Avelino’s huge game leads GCL Yankees to win over hated rival GCL Yankees

LHP Matt Tracy has been activated off the DL, reports Josh Norris. He’s been out for a month and a half with a hip problem. LHP Fred Lewis was placed on the DL with a blister to clear a roster spot.

Triple-A Scranton (2-1 win over Indianapolis in 12 innings)

• 2B David Adams: 3-6, 1 RBI — go-ahead single in the top of the 12th
• LF Ronnie Mustelier: 2-6, 2 K
• C J.R. Murphy: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — six doubles in his last ten games
• RF Thomas Neal: 3-5
• RHP Caleb Cotham: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 9/3 GB/FB — 43 of 57 pitches were strikes (75%)
• RHP Dellin Betances: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 20 of 27 pitches were strikes (74%)

Double-A Trenton (3-1 loss to Harrisburg)

• LF Ramon Flores: 1-4, 2 K
• LHP Matt Tracy: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — 29 of 44 pitches were strikes (66%)
• RHP Tommy Kahnle: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 17 of 27 pitches were strikes (63%)

High-A Tampa (10-4 loss to St. Lucie)

• CF Mason Williams: 1-5, 1 K
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-4
• 3B Peter O’Brien: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K — system leading 18th homer
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 2 K
• LHP Dietrich Enns: 2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 3/0 GB/FB — boy the wheels have come off this bus in a hurry … 22 runs and 30 base-runners in his last 10.1 innings after 16 runs and 59 base-runners in his previous 68.1 innings
• RHP Charley Short: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 72/11 K/BB in 52 innings

Low-A Charleston Game One (2-0 loss to Augusta in seven innings) completion of the July 7th game that was suspended due to rain with two outs in the bottom of the third

• CF Jake Cave & SS Cito Culver: both 1-4 — Cave struck out and stole a base
• 1B Greg Bird: 2-3, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
• 1B Angelo Gumbs: 1-2, 1 K — wasn’t around for the previous game, so he was subbed in
• LHP Evan Rutckyj: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 Balk, 2/3 GB/FB — started the original game

Low-A Charleston Game Two (5-4 loss to Augusta) I just noticed 3B Dante Bichette Jr. is on the 7-day DL … not sure why

• SS Cito Culver: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• DH Greg Bird: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB — eleven walks in his last eight games … I can’t help but wonder if he has Jaff Decker Syndrome, in that he’s passive and not patient
• 2B Angelo Gumbs: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K
• CF Jake Cave: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Brett Gerritse: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 5/5 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (2-1 loss to Jamestown)

• LF Michael O’Neill & RF Yeicok Calderon: both 0-4 — O’Neill struck out once, Calderon twice
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K — slowly starting to climb out of the slump
• CF Brandon Thomas: 0-3, 1 K

Rookie GCL Yanks1 (9-7 loss to GCL Yanks2) two teams, one recap

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K — in a little 6-for-28 slump (.214)
• RF Austin Aune: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3 K — all the strikeouts
• 3B Chris Tamarez: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 4 K
• LF Dustin Fowler: 0-4, 3 K
• SS Abi Avelino: 5-5, 4 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 RBI, 1 SB — he’s out of his mind right now … 21-for-42 (.500) with five doubles, a triple, and seven steals (in seven attempts) in his last ten games
• DH Miguel Andujar: 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K — got picked off first … second homer in 13 games this year after one homer in 50 games last year
• C Luis Torrens: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 PB
• LF Nathan Mikolas: 1-4, 1 K
• 3B Drew Bridges: 0-4, 1 K — 2-for-23 (.087) since signing
• LHP Chaz Hebert: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 2/4 GB/FB — picked Andujar off first