DotF: Frazier and Drury help Scranton sweep doubleheader

In case you missed it earlier, RHP Jonathan Loaisiga will be called up to make his MLB debut on Friday. It was originally announced as Thursday, but Aaron Boone corrected himself following tonight’s game. Loaisiga is replacing Tanaka and will start Friday.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (5-2 win over Rochester in seven innings)

• DH Clint Frazier: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — here’s video of the dinger
• CF Tyler Wade: 0-3, 1 K
• 3B Brandon Drury: 0-3, 1 R — his on-base streak ends at 32 games … that’s the longest on-base streak since the franchise became the RailRiders in 2013
• 1B Ryan McBroom: 2-3, 1 R
• RF Billy McKinney: 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB — back-to-back games with a homer and seven homers in his last 13 games
• SS Abi Avelino: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — eight homers in 59 games this season … his previous career high was six homers in 126 games in 2016
• C Kyle Higashioka: 0-2
• RHP Erik Swanson: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 2 HR, 1 HB, 7/0 GB/FB — 58 of 85 pitches were strikes (68%) … 2.20 ERA and 81/17 K/BB in 65.1 total innings

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game Two (2-0 win over Rochester) makeup of their May 12th rainout

• LF Clint Frazier: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — threw a runner out at second
• SS Tyler Wade: 2-3, 1 R — got picked off first
• 1B Brandon Drury: 1-3, 1 3B, 2 RBI — here’s video of the triple … first start at first base since he was a 19-year-old in Low-A ball back in 2012 (he did play an emergency duty inning there with the Diamondbacks two years ago) … not sure whether this was spot start duty in the doubleheader (probably) or the Yankees trying to increase his versatility (maybe)
• CF Billy McKinney: 0-3, 2 K
• 3B Abi Avelino: 1-3, 1 K
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 Balk, 2/7 GB/FB — 49 of 77 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Gio Gallegos: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2/1 GB/FB — 17 of 32 pitches were strikes (53%)

Double-A Trenton Thunder (8-3 win over Bowie)

• 2B Billy Fleming: 4-5, 3 R, 1 RBI
• RF Trey Amburgey: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB — five homers in his last 15 games now
• RHP Trevor Stephan: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 3 HB, 1 WP, 2/3 GB/FB — 53 of 84 pitches were strikes (63%) … 2.36 ERA and 73/15 K/BB in 61 innings

High-A Tampa Tarpons (4-3 loss to Clearwater in ten innings, walk-off style)

• 2B Diego Castillo: 2-5, 1 RBI, 2 K
• RF Alex Palma: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) — got picked off first
• LF Isiah Gilliam: 1-5, 2 K
• SS Hoy Jun Park: 1-2, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding) — 16.7 BB% and 19.5 K% this year … also 15-for-18 in stolen bases
• RHP Adonis Rosa: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 Balk, 1 HB, 6/3 GB/FB — 51 of 67 pitches were strikes (76%)

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (6-1 loss to Asheville)

• 2B Wilkerman Garcia: 1-4, 1 K, 2 E (both fielding) — 19 errors in 57 games in the field
• SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4
• RF Steven Sensley: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 CS, 1 E (fielding)
• LF Leonardo Molina: 1-3
• LHP JP Sears: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 3/2 GB/FB — 63 of 85 pitches were strikes (74%) … 2.57 ERA and 48/8 K/BB in 49 innings for the southpaw who came over from the Mariners in the Nick Rumbelow trade