DotF: Gilliam continues to mash in Tampa’s win

Earlier today, following the double postponements, the Yankees announced RHP Luis Cessa has been optioned and OF Shane Robinson has been outrighted, both to Triple-A Scranton. Robinson remains with the Yankees as a non-40-man roster player. (UTIL Jace Peterson is still in DFA limbo.) The Yankees will call someone up to replace Cessa tomorrow, then they’ll need to send someone down Thursday to make room on the roster for CC Sabathia.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barres RailRiders (4-3 win over Charlotte in six innings) completed early due to rain

• LF L.J. Mazzilli: 0-2, 1 RBI — three starts at three different positions since the trade
• 3B Gleyber Torres: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K — that’s five straight starts at third base
• C Kyle Higashioka: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI — first multi-hit game of the year … he is 8-for-23 (.348) with one double, two homers, five walks, and five strikeouts in seven games so far
• 1B Mike Ford: 1-3, 1 RBI
• SS Abi Avelino: 1-2, 1 R
• RHP Jonathan Holder: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — 15 of 22 pitches were strikes (68%) … not sure why he started today, but it could be that he’s working on a set schedule, and they wanted to make sure he threw his inning before the rain
• RHP Brody Koerner: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 5/2 GB/FB — 37 of 57 pitches were strikes (65%)

The Double-A Trenton Thunder were rained out. This game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on May 22nd.

High-A Tampa Tarpons (6-1 loss to Fort Myers in seven innings) completed early due to rain

• SS Hoy Jun Park: 0-3, 1 BB
• CF Estevan Florial: 0-3, 1 RBI, 3 K, 1 HBP
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B
• RF Isiah Gilliam: 3-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — four straight multi-hit games … 13-for-27 (.481) with three doubles in his last six games
• 2B Diego Castillo: 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB — had been in a 1-for-19 (.053) rut
• RHP Nick Green: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 1 HB, 7/3 GB/FB — 57 of 99 pitches were strikes (58%) … 15/4 GB/FB in 11 innings for the sinkerballer

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs had their game cancelled due to inclement weather. The game will not be made up.