Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (5-0 win over Rochester)
- LF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — remember when he got off to that great start? he’s now 3-for-32 (.094) in his last eight games
- 2B Brad Miller: 0-5, 2 K — organizational debut after signing a minor league contract the other day
- 1B Ryan McBroom: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — took old pal Twins LHP Daniel Camarena deep
- RHP Chance Adams: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 65 of 100 pitches were strikes … his best start of the season and his best start since last July … forgive me for wanting to see more before getting excited
- RHP J.P. Feyereisen: 3 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 26 of 43 pitches were strikes (60%)
Double-A Trenton Thunder (7-2 loss to New Hampshire)
- SS Kyle Holder: 0-5, 2 K
- RF Ben Ruta: 0-2, 3 BB, 1 SB — eight strikeouts and a dozen walks through 16 games
- 3B Brandon Wagner: 0-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
- CF Rashad Crawford: 1-4
- RHP Albert Abreu: 4 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 6/0 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing) — 49 of 78 pitches were strikes (63%) … 7.31 ERA and 13/12 K/BB in 16 innings through four appearances
High-A Tampa Tarpons (5-3 loss to Charlotte)
- CF Pablo Olivares: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
- SS Diego Castillo: 1-3, 1 E (throwing) — 13-for-37 (.351) during his ten-game hitting streak … he’s still hitting only .197/.266/.310 on the season overall because he had such a dreadful start (1-for-34)
- LF Isiah Gilliam: 3-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 CS — threw a runner out at the plate … up to .375/.459/.594 through 18 games
- DH Dermis Garcia: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- C Jason Lopez: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
- RHP Deivi Garcia: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 67 of 93 pitches were strikes (72%) … 33/8 K/BB in 17.2 innings this year … the walks are a bit high (11.0%), but that’s a 45.2% strikeout rate
Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (2-1 loss to Kannapolis)
- CF Brandon Lockridge: 0-4, 4 K — last year’s fifth rounder has a 37.6% strikeout rate at the moment
- SS Wilkerman Garcia: 0-4, 2 K
- CF Isaiah Pasteur: 2-4, 2 K, 1 3B, 1 SB — missed the last two weeks with an unknown injury
- C Josh Breaux: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — had been in a 5-for-33 (.152) rut
- LF Canaan Smith: 0-3, 1 K
- RHP Jio Orozco: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 7/2 GB/FB — 59 of 87 pitches were strikes (68%) … RHP Tanner Myatt was placed on the injured list following his recent walk-filled start, and Orozco took his rotation spot
The Short Season Staten Island Yankees, Rookie Pulaski Yankees, and two Rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees teams begin play in June.