DotF: Urshela extends hitting streak in AAA doubleheader

Earlier today the Yankees claimed C Chris Rabago off waivers from the Rockies, the team announced. He’s been optioned to Double-A Trenton. Rabago, 25, is hitting .213/.292/.361 (81 wRC+) in 66 Double-A games last season. He put up a .280/.349/.382 (102 wRC+) line in 211 games at the lower levels from 2015-17. Just a depth pickup. I don’t think Rabago will be on the 40-man roster very long.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game One (2-1 loss to Buffalo, walk-off style) completion of yesterday’s game, which was suspended due to rain in the middle of the ninth inning

• LF Tyler Wade: 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 BB
• SS Abi Avelino: 0-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) — .337/.392/.553 in 49 Double-A games and .252/.284/.376 in 70 Triple-A games this year
• 3B Gio Urshela: 1-4, 1 K — 8-for-23 (.348) during his six-game hitting streak
• LHP Nestor Cortes: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 6/2 GB/FB — 70 of 96 pitches were strikes (73%) … he pitched yesterday, before the rain … no more than one run allowed in eight of his last 12 appearances
• LHP Justus Sheffield: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4/0 GB/FB — 25 of 36 pitches were strikes (69%) … he pitched yesterday, before the rain … this is the first of what are expected to be 3-4 relief appearances before a September call-up
• RHP George Kontos: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/0 GB/FB — ten pitches, six strikes … he threw two pitches yesterday, then it started raining, so he came back out to continue the game today

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Game Two (7-3 loss to Buffalo)

• SS Tyler Wade: 0-4, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
• 2B Abi Avelino: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 SB, 1 HBP — 25-for-31 (71%) in steal attempts
• RF Ryan McBroom: 2-5, 1 K — he’d been out since August 14th with a back issue
• 1B Mike Ford: 0-4, 1 R, 1 BB
• 3B Gio Urshela: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — now it’s a seven-game hitting streak
• LHP Stephen Tarpley: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 5/0 GB/FB — 19 of 34 pitches were strikes (56%) … ground ball ate is up to 71.0% … I see a September call-up in his future

Double-A Trenton Thunder (8-7 win over Reading)

• 3B Gosuke Katoh: 0-1, 2 R, 4 BB
• DH Trey Amburgey: 0-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
• RHP Jonathan Loaisiga: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 3/2 GB/FB — 31 of 49 pitches were strikes (63%) … two runs allowed with a 6/4 K/BB in seven innings in three games back from the injury … he is no longer on the disabled list, by the way … he’s been activated and assigned here

High-A Tampa Tarpons (6-3 win over St. Lucie)

• CF Estevan Florial: 0-4, 1 BB
• 2B Diego Castillo: 0-5, 2 K
• DH Isiah Gilliam: 0-4
• 3B Angel Aguilar: 4-4, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS — came into the game hitting .214/.251/.344 in 108 games
• 1B Steven Sensley: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB — had been in a 4-for-43 (.093) slump
• LHP Dalton Lehnen: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 5/7 GB/FB — 47 of 79 pitches were strikes (59%)

The Low-A Charleston RiverDogs had a scheduled off-day.

Short Season Staten Island Yankees (10-4 win over Lowell)

• SS Eduardo Torrealba: 4-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K — 23-for-49 (.469) in his last 15 games … the Yankees signed 19-year-old for $300,000 in 2016, after his deal with the Red Sox was voided because they’re cheaters
• LF Canaan Smith: 3-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K — had been in a 4-for-37 (.108) slump
• 2B Jesus Bastidas: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
• RHP Harold Cortijo: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 1 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 60 of 91 pitches were strikes (66%) … 2.53 ERA and 50/10 K/BB in 46.1 innings for last year’s 14th rounder … he’s only 19 too, he’s not a college kid repeating the level or something

Rookie Pulaski Yankees Game One (7-5 loss to Princeton in seven innings)

• SS Oswald Peraza: 3-4, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K — two three-hit games and six no-hit games in his last eight games
• 2B Ezequiel Duran: 0-4, 1 K
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
• CF Isaiah Pasteur: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K — this year’s 13th rounder has been hitting non-stop since signing
• RHP Luis Medina: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2 HB, 3/1 GB/FB — 19 of 44 pitches were strikes (43%) … Keith Law had him at 97-99 mph in the first inning … 19-year-old has a 6.40 ERA with 43/41 K/BB in 32.2 innings
• RHP Gilmael Troya: 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 4/1 GB/FB — 39 of 53 pitches were strikes (74%) … 1.49 ERA and 51/16 K/BB in 36.1 innings

Rookie Pulaski Yankees Game Two (9-4 loss to Princeton in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• CF Evan Alexander: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI — the 2016 19th rounder is hitting .290/.418/.508 with one double, seven triples (?!?), five homers, and ten steals in 41 games … he’s still only 19 too
• DH Oswald Peraza: 2-4, 2 R, 1 3B, 2 K
• LF Isaiah Pasteur: 0-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K
• 3B Nelson Gomez: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K
• RHP Wellington Diaz: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 3/1 GB/FB — 47 of 83 pitches were strikes (57%)

The Rookie GCL Yankees East had  scheduled off-day.

The Rookie GCL Yankees West were rained out. The game was canceled and will not be made up.