News:
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Scranton (11-17)
The game against Rochester was postponed. They will play a doubleheader tomorrow.
The lineup is posted below for entertainment purposes. Also because, typically speaking, they just put the same lineup in place for Game 1 of the doubleheader. Time saver!
CF Estevan Florial: 0-for-0
.242/.405/.468 in 79 PA with a 21.5% BB and 31.6% K.
2B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-0
RF Franchy Cordero: 0-for-0
In an ideal world, he is Triple-A depth for the rest of the season.
3B Andres Chaparro: 0-for-0
Chaparro has a reverse split thing going.
vs. RHP: .280/.349/.653 (all eight home runs)
vs. LHP: 2-for-28 with a walk
LF Kole Calhoun: 0-for-0
DH Ben Rortvedt: 0-for-0
C Rodolfo Duran: 0-for-0
.276/.323/.569 in 62 PA (5 doubles, 4 home runs).
1B Billy McKinney: 0-for-0
SS Jesus Bastidas: 0-for-0
RHP Mitch Spence: 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Somerset (13-9) (Lost to Binghamton, 5-1)
SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, 2 K
CF Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 3 K
Don’t read into stuff you see on Twitter: Dominguez is not ready regardless of his walk rate.
C Austin Wells: 1-for-3, K
C Carlos Narvaez: 1-for-1, 2B (5), CS (2)
LF Everson Pereira: 0-for-4
DH Anthony Seigler: 0-for-2, 2 BB, K
Seigler has eight walks in 48 plate appearances (16.7%). Last season, he compiled a 21.8% rate at Tampa/Hudson Valley.
RF Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-4, K
1B Eric Wagaman: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI, RS
2B Max Burt: 0-for-4, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-4
RHP Richard Fitts: (L, 1-3) 7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, HR
He allowed all four runs in the first inning. Impressive recovery, though the offense couldn’t quite make a game of it. He owns a 5.20 ERA in 27.2 IP (27 H, 16 R, 16 ER, 4 HR, 6 BB, 33 K). Solid enough peripherals.
RHP Justin Wilson: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
RHP Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
0.87 ERA (10.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 13 K)
Hudson Valley (15-8) (Knocked down Wilmington, 9-4)
CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-5, 2B (7), 2 RBI, RS
He has broken out of his 4-for-33 slump nicely. He is 11-for-31 (.355) since with two doubles, three triples, and two home runs.
SS Alexander Vargas: 1-for-4, 2B (3), RS, HBP
Vargas started the season 1-for-13. He is 16-for-51 (.314) since with all nine of his extra-base hits.
3B Caleb Durbin: 3-for-5, 2 2B (5), RBI, 2 RS, CS (1)
Durbin is now 14-for-15 in the stolen base department. He is 23 and played 32 games at this level (for the Braves organization) in 2022. Hence, I assume he will be on the promotion list early if he keeps this up.
DH Antonio Gomez: 0-for-3, BB
RF Anthony Garcia: 0-for-0, BB
RF Grant Richardson: 1-for-3, RBI, K
C Rafael Flores: 0-for-3, BB
1B Spencer Henson: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 RS, BB
2B Ben Cowles: 2-for-4, RS, K
LF Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3, 2 3B (2), 2 RBI, 2 RS, BB, K
Triples are a lot of fun! Sanchez had two all of last year, which brings up another point: Triples are so unpredictable!
LHP Clay Aguilar: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
In his 2021 debut season (he missed all of 2022), Aguilar made five starts among his 22 appearances. We’ll see if they are attempting to stretch him out again.
RHP Harold Cortijo: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
LHP Ryan Anderson: (W, 1-1) 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
RHP Enrique Santana: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
9 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 6 BB, 9 K
Tampa (9-14) (Defeated Bradenton, 6-2)
SS Brenny Escanio: 0-for-5, 4 K
DH Daury Arias: 2-for-4, 3B (1), RS, K
C Agustin Ramirez: 0-for-3, BB
2B Jared Serna: 3-for-4, 2B (4), HR (1), 2 RBI, RS, SB (7)
.323/.421/.431 in 76 plate appearances. Serna did pop six home runs in 49 games last season, showing that there could be some pop in his smallish frame. He is a fun prospect to follow, given his ability to make a lot of contact (Only 6 strikeouts in 76 plate appearances (7.9%))
RF Anthony Hall: 1-for-4, RS, K
CF Nelson Medina: 0-for-3, RS, BB, K
LF Tayler Aguilar: 1-for-2, 2B (4), RS, SB (2)
LF Felix Negueis: 0-for-1, RS, BB
1B Omar Martinez: 2-for-4, 3B (1), 4 RBI
Martinez has four straight multi-hit games. This is not a personal best for RBI, as he drove home six in a game back on 8/19/21, when he was down in the DSL.
3B Ronny Rojas: 0-for-3, BB, 3 K
RHP Leonardo Pestana: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
4.32 ERA (16.1 IP, 17 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 24 K)
RHP Ocean Gabonia: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Mason Vinyard: (W, 1-1) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Vinyard’s first professional win. Congrats!
RHP Matt Keating: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
1.46 ERA (12.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 HR, 7 BB, 17 K)