF Ben Gamel: 4-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — he’s always hit, just with zero power (.089 ISO this year, nine homers in 364 career games)
• C Gary Sanchez: 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB
• 1B Peter O’Brien: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
• DH Tyler Austin: 1-5, 1 K
• LHP Manny Banuelos: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 19 of 34 pitches were strikes (56%) … first start off the disabled list following a blister problem

High-A Tampa (14-2 win over Lakeland)

• CF Jake Cave: 4-7, 3 R, 2 K, 1 SB — 20-for-48 (.417) in his last ten games
• SS Cito Culver: 1-3, 3 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K
• 1B Greg Bird: 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K — 13-for-33 (.394) in his last ten games
• 3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
• RF Aaron Judge: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K — second homer with Tampa is a grand slam … now hitting .327/.432/.538 with 17 doubles and eleven homers in 77 total games this season
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 0-6, 3 K, 1 E (fielding)
• LHP Daniel Camarena: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 5/12 GB/FB — one earned run or less in eight of his last ten starts at this level

Low-A Charleston (9-8 loss to Savannah, walk-off style)

• CF-LF Michael O’Neill: 4-6, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 K, 1 SB
• SS Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP, 2 E (throwing, fielding)
• RF Dustin Fowler: 0-4, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB — 12-for-31 (.387) in his last ten games with six walks and five strikeouts
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K — 14-for-36 (.389) in his last ten games
• LHP Ian Clarkin: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 43 of 77 pitches were strikes (56%), plus he picked two runners off first … 19/11 K/BB in his last 15 innings

Short Season Staten Island (5-4 loss to Aberdeen)

• CF Devyn Bolasky, 1B Chris Breen & 2B Ty McFarland: all 0-4 — Bolasky struck out … McFarland committed a fielding error
• RF Austin Aune: 1-3, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB
• C Luis Torrens: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 PB
• SS Thairo Estrada: 1-3, 1 HBP
• RHP Matt Borens: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0/4 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game One (7-1 win over GCL Braves) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain with two outs in the bottom of the first

• SS Jorge Mateo: 2-5, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 K, 1 SB — ten for ten in steal attempts in eight games
• 3B Drew Bridges: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — five walks and two strikeouts in his last three games
• CF Leonardo Molina: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — 5-for-13 (.385) in his last three games
• DH Alex Palma: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
• RHP Sean Carley: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2/1 GB/FB
• RHP Simon De La Rosa: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 5/2 GB/FB — 11/8 K/BB in 10.1 innings

Rookie GCL Yanks1 Game Two (3-1 loss to GCL Braves in seven innings) that’s their first loss of the season … they’re still 9-1 and have outscored their opponents 59-24

• SS Jorge Mateo: 0-3, 1 R, 1 K
• 3B Drew Bridges: 0-3, 1 K
• DH Leonardo Molina: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K — 6-for-16 (.375) with three doubles in his last four games
• RF Alex Palma: 3-3, 1 2B — 13-for-37 (.351) in his last ten games … only three strikeouts in 39 plate appearances (7.7%)
• LHP Orby Taveras: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 5/6 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks2 (5-3 loss to GCL Pirates)

• 2B Junior Valera: 1-4, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Frank Frias: 0-3
• RF-LF Wilmer Romero: 0-4, 1 K — threw a runner out at second
• LHP Derek Callahan: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 r, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB
• RHP Manolo Reyes: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 Balk, 3/1 GB/FB — thought he would move up the ladder quickly as an older prospect (24), but instead he was sent down from Staten Island after walking five batters in 5.1 innings