DotF: GCL Yanks teams both clinch division titles

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Triple-A Scranton Game One (6-5 loss to Buffalo in seven innings) makeup of the April 25th rainout

  • CF Jose Pirela & DH Ramon Flores: both 0-4 — Pirela struck out once, Flores twice
  • 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
  • 1B Kyle Roller: 1-3, 1 R
  • 3B Scott Sizemore: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) – 9-for-28 (.321) with three doubles and a homer in his last ten games
  • LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-2, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
  • C John Ryan Murphy: 0-2, 1 RBI
  • LHP Matt Tracy: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 8/5 GB/FB — 55 of 94 pitches were strikes (59%)
  • LHP Tyler Webb: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 16 of 30 pitches were strikes (53%) … melted down in the seventh and started the five-run rally for the Bisons
  • RHP Edgmer Escalona: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 10 of 15 pitches were strikes … allowed Buffalo to finish off the comeback

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DotF: Jagielo breaks out of slump in Tampa’s win

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The notes:

Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off-day.

Double-A Trenton (5-0 win over Akron)

  • CF Jake Cave: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI — 9-for-18 in his last four games
  • LF Ben Gamel: 0-4
  • C Gary Sanchez: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — picked a runner off second with a snap throw
  • DH Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-4, 2 K — Double-A has not been too kind to him
  • RF Mason Williams: 2-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K
  • RHP Jaron Long: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 9/0 GB/FB – 116/22 K/BB in 132 innings for the hitting coach’s kid
  • LHP Jacob Lindgren: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — up to 48 strikeouts (and ten walks) in 24.2 pro innings
  • RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K

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DotF: Camarena fans 12; Sanchez, Bird, Williams all homer in Trenton’s win

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Highlights of tonight’s Double-A Trenton game are in the video above. Here are two quick notes:

  • The Yankees have signed RHP Wilking Rodriguez to a minor league deal, according to Matt Eddy. The 24-year-old was up with the Royals earlier this year (two innings) and had a 2.87 ERA (3.32 FIP) in 15.2 Triple-A innings before being released. Rodriguez hasn’t pitched much the last few years due to injuries.
  • RHP Andy Beresford and 1B Bo Thompson have both been suspended 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine, MLB announced. Beresford was with Low-A Charleston and Thompson was with the Rookie GCL Yanks after being the team’s 13th rounder this year.

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

  • RF Ramon Flores: 1-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 K
  • 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — five strikeouts and eight walks in his last six games
  • 1B Kyle Roller: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
  • LF Zoilo Almonte & C Austin Romine: 0-4 — Romine allowed a passed ball
  • 3B Scott Sizemore: 2-4
  • RHP Bryan Mitchell: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 5/4 GB/FB — 54 of 91 pitches were strikes (59%) … he’s had a nice little run in Triple-A after only a handful of starts in Double-A
  • RHP Preston Claiborne: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/4 GB/FB — 21 of 30 pitches were strikes (70%)

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DotF: Flores hits two homers in Scranton’s loss

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It’s been a while since I’ve updated the standings, so let’s do that now. The minor league season is over in about a week anyway.

Triple-A Scranton (5-4 loss to Rochester) 65-71 and they’ve already been eliminated from postseason contention

  • CF Jose Pirela: 2-5, 1 R
  • RF Ramon Flores: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI – five homers in his last five games … nine homers in only 60 games this year, his career high is eleven in 125 games back in 2011
  • 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — 14-for-37 (.379) in his last ten games
  • 1B Kyle Roller: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
  • LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-4, 3 K
  • C John Ryan Murphy: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
  • RHP Zach Nuding: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 7/3 GB/FB — 51 of 85 pitches were strikes (60%)
  • RHP Chase Whitley: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 27 of 38 pitches were strikes (71%) … first outing since being sent down
  • RHP Nick Rumbelow: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 15 of 28 pitches were strikes (54%) … blew the lead in the eighth

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DotF: Bird goes deep again in Trenton’s win

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Got some notes:

  • Both RHP Preston Claiborne (shoulder) and OF Ramon Flores (ankle) have been activated off the Triple-A Scranton DL, according to Chad Jennings and Donnie Collins. Claiborne will certainly be up when rosters expand in nine days.
  • RHP Branden Pinder was placed on the Triple-A DL with an unknown injury, reports Jennings. He missed a bunch of time with a groin problem earlier this year. Also, RHP Jim Miller has been released.

