Betances solid in SWB debut

The Yankees have released Buddy Carlyle to make room on the Triple-A Scranton roster for Raul Valdes. Thanks for the 7.2 IP, Buddy. Meanwhile, the recently 60-day DL’ed Jeff Marquez will start for Double-A Trenton tomorrow. They’re taking their time with his rehab, and his 30 days conveniently ends on September 1st, when rosters expand. Short Season Staten Island manager Tom Slater will be coaching the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League this year. That’s the team the Yankees’ farmhands will be playing for, and no the rosters have not be released yet.

Triple-A Scranton (5-1 loss to Durham) set a new franchise record by hitting into six double plays
Greg Golson, CF & Brandon Laird, 3B: both 0 for 4 – Golson struck out three times
Chris Dickerson, RF: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
Jesus Montero: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 2 K – 11 walks in his first 50 games, and 23 walks in the 51 games since
Jorge Vazquez, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Mike Lamb, DH: 1 for 3
Jordan Parraz, LF: 0 for 2, 1 BB, 1 CS
Kevin Russo, 2B: 0 for 3, 1 K – just three hits in his last 37 at-bats (.081)
Luis Nunez, SS: 1 for 2, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Dellin Betances, RHP: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 6-2 GB/FB – 65 of 91 pitches were strikes (71.4%) … he was sitting 94-95 in the sixth, which is huge velo … he got hit in the hiney with a comebacker, but he stayed in the game … other than that, great first start in AAA
Andrew Brackman, RHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 17 of 25 pitches were strikes (68%) … since the nine walk game, he’s got a 10-2 K/BB in 8.2 IP … even better news? he was up to 96 tonight
Raul Valdes, LHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0-1 GB/FB – eight of 13 pitches were strikes (61.5%)

Double-A Trenton (5-2 win over Erie)
Austin Krum, LF: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K – second homer in his last seven games, and they’re his only two of the season
Ray Kruml, RF, Melky Mesa, CF & Yadil Mujica, SS: all 0 for 4 – Kruml scored a run, drove one in, and struck out twice … Mesa struck out, but only once
Austin Romine, DH: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Rob Lyerly, 1B: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K – had just two hits in his previous 20 at-bats
Jose Pirela, 2B & Jose Gil, C: both 1 for 4 – Gil hit a solo jack and struck out twice
Addison Maruszak, 3B: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 K
Craig Heyer, RHP: 8 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HB, 7-7 GB/FB – what do we call this, gritty? gutsy? he grinded (ground?) it out?
Kanekoa Texeira, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 3-0 GB/FB

High-A Tampa Game One (7-2 win over Lakeland in seven innings)
Abe Almonte, CF: 2 for 3, 2 R, 11 3B, 1 RBI, 1 BB – hitting streak is up to 20 games
Walt Ibarra, SS: 3 for 4, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 1 K – eight for his last 18 (.444)
Kyle Roller, DH & Rob Segedin, 3B-1B: both 0 for 3 – Roller got hit by a pitch … Segedin struck out twice
Ronnier Mustelier, LF: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B – back from the DL and still mashin’
DeAngelo Mack, RF: 0 for 2
Luke Murton, 1B: 0 for 1, 2 BB – Emerson Landoni pinch-ran late and came around to score, then took over at second base
Mitch Abeita, C: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Kelvin Castro, 2B-3B: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI
Francisco Gil, RHP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 7-4 GB/FB
Kramer Sneed, LHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB

High-A Tampa Game Two was postponed due to rain. Gonna make it up as part of a doubleheader when they go back to Lakeland for the final series of the season, I assume.

