Shelley Duncan was named MVP of the Triple-A International League, while Austin Jackson took home Rookie of the Year honors. Kevin Russo was named the second baseman on the postseason All Star Team. Congrats to all three guys, it’s well deserved.
Lane Meyer at NoMaas checked in with Slade Heathcott, who said he’s not playing because the Yanks want to take it slow with him. This is nothing knew, the Yanks do this with their top guys every year, and in fact I’m surprised JR Murphy has gotten into as many games as he has. Arodys Vizcaino, meanwhile, was placed on the 7-day DL. I’m sure the team is just being careful with his back issue.
And last but certainly not least, it turns out that Dellin Betances did not have Tommy John surgery. He just had a “ligament reinforcement” procedure, which is the same thing Mariano Rivera had back in the day. It’s still a major surgery, but not as severe as TJ.
Triple-A Scranton (11-4 win over Syracuse)
Kevin Russo & Freddy Guzman: both 2 for 4 – Russo drove in two, scored twice, drew a walk & K’ed twice … Guzman walked twice, stole a base, scored a run & K’ed
Austin freaking Jackson: 4 for 6, 1 R, 1 2B, 5 RBI – damn kid
Shelley Duncan & Reegie Corona: both 2 for 5, 1 R – Shelley doubled, drew a walk & K’ed twice … Corona drove in two & K’ed
Juan Miranda: 0 for 5, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Cody Ransom: 0 for 2, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 K – believe it or not, he was actually walked intentionally
John Rodriguez: 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Chris Stewart: 2 for 2, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP – picked off second
Romulo Sanchez: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 3 WP, 1 HB, 11-0 GB/FB – 60 of 96 pitches were strikes (62.5%) … you gotta love the groundballs
Humberto Sanchez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 23 of 40 pitches were strikes (57.5%) … and three years late, he finally makes it back to AAA
Amaury Sanit: 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB,1 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GB/FB – 17 of 34 pitches were strikes (50%)
Double-A Trenton (10-6 win over Portland)
Austin Krum: 2 for 6, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
Matt Cusick: 3 for 6, 2 R, 1 RBI
Eduardo Nunez & Chris Malec: both 2 for 4, 1 2B – Nunez walked twice & scored a run … Malec walked, drove in three & scored twice
Richie Robnett: 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Edwar Gonzalez & James Cooper: both 0 for 5 – Edwar committed a throwing error … Coop scored a run
PJ Pilittere: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Marcos Vechionacci: 0 for 3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 PB
Lance Pendleton: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 4-6 GB/FB
Kanekoa Texeira: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GB/FB
Jose Valdez: 1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB – first ERs allowed since August 14th
High-A Tampa (11-1 loss to Dunedin)
Dan Brewer, Jack Rye & Walt Ibarra: all 0 for 4
David Adams: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B
Austin Romine, Damon Sublett & Kevin Smith: all 1 for 4 – Sublett drove in a run, K’ed & threw a runner out at second from LF
Brandon Laird: 2 for 4 – OPS by month: .572-.578-.768-.875-.932
Emerson Landoni: 1 for 3, 1 BB
Ryan Zink: 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 4-6 GB/FB
Adam Olbrychowski: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Noel Castillo: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – ERA went from 1.87 to 2.34
Jon Hovis: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Tampa has already clinched a postseason berth and will take on Brevard County in Round One (best-of-three series) of the playoffs when they start on Sept. 8th.
Low-A Charleston
Game 1 (1-0 win over Rome in 7 innings) makeup of an August 21st rain out
Jose Pirela: 1 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Abe Almonte & Taylor Grote: both 1 for 3 – Grote doubled & K’ed
Everyone Else: 0 for 17, 1 R, 1 BB, 7 K – Ray Kruml stole a base & scored the only run of the game
Charles Nolte: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 4-2 GB/FB – had just 43 K in 75.1 IP coming into this game
Jeff Williams: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 4-2 GB/FB
Game 2 (2-0 win over Rome in seven innings) how about a doubleheader sweep with a grand total of three runs scored?
Jose Pirela & Ray Kruml: both 1 for 4 – Pirela doubled & scored … Kruml stole a base & K’ed
Corban Joseph, Neall French & Tommy Baldridge: all 1 for 3 – CoJo doubled, scored a run & K’ed three times … French K’ed
Melky Mesa: 1 for 2, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS
Taylor Grote: 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K
Garrison Lassiter & Mitch Abeita: both 0 for 3 – Lassiter K’ed all three times
Paul Patterson: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-6 GB/FB
Gabriel Tatis: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 6-2 GB/FB – 33 K in 33.2 IP
Luke Prihoda: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Short Season Staten Island (5-1 win over Vermont) that’s their 11th straight win, a new franchise record according to Robert Pimpsner
Jimmy Paredes & Luke Murton: both 2 for 4, 1 R – Paredes stole a base, got caught steaing & K’ed … Murton drove in a run
Justin Milo, Zoilo Almonte & Kyle Higashioka: all 1 for 4 – Milo drove in a run, scored another & K’ed twice … Almonte doubled & drove in two
DeAngelo Mack: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – 14 for his last 31 (.452)
Kelvin Castro: 0 for 4
Carmen Angelini: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS
Francisco Santana: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB – he got picked off first
Matt Richardson: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 2-5 GB/FB – 56 K in 64.1 IP
Ronny Marte: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 0-1 GB/FB
Dan Miller: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 3-0 GB/FB
Mike Solbach: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Rookie GCL Yanks (2-1 loss to GCL Marlins)
Eduardo Sosa, Jose Mojica & Yunior Tabares: all 1 for 4
Jose Toussen: 2 for 4, 1 E (fielding)
JR Murphy, Kelvin DeLeon & Kevin Mahoney: all 0 for 4 – DeLeon K’ed twice, Mahoney once … bad time for your 3-4-5 hitters to take a collective 0-fer
Ramon Flores & Jhorge Liccien: both 1 for 3, 1 BB – Flores scored the teams on run
Jose Ramirez: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 9-4 GB/FB – first lost of the year eliminates the team from the playoffs
Dickie Marquez: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 2-0 GB/FB
The GCL Yanks season is over with their loss in round one of the playoffs today. The GCL Nats beat the GCL Twins 1-0 in 13 innings today, so tomorrow’s GCL Championship game will feature the Nats and Marlins.
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