Notes:
Clarification on Richard Matic‘s on-base streak: It is still 32, not 33, because yesterday’s game is not official. They will try to finish that game tomorrow, but if it never resumes, his home run will be wiped out of the record books. The game that was suspended last week, however, is official. If that game never restarts, it will go down as a tie. Hence, it already counts towards his on-base streak. Got that? Good. There’s a quiz tomorrow.
OF Jace Avina was activated off the injured list today for Somerset.
Scranton (35-34)
Their game against Columbus was postponed, and they will try to play two on Friday. No word on George Lombard Jr.‘s status. All we know is that he isn’t (yet) on the injured list.
Lombard Jr. has been scorching in June, hitting .306/.426/.571. That has boosted his Triple-A triple slash to .231/.381/.385 (110 wRC+) and his overall line to .258/.387/.446 (124 wRC+). He is tied for 7th amongst all minor leaguers with 20 doubles.
Somerset (36-29) (Defeated Portland, 5-4, in ten innings. They scored three runs in the top of the 9th and one in the 10th to pull off the comeback win.)
LF Jackson Castillo: 1-for-4, R, SB (4), BB, 2 K
CF Garrett Martin: 2-for-4, 2B (12), HR (20), 3 RBI, R, BB
Martin is the 7th minor leaguer to reach 20 home runs this season. The minor league leader is Manuel Pena (Arizona), who has 26 home runs in 62 games between Double-A and Triple-A.
DH Jace Avina: 1-for-3, R, SB (6), 2 BB, K
Avina’s first game since June 2nd. The injury came at an inopportune time, as he hit .339/.429/.679 with 11 doubles, 8 home runs, and 20 RBI during a remarkable May.
1B Nicholas Torres: 0-for-5, 2 K
RF DJ Gladney: 0-for-4, BB, 2 K
3B Coby Morales: 0-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 K
C Manuel Palencia: 0-for-5
2B Connor McGinnis: 1-for-3, R, BB, K
SS Owen Cobb: 1-for-3, R, BB
LHP Xavier Rivas: 5.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 8 K
Rivas continues to miss bats during his uneven campaign. He has a 5.36 ERA in 45.1 IP (35 H, 29 R, 27 ER, 11 HR, 25 BB, 68 K). After allowing 11 runs in 4.1 innings in his final May start, he owns a 1.32 ERA over 13.2 innings with a 20/6 K/BB in June.
RHP Michael Arias: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Oof. He entered the game with nobody on and two outs and promptly allowed three runs.
LHP Will Brian: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Hayden Merda: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
3.24 ERA (25 IP, 17 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 3 HR, 9 BB, 41 K). Even though he struck out nobody tonight, he has an insane 40.6% K this season.
RHP Ben Grable: (W, 2-1) 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Since promotion: 3.71 ERA (17 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 HR, 6 BB, 23 K). Overall, he owns a 40/8 K/BB over 24.2 innings.
RHP Chris Kean (S, 2): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
The Sea Dogs loaded the bases with nobody out in the 10th, but Grable and Kean escaped the jam.
Hudson Valley (30-34) (Lost to Rome, 2-1)
2B Kaeden Kent: 1-for-3, CS (2), HBP
Kent has a 5-game hitting streak (10-for-22).
SS Core Jackson: 0-for-4, K
C Eric Genther: 0-for-4, K
1B Kyle West: 0-for-4, K
RF Wilson Rodriguez: 0-for-3, R, BB
Rodriguez has his 8-game hitting streak snapped.
DH Roderick Arias: 0-for-3, BB, K
Arias has his 9-game hitting streak snapped.
3B Enmanuel Tejeda: 1-for-2, RBI, SB (7), BB, K
Tejeda is 10-for-32 (.313) with ten walks and seven strikeouts in June. Between here and Tampa, he has 19 stolen bases in 26 attempts (73.1%).
LF Josh Moylan: 0-for-3
LF Luis Durango: 0-for-0
CF Camden Troyer: 1-for-3, K
RHP Luis Serna: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
Serna’s second 7-inning performance this season (7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K in his first start on April 9th). He has a 3.81 ERA in 59 innings (46 H, 29 R, 25 ER, 3 HR, 26 BB, 63 K)
RHP Wilmy Sanchez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Luis Velasquez: (L, 0-1) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Velasquez, who was making his 8th rehab appearance, was pulled in the middle of an at-bat. Rarely a good thing.
RHP Thomas Balboni Jr.: 0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Tampa (35-30) (Lost to Ft. Myers, 9-7)
SS Jackson Lovich: 0-for-4, 3 K
Lovich has hit well all season, but it does come with a 28.1% K. He did a nice job reducing that from 31.6% in April to 24.7% in May. It’s 28.6% thus far in June.
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek: 1-for-4, 2B (11), RBI, K
He is hitting .298/.365/.509 (17-for-57) in June.
2B Hans Montero: 0-for-4, 2 K
LF Logan Maxwell: 1-for-3, 2B (4), R, SB (7), BB, K
In his debut campaign, the 23-year-old hit .245/.345/.388 in May but has followed that up with a .355/.421/.548 June (that includes a 2-for-3 rehab game in the FCL).
RF JoJo Jackson: 3-for-4, 3B (1), RBI, 2 R, K
Jackson has four multi-hit efforts in his last six games and is hitting .368/.500/.500 in June. Overall, the 23-year-old is hitting .268/.401/.384. He is old for the level but injuries have held him back.
CF Willy Montero: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
C Engelth Urena: 1-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI, R, BB
.213/.371/.365 in 224 PA (10 doubles, 1 triple, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 30 R, 6-for-9 SB, 18.3% BB, 20.5% K). Urena is 10-for-35 (.286/.390/.571; 1 double, 3 HR, 13 RBI) in June. Is the 21-year-old’s bat starting to develop? The Yankees did play him in 22 games in Hudson Valley last season, so he’ll at least have familiariy if/when they promote him.
DH Ediel Rivera: 0-for-3, R, BB, K
1B Austin Green: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, R, K
RHP Thatcher Hurd: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Hurd tossed four scoreless innings before some mishaps in the 5th. The eight strikeouts are a personal best in his short professional career, and he owns a 7.53 ERA over 25.2 innings with a 31/15 K/BB.
LHP Pedro Rodriguez: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Lefties who consistently throw in the mid-90s will get their opportunities.
RHP Matthew Tippie: (L, 2-5) 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
RHP Jose Martinez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
2.20 ERA (28.2 IP, 28 H, 11 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 30 K).
FCL Yankees (17-14)
Day off.
DSL Yankees (6-6)
Day off.
DSL Bombers (4-8)
Day off.