Yankees MILB 8/4: Richard Fitts: 7 Shutout Innings

News:

The Yankees have released LHP Tanner Tully, who is on his way to Korea.

Tully was signed to a minor league contract this past winter after spending time in the Cleveland organization. Down in Scranton his season, he pitched to a 5.64 ERA in 91 innings with a 77/26 K/BB. He did his job as a Triple-A innings eater and found employment overseas. Good luck to him.

SS Trey Sweeney is on the injured list down in Somerset. While I didn’t see the play, someone informed me that he injured himself stealing a base the other night. In 429 plate appearances this season, he is hitting .250/.366/.419 (119 wRC+) with 13 home runs, 49 RBI, 62 runs, and 16 stolen bases. Let’s hope he can get back before the season ends (September – so plenty of time)

Scranton (49-54; 15-14  in the second half) (Lost to Rochester, 5-3)

2B Oswald Peraza1-for-4, BB, 2 K, CS (4)
LF Everson Pereira2-for-4, RS
Pereira has four straight 2-hit games and has multiple hits (including a 3-hit game) in six of his last seven games. He has been a dominant performer at this level, hitting .347 with a .955 OPS
C Austin Wells2-for-3, 2B (4), 2 RBI, RS, BB
Wells is hitting .279 at this level with four doubles in 12 games. He might be starting to get more comforable.
1B Andres Chaparro0-for-3, BB, 2 K
3B Jamie Westbrook: 0-for-4, 2 K
DH Franchy Cordero1-for-4, RBI, K
RF Michael Hermosillo1-for-4
CF Brandon Lockridge0-for-4, 2 K
SS Wilmer Difo1-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Clayton Beeter6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR
Last outing: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 11 R, 3 BB, 5 K. I love when kids can toss out a bad outing and come back strong.
RHP Jonathan Loaisiga1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
He was throwing the sinker as hard as ever, reaching as high as 97.4 MPH. All the damage came in his second inning of work, so I am not going to read too much into that – as long as he is healthy.
RHP Zach Greene1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Ron Marinaccio (L, 0-1): 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HR
I really don’t have much of an explanation for Marinaccio’s 2023 struggles.

Somerset (59-39; 17-13 in the second half) (Shut down Akron, 5-0)

CF Jasson Dominguez1-for-5, 2 K
C Ben Rice1-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, 2 RS, 2 BB, K, SB (1), CS (1)
This kind of game will soon be refered to as a “Rice” – other than the stolen base part. He shouldn’t be doing much of that.
RF Elijah Dunham0-for-2, 3 BB, 2 K, SB (12)
Dunham is 24-for-30 stealing bases between here and Scranton.
1B Josh Breaux1-for-5, K
LF Aaron Palensky0-for-4, BB, 2 K, SB (8)
DH Anthony Seigler0-for-2, RBI, 3 BB, K, SB (5)
Seigler has six walks in his last three games.
SS Jesus Bastidas0-for-4, 3 K
2B Max Burt2-for-4, 2B (9), HR (9), RBI, 2 RS, K
Burt’s personal HR best is 11 – set last season.
3B Eduardo Torrealba1-for-4, RS, K

RHP Richard Fitts: (W, 8-5)  7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
3.56 ERA (113.2 IP, 99 H, 46 R, 45 ER, 17 HR, 28 BB, 123 K). I said it last week: He gives me bulldog vibes. 
LHP Ryan Anderson2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
At this level: 12.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 14 K

Hudson Valley (56-43; 17-15 in the second half) (Knocked off Wilmington, 6-2)

3B Ben Cowles: 2-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, K
A nice 6-for-15 start to August has raised his triple slash to .255/.348/.403. 
LF Christopher Familia: 2-for-5, HR (7), RBI, 2 RS, 2 K
Familia has homered in back-to-back games and has six homers in his last nine games. I just have to keep repeating his HR totals because it is amazing: Familia is up to 18 HR and 47 RBI in 45 games between here and Tampa.
DH Agustin Ramirez2-for-5, HR (9), 2 RBI, RS, K
Ramirez has homered in back-to-back games and seven times in his last 12 games. When he was promoted, he was hitting .245/.384/.397 in Tampa. The numbers didn’t jump out at you – but it goes beyond that sometimes. For Hudson Valley, the line is .380/.427/.722. Nuts.
1B Rafael Flores1-for-4, RS
RF Anthony Garcia1-for-4
SS Alexander Vargas1-for-4, 3B (6), K
Vargas isn’t having a great year, but at least he can say that his six triples lead the way within the organization.
C Antonio Gomez1-for-4, K
CF Grant Richardson0-for-1, RS, 3 BB
2B Luis Santos0-for-3, RS, BB, K

RHP Drew Thorpe5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, HR
A nice bounceback after a tough outing last time out (4 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 3 HR). Thorpe has five 10+ strikeout games this season and owns a 2.81 ERA in 103.1 IP (78 H, 35 R, 31 ER, 9 HR, 32 BB, 128 K)
RHP Carlos Gomez (W, 3-3): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
RHP Luis Velasquez (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K

Tampa (47-52; 16-17 in the second half) (Lost to Bradenton, 6-3)

2B Jared Serna1-for-5
LF Jesus Rodriguez0-for-5, 2 K
C Omar Martinez1-for-4, 2 RBI, K
Martinez has a rather incredible 15 RBI in his last four games. He is hitting .273/.379/.498 in 319 PA (11 doubles, 1 triple, 16 HR, 59 RBI, 47 R, 44 BB, 84 K, 8-for-9 SB)
DH Anthony Hall0-for-3, BB
CF Coby Morales0-for-3, BB, 3 K
RF Jared Wegner1-for-4, RS, 2 K
Wegner’s first Low-A hit. Congrats!
1B Josh Moylan1-for-3, RS, BB
Moylan’s first professional hit. Congrats!
SS Brenny Escanio0-for-3, RS, BB
3B Beau Brewer3-for-4, RBI
Brewer has a pair of 3-hit games in his last four games.

RHP Kris Bow: (L, 2-4)  3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K
RHP Ocean Gabonia2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Cole Ayers2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
4.08 ERA (46.1 IP, 47 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 3 HR, 17 BB, 64 K). Ayers’ ERA is elevated when compared to many of his relief peers in this system, but they are giving him the “multi inning” treatment. 

FCL Yankees (25-17) (Lost a doubleheader to the Blue Jays)

Game 1 (Lost, 7-6)

2B Roc Riggio0-for-4, K
SS Hans Montero1-for-4, RS, K
CF Cole Gabrielson1-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, 2 RS
The first triple in his (very short) debut season.
3B Dylan Jasso2-for-4, 2 2B (2), 3 RBI, RS, K
The find out of a junior college in New Mexico has a strong Game 1.
DH Juan Sanchez1-for-4, RBI, RS, K
LF Joel Mendez1-for-4, 2 K
C Manuel Palencia4-for-4, RBI
This is his second career 4-hit game. 
RF Dayro Perez0-for-3, BB, K
1B Enger Castellano2-for-4, RS, K, SB (4)

LHP Henry Lalane3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
The 6’7″ LHP has an impressive 22/3 K/BB ratio over 14 innings. He owns a 4.50 ERA, even though his WHIP is 0.93 and he has allowed only one home run.

Game 2 (Lost, 2-1)

SS Keiner Delgado0-for-4
A slow 0-for-11 start to August (he was hitting well in the last several days in July)
3B Enmanuel Tejeda2-for-3, BB, K
.315/.479/.452 in 165 PA (2 doubles, 3 triples, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 30 R, 34 BB, 35 K, 18-for-23 SB)
2B Hans Montero1-for-4, K
.257/.425/.414 in 181 PA.
LF Joel Mendez2-for-4, RS, K
.330/.390/.477 in 100 PA. 
CF Wilson Rodriguez2-for-3, BB, K
4-for-10 in his first three professional games.
C Edinson Duran1-for-4
1B Kelvin Espino0-for-2, K
  PH-1B Dylan Jasso0-for-1, BB
RF Mauro Bonifacio0-for-2, 2 K
  PH-RF Cole Gabrielson0-for-0, RBI, BB

LHP Edwar Polimir4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
4.43 ERA (20.1 IP, 21 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 26 K)
LHP Miguel Pozo1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 3 K
2.55 ERA (17.2 IP, 12 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 20 K)

DSL Yankees (26-14) (Defeated Rangers Blue, 1-0, in a rain-shortened 5-inning game)

LF Luis Ogando1-for-2, 2B (11), RS, K
SS Anthony Pena0-for-1, RBI

RHP Sabier Marte5 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K
A rare DSL complete game shutout. The 19-year-old owns a 2.81 ERA in 32 IP (29 H, 11 R, 10 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 33 K)

DSL Bombers (19-22) (Lost to Rangers Red, 1-0, in a rain-shortened 5-inning game)

DH Gabriel Terrero0-for-2, K
CF Gabriel Lara1-for-2, K, CS (5)

RHP Mariano Salomon (L, 3-2): 5 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR
Another DSL complete game today. He owns a 3.08 ERA in 38 IP with a 50/7 K/BB