Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 3-7 vs. Nashville Sounds
DH Jesus Rodriguez 1-5, K
2B Jorbit Vivas 0-4, BB
CF Everson Pereira 1-5, 2B
RF Spencer Jones 2-4, 2B, K — two hits in return to lineup from weekend back spams
C Rafael Flores 1-4, RBI, GIDP
1B T.J. Rumfield 2-3, 2B, K, HBP, missed catch error
3B Jeimer Candelario 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
LF Bryan De La Cruz 1-4, K
SS Braden Shewmake 1-3, RBI, SF
Luis Gil 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 7 K, HR, HBP, pickoff — 15 swings and misses on 75 pitches;
likely final rehab start before 2024 AL Rookie of the Year’s long-awaited season debut Zach Messinger 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K Kervin Castro 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K Scott Effross 0.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 0 K (loss) — woof, man might just be cooked Leonardo Pestana 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Spencer Jones Rafael Flores
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) July 30, 2025
TIE GAME! pic.twitter.com/cO7X4PpFVo
King of the Gil. @Yankees Luis Gil's fourth rehab start, second with SWB:
— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) July 30, 2025
4.1 IP | 3 H | 1 R | 1 ER | 1 BB | 7 KK | 1 HR pic.twitter.com/CkSTF5CiQz
Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 1-0 vs. Richmond Flying Squirrels
SS George Lombard Jr. 1-4, HR, RBI, GIDP — sixth-inning solo shot was fifth homer at Double-A
RF Jace Avina 1-3
2B Roc Riggio 1-3, GIDP
3B Dylan Jasso 1-3, 2 K — and that’s the end of the Somerset hits! but they allowed just two and shut Richmond out
CF Brendan Jones 0-2, BB, CS
C Omar Martinez 0-3, 2 K
1B Tyler Hardman 0-2, BB, 2 K
LF Cole Gabrielson 0-3, K
DH Jared Wegner 0-2, HBP
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K (win) — best start yet of his three so far since being promoted to Double-A
Hayden Merda 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, HBP
Danny Watson 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (save)
GEORGE LOMBARD JR. WITH A CLUTCH HOME RUN!!!!
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 29, 2025
The @Yankees' top prospect crushes his fifth Double-A home run to break a scoreless tie! pic.twitter.com/01JxuX12cf
Rodriguez-Cruzin' ️
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 29, 2025
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (@Yankees No. 6 prospect) fires six scoreless innings with five strikeouts!
Final Line: 6.0 IP | 2 H | 0 R | 2 BB | 5 K
Pitches (Strikes): 89 (54) pic.twitter.com/w8rdKwbqNe
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz (@Yankees No. 6 prospect) earned his first Double-A win tonight.
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) July 30, 2025
Rodriguez-Cruz leads all Yankees minor leaguers with 102.2 IP, ranks second in K (114) and BA (.181), tied for second in GS (17), third in ERA (2.28), WHIP (1.05) and tied for third in W (7). pic.twitter.com/B7Sms5bsNX
High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 13-6 at Wilmington Blue Rocks
LF Jackson Castillo 1-6, RBI, 2 K
CF Dillon Lewis 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, SF
RF Coby Morales 3-5, BB, 3 RBI
2B Jose Colmenares 2-6, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K — hit two-run triple as part of 4-0 Hudson Valley first; they were up 9-0 after four
DH Josh Moylan 1-6, RBI, 2 K
3B Alexander Vargas 0-3, 2 BB — only man without a hit
C Manuel Palencia 4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K, pickoff — led the way in Rengades’ 18-hit night!
1B Kiko Romero 2-4, BB
SS Brenny Escanio 2-4, 2B, RBI, CS
Andrew Landry 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 1 K, HR (win)
Geoffrey Gilbert 1 IP, 1 G, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 0 HR
Jordany Ventura 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 WP
Bryce Warrecker 1.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, HR
Manuel Palencia with his third hit of the night pic.twitter.com/ab1AnkcpDM
— Hudson Valley Renegades (@HVRenegades) July 29, 2025
Low-A Tampa Tarpons: L, 8-11 (10) vs. Clearwater Threshers — hard to give up four in an extra inning and win!
