Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: W, 3-1 at Columbus Clippers
SS George Lombard Jr. 1-1, 2B, BB, picked off — left the game after an awkward play in the field where his hand came right into the runner as he was stealing second, super unfortunate LF Kenedy Corona 1-2, RBI, SF C Austin Wells 0-3, BB, K — first rehab appearance C Payton Henry 0-0 2B Marco Luciano 0-3, BB, 2 K RF Yanquiel Fernández 0-4, 2 K LF-SS Oswaldo Cabrera 0-4, K, GIDP — down to a .661 OPS, an injury may be the only reason
we ever see Waldo again, unfortunately 1B Tyler Hardman 2-4, 2 K, HBP DH Ernesto Martinez Jr. 0-2, BB, K 3B Jonathan Ornelas 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K CF Duke Ellis 0-4, 2 K, SB
Brandon Beck 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 9 K (win)
Bradley Hanner 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Yovanny Cruz 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (save) — had the 14 fastest pitches of the game, with six at 100 mph or above and topping out at 101.7
Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 6-7 at Portland Sea Dogs
LF Jackson Castillo 1-4, BB
CF Garrett Martin 1-3, BB, K, SB
1B Nicholas Torres 0-4, 3 K, GIDP, missed catch error — not the best day for Somerset Patriots fundies
RF DJ Gladney 1-3, BB, dropped foul error
3B Coby Morales 2-4, RBI
C Miguel Palma 1-4, K, throwing error, passed ball
2B Connor McGinnis 1-4, HR, 5 RBI — launched a go-ahead grand slam in the third to give Somerset a 6-2 lead; it’s the 2025 10th-rounder’s first homer at Double-A
SS Owen Cobb 0-4, 3 K, fielding error
DH Cole Gabrielson 1-4, 2 K
Cade Smith 6 IP, 4 H, 4 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 6 K, 2 HR
Trent Sellers 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB (1 IBB), 4 K, HR (loss) — blew the save on a solo homer in the ninth and then gave up two doubles for the Portland walk-off
High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 14-5 at Rome Emperors — seven homers overall for Hudson Valley (first seven-homer game for the ‘Gades since April 2023: two for Alexander Vargas and Benjamin Cowles each, plus Aaron Palensky, Luis Santos, and Aldenis Sanchez, just to give you a throwback)
2B Kaeden Kent 3-5, 2B, BB
SS Core Jackson 1-4, HR, BB, 2 RBI, GIDP, 2 SB, throwing error
DH Eric Genther 0-3, 2 BB, K, SB, HBP — only player not invited to the hit party
1B Kyle West 2-5, HR, 4 RBI, GIDP
RF Wilson Rodriguez 1-4, HR, BB, 2 RBI
3B Roderick Arias 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, SF
C Josue Gonzalez 1-5, 2B, 2 K
LF Josh Moylan 3-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K — two bombs for Moylan
CF Camden Troyer 2-4, HR, BB, RBI — went back-to-back with Moylan in the seventh
Bryce Cunningham 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 5 K (win) — 55 strikes in a season-high 77 pitches
Aaron Nixon 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 0 K, HR, HBP
Brandon Decker 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Hansel Rincon 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Low-A Tampa Tarpons: W, 15-9 vs. Fort Myers Miracle — Puello hit three homers and drove in seven
SS Jackson Lovich 3-6, HR, 4 RBI, throwing error — after Puello finished his hat trick, Lovich got in on the fun with a two-run shot (413 feet) for his 12th homer in 48 games
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 1-5, K
2B Hans Montero 0-3, BB, 2 K, HBP, throwing error
CF Willy Montero 1-5, 3B, 3 K
RF JoJo Jackson 2-4, BB, outfield assist
LF Luis Puello 4-4, 3 HR, 7 RBI, BB, fielding error — holy moly what a day! Puello started with a 396-foot slam in the first to give Tampa lead, a 394-foot two-run shot in the fifth, and a solo shot to cap it in the seventh; now slugging .529 since mid-May promotion from Rookie ball
DH Engelth Urena 1-4, BB, 2 K
