DotF: Sanchez homers again, Bird returns in Trenton’s win

1B Greg Bird was activated off the Double-A Trenton DL, the team announced. He missed the last month with a shoulder strain. 1B/3B Dante Bichette Jr. was send down to High-A Tampa to clear a roster spot. He was hitting .213/.253/.298 (54 wRC+) with the Thunder. Also, LHP Matt Tracy was outrighted off the 40-man roster, reports Chad Jennings. That means he cleared waivers and remains with the organization. The Yankees now have two open 40-man spots.

Triple-A Scranton (10-2 win over Syracuse)

• CF Mason Williams: 0-5, 1 RBI
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 2-5, 2 R — had two hits in his previous 15 at-bats
• 1B Kyle Roller: 1-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI
• C Austin Romine: 0-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — one hit in his last 15 at-bats (.067)
• LF Ben Gamel: 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB
• RF Tyler Austin: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Jaron Long: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 7/3 GB/FB — 62 of 92 pitches were strikes (67%)
• RHP Nick Rumbelow: 1 IP, zeroes, 2/1 GB/FB — seven of 12 pitches were strikes (58%)
• RHP Chris Martin: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K — 12 pitches, nine strikes
• RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 1/2 GB/FB — 14 of 24 pitches were strikes (58%)

Double-A Trenton (2-0 win over Binghamton)

• CF Jake Cave & RF Aaron Judge: both 0-4, 2 K — Judge scored a run
• DH Greg Bird & 1B Eric Jagielo: both 1-4, 1 K — Jagielo’s first pro game at first base, and he missed a catch for an error … I can’t imagine it’ll be a regular thing with Bird back though
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K — seven homers in his last 18 games
• LHP Caleb Smith: 6.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 6/6 GB/FB — 54 of 93 pitches were strikes (58%) … 27/20 K/BB in 40.2 innings this year
• LHP James Pazos: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — eleven of 14 pitches were strikes (79%) … he’s struck out six of the 13 batters he faced since coming back from his injury

High-A Tampa (3-2 win over Clearwater, walk-off style)

• SS Abi Avelino: 1-3, 1 R
• 2B Tyler Wade: 1-4, 2 K, 1 CS
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB — in a brutal 5-for-54 (.093) slump
• CF Michael O’Neill: 2-4, 1 R, 1 CS
• LF Ericson Leonora: 2-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI,  HBP, 1 E (fielding) — two-run walk-off dinger
• RHP Rookie Davis: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 5/3 GB/FB — 54 of 86 pitches were strikes (63%) … 58/10 K/BB in 49.2 innings

Low-A Charleston (9-6 win over Asheville)

• SS Jorge Mateo: 2-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 HBP, 1 E (throwing) — got picked off second … three triples in his last seven games
• 2B Angel Aguilar: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RF Austin Aune: 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB
• C Collin Slaybaugh: 4-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 PB — he’s played two games with the River Dogs this year and has gone 4-for-4 both times
• RHP Manolo Reyes: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 12/9 K/BB in 11.1 innings