Pinstriped Performances: Dream Season, Nightmare Ending

Anyone who’s followed the Yankees system this season has to be completely dumbfounded by the way the Tarpons crumbled in their playoff series. But as they say, that’s baseball.

Oswalda Peraza celebrates with Oswaldo Cabrera after hitting a home run for Somerset. Photo by Chris Jones.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (69-50): The RailRiders finally finished up their suspended game from Wednesday with a 5-3 win, then lost the regularly scheduled game against Syracuse 7-3.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Oswald Peraza – 1-for-4, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. It only took Peraza one game at the Triple-A level to hit his first home run. His audition to start next season at this level is underway in grand style
• Oswaldo Cabrera: 2-for-3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base. Cabrera had a successful Triple-A debut as well
• Ryan LaMarre: 1-for-3, 1 home run (6), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base. LaMarre’s home run reversed a one-run deficit
• Greg Allen: 2-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 stolen bases
• Jameson Taillon: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 51 pitches (36 strikes). Taillon is getting stretched out with an eye towards returning to the Yankees sometime next week
• Hayden Wesneski: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 20 pitches (16 strikes). Wesneski, the third of the trio of debutantes at Scranton, picked up the win 
• Brody Koerner: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches (20 strikes)
• Luis Gil: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, 42 pitches (25 strikes). Gil locked down the save and looks like a guy who’s too good for this level

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Oswaldo Cabrera – 1-for-3, 1 home run (1), 2 RBI, 1 run scored. Cabrera rounded the quarter-century mark with his 25th homer of the year, and first at Triple-A
• Miguel Andújar: 2-for-4, 1 RBI
• Clarke Schmidt: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 8 K, 82 pitches (49 strikes). Schmidt labored but also picked up his Ks as he set a season high for punchouts
• Reggie McClain: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 13 pitches (6 strikes)
• Nick Goody: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches (11 strikes)
• Ron Marinaccio: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches (12 strikes)

Tyler Hardman (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