DotF: Stephan and Medina struggle in losses

RHP Freicer Perez, who has been on the High-A Tampa disabled list since May 9th, has resumed throwing and should return in a few weeks, reports Mark Sanchez. Perez is out with shoulder inflammation. The 22-year-old had a 7.20 ERA (6.01 FIP) with nearly as many walks (19) as strikeouts (20) in 25 innings before landing on the disabled list.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3-2 loss to Lehigh Valley)

• SS Tyler Wade: 2-4, 1 SB — 17-for-50 (.340) in his last 12 games
• 1B Tyler Austin: 0-4, 2 K
• 3B Brandon Drury: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K — in a 2-for-23 (.086) skid
• CF Billy McKinney: 0-4
• LHP Josh Rogers: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 8/5 GB/FB — 53 of 88 pitches were strikes (60%), though one of the walks was intentional

Double-A Trenton Thunder (10-1 loss to Binghamton)

• CF Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 3 K — threw a runner out at third
• SS Abi Avelino: 2-4
• RF Jhalan Jackson: 0-4, 4 K — 5-for-30 (.167) with 19 strikeouts in his last eight games
• RHP Trevor Stephan: 3 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 4/1 GB/FB — 46 of 68 pitches were strikes (68%) … his worst start in an otherwise excellent season … still has a 3.00 ERA and 83/18 K/BB in 69 innings (nice)
  

The High-A Tampa Tarpons had a scheduled off-day.

The Low-A Charleston RiverDogs were rained out. They’ll play a doubleheader tomorrow.

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (3-1 loss to Tri-City)

• SS Jesus Bastidas: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 HBP
• 2B Kyle Gray: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
• LF Canaan Smith: 0-4, 1 RBI — threw a runner out at second
• RF Junior Soto: 0-4, 2 K — threw runners out at third and home
• RHP Juan De Paula: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 1/0 GB/FB — 44 of 81 pitches were strikes (54%)
• RHP Drew Finley: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 1/0 GB/FB — only six of 19 pitches were strikes

Rookie Pulaski Yankees (9-6 loss to Bristol)

• CF Everson Pereira: 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 B, 3 K
• RF Juan De Leon: 0-5, 3 K
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-5, 1 R, 3 K
• 1B Mickey Gasper: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — pro debut for this year’s 27th rounder
• RHP Luis Medina: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 1/1 GB/FB — only 15 of 34 pitches were strikes (44%) … he’s gonna have games like this … he’s basically a 19-year-old Dellin Betances … unbelievable stuff but they have to teach him to throw strikes

Rookie GCL Yankees East (5-3 loss to GCL Yankees West) going to lump the two teams together because it doesn’t really matter who plays for who

• DH Borinquen Mendez: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB
• 1B Jose Villa: 2-5, 1 RBI, 1 K, 2 E (pickoff, throwing) — 11-for-23 (.478) through five games
• RF Antonio Cabello: 1-1, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB — got picked off first … left the game in the fifth inning for an unknown reason
• C Anthony Seigler: 0-4, 3 K — played a full nine innings for the first time
• SS Roberto Chirinos: 0-4, 2 K
• LF Stanley Rosario: 1-4
• CF Brandon Lockridge: 1-4, 2 K
• RHP Juan Then: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 1/5 GB/FB — 12/2 K/BB in 10.2 innings through two starts
• RHP Marcus Evey: 2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1/0 GB/FB — eight strikeouts through 3.2 innings for this year’s 20th rounder