Triple-A Scranton Game One (3-2 loss to Rochester in seven innings) makeup of the July 13th rainout

  • SS Jose Pirela: 2-4, 2 SB
  • RF Ramon Flores: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
  • 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-1, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K — five walks and two strikeouts in his last three games
  • 1B Kyle Roller: 0-3, 2 K
  • 3B Scott Sizemore: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – fifth homer in 72 games
  • DH Zoilo Almonte: 1-2, 1 2B, 1 RBI
  • C John Ryan Murphy: 0-3
  • LHP Manny Banuelos: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 5/1 GB/FB — 39 of 72 pitches were strikes (54%) … 32/19 K/BB in his last 37.1 innings
  • SwP Pat Venditte: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 34 of 50 pitches were strikes (68%)

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Prado’s huge night leads Yankees to 4-3 walk-off win over ChiSox

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Source: FanGraphs

The start of Friday night’s series opener against the White Sox was not so good, but the ending was arguably the best of the season. Thanks to Martin Prado‘s big night, the Yankees walked off with a much-needed 4-3 win over Chicago’s south-siders. That’s two straight wins and four in the last six games overall. It’s going to take a lot more than that to get the Bombers back into the postseason race, but hey, you’ve gotta start somewhere.

Three batters into the game, the ChiSox had a 3-0 lead thanks to two singles and a Jose Abreu three-run homer. Shane Greene hung a slider — though not too badly — and Abreu went down and golfed it out to left field. Given the Yankees’ offensive struggles, there was definitely a feeling that the game was already over after the homer. Give Greene credit though, he settled down and was very good the rest of the way, striking out seven and allowing just those three runs in five innings. Impressive bounce back.

The comeback started in the third inning, when Prado whacked a hanging John Danks changeup out of the park for a two-run homer. The Yankees tied the game on Jacoby Ellsbury‘s double in the fifth, which also gave them runners at second and third with no outs. Mark Teixeira (ground out), Prado (strikeout), and Brian McCann (fly out) couldn’t get any more runs home. Shawn Kelley did the bullpen heavy lifting, inheriting a first and second with no outs jam from Greene and escaped the inning. He had help when Brett Gardner threw a runner out at the plate for the third out.

Kelley (four outs), Dellin Betances (five outs), and David Robertson (three outs) combined for four innings of work in relief of Greene, giving the offense a chance to win it. Ichiro Suzuki‘s leadoff single in the ninth set the winning rally up, and eventually the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs on Ichiro‘s single, Gardner’s bunt, Derek Jeter‘s line out, Ellsbury’s intentional walk, and Teixeira’s unintentional walk. Righty Daniel Webb got ahead in the count 0-2 to Prado, followed that with three straight balls to run the count full, then allowed the walk-off ground ball single back up the middle. It was the Yankees’ fourth walk-off win of the season.

MLB.com has the box score and video highlights, FanGraphs has some other stats, and ESPN has the updated standings. The Mariners won but both the Tigers and Orioles lost, so the Yankees are eight games back in the AL East and 3.5 games back of the second wildcard spot. FanGraphs has their postseason odds at 6.5%. Hiroki Kuroda and Scott Carroll will meet in the middle game of this three-game series on Saturday afternoon, but first the Yankees will retire Joe Torre’s No. 6. The ceremony is scheduled to start a little after 12pm ET. Check out RAB Tickets if you want to catch it live.

Minor League Update: No time for a full recap tonight, folks. Here is the system wrap-up from MLB Farm instead. Every game in one place. Jose Pirela was a single short of the cycle, John Ryan Murphy and Dante Bichette Jr. both homered, Jacob Lindgren struck out three in two innings, and both Aaron Judge and Abi Avelino doubled.

DotF: Judge’s hot hitting continues in Tampa’s win

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Some notes, including a few roster moves courtesy of Nicholas Flammia, Nick Peruffo, and Donnie Collins.

  • Baseball Prospectus posted a bunch of (free!) firsthand scouting reports of Yankees prospects today, including LHP Jacob Lindgren, C Gary Sanchez, OF Tyler Austin, and OF Mason Williams. Williams got absolutely crushed, which isn’t all that surprising, sadly.
  • C John Ryan Murphy was activated off the Triple-A DL. He missed a little more than a week after taking a foul tip to the face mask. C Jose Gil was placed on the phantom DL to clear a roster spot. Also, Sanchez was activated off the Double-A paternity list.
  • 2B Angelo Gumbs was placed on the High-A Tampa DL with an unknown injury and RHP Caleb Cotham was bumped from the rookie Gulf Coast League up to High-A Tampa to continue rehabbing from whatever his injury was.

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 loss to Buffalo)

  • LF Jose Pirela: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 SB
  • 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K — 95/49 K/BB this year after 82/84 K/BB last year
  • RF Zoilo Almonte & DH Kyle Roller: both 0-4, 2 K
  • 3B Scott Sizemore: 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
  • 1B Austin Romine: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
  • C John Ryan Murphy: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB, 1 E (throwing) –
  • LHP Nik Turley: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 7/2 GB/FB — 58 of 101 pitches were strikes (57%) … 43/40 K/BB in 55 innings
  • RHP Nick Rumbelow: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GB/FB — 20 of 28 pitches were strikes (71%) … 75/17 K/BB in 53.2 innings across four levels

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