DotF: Acevedo returns, German dominates in Staten Island win

The Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders had a scheduled off-day. They are 65-59 and nine games back in the division. Scranton is tied with Norfolk and Columbus for the Wild Card spot, however. Their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd. Two weeks from today.

Double-A Trenton Thunder (4-0 loss to Hartford) they are 68-58 and 2.5 games back in the division … they’re eight games up on a Wild Card spot and, barring something crazy these last few weeks, they’ll play New Hampshire (Blue Jays) in the first round of the postseason … Trenton’s regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• LF Trey Amburgey: 0-3, 1 BB — in a 3-for-24 (.125) skid
• RHP Luis Cessa: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 5/4 GB/FB — 62 of 84 pitches were strikes (74%) … he pitched here because Scranton had an off-day, and the Yankees want to keep him lined up for Saturday’s doubleheader in Baltimore
• LHP Phil Diehl: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 19 of 28 pitches were strikes (68%) … 101/20 K/BB in 69 innings

The High-A Tampa Tarpons had a scheduled off-day. They are 61-65 overall and 26-30 in the second half. They’re eleven games back in the division and their elimination number is three. Tampa’s regular season ends Sunday, September 2nd.

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (9-0 loss to West Virginia) they are 57-66 overall and 24-31 in the second half … they’re eight games back in the division and their elimination number is six … Charleston’s regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4
• 1B Dermis Garcia: 2-4 — 13-for-35 (.371) with four doubles and a home run during his nine-game hitting streak
• 2B Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 K
• RHP Nolan Martinez: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 44 of 75 pitches were strikes (59%) … he allowed four earned runs total in his previous eight starts and 72 innings

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (7-1 win over Lowell) they are 31-27 and two games back in the division … their regular season ends Monday, September 3rd

• SS Eduardo Torrealba: 3-4, 3 RBI — 19-for-44 (.432) in his last 14 games
• 3B Kyle Gray: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
• 2B Jesus Bastidas: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI — 21-for-55 (.382) in his last 18 games
• RHP Domingo Acevedo: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 22 of 32 pitches were strikes (69%) … first game since July 28th … he’s been out with a biceps injury
• RHP Frank German: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GB/FB — 31 of 46 pitches were strikes (67%) … 1.85 ERA and 35/4 K/BB in 24.1 innings for this year’s fourth rounder

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (6-2 loss to Bristol) they are 29-30 and eight games back in the division … their elimination number is four and their regular season ends Wednesday, September 29th

• SS Oswald Peraza: 0-4
• DH Nelson Gomez: 0-4
• 2B Ezequiel Duran: 0-4, 1 E (fielding)
• RHP Kenlly Montas: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 5/4 GB/FB — 42 of 71 pitches were strikes (59%) … first career game above the GCL for the 22-year-old

Rookie GCL Yankees East (3-0 loss to GCL Braves) they are 17-32 and nine games back in the division … their elimination number is three and their regular season ends this Saturday, August 25th

• 3B Jose Villa: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K — he’s slowed down a bit of late, but the 19-year-old is still at .372/.398/.540 through 32 games
• DH Saul Torres: 0-4, 1 K — 4-for-32 (.125) in eleven games after being demoted from Pulaski
• LF Alexander Santana: 2-4, 1 K
• RHP Juan Then: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 6/1 GB/FB — 2.70 ERA and 42/11 K/BB in 50 innings for the 18-year-old who came over from the Mariners in the Nick Rumbelow trade

Rookie GCL Yankees West (4-3 loss to GCL Tigers West, walk-off style) they are 23-25 and nine games back in the division … their elimination number is two and their season ends this Friday, August 24th

• CF Raimfer Salinas: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — 2-for-16 (.125) in five games since joining the team
• SS Roberto Chirinos & LF Stanley Rosario: both 0-4, 1 K — Chirinos committed a throwing error
• RF Anthony Garcia: 0-4, 2 K
• C Hemmanuel Rosario: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Randy Vasquez: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 5/3 GB/FB