Russell Branyan has been activated off the DL and sent to High-A Tampa. I suppose that if Brett Gardner’s elbow injury continues to linger, the Yankees could use Raul Ibanez in left with Branyan at DH but … I don’t want to think about that. Not right now anyway. Get well soon, Brett.
In other old player news, Ramon Ortiz is your Triple-A International League Pitcher of the Week. I’m sure he’s thrilled.
Triple-A Empire State (8-7 win over Toledo, walk-off style)
CF Kevin Russo: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
2B Matt Antonelli: 1-5, 1 R, 1 K
1B Steve Pearce: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — second homer in his last three games
DH Jack Cust: 3-5, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — nine hits in his last 19 at-bats with five homers … he and Pearce went back-to-back in the first
RF Ronnie Mustelier: 1-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI — two-run double tied the game in the bottom of the ninth
3B Brandon Laird: 0-5, 1 K
C Frankie Cervelli: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 BB — 11 hits in his last 30 at-bats (.367)
LF Cole Garner: 2-4, 2 K — left the game in the middle of an at-bat with a hand injury, in a 1-1 count with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth
PH Colin Curtis: 0-0, 1 RBI, 1 BB — replaced Garner and ended up drawing the walk-off walk
SS Ramiro Pena: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
RHP Adam Warren: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 4/4 GB/FB — 64 of 104 pitches were strikes (61.5%) … 72 hits allowed in 55.1 IP
LHP Justin Thomas: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K — six pitches, four strikes
RHP Manny Delcarmen: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 2/1 GB/FB — 14 of 25 pitches were strikes (56.0%)
RHP Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GB/FB — 16 of 28 pitches were strikes (57.1%) … turned a two-run lead into a two-run deficit, and he ended up getting the win