Yankees MILB 6/28: Rafael Flores: Another Multi-Hit Effort
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Scranton (42-35) (Lost to Worcester, 5-3, in ten innings)
2B Jorbit Vivas: 1-for-4, RBI, R, HBP
C Jesus Rodriguez: 1-for-4, BB, 2 K
Position breakdown: Catcher: 36 starts; 3B: 20 starts; DH: 9 starts. Rodriguez has experience at 1B and LF (+ a few games at second base), but the Yankees have asked him to concentrate on catching and third base in 2025.
CF Spencer Jones: 1-for-4, R, BB, 3 K
2-for-9 with a homer, walk, and five strikeouts in his first two Triple-A contests.
1B T.J. Rumfield: 1-for-4, SF, RBI
Rumfield has a 5-game hitting streak (7-for-16).
RF Bryan De La Cruz: 1-for-4, BB, K
DH Jose Rojas: 1-for-4, BB
3B CJ Alexander: 1-for-5, RBI, K
PR Duke Ellis: 0-for-0
SS Andrew Velazquez: 1-for-5, 2B (8), R
LF Ismael Munguia: 0-for-3, SB (19), BB
RHP Brendan Beck: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
Since promotion: 10.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 HR, 1 BB, 10 K. Overall, between here and Somerset, he owns a 1.81 ERA in 64.2 IP (45 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 4 HR, 13 BB, 62 K).
RHP Harrison Cohen: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Since promotion: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K
RHP Eric Reyzelman: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Geoff Hartlieb: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
3.34 ERA (35 IP, 35 H, 16 R, 13 ER, 2 HR, 10 BB, 38 K)
RHP Scott Effross (L, 1-2): 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
What could have been…
Somerset (37-37) (Defeated Erie, 7-3)
2B Roc Riggio: 1-for-4, R, SB (4), BB
Riggio is 4-for-5 stealing bases since his promotion (2-for-6 for Hudson Valley). He is at .263/.314/.575 in 86 PA for Somerset.
SS George Lombard Jr.: 1-for-5, 2B (7), R, 3 K
Lombard Jr.’s 10th extra-base hit in June (only had two in 22 games for Somerset in May)
DH Rafael Flores: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, R
Flores has seven multi-hit efforts in his last nine games (15-for-37; .405) and nine 3-hit efforts this season. During this streak, his triple slash has climbed from .270/.331/.464 to .288/.348/.484 (20 doubles, 12 HR, 47 RBI, 41 R, 5-for-5 SB).
1B Dylan Jasso: 1-for-3, 2 BB
.271/.345/.467 in 284 PA. He has 12 walks in June (11 walks combined in April and May).
CF Brendan Jones: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB
LF Garrett Martin: 1-for-4, RBI, R
C Omar Martinez: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
RF Jared Wegner: 1-for-2, RBI, R, HBP, BB
SS Max Burt: 1-for-4, 2B (6), 3 RBI
Burt hit a key 3-run double. He has been with the system for so long that he played games for Pulaski, Charleston, and Trenton.
LHP Ben Shields: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Shields was activated from the 60-day injured list. He made four rehab starts.
RHP Mason Vinyard: (W, 2-2) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Indigo Diaz: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K
RHP Baron Stuart: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
4.74 ERA (38 IP, 24 H, 24 R, 20 ER, 25 BB, 37 K). As a reliever: 17.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 18 K.
LHP Will Brian: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hudson Valley (42-30) (Lost to Wilmington, 7-4)
LF Jackson Castillo: 3-for-5, R, K
Castillo’s fourth 3-hit game this season (second this month). He has struggled since a strong April. All one can do is hope he snaps out of it.
CF Dillon Lewis: 0-for-4, K
1B Coby Morales: 0-for-4
DH Jace Avina: 2-for-4, R, 2 K
.283/.408/.455 in 184 PA. Over the last two seasons at this level, he is hitting .256/.346/.415 in 581 PA with 37 doubles, 14 homers, 71 RBI, and 74 runs. If not for injury, he may be in Double-A right now.
SS Alexander Vargas: 3-for-4, R
Vargas has an 8-game hitting streak (15-for-32)
3B Josh Moylan: 1-for-4, HR (3; grand slam), 4 RBI, R, 2 K
Moylan hits his first career grand slam.
2B Brenny Escanio: 0-for-3, BB, K
C Tomas Frick: 1-for-4
RF Anthony Hall: 0-for-4
RHP Josh Grosz: (L, 4-6) 7.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Grosz was cruising through seven innings but ran into trouble when he tried to stretch into the 8th. Season: 3.69 ERA (70.2 IP, 51 H, 34 R, 29 ER, 3 HR, 28 BB, 76 K). He has thrown 7+ innings in four of his 12 starts (pitched into the 7th in two other starts).
RHP Tony Rossi: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
It was inevitable that Rossi would hit some turbulence. He also allowed two of Grosz’s runners to score. At this level: 1.47 ERA (18.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 11 BB, 21 K). Overall: 1.04 ERA (26 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 11 BB, 33 K)
Tampa (40-33) (Defeated Ft. Myers, 7-4)
DH Edgleen Perez: 1-for-3, 2B (7), R, 2 BB, K
.217/.375/.248 in 291 PA. He is on a 5-game hitting streak (9-for-19; 5 BB).
RF Brian Sanchez: 2-for-3, SF, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB (22), CI
.281/.356/.433 in 235 PA (14 doubles, 4 triples, 3 HR, 32 RBI, 31 R, 22-for-26 SB, 10.2% BB, 24.7% K). He is 9-for-24 (.375) in his last six games. So far, the 20-year-old has moved up one level per year (DSL in 2023, FCL in 2024, Low-A in 2025).
