Heathcott homers in Trenton win - River Avenue Blues

Some notes…

SS Cito Culver was placed on the Low-A Charleston DL for an unknown reason according to Josh Norris. Not sure what’s wrong with him, hence the “unknown reason” part. IF Jose Rosario was called up from Extended Spring Training to replace him on the roster.
1B Luke Murton has been activated off the Triple-A Scranton DL, the team announced. RHP Graham Stoneburner was sent down to Double-A Trenton in a corresponding move. The Triple-A squad was carrying 14 pitchers and needed some position player depth.
Check out this Jonathan Lehman article on some of the team’s top position player prospects, with quotes from High-A Tampa hitting coach Marcus Thames. Yes, that Marcus Thames. They Yankees hired him as a coach in January.

Triple-A Scranton (11-6 loss to Durham)

2B Corban Joseph: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
RF Thomas Neal: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K — threw a runner out at second
LF Zoilo Almonte: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K — man has he been slumping hard of late
DH Ronnie Mustelier: 3-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI — 16 hits in his last 44 at-bats (.364)
CF Melky Mesa: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — that’s his first walk since April 14th, and it ain’t like he’s a part-time player either
RHP Caleb Cotham: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 5/3 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) — 40 of 73 pitches were strikes (55%) … he’s been completely overmatched at this level
RHP Dellin Betances: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GB/FB — 26 of 50 pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton (5-4 win over Bowie)

LF Ramon Flores: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
CF Slade Heathcott: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — got picked off first … 23-for-75 (.307) in his last 19 games, but also 24 strikeouts and just three walks
RF Tyler Austin: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI — got picked off first … game-tying infield single in the top of the ninth
C J.R. Murphy: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB
1B Kyle Roller: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP — drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth with a bases loaded hit-by-pitch
RHP Matt Daley: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2/0 GB/FB — only 12 of 26 pitches were strikes (46%), but one of the walks was intentional
RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K — 13 of 16 pitches were strikes

High-A Tampa (6-2 loss to Dunedin)

CF Mason Williams: 1-4, 1 E (fielding)
2B Angelo Gumbs & C Gary Sanchez: both 0-4, 1 K — Gumbs committed a fielding error
DH Rob Refsnyder: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — only his second homer of the year
LF Ben Gamel: 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 CS — ten for his last 21 (.476) with five doubles
RHP Shane Greene: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 6/4 GB/FB — 58/9 K/BB in 60.2 innings

Low-A Charleston (6-0 win over Greenville)

CF Jake Cave: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
1B Greg Bird: 0-5, 1 R, 4 K — hitless in his last nine at-bats with eight strikeouts
3B Dante Bichette Jr.: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
C Peter O’Brien: 2-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — ten walks in his last nine games after five walks in his first 28 games
RHP Cesar Vargas: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4/2 GB/FB — 46 of 80 pitches were strikes (58%)