Low-A Charleston (8-6 loss to Augusta)
Jose Toussen, SS: 0 for 3, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (missed catch) – still 12 for his last 40 (.300)
Shane Brown, DH: 2 for 4, , 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP, 1 SB
Kevin Mahoney, 1B & Taylor Grote, LF: both 1 for 4, 1 R – Mahoney drove in two, struck out, and committed a fielding error … Grote tripled, drove in a run, whiffed, and committed a throwing error
Kelvin DeLeon, RF: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – 12 for his last 32 (.375)
Kyle Higashioka, C & Jose Mojica, 3B: both 0 for 4 – Higgy drove in a run, struck out, and allowed a passed ball … Mojica whiffed twice
Eduardo Sosa, CF: 1 for 1, 1 SB – left the game with what the play-by-play calls an “injured leg” after racing over to third on a wild pitch … hopefully this isn’t another Ravel Santana-esque destroyed ankle situation
Ramon Flores, PR-C: 0 for 3, 1 K
Anderson Feliz, 2B: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Nathan Forer, RHP: 2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3-1 GB/FB
Michael Recchia, RHP: 4 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 Balk, 3-2 GB/FB
Kelvin Perez, RHP: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K

Short Season Staten Island (1-0 loss to Connecticut)
Mason Williams, CF & Ben Gamel, DH: both 0 for 4 – Williams struck once, Gamel twice
Cito Culver, SS, Cody Grice, RF, Reymond Nunez, 1B & Wes Wilson, C: all 0 for 3 – Culver got hit by a pitch … Grice struck out once, Nunez twice
Angelo Gumbs, 2B & Tyler Austin, 3B: both 1 for 3, 1 2B – Gumbs committed a pair of fielding errors … Austin committed one on a throw
Zach Wilson, LF: 1 for 3
Wilton Rodriguez, RHP: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 7-6 GB/FB
John Brebbia, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-2 GB/FB – pro debut for this year’s 30th rounder
Branden Pinder, RHP: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2-1 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks Game One (7-5 win over GCL Braves in ten innings) completion of yesterdays game, which was suspended due to rain
Jose Rosario, SS: 1 for 6, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 3 K, 1 E (throwing)
Taylor Anderson, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Isaias Tejeda, C: 2 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 E (throwing) – nine for his last 28 (.321)
Dante Bichette, DH, Matt Duran, 3B, Bubba Jones, 1B & Danny Lopez, CF: all 1 for 5 – Bichette and Duran each scored a run and struck out twice … Jones drove in a run and whiffed twice … Lopez scored a pair of runs and struck out
Fu-Lin Kuo, LF: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – Andy In Sunny Daytona goofed yesterday, it was Kuo, not Jake Cave
Justin James, RF: 2 for 5, 1 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K
Mark Prior, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB – pitched yesterday before the rain, the second time of back-to-back days … it’s the first time he’s done the back-to-back thing all season, even before he got hurt
Taylor Morton, RHP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 6-1 GB/FB – pitched yesterday
Joel De La Rosa, RHP: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GB/FB
Corey Maines, RHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HB, 3-0 GB/FB
Cory Cowsert, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Joaquin Hinojosa, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks Game Two (4-3 win over GCL Braves in seven innings)
Danny Lopez, CF: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP – third homer this year after hitting just one from 2009-2010 in the DSL
Claudio Custodio, SS: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP – kinda disappointed he didn’t steal a base
Jackson Valera, C, Damian Taveras, 1B, Fu-Lin Kuo, LF, Henry Pena, RF & Taylor Anderson, 2B: all 0 for 2 – Valera got hit by a pitch … Taveras and Kuo walked … Pena walked, scored, and struck out twice … Anderson whiffed
Dante Bichette Jr., 3B: 1 for 2, 2 RBI, 1 HBP – 13 for his last 34 (.382)
Bubba Jones, DH: 1 for 3, 1 2B
Evan Rutckyj, LHP: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 7-3 GB/FB – 27 runs allowed in his last 43 IP
Leonel Vinas, RF: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1-1 GB/FB
Hayden Sharp, RHP: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB – muuuch better than the first time out
Mariel Checo, RHP: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K

Just FYI, the minor league season is almost over. The GCL Yanks finish up their season next Saturday, the 27th. The other five affiliates wrap up on either Sept. 4th or 5th. Both Staten Island and the GCL Yanks are safe bets to the make the playoffs while Trenton and Tampa are on the bubble and need to finish very strong. SWB still has a chance at the playoffs, but it’s a long shot. Charleston has no chance, they’re well out of the race.