DotF: Torres and Amburgey lead the way in Tampa’s win

The notes:

• High-A Tampa manager Pat Osborn told Randy Miller that RHP James Kaprielian (elbow) has resumed throwing. The Yankees are taking is slow, and, unsurprisingly, it’s unlikely Kaprielian will pitch in another game this season. “He’s playing catch. He’s not off a mound,” said Osborn. “I talked to him the other day. He said he’s doing all right. He’s in his throwing program. As far as his time table and when he’s gonna be back on the mound, I don’t know.”
• OF Billy McKinney, who was part of the Aroldis Chapman trade, has reported to Double-A Trenton. OF Lane Adams was released to clear a roster spot, the team announced.

Triple-A Scranton had a scheduled off-day.

Double-A Trenton (6-1 win over Altoona)

• DH Tyler Wade: 0-4, 4 K — zoinks
• CF Dustin Fowler: 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI — his last 15 hits: five doubles, three triples, two homers, five singles
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-4, 1 K
• C Kyle Higashioka: 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI — got picked off second … 20 doubles are a new career high … he’s already doubled his previous career high homer total too
• RF Billy McKinney: 0-3, 1 BB — first game since the trade … he went from a last place team in the Cubs system to a team that is 25 games over .500 and heading to the postseason, so that must be cool
• SS Cito Culver: 2-4, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 E (throwing) — back-to-back games with a jack
• 2B Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (missed catch) — not a bad Double-A debut
• LHP Jordan Montgomery: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 3 WP, 5/6 GB/FB — 61 of 98 pitches were strikes (62%) … up to 102.1 innings this season … he threw 134.1 innings last year and 119 the year before
• RHP Matt Wotherspoon: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2 HB, 2/2 GB/FB — 31 of 47 pitches were strikes (66%)

High-A Tampa (5-1 win over Brevard County)

• 2B Jorge Mateo: 1-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
• RF Rashad Crawford: 0-4, 1 K, 1 HBP
• SS Gleyber Torres: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — singled in Mateo, which is pretty cool
• CF Jeff Hendrix: 1-5 — 4-for-20 (.200) in his last five games, which for him qualifies as a massively deep slump
• LF Trey Amburgey: 3-5, 1 R, 1 SB — 7-for-17 (.412) in his last four games
• DH Austin Aune: 1-4, 2 K
• 3B Thairo Estrada: 0-4, 2 R
• LHP Josh Rogers: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 5/3 GB/FB — 60 of 87 pitches were strikes (69%), plus he picked a runner off first … 83/18 K/BB in 106.2 innings

Low-A Charleston (1-0 win over Lexington) they came very close to throwing the third no-hitter in the system this year … they had to settle for a one-hitter … Trenton and Staten Island (ten innings!) have the no-hitters

• CF Ricardo Ferreira: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB — scored the game’s only run on a wild pitch
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-4, 1 K
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 0-3, 2 K
• C Luis Torrens: 1-3, 1 K — in a 4-for-24 (.167) slump
• LF Alex Palma: 1-3, 1 SB
• RHP Luis Cedeno: 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 8/3 GB/FB — 58 of 87 pitches were strikes (67%) … allowed the only hit in the seventh inning

Short Season Staten Island (6-4 loss to Hudson Valley)

• RF Carlos Vidal: 1-5, 2 R
• 2B Nick Solak: 2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — 12/17 K/BB in 31 pro games for this year’s second rounder
• 3B Drew Bridges: 1-5, 1 RBI, 3 K
• DH Timmy Robinson: 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
• CF Dom Thompson-Williams: 0-3, 1 BB
• SS Angel Aguilar: 0-3, 3 K
• RHP Austin DeCarr: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HB, 2/4 GB/FB — 48 of 68 pitches were strikes (71%) … been waiting to see this kind of outing … he had an 11/11 K/BB in his first 17.1 innings back from Tommy John surgery

Rookie Pulaski (14-6 loss to Burlington) they managed to allow eleven runs in the fifth inning

• 2B Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-5, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
• SS Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 E (both fielding)
• CF Blake Rutherford: 4-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 E (throwing) — 8-for-10 with a double and two triples the last two nights … 19-for-38 (.500) in his last ten games
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 0-5
• 3B Welfrin Mateo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 K — The Other Mateo is hitting .337/.367/.467 on the season
• RHP Abel Duarte: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 8/4 GB/FB
• LHP Zak Wasserman: 1.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/2 GB/FB — allowed all three inherited runners to score in that fifth inning … he really wore it that inning

Rookie GCL Yanks East (8-7 win over GCL Braves, walk-off style) they scored three in the bottom of the ninth for the win

• CF Terrance Robertson: 2-3, 4 R, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding) — 39/7 K/BB in 38 games here last year, and now a 16/14 K/BB in 18 games this year for last year’s 12th rounder
• RF Erick Mendez: 1-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 K — second in the league with five homers
• LF Edel Luaces: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — walk-off two-run double
• RHP Carlos Espinal: 5 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 6/2 GB/FB — first start up from the Dominican Summer League for the 19-year-old … he had a 59/10 K/BB in 69 innings down there

Rookie GCL Yanks West (2-1 win over GCL Phillies)

• DH Donny Sands & 3B Nelson Gomez: both 0-4, 2 K
• C Miguel Flames: 0-2 — five innings behind the plate again
• SS Diego Castillo: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
• LHP Anderson Severino: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 4 WP, 8/1 GB/FB — he’s got a 68.5% ground ball rate in 26 innings