Austin & Sanchez power Charleston to win

Triple-A Empire State (3-1 win over Toledo)
SS Eduardo Nunez: 1-4, 2 K, 1 SB, 2 E (fielding, missed catch) — had more on his rough day earlier
PH-LF Ray Kruml: 1-1 — pinch-hit for Nunez in the eighth for an unknown reason
2B-SS Ramiro Pena: 1-5, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
LF-2B Kevin Russo: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 BB — eight walks in his last seven games
DH Steve Pearce: 0-4, 1 R, 1 HBP
RF Cole Garner: 0-4, 1 BB, 3 K — 13 strikeouts in his last seven games
1B Brandon Laird: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
3B Ronnie Mustelier: 1-3, 1 BB
C Gus Molina: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
CF Colin Curtis: 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K
RHP D.J. Mitchell: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 9/4 GB/FB — 73 of 115 pitches were strikes (63.5%) … he also pitched a runner off first, and I’m glad they’re letting these older Triple-A guys work a little deeper into games and get that pitch count up
LHP Justin Thomas: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — half of his eight pitches were strikes … first appearances since being claimed off waivers over the weekend
RHP Manny Delcarmen: 0.2 IP, zeroes, 1 K — five pitches, four strikes
RHP Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K — nine of 13 pitches were strikes … 31/7 K/BB in 19.2 IP

Double-A Trenton (1-0 loss to Binghamton, walk-off style)
RF Abe Almonte, DH David Adams & 3B Kevin Mahoney: all 1-4 — Adams struck out three times, Mahoney twice
2B Corban Joseph: 1-3, 1 BB
LF Cody Johnson & CF Melky Mesa: both 0-4 — Johnson struck out once, Mesa twice
1B Luke Murton: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 CS
C Jose Gil & SS Walt Ibarra: both 0-2 — Gil drew a walk and stoke a base
RHP Brett Marshall: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 10/8 GB/FB — 55 of 85 pitches were strikes (64.7%) … 7+ inning for the third time in his last four starts
RHP Preston Claiborne: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 22 of 36 pitches were strikes (61.1%)

High-A Tampa (6-5 loss to Lakeland)
LF Ramon Flores, CF Eduardo Sosa & 3B Garrison Lassiter: all 1-4 — Flores struck out … Sosa got picked off first … Lassiter drove in a run and struck out
2B Kelvin Castro, RF Rob Segedin & C Kyle Higashioka: all 1-4, 1 R — Castro hit a solo homer and struck out twice … Segedin doubled, scored a run, and struck out … Higashioka doubled in a run and struck out
DH Neil Medchill: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB
1B Tyson Blaser: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB
SS Jose Toussen: 0-3, 1 K
RHP Zach Nuding: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 5/8 GB/FB — 34/8 K/BB in 35 IP
RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1/0 GB/FB, 1 E (throwing)
LHP Rigoberto Arrebato: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — allowing the runner he inherited from Kahnle to score, part of a three-run top of the ninth that cost them the game

Low-A Charleston (14-5 beatdown of Savannah)
CF Mason Williams: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 CS — been caught stealing in four of his last six steal attempts and that’s the one area of his game that needs obvious improvement (dating back to last season as well)
SS Cito Culver: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 CS, 1 E (throwing) — eight walks and five strikeouts in his last ten games
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB — 11 hits in his last 30 at-bats (.367), but he still hasn’t hit a homer this year
1B Tyler Austin: 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — that’s his 12th homer of the season, four more than anyone in the organization not named Curtis Granderson (he has 13)
DH Gary Sanchez: 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 K — ten hits in his last 30 at-bats (.333) with two doubles and two dingers
LF Ben Gamel: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
RF Kelvin DeLeon & 2B Ali Castillo: both 1-4, 1 R — DeLeon drove in a run … Castillo struck out twice and played again after Angelo Gumbs left yesterday’s game for an unknown reason
C Francisco Arcia: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
RHP Caleb Cotham: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 8/2 GB/FB — 51 of 65 pitches were strikes (78.5%) … gotta figure he’ll be bumped up to Tampa relatively soon
RHP Pedro Guerra: 1 IP, zeroes, 0/2 GB/FB — threw just five pitches, three strikes
RHP John Brebbia: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 21 of 34 pitches were strikes (61.8%)