Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 5-6 (8) and W, 5-0 (7) at Worcester Red Sox
Game 1
2B Jorbit Vivas 2-5, 2B 1B T.J. Rumfield 0-3, BB RF Bryan De La Cruz 0-2, 2 BB, K, CS CF Spencer Jones 1-4, RBI, 2 K DH Jose Rojas 1-4, K, SB — swiped third in extras 3B Jeimer Candelario 1-3, HR, BB, RBI, 2 K — game-tying bomb in the sixth SS Braden Shewmake 0-3, RBI, SF — drove in automatic runner in the eighth with a sac fly C Omar Martinez 2-3, BB LF Duke Ellis 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — rare 407-foot pop!
Erick Leal 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HR, WP
Wilking Rodríguez 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Brent Headrick 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K — very nice
Yerry De los Santos 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Kervin Castro 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB (1 IBB), 0 K, HBP (loss) — a strike away from victory, allowed a two-run, walk-off single to Seby Zavala (womp)
Game 2
2B Jorbit Vivas 2-4, 2B, picked off
1B T.J. Rumfield 3-4, 2B, RBI
RF Jose Rojas 0-3, BB, K
CF Spencer Jones 1-4, 2B, RBI, 3 K — drove in last run of three-run second
DH Brennen Davis 0-4, 2 K
LF Bryan De La Cruz 1-4, HR, RBI
LF Duke Ellis 0-0
3B Jeimer Candelario 0-3, BB, K
SS Andrew Velazquez 1-2, HR, BB, 2 RBI, K, throwing error — SQUID BOMB
C Edinson Duran 2-3, K
Sean Boyle 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Jayvien Sandridge 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (win)
Ian Hamilton 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Bailey Dees 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 9-4 vs. New Hampshire Fisher Cats — finished six-game sweep of New Hampshire and closing in on a playoff spot, 3.5 games up on Hartford entering final week (Binghamton is ahead of both but already won the first half)
CF Brendan Jones 2-4, 2B, BB, K, 2 SB
3B George Lombard Jr. 2-4, 2 2B, BB, K — double double toil and trouble
1B Tyler Hardman 2-4, 2B, HR, BB, 2 RBI — his bomb made it 8-0, Somerset
DH Dylan Jasso 0-4, BB, 2 K
LF Jackson Castillo 3-5, RBI
RF Garrett Martin 2-5, outfield assist
C Manuel Palencia 2-4, 2B, BB, 3 RBI, K — capped five-run first with an RBI single
2B Duncan Pastore 0-3, BB, K
SS Jake Gatewood 0-3, BB, K
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (win) — man just keeps on striking people out, leads all of Minor League Baseball with 166 in 140 innings
Hayden Merda 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, HR — tough relief
Geoffrey Gilbert 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Danny Watson 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Kelly Austin 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 0 K — walked three of the four hitters he faced
Will Brian 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (save)
High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: L, 1-4 vs. Greensboro Grasshoppers — the postseason dream ends, ‘Gades stayed alive as long as possible but Greensboro came to play when their playoff spot was at stake
3B Juan Matheus 1-4, BB
CF Dillon Lewis 0-2, 2 BB, SB — robbed a homer in the ninth, so that was cool!
2B Core Jackson 0-3, BB, 3 K
1B Josh Moylan 0-4, 2 K
SS Kaeden Kent 2-4, RBI — 2025 second-rounder had half the ‘Gades hits and only ribbie of his likely inaugural season finale (briefly gave them a 1-0 lead)
DH Connor McGinnis 0-2, BB, 2 K
PH-DH Engelth Urena 0-1
C John Cristino 0-4, 3 K
LF Luis Durango 0-4
Brandon Decker 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 5 K, HBP, WP — just too many baserunners
Chris Kean 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, WP
Jack Cebert 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 2 HR — two solo shots diminished comeback hopes
Bryce Warrecker 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Low-A Tampa Tarpons: Cancelled at Clearwater Threshers — this was was supposed to be the season finale, so kind of a bummer way for their 2025 to end since they also didn’t make the playoffs. Oh well.
Florida Complex League Yankees: Season over
Dominican Summer League Yankees: Season over
Dominican Summer League Bombers: Season over
