DotF: Roller goes deep in Scranton’s win

What do you want first, the good news or the bad news? Okay, the good news: OF Aaron Judge placed seventh in this week’s Prospect Hot Sheet. He came into tonight 12-for-28 (.429) with two homers and two doubles during his six-game hitting streak.

Now, the bad news: 1B Greg Bird has been placed on the Double-A DL with a right shoulder injury, the team announced. Josh Norris says he’s heading for an MRI. Bird has a history of back issues but this is his first shoulder trouble as far as I know. 1B Matt Snyder was bumped up from High-A Tampa to Trenton to take Bird’s spot on the roster.

Triple-A Scranton (5-4 win over Indianapolis)

• RF Slade Heathcott & DH Ramon Flores: both 1-4, 1 BB — Heathcott scored a run, stole a base, and threw a runner out at second … Flores struck out thrice
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K — snaps his ten-game hitting streak
• 1B Kyle Roller: 2-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB — third homer in the last seven games
• LF Tyler Austin: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — came into the game in an 0-for-15 slump
• C Austin Romine: 1-3, 1 RBI
• LHP Matt Tracy: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 Balk, 7/1 GB/FB — 52 of 84 pitches were strikes (62%)
• RHP Jared Burton: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 12 of 17 pitches were strikes (71%)
• RHP Jose Ramirez: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — 19 of 26 pitches were strikes (73%)

Double-A Trenton (4-1 loss to New Hampshire)

• CF Jake Cave & C Gary Sanchez: both 0-4 — Sanchez struck out once
• LF Mason Williams: 2-4, 1 CS
• RF Aaron Judge: 1-4, 1 2B
• 3B Eric Jagielo: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) — walk rate is down just a touch this year, from 10.6% to 8.9%
• DH Dante Bichette Jr.: 2-4, 1 2B
• LHP Eric Wooten: 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 9/2 GB/FB — 60 of 97 pitches were strikes (62%)
• RHP Johnny Barbato: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — eight of 15 pitches were strikes (53%) … 16/6 K/BB in 14.2 innings for the guy the Yankees got in the Shawn Kelley trade

High-A Tampa (5-4 loss to Brevard County)

• SS Abi Avelino: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
• 2B Tyler Wade: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB — 8-for-18 (.444) in his last four games
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-4, 1 K
• CF Michael O’Neill: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K — got picked off first
• RHP Jonathan Holder: 2.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 4/7 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (5-3 loss to Lexington)

• DH Jorge Mateo: 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS
• CF Dustin Fowler: 0-4, 2 K — threw a runner out at third
• SS Angel Aguilar: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 K
• RF Austin Aune: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K — 43.4 K%
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — first dinger of the year after hitting three last year
• LHP Justin Kamplain: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 6/0 GB/FB, 1 E (fielding) — picked a runner off first
• RHP Cale Coshow: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 2/2 GB/FB — 17/3 K/BB in 13 innings