Pinstriped Performances: Dominguez Goes Deep In Tampa Romp

The Yankees’ top prospect has had his ups and downs in his debut season, as one might expect with an 18-year-old just getting his feet wet in the minors. He had a career game on Thursday and helped lift his team to another big win.

Donny Sands. Photo by Chris Jones.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (48-28): Scranton dropped a tough one in 11 innings to Worcester, 5-3.

• Star of the Game: Donny Sands – 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 strikeout. Sands has earned a place in Triple-A and then some, racking up four extra-base hits and a .898 OPS through 11 games at this level
• Andrew Velazquez: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts, 3 stolen bases
• Cristian Perez: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 run scored
• Deivi García: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches (50 strikes). The walks remain unsightly, as does García’s 7.02 season ERA
• Nick Green: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 42 pitches (28 strikes)
• Kevin Gadea: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 26 pitches (19 strikes)
• Greg Weissert: 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches (13 strikes)

Clarke Schmidt pitches for Somerset during a rehab start on August 5, 2021. Photo by Chris Jones.

Somerset Patriots (50-30): The Patriots were blanked by the Baysox 4-0.

• Star of the Game: Ken Waldichuk – 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 10 K, 90 pitches (62 strikes). Waldichuk came on in relief of the rehabbing Clarke Schmidt and was bitten by two long balls, but was otherwise brilliant
• Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, 2 strikeouts
• Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-for-3, 1 walk
• Isiah Gilliam: 1-for-4, 3 strikeouts, 1 stolen base
• Clarke Schmidt: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 50 pitches (28 strikes). Schmidt started the day and was solid, if not terribly efficient in his rehab appearance
• Addison Russ: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches (8 strikes)

Anderson Muñoz (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (53-28): No Anthony Volpe, no problem as the ‘Gades provided cover for their star infielder on a routine day off, getting production from up and down the lineup and a dominant pitching performance from Anderson Munoz in a 5-3 win over Brooklyn.

• Star of the Game: Kyle MacDonald – 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 strikeouts. MacDonald has a hit in five of his last six games
• Pitching Star of the Game: Anderson Munoz – 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 70 pitches (49 strikes). The 23-year-old righty, two starts into his High-A career, hasn’t allowed more than two earned runs in an appearance all year
• Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base
• Anthony Seigler: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Jake Sanford: 3-for-5, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Pablo Olivares: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 stolen base
• Oliver Dunn: 1-for-4, 1 double, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout
• Eduardo Torrealba: 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Charlie Ruegger: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches (25 strikes)
• Carlos Espinal: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (13 strikes). Espinal picked up his first save

Ryder Green (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (56-24): Jasson Dominguez, Blas Castano and the rest of the Tarpons easily handled Jupiter 8-1.

• Star of the Game: Jasson Dominguez – 2-for-5, 1 home run (2), 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 strikeouts. Dominguez hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, his first since July 16, and raised his Tampa OPS to .775
• Pitching Star of the Game: Blas Castano – 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 75 pitches (44 strikes). The 22-year-old has made three starts at this level. One was shaky, one was serviceable, and the latest one was downright strong
• Ryder Green: 3-for-4, 1 double, 2 runs scored
• Benjamin Cowles: 2-for-5, 1 double, 3 RBI, 2 strikeouts. Cowles’ double cleared the bases after Cooper Bowman, Ryder Green and Madison Santos all reached following Dominguez’s home run
• Roberto Chirinos: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Clay Aguilar: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches (26 strikes)
• Wellington Diaz: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches (12 strikes)

DSL Yankees 1 (8-9): The streaking Yanks 1 put up the first 15 runs of the ballgame and defeated the Twins 15-4.

• Star of the Game: Enger Castellano – 2-for-4, 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base. Castellano is hitting .347 with a .459 on-base percentage and has added three steals
• Pitching Star of the Game: Luis Serna – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K. At the tender age of 17, Serna has made four starts and has still not given up an earned run
• Felix Negueis: 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk
• Alex Garcia: 3-for-5, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Nolberto Henriquez: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
• Yordi Pichardo: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees 2 (10-7): Yanks 2 took a 9-1 lead over Giants Orange en route to a 14-4 win.

• Star of the Game: Daury Arias – 3-for-5, 1 home run (5), 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base. Arias tied Joel Mendez for the DSL Yanks overall lead in home runs
• Pitching Star of the Game: Kevin Aparicio – 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K. The 18-year-old Panamanian has recorded the win in all five of his appearances this season
• Dayro Perez: 2-for-5, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base
• Joel Mendez: 1-for-4, 1 double, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
• Ronny Rojas: 2-for-2, 4 runs scored, 2 walks
• Edinson Duran: 2-for-5, 1 double, 4 RBI, 2 runs scored
• Osmany Fleitas: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 walk
• Carlos Rosario: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R (0 ER), 4 BB, 5 K
• Franyer Hernandez: 1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K