SS Roderick Arias: 3-for-4, RBI, R, BB, K
Arias’ first 3-hit effort this season. Through June 28th, 2024: .210/.306/.362. This year: .184/.312/.270.
C Engelth Urena: 1-for-5, 2B (11), 2 RBI
.206/.337/.333 in 306 PA. Perez and Urena are piling up the plate appearances while alternating between C/DH (Urena has 38 games behind the dish; Perez has 34)
3B Juan Matheus: 1-for-3, 2 SB (28), BB
Matheus has a 6-game stolen base streak (9-for-9) and is second to Kyle Henley (CIN; 36) in the FSL. He is hitting .269/.359/.345.
1B Tyler Wilson: 1-for-4, RBI, CS (8)
LF Hans Montero: 1-for-4, SB (14), K
CF Marshall Toole: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 SB (24), BB, K
2B Santiago Gomez: 1-for-4, 2B (1), RBI, R, SB (7), 2 K
RHP Andrew Landry: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Landry had efficiency issues today (84 pitches). Season: 4.11 ERA (61.1 IP, 66 H, 37 R, 28 ER, 4 HR, 23 BB, 58 K). June: 26.1 IP, 17 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 0 HR, 8 BB, 21 K.
RHP Chris Veach: (W, 1-1) 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
1.48 ERA (30.1 IP, 20 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 3 HR, 18 BB, 44 K). Veach allowed two of Landry’s runners to score.
RHP Cole Zaffiro: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Jackson Fristoe: (S, 1) 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Fristoe reached 96.5 MPH.
FCL (19-22) (Lost a tough one to the Blue Jays, 2-1. They held a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the 8th but couldn’t hold on)
RF JoJo Jackson: 0-for-3
Jackson is looking for his first hit as his rehab continues.
C John Cristino: 1-for-3, HR (3), RBI, R, K
Cristino’s 8th inning homer not only gave them a short-lived lead – it was their only hit this morning/afternoon. There is zero doubt in my mind that Cristino (25) will be in Tampa once the FCL season concludes, if not before. By the way, this was the second time he was behind the plate. He has 13 starts at first base.
RHP Michael Arias: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
His second rehab appearance is clean.
RHP Mariano Salomon: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
The 22-year-old is pitching well (2.73 ERA in 26.1 IP with a 32/6 K/BB). He has thrown well his entire career, with a 2.91 ERA in 117.1 innings (148/25 K/BB). I would not be surprised to see him in Tampa later this year.
LHP Jose Ledesma: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP Chance Nolan (L, 1-1): 0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Nolan allows his first career earned run (12.1 IP, 11 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 BB, 9 K)
DSL Yankees (9-10) (Defeated the DSL Rangers Blue, 13-6)
DH Francisco Vilorio: 2-for-5, SF, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 K
C Justin Capellan: 0-for-5, RBI, R, 2 K
SS Carlos Bello: 2-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K
LF Estivenzon Montero: 1-for-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K
The 18-year-old is showing some pop in his second campaign (.310/.408/.524 in 49 PA with three homers and 13 RBI)
3B Alfred Ciriaco: 2-for-6, RBI, R, 2 SB (6)
At 18, he isn’t a young guy for the DSL – but this is his debut campaign. Ciriaco is 13-for-37 (.351) with a double and seven RBI. Impressive, he has struck out twice (0.05%).
CF Angel Ventura: 2-for-5, 2B (3), R, CS (2), BB, 2 K
1B Jesus Guerrero: 0-for-1, RBI, 2 R, SB (1), 3 BB, K
The 18-year-old is 3-for-13 in his debut campaign. He has six walks and a pair of strikeouts.
RF Eliezer Adames: 0-for-5, 5 K
2B Emmanuel Orozco: 1-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, 2 R, SB (4), BB, K
Only 16, Orozco entered the day 1-for-19 in his brief career. His two professional hits are a double and a triple.
RHP Anthony Mena (W, 1-0): 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
3.94 ERA (16 IP, 18 H, 18 R, 7 ER, 3 HR, 7 BB, 17 K)
DSL Bombers (7-11) (Defeated the DSL Cardinals, 4-3. It wasn’t as wild as the previous two days (0-2 despite scoring 29 runs), but they did win this on a walk-off. It was a 7-inning game)
CF Ruben Castillo: 1-for-4, K
.236/.323/.400 in 62 PA. Castillo started the season 2-for-22. He is 11-for-33 since, including nine hits in his last five games.
SS Stiven Marinez: 2-for-3, 3B (1), RBI, BB, K
I always say to not worry about it if a teenager initially struggles out of the game. However, my eyes open quickly when a 16-year-old jumps out to a big start. That’s Marinez, who is hitting .310/.500/.381 in 60 PA (1 double, 1 triple, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 12 R, 9-for-10 SB, 15 BB, 13 K). You have my attention, kid.
C Queni Pineda: 0-for-3, R, BB
DH Browm Martinez: 0-for-4, R
RF Jose Castro: 2-for-4, 2B (1), HR (1), 3 RBI, R, K
Castro homered in the 6th for the appetizer. The main course was a 2-out, 2-run double in the bottom of the 7th to walk it off. The 19-year-old has appeared in only three games this season, and these were his first two hits. How can you not love this game?
3B Juan Torres: 1-for-3
1B Remy Veldhuisen: 2-for-3, K
RHP Randy Angomas: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
RHP Carlos Hampshire (W, 1-1) 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K
The 20-year-old earns his first professional win.