C Ediel Rivera 2-5, 2 RBI
1B David McCann 1-4, 3B, BB, 2 RBI, 3 K — two-run triple made it 6-3 Tampa in the fourth
Justin West 5 IP, 10 H, 6 R (5 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 3 HR (win)
Jose M. Rodriguez 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Parker Seay 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, HR
Josh Tiedemann 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
Florida Complex League Yankees: Suspended due to rain in the top of the third leading FCL Phillies 2-0, will resume on June 18th
3B Richard Matic 1-1, HR, RBI — led off game with a bomb
DH Queni Pineda 0-1, K
2B Leni Done 0-1, K
CF Jose Castro 1-1, HR, RBI — had a solo shot of his own in the first, his fifth in 17 games
RF Francisco Vilorio 0-1, K
SS Dexters Peralta 0-1, K
LF Estivenzon Montero 0-1, K
C Justin Capellan 0-1, K
1B Christofer Reyes 0-0
Brian Hendry 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K — pretty dynamite rehab appearance for High-A arm
Dominican Summer League Yankees: W, 25-11 vs. DSL Twins — no typos here; the 11 is a weird football final score so I don’t know if we can truly make a Giants/Vikings joke, but this is a helluva effort
DH Isaias Castillo 1-6, 2B, BB, K
SS Stiven Marinez 3-7, 2 RBI, K, SB — RBI knock in the sixth gave the Yanks their 20th run
CF Yostin Pena 3-6, HR, BB, 6 RBI, K, SB — leader in the clubhouse with six ribbies on the day; his RBI single in the fifth capped an eight-run frame that made it 17-7 and helped Yanks pull away after Twins kept staying within a few runs
2B Juan Torres 2-6, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, K, HBP, SB — two-run blast in the first made it 3-0; it got sillier
RF Manuel Aguilar 1-2, 4 BB, RBI, K, HBP, 2 SB, fielding error, outfield assist
C Juan Martinez 1-1, BB, RBI — left at the start of the fourth
C Edgar Jimenez 1-2, 2B, 3 BB, RBI
1B Cesar Lopez SB 3-5, BB, 3 RBI, K — drew the last of three consecutive bases-loaded walks in the fifth
3B Alfred Ciriaco 2-4, 4 RBI, K, HBP, SF
LF Eliezer Adames 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB — DSL Yanks went a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen base attempts, and everyone in the starting lineup had a hit (and Adames’ RBI double in the seventh plated the 25th run)
Dalvin Taveras 3 IP, 7 H, 5 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 2 K
Angel Salazar 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 4 K
Luis Rodriguez 1.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
Luis Ilarraza 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 4 WP (win) — the most deserving pitcher to be sure, control be damned
Dominican Summer League Bombers: W, 14-4 at DSL Marlins — 39 combined runs for DSL Yankees affiliates, hell yeah
2B Daniel Santana 2-5, 3B, BB, RBI, SB
SS Mani Cedeno 2-5, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 K, SF, throwing error — cashed in ribbies in three separate PAs
3B Carlos Bello 1-5, BB, 2 RBI, 2 SB
RF David Carrera 2-3, 3 BB
DH Alessandro Rodriguez 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI — two-run double in the first started the scoring
PH-DH Eddison Charles 0-1, K
C Poly Ojeda 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, HBP — three-run tank in the Bombers’ seven-run second to zoom ahead 9-0
1B Stalen Ramirez 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, CS
LF Sebastian Pinto 0-2, BB, RBI, SF, HBP — sac fly made it 11-0 after three and a half innings
CF Alfiery Matos 2-4, BB, K
Junior Tavera 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 9 K, balk (win) — racked up the K’s anyway
Josue Silvestre 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, HBP
Lenin Caceres 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 1 K, 2 WP
Ronald Tejada 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K