3B Juan Matheus 1-5, 2B, K, picked off
C Edgleen Perez 1-4, BB, RBI, K
SS Roderick Arias 1-5, HR, 2 RBI, 3 K, throwing error — story of Arias’ nightmare season that even a game where he homers has shades of bad
DH Engelth Urena 1-5, 2B — Tampa went double/triple/single/walk/double to go up 4-0 in a hurry in the second (and soon scored a fifth)
RF Wilson Rodriguez 1-2, 3B, 3 BB, RBI, K
CF Willy Montero 2-5, 2 RBI, K — cashed in automatic runner in the 10th but ...
1B Tyler Wilson 0-3, 2 BB, K, GIDP — twin killing ended it
2B Enmanuel Tejeda 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K
LF Marshall Toole 1-4, 3 K, SB
Henry Lalane 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, HBP, WP — effectively wild in second pro appearance of 2025
Sunayro Martina 3 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, pickoff error
Cade Austin 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Antonio Gomez 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K — converted Double-A catcher’s debut as a full-time pitcher; work in progress but he was throwing 98-99.9
Chris Veach 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, WP
Tanner Bauman 2 IP, 4 H, 4 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K (loss) — well that’s bad
Antonio Gomez was once ranked as high as the Yankees #19 prospect as a catcher.
— Andrew Riedell (@RiedellAndrew) July 30, 2025
He is now back in Tampa with the Tarpons working on a comeback as a pitcher throwing 100 MPH sinkers!! A bunch of people were crowded over by the iPads the coaches had as he was slinging it. Sat… pic.twitter.com/wTrR38WT1E
Florida Complex League Yankees: Season over
Dominican Summer League Yankees: W, 11-10 (10) vs. DSL Twins — can’t exactly call it a slugfest with only one homer per side, but that’s a lot of runs, even if it ended on a walk-off hit-by-pitch
CF Francisco Vilorio 0-5, BB, K
SS Mani Cedeno 2-6, 3 K, 2 SB — six different DSL Yanks stole a base
2B Carlos Bello 0-4, BB, K, CS, HBP
3B Richard Matic 3-4, 3B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, K, 2 SB — RBI knock in four-run eighth that put Yanks up, 8-7
DH Justin Capellan 2-6, 2 K
LF Estivenzon Montero 2-4, 3B, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI, K, SB — pretty big day! bases-loaded walk tied it at 10-10 in the 10th
C Edgar Jimenez 2-3, 2 BB, K, SB, CS
PR Alfiery Matos 0-0, SB
1B Jose Lavagnino 0-1
RF Angel Ventura 2-4, 2B, BB, RBI, K, GIDP, HBP, fielding error — got plunked with the bases loaded to walk it off, lol
1B Diego Flores 2-4, 2 RBI, SF, SB, throwing error — RBI single tied it again with one out in the ninth
Enixon Sanchez 4 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 1 K, HR, HBP, 3 WP, pickoff error — lots of weird numbers on this line
Emanuel Vargas 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, balk — six wild ones between Sanchez and Vargas, but their offense let ‘em off the hook
Fredy Penuelas 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, WP
Rafael Arias 1.2 IP, 2 H 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, WP, throwing error (win) — turned 8-7 lead in the ninth into a 9-8 deficit and also allowed the automatic runner to score, but got the W anyway
Dominican Summer League Bombers: L, 3-4 at DSL Phillies White
SS Stiven Marinez 1-5, SB
CF Ruben Castillo 1-3, 2B, BB, SB, CS, HBP
RF Jose Castro 0-5, K
DH Juan Torres 2-4, RBI
2B Christofer Reyes 2-4, SB — both Marinez and Reyes have now stolen 20 bases; Reyes has only been caught twice all season
3B Leni Done 1-4, K, GIDP
LF David Carrera 1-2, BB, 2 RBI, SF — game-tying single in the sixth
1B Remy Veldhuisen 0-2, 2 BB, throwing error
C Carlos Rondon 0-2, BB, K, HBP
Junior Tavera 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, throwing error
Ronald Tejada 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 7 K (loss) — that’s pretty solid relief, honestly kind of a tough-luck loss in comparison to Tavera’s work
Alexis Gonzalez 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K — balked in the go-ahead run in the eighth
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