DePaula strikes out six in first High-A start

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 win over Norfolk)

C J.R. Murphy: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI — 12 hits in his last 29 at-bats (.414) with two homers and two doubles
RF Fernando Martinez: 0-2, 1 BB
SS Brent Lillibridge: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
RHP Brett Marshall: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 8/2 GB/FB — 57 of 90 pitches were strikes (63%) … best start in a long time, needs to build off this now
LHP Mike Zagurski: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 11 of 17 pitches were strikes (65%)
RHP Chase Whitley: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — nine of 15 pitches were strikes (60%)

Double-A Trenton (11-0 loss to Portland)

LF Ramon Flores: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) — nine strikeouts and eight walks in his last ten games
CF Slade Heathcott: 0-3, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB — threw a runner out at the plate … 72 strikeouts in 63 games
1B Andrew Clark: 2-4, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
LHP Jeremy Bleich: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 22 of 38 pitches were strikes (58%)

High-A Tampa (1-0 loss to Clearwater, walk-off style)

CF Mason Williams & DH Gary Sanchez: both 0-4 — Sanchez struck out twice
2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-4, 1 2B — just noticed he has eight walks and two strikeouts in the last ten games
LF Ben Gamel: 0-2, 1 BB
C Peter O’Brien: 0-3, 2 K
RHP Rafael DePaula: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — very nice debut at this level

Low-A Charleston (5-4 win over Rome in 12 innings) they struck out 20 times as a team

CF Jake Cave: 1-7, 5 K, 1 SB
SS Cito Culver: 2-5, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 SB — raises his average to .209
DH Greg Bird: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 4 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — best game in a long time … he’d reached base four times total in the last seven games
2B Angelo Gumbs: 2-6, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K
LHP Dan Camarena: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 7/5 GB/FB — five hits, one walk, one run, and eleven strikeouts in his last 17 innings

Short Season Staten Island (10-4 loss to Aberdeen)

2B Derek Toadvine: 2-5 — off to a nice little start
CF Brandon Thomas: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP
DH Kale Sumner: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — 10-for-17 (.588)
RHP Phil Walby: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 5/0 GB/FB
LHP Caleb Smith: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — Jason Parks said he was 92-93 with “serious run” on the fastball, plus promising offspeed pitches (changeup and slider)

Both Rookie GCL Yanks affiliates had a scheduled off-day. There are almost never any GCL games on Sunday, so this is a weekly thing.