Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-3 loss to Rochester in ten innings, walk-off style)
- SS Cliff Pennington: 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — took old pal Twins RHP Zack Littell deep … two homers in 18 games, which is usually a full season’s worth for him
- 2B Brad Miller: 1-4, 1 K — 1-for-9 (.111) with three strikeouts in two games
- DH Ryan McBroom: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 K
- 1B Gosuke Katoh: 2-3, 1 BB — .319/.396/.681 through 14 games
- RHP David Hale: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 7/2 GB/FB — 72 of 109 pitches were strikes (66%) … 2.12 ERA with an 18/3 K/BB in 17 innings … I mentioned this earlier today but it’s worth repeating: Hale has supposedly taken well to some suggested adjustments from the analytics group and has increased his velocity and spin rate this year … it probably won’t lead to anything, but maybe?
The Double-A Trenton Thunder had a scheduled off-day.
High-A Tampa Tarpons (6-3 win over Clearwater)
- CF Pablo Olivares: 2-5, 1 R, 1 K
- SS Diego Castillo: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — 14-for-41 (.342) during his eleven-game hitting streak
- 3B Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-3, 1 RBI
- 1B Dermis Garcia: 1-4, 2 K
- LF Isiah Gilliam: 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — now up to .388/.474/.612 through 19 games
- C Jason Lopez: 1-3, 1 K
- RHP Glenn Otto: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 3/2 GB/FB — 40 of 81 pitches were strikes (49%) … 22/10 K/BB in 18.2 innings … 2017 fifth round pick made only two starts last year before needing season-ending surgery to remove a blood clot from his shoulder
Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (5-3 win over Columbia)
- CF Isaiah Pasteur: 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
- DH Josh Breaux: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
- 3B Nelson Gomez: 0-4, 3 K, 3 E (throwing, two fielding) — 12 errors in 22 games
- LF Canaan Smith: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
- RHP Daniel Bies: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 7/0 GB/FB — 60 of 90 pitches were strikes … 24/9 K/BB in 16.1 innings this year after 43/7 K/BB in 30 innings last year
- RHP Rodney Hutchison: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 2 HB, 4/1 GB/FB — 30 of 46 pitches were strikes (65%) … 14/12 K/BB in 13.2 innings thus far
The Short Season Staten Island Yankees, Rookie Pulaski Yankees, and two Rookie Gulf Coast League Yankees teams begin play in June.