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Scranton (74-56)
The Railriders had the day off. Rochester and Worcester, the two teams Scranton is battling for the second-half title, play each other this week. Tonight, Worcester won to pull within 0.5 games of first.
Second-half standings:
Rochester: 33-25
Worcester: 32-25
Scranton: 31-25
They do not makeup games for playoff purposes in the minors. Hence, the “loss column” isn’t quite as important.
Somerset (66-59) (Defeated Binghamton, 6-5. They are within 2 games of Portland with two weeks left in the season (Somerset has 12 more games))
CF Spencer Jones: 2-for-4, 2B (26), 3B (5), RS, 2 K
Jones has a 9-game hitting streak (15-for-36; 6 doubles, 2 triples, 1 HR). Somerset’s season ends on 9/15, one week before Scranton’s. In 2021, the Yankees promoted Oswald Peraza to Scranton for 8 games. In 2022, Anthony Volpe played 22 games for the Railriders. Jones may receive a cup of coffee to finish out 2024.
C Rafael Flores: 0-for-4, RBI, 3 K
1B Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, HR (8), 2 RBI, RS, 3 K
Hardman has 34 homers in 139 Double-A games. The rest of his offensive game hasn’t been there this season, and one wonders if last year’s injury is playing a role.
DH Grant Richardson: 2-for-4, RS
RF Elijah Dunham: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Jared Wegner: 1-for-4, RS
2B Anthony Seigler: 0-for-3, BB, K
SS Alexander Vargas: 3-for-4, 2B (6), 2 RBI, RS, K
The fact that Vargas has shown some bat in Double-A (.717 OPS) increases his chances to be selected in the Rule 5 this winter. Strange things happen, but I doubt the Yankees will protect him.
3B Max Burt: 0-for-3, RS, BB, 2 K
RHP Clarke Schmidt: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR
Schmidt had a strict 70-pitch limit (they pulled him in the middle of an AB, with a 1-2 count)
RHP Cam Schlittler: (W, 1-3) 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Hudson Valley (68-57)
The Renegades had the day off.
Their season ends on Sunday. With six games left, the second-half standings look like this:
Hudson Valley: 35-25
Jersey Shore: 32-28
Greensboro: 31-28
Aberdeen: 31-29
A 4-2 week clinches a playoff berth regardless of what other teams do.
Tampa (54-69)
The Tarpons had the day off.
Their season ends on Sunday. With six games left, the second-half standings look like this:
Fort Myers: 33-21
Lakeland: 34-25
Tampa: 30-27
Their chances are non-existent as Fort Myers and Lakeland play this week.
Correct, the number of games played is uneven. That’s the nature of this league, where weather-related cancellations are common.
FCL (35-22)
Their season is over.
DSL Yankees (17-36)
Their season is over.
DSL Bombers (30-25)
Their season is over.