Pinstriped Performances: A Full Slate Of Action

All seven Yankees affiliates took to the field on Thursday for a total of eight games, including blowout wins for the RailRiders and Tarpons and a tough twin bill for the Renegades.

Armando Alvarez (Matt Bufano)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (40-21): Arguably the RailRiders’ two best hitters, Hoy Jun Park and Trey Amburgey, received the call Thursday – so their teammates went out and celebrated with an 11-3 shellacking of Worcester.

• Star of the Game: Armando Alvarez – 2-for-5, 1 double, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored. Alvarez provided some big blows with a two-run single in the first and an RBI double in the third
• Pitching Star of the Game: Matt Krook – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 8 K, 83 pitches (53 strikes). Krook made his first start at Triple-A and did not disappoint
• Estevan Florial: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 4 strikeouts
• Chris Gittens: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Ryan LaMarre: 1-for-4, 1 home run (3), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk. LaMarre chipped in a solo homer in the ninth once the game was well out of hand
• Greg Allen: 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk
• Andrew Velazquez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Asher Wojciechowski: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 60 pitches (43 strikes). Wojciechowski picked up a save in this blowout, but it was absolutely earned in his best performance by far as a Yankee farmhand

Isiah Gilliam. Photo by Matt Kardos.

Somerset Patriots (40-22): The Patriots and Flying Squirrels went into extra innings for the second straight night, but this time it was the visiting team that emerged victorious, 6-5.

• Star of the Game: Oswald Peraza – 2-for-4, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk. Peraza is getting it done these days, with his eighth-inning triple bringing Somerset within a run and setting him up to score from third on Oswaldo Cabrera’s sacrifice fly to tie the game
• Diego Castillo: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Castillo drove home the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th
• Donny Sands: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
• Isiah Gilliam: 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout
• JP Sears: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 78 pitches (47 strikes)
• Michael Gomez: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 37 pitches (23 strikes)
• Addison Russ: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 31 pitches (25 strikes). Russ allowed Richmond to score once in the 10th and threaten to tie the game up again, but shut the door to earn his first win with Somerset

Chad Bell (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (40-23): The Renegades could not get much going offensively as they dropped both halves of their doubleheader by 3-2 and 2-1 scorelines.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Pablo Olivares – 3-for-3, 1 RBI. Olivares tied the game with a single in the fourth and was the only Renegade with more than one hit
• Anthony Volpe: 0-for-4, 1 strikeout
• Ezequiel Duran: 1-for-3, 1 strikeout
• Josh Breaux: 1-for-3
• Elijah Dunham: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Jhony Brito: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 81 pitches (53 strikes)

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Chad Bell – 1-for-2, 1 home run (4), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Bell struck the only real blow, giving them their only lead of the entire day at 1-0 in the second inning
• Oliver Dunn: 1-for-3
• Barrett Loseke: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 52 pitches (34 strikes)
• Sean Boyle: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, 49 pitches (30 strikes). Boyle was tagged with what amounts to a very cruel loss in his second High-A appearance

Austin Wells hitting a home run to right field (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (43-19): Eight of nine starters recorded a hit and Edgar Barclay tossed another dazzling four relief frames in a comprehensive 8-1 win over Lakeland.

• Star of the Game: Austin Wells – 1-for-3, 1 home run (8), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Wells is red hot this month, with three home runs and a .733 slugging percentage
• Pitching Star of the Game: Edgar Barclay – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 45 pitches (31 strikes). Tampa doesn’t have a more reliable option out of the pen right now. Barclay has to be pitching himself into the mix for a promotion
• Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-5, 1 triple, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout. Dominguez cracked his first pro triple and has had a nice run early on with Tampa
• Trevor Hauver: 2-for-5, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
• Juan De Leon: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Eduardo Torrealba: 1-for-3, 1 home run (1), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored. Torrealba’s first bomb of the season doubled the Tarpons’ lead in the second inning
• Beck Way: 3 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 66 pitches (34 strikes)
• Nick Paciorek: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 36 pitches (23 strikes)

Alexander Vargas (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

FCL Yankees (8-3): The Yanks clawed back from a 6-1 deficit with eight unanswered runs to pull away from Tigers East 9-6.

• Star of the Game: Alex Vargas – 3-for-5, 1 double, 4 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Vargas is hitting a healthy .333 in the early going and came through with a clutch two-run, go-ahead single in the sixth inning
• Madison Santos: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 walks
• Jake Pries: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Blane Abeyta: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), 0 BB, 4 K. Abeyta has a 6.00 ERA in the FCL
• Yon Castro: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
• Ben Keizer: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K. Keizer picked up the win with his shutout frames
• Jarod Lessar: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. Lessar recorded his second save of the year

DSL Yankees 1 (2-1): The Yanks walked off Phillies Red by a 5-4 score.

• Star of the Game: Enger Castellano – 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 strikeout. Castellano had the walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning
• Fidel Montero: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Yarison Ruiz: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 3 K
• Miguel Vargas: 3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
• Wilser Barrios: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Barrios took home the win as he looks to battle back to full-season ball, in which he has one career appearance back in 2019

DSL Yankees 2 (2-1): These Yanks lost to the Rockies 4-1.

• Star of the Game: Jesus Rodriguez – 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored. The 19-year-old catcher from Venezuela is hitting .429 through three games
• Dayro Perez: 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 strikeouts
• Joel Mendez: 1-for-3, 2 strikeouts
• Carlos Rosario: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
• Luis Urbano: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• Jan Pena: 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Ernesto Borges: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K