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Scranton (29-33)
Day off. The Railriders are currently a whopping 14 games behind Norfolk. The good news? The Triple-A season is being split into two halves, so the Railriders can still win the second-half title.
Somerset (34-22)
Day off. The Patriots are a half-game behind Portland. Four teams will make the playoffs in the Eastern League – the two division winners in each half.
Hudson Valley (33-24)
Day off. The Renegades hold a 1-game lead over Greensboro. Same playoff format as Double-A.
Tampa (25-31)
Day off. The Tarpons are 14.5 games behind Clearwater, so a second-half title is their path to the playoffs.
FCL Yankees (4-2) (Defeated the Blue Jays, 7-0. The pitching staff compiled 18 strikeouts)
2B Keiner Delgado: 2-for-5, 2 RS, 2 SB (6)
Delgado is 8-for-23 with eight walks and only one strikeout. He is on a 5-game hitting streak.
SS Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, RS, 2 BB, 2 K, CS (1)
Arias is 5-for-26 (1 double, 1 triple, 1 HR, 4 BB, 7 K)
CF Willy Montero: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
Montero is 9-for-18 and has at least one hit in all five games played.
3B Hans Montero: 0-for-4, RS, BB, K
Montero is 6-for-22 (2 doubles, 2 HR)
RF John Cruz: 2-for-3, RBI, BB, SB (2)
Cruz’s first two hits of 2023 (.225/.411/.396 in 54 DSL games in 2022). He is 17 years old.
RHP Brendan Beck: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Beck finally makes his debut, two years after being drafted. He has missed time due to Tommy John surgery and should get to Tampa very soon.
RHP Sebastian Keane (W, 1-0): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Keane’s first professional win (2nd appearance). He was drafted in the 18th round last year out of Northeastern.
LHP Allen Facundo: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
The 20-year-old pitched to a 4.25 ERA in 48.2 innings with 84 strikeouts (27 walks) for the DSL squad in 2021. He missed all of 2022.
RHP Nolberto Henriquez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Already 23, Henriquez pitched to a 4.64 ERA in 21.1 IP at this level in 2022.
DSL Yankees (6-0) (Defeated Miami, 3-0. This was a 7-inning game)
3B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-3, 2B (3), 2 RS, BB
5-for-19 with 7 walks.
C Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-4, 3B (1), RBI, RS
5-for-14 with 8 RBI. The 19-year-old is 15-for-60 with 5 doubles, 16 RBI, and 20 walks in 2022-2023.
1B Luis Ogando: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, 2 K
After hitting .300/.417/.440 at this level in 2022, he is off to a 7-for-19 start in 2023. One has to assume the FCL is going to be home soon.
RHP Christian Zazueta (W, 2-0): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
It isn’t often you see extended appearances like these so early in the season. We do not have pitch count data, etc. Zazueta is an 18-year-old who had a tough time here in 2022 (7.59 ERA in 8 starts) so it is nice to see him get off to a solid start in 2023. Zazueta was a $110,000 signee in 2022.
RHP Pedro Rodriguez (S, 2): 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
DSL Bombers (6-0) (Crushed Rangers Red, 16-6)
SS Juan Matheus: 2-for-4, 2B (1), 2 RBI, 3 RS, 2 BB, K
4-for-16 with 11 walks in five games.
2B Gabriel Terrero: 2-for-5, 2B (2), HR (1), 3 RBI, 2 RS, K
Terrero’s first career home run (this is his first season as he was signed in January 2023). When researching him, I found a Gabriel Terrero who plays in the Rockies organization.
C Johan Contreras: 0-for-3, 2 RS, 3 BB, 2 K
3B Kevin Verde: 2-for-5, RBI, RS
RF Luis Puello: 3-for-5, 3B (1), 3 RBI, 2 RS, BB, 2 K, 2 SB (3)
Nice game for the 17-year-old. This is his debut season.
RHP Chalniel Arias: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
The 19-year-old has a 3.19 ERA and 65 strikeouts in 42.1 innings at this level.