Yankees MILB 5/23: Estevan Florial = Fire

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Scranton (21-25) (Lost to Worcester, 13-3)

CF Estevan Florial: 2-for-5, HR (10), RBI, RS, 3 K
Last 8 games: 17-for-39 (.436; 7 HR, 11 RBI, 12 R, 6 BB, 11 K). Florial has homered in four straight games. As for the strikeouts, he now has a 32% rate.
SS Oswald Peraza0-for-4, 2 K
LF Elijah Dunham0-for-4, 2 K
3B Andres Chaparro1-for-4, K
RF Kole Calhoun: 1-for-2, 2 RS, BB, K
1B Rodolfo Duran1-for-4, RBI, 2 K
Duran is hitting .290 with 7 HR and 20 RBI. He has never hit for much average in the minors – he has typically been all about the pop. We’ll see if he can keep the hits coming.
DH Franchy Cordero1-for-4, 2 K
C Carlos Narvaez1-for-3, RBI, BB
2B Jesus Bastidas1-for-4, 2 K
6-game hitting streak (9-for-21)

RHP Will Warren: (L, 1-1)  1.2 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 3 HR
After a solid Triple-A debut last time out, he throws up a clunker tonight. Go get them next time.
RHP Barrett Loseke1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR
1.86 ERA (19.1 IP, 12 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 HR, 11 BB, 21 K)
RHP Michael Gomez2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR
LHP D.J. Snelten2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Aaron McGarity2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HR

Somerset (23-16) (Lost to Erie, 7-3)

SS Trey Sweeney: 1-for-4, RS, BB, K
LF Jasson Dominguez0-for-5, 3 K
Dominguez is back down to .189, as his slump is now 3-for-26. He has 11 strikeouts during the slide.
DH Austin Wells0-for-4, BB, 3 K
LF Everson Pereira1-for-3, BB, K
Pereira extends his hitting streak to 7 (13-for-26)
1B T.J. Rumfield: 3-for-4, 2B (4), RBI
Rumfield is up to .240, thanks to a 10-for-26 (.385) stretch.
3B Tyler Hardman1-for-4, HR (8), RBI, RS, 2 K
Hardman has 30 home runs and 99 RBI in 142 games between last year and this year.
2B Caleb Durbin: 1-for-4, 2B (2), RS
Durbin has one strikeout in 48 plate appearances since his promotion. Wow.
RF Jeisson Rosario0-for-4, 2 K
C Anthony Seigler0-for-3, RBI, BB
Seigler increases his BB streak to seven straight games. He has 15 walks in 13 May games. To be completely fair, he only has five hits (zero for extra bases) this month.

RHP Blas Castano: (L, 3-2)  3.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 5 BB, 3 K
4.34 ERA (29 IP, 22 H, 18 R, 14 ER, 2 HR, 15 BB, 28 K). 
LHP Lisandro Santos1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
2.35 ERA (23 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 1 HR, 13 BB, 28 K). Without even looking, I am going to assume that a 0 BB/0 K night is a rare occurrence in Santos’ career.
RHP Tanner Myatt2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K
1.45 ERA (18.2 IP, 10 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 13 BB, 20 K)
RHP Shawn Semple1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Hudson Valley (24-16) (Shut down Wilmington, 4-0)

CF Spencer Jones1-for-5, 2B (12), RS, 2 K
Jones is hitting .282 and has 22 extra-base hits in 33 games. The problem remains the strikeouts – he has 52 in 152 PA (33.5%).
SS Alexander Vargas: 3-for-4, 3B (3), RBI, RS, CS (3)
A much-needed night for Vargas, who has been in a malaise lately. He is hitting .238/.295/.459 in 132 PA. The power is nice and definitely stands out (he compiled a .311 SLG in Tampa last year)
LF Aaron Palensky2-for-4, 2B (5), RBI, 2 K, SB (8)
Palensky is hitting .306 with a 1.033 OPS (5 doubles, 1 triple, 10 HR, 28 RBI, 20 R, 8-for-8 SB). Palensky is 24 years old and played here in 2022. It may be time to send him to Somerset.
C Antonio Gomez0-for-4, 3 K
DH Spencer Henson1-for-4, RS, K
1B Rafael Flores1-for-4
Flores has hit safely in 11 of his last 12 games.
RF Grant Richardson1-for-4, 2 K
3B Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, RS
2B Ben Cowles0-for-4, K

LHP Joel Valdez: (W, 1-2)  6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K
5.87 ERA (30.2 IP, 28 H, 21 R, 20 ER, 4 HR, 19 BB, 28 K). A much-needed performance by Valdez, who was acquired from the Phillies (alongside T.J. Rumfield) back in 2021.
RHP Bailey Dees2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
3.50 ERA (18 IP, 14 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 HR, 8 BB, 28 K). He should get to Somerset this season.
LHP Ryan Anderson1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Tampa (15-25) (Defeated Palm Beach, 2-0, in 11 innings)

2B Jared Serna1-for-5, RS, K
CF Daury Arias0-for-5, K
C Agustin Ramirez2-for-5, RBI, RS
Ramirez has three straight 2-hit games.
RF Anthony Hall2-for-4, BB
.264/.379/402 in 103 PA. He has hit safely in 14 of 15 games in May (19-for-54; .352)
SS Brenny Escanio: 1-for-4, BB, 3 K
CF Nelson Medina0-for-3, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K
DH Tayler Aguilar1-for-5, 2B (7), 2 K
7 of Aguilar’s 13 hits have gone for two bases (he has one home run)
3B Jesus Rodriguez0-for-3, 2 BB, K
1B Omar Martinez0-for-4

RHP Hayden Merda6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K
5.29 ERA (32.1 IP, 28 H, 22 R, 19 ER, 1 HR, 18 BB, 34 K). Last year’s 17th round pick puts together his best professional performance.
RHP Yorlin Calderon1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.00 ERA (18 IP, 17 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 HR, 5 BB, 22 K). He has only pitched out of the bullpen this season.
RHP Mason Vinyard1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
3.80 ERA (21.1 IP, 13 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 1 HR, 10 BB, 30 K). The 23-year-old out of Western Kentucky was signed as an undrafted free agent last year.
RHP Matt Keating: (W, 3-2): 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
1.45 ERA (18.2 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 29 K). Last year’s 9th round pick should not be here for long.
LHP Geoffrey Gilbert (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Gilbert’s first professional save. He owns a 2.37 ERA in 19 IP with a 24/11 K/BB.