LHP Vidal Nuno was not placed on the DL today, reports Donnie Collins. The left-hander left last night’s Triple-A Scranton start with a groin injury and Joe Girardi indicated a DL stint was likely.

Triple-A Scranton (10-4 loss to Buffalo)

• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R
• CF Melky Mesa: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 0-4, 2 K
• RF Thomas Neal: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• RHP Brett Marshall: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 8/2 GB/FB — 58 of 100 pitches were strikes … it’s June 8th, and he’s sitting on a 7.45 ERA and 6.2 BB/9

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Triple-A Scranton (4-2 loss to Syracuse)

• DH Thomas Neal: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K
• LF Zoilo Almonte & CF Melky Mesa: both 0-4 — Almonte struck out once, Mesa twice
• RF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — threw a runner out at the plate … ten hits in his last 20 at-bats with three doubles and a homer
• LHP Vidal Nuno: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 18 of 26 pitches were strikes (69%) … apparently he called the trainer out and left the game due to injury, so that really sucks
• RHP Chase Whitley: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 26 of 37 pitches were strikes (70%)
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 12 of 23 pitches were strikes (52%)
• RHP Dellin Betances: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 14 of 26 pitches were strikes (54%) … allowed just one run in his last three appearances (6.1 innings)

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RHP Corey Black said he was scheduled to throw a side session today on his Twitter feed, so whatever is keeping him on the DL can’t be that big of a deal.

Triple-A Scranton was rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on June 26th.

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

• CF Ramon Flores: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 CS — seven walks and five strikeouts in his last ten games
• DH Slade Heathcott: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
• LHP Matt Tracy: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 5/4 GB/FB — 53 of 101 pitches were strikes (52%) … had allowed four earned runs in his previous four starts combined, and all four came in the same game

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RHP Corey Black has been placed on the High-A Tampa DL for an unknown reason. RHP Diego Moreno, who came over in the A.J. Burnett trade and missed last year due to Tommy John surgery, took his spot on the roster. Meanwhile, RHP Chien-Ming Wang was named the Triple-A International League Pitcher of the Week.

Triple-A Scranton (15-2 beatdown by Durham)

• RF Thomas Neal: 0-5, 2 K
• CF Melky Mesa: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — his 87 strikeouts are the most in the organization … by 23!
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI – second homer in five games and third in ten games
• RHP Kelvin Perez: 1.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 26 of 48 pitches were strikes (54%) … this should be his last spot start with LHP Vidal Nuno and RHP Ivan Nova being sent down
• RHP Chase Whitley: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 11 of 20 pitches were strikes
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 2/1 GB/FB – 20 of 35 pitches were strikes (57%) … has now allowed 12 runs in 29 innings this year after allowing 11 in 64.1 innings last year
• RHP Cody Eppley: 0.1 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 14 of 29 pitches were strikes (48%) … he’s allowed 22 runs in 20.2 innings this year after allowing 19 runs in 55.1 total innings last year

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VP of Baseball Ops Mark Newman told Josh Norris that Gary Sanchez has a bruised finger and will miss a few days. #catcherlife

Triple-A Scranton (7-4 loss to Durham)

• RF Thomas Neal: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Melky Mesa: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K — six walks, 85 strikeouts
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-4
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 2B
• RHP Brett Marshall: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 5/4 GB/FB — 46 of 76 pitches were strikes (61%) … allowed four homers and is up to eight dingers in 12 innings since being sent down

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Triple-A Scranton (9-1 win over Durham)

• RF Thomas Neal: 1-5, 1 R, 2 K
• CF Melky Mesa: 3-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K — six hits in his last 19 at-bats (.316)
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — second straight game with a homer
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 3-5, 1 R, 1 CS
• RHP Chien-Ming Wang: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 9/4 GB/FB — 57 of 87 pitches were strikes (66%) … one run allowed in his last three starts (19.1 innings)
• RHP Dellin Betances: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 14 of 23 pitches were strikes (61%)
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HB, 0/1 GB/FB — 14 of 23 pitches were strikes (61%)

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RHP Chien-Ming Wang did not opt-out of his contract today, report Chris Cotillo and Donnie Collins. Nick Cafardo heard six teams were interested in the sinker-ballers — the Orioles were one, according to Dan Connolly — but none were willing to give him the big league contract he was seeking. Wang will start as scheduled for Triple-A Scranton tomorrow.

Meanwhile, OF Tyler Austin became the first Yankees farmhand other than RHP Rafael DePaula to make the Prospect Hot Sheet this year. He ranked eighth this week.

Triple-A Scranton (8-4 loss to Durham)

• 2B Corban Joseph & CF Melky Mesa: both 0-4, 2 K — CoJo committed a pair of throwing errors
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K – second homer in the last six games
• RF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 R
• DH Thomas Neal: 3-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI — first two homers of the season
• RHP Chase Whitley: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 26 of 47 pitches were strikes (55%) … has had a rough go of it since coming off the DL

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Triple-A Scranton (5-1 win over Norfolk)

• CF Melky Mesa: 1-5, 1 R, 3 K, 1 SB — 79 strikeouts and five walks in 50 games
• RF Thomas Neal: 1-4, 3 E (fielding)
• LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-3, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
• 3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K — second homer in his last six games
• RHP Caleb Cotham: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 9/4 GB/FB — 64 of 100 pitches were strikes … by far his best start at this level

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