DotF: Sheffield fans seven, Ford goes deep again for Scranton

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-2 win over Rochester)

CF Mark Payton: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — 9-for-30 (.300) with a double and three home runs in his last eight games
2B Ronald Torreyes: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — 8-for-25 (.320) in seven games since returning from the temporary inactive list
1B Ryan McBroom: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 K — back here 1B Luke Voit in the big leagues
DH Mike Ford: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB — six homers in his last 19 games
SS Abi Avelino: 2-5, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 SB
LHP Justus Sheffield: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 6/4 GB/FB — 61 of 107 pitches were strikes (57%) … 2.31 ERA and 70/30 K/BB in 74 innings with the RailRiders … “Sheff was asked for a ton in every deal and we said no, and it’s because we see what the future can bring potentially. No, we love Sheffield. We don’t like him. We love him. We think he’s doing everything he needs to do while he’s there. And his time will come in the future. When that’s going to be, I don’t know,” said Brian Cashman on a radio show earlier today (audio link)

Double-A Trenton Thunder (8-4 loss to Reading)

1B Brandon Wagner: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
LF Trey Amburgey: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
SS Kyle Holder: 1-3, 1 R — 15-for-44 (.341) during his 12-game hitting streak
DH Jhalan Jackson: 3-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K — 7-for-18 (.389) in five games since coming back from an unknown injury
RHP Trevor Stephan: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 1 HR, 1 HB, 6/2 GB/FB — 60 of 89 pitches were strikes (67%) … 112/28 K/BB in 99.1 innings for last year’s third rounder

High-A Tampa Tarpons (2-0 loss to Clearwater)

DH Estevan Florial: 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K — 9-for-26 (.346) in his last seven games
SS Diego Castillo: 0-4, 1 K
RF Isiah Gilliam: 1-4, 2 K
1B Steven Sensley: 1-2, 1 BB, 1 K — had been in a 3-for-25 (.120) skid
RHP Rony Garcia: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 WP, 4/3 GB/FB — 57 of 85 pitches were strikes (67%) … 84/19 K/BB in 94 innings for the 20-year-old

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (2-1 win over Delmarva)

2B Wilkerman Garcia: 0-3, 1 K
SS Oswaldo Cabrera: 0-4
1B Dermis Garcia: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB — on base multiple times in four of his last six games
RHP Janson Junk: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 7/1 GB/FB — 57 of 85 pitches were strikes (67%) … no more than one earned run in seven of his eleven starts

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (3-2 win over Connecticut, walk-off style)

DH Josh Breaux: 2-4, 1 RBI — had been 1-for-9 in three games since coming back from the disabled list
LF Canaan Smith: 0-4, 2 K
2B Kyle Gray: 1-4, 1 K
RHP Nolan Martinez: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 4/2 GB/FB — 44 of 66 pitches were strikes (67%) … 15 up, 15 down … … 19.1 scoreless innings in his last five outings
RHP Rodney Hutchison: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 7/0 GB/FB — 37 of 54 pitches were strikes (69%) … 15/3 K/BB and 60.0% grounders in 15 innings for this year’s sixth rounder

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (11-7 win over Burlington)

C Anthony Seigler: 1-5, 1 R, 1 K
2B Ezequiel Duran: 3-5, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K — had been in a 1-for-19 (.053) skid
3B Nelson Gomez: 2-5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K — had been in an 0-for-15 slump … three homers in his last 13 games
RHP Luis Medina: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 8 K, 2 WP, 1/1 GB/FB — 43 of 81 pitches were strikes (53%) … 30/29 K/BB in 23.1 innings
RHP Gilmael Troya: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GB/FB — 34 of 61 pitches were strikes (56%)

Rookie GCL Yankees East (5-4 win over GCL Blue Jays, walk-off style)

RF Jesus Severino: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 SB — drew the walk-off walk
CF Ryder Green: 1-4, 1 HBP, 1 SB — only the fifth time in 23 games this year’s third rounder didn’t strike out at least once
LF Alexander Santana: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K — threw a runner out at the plate
RHP Elvis Peguero: 5 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 3/5 GB/FB
RHP Blakely Brown: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 4/0 GB/FB — pro debut for this year’s 24th rounder, who didn’t pitch at all this spring because the NCAA’s stupid rules make players sit out a season after transferring

Rookie GCL Yankees West (6-2 loss to GCL Pirates)

SS Roberto Chirinos: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K
RF Anthony Garcia: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K — 17-year-old has a .210 ISO through 29 games
LF Stanley Rosario: 0-3, 1 RBI, 1 K
C Hemmanuel Rosario: 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 PB
RHP Leonardo Pestana: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 3 WP, 1 HB, 5/2 GB/FB — not a good control day for the 20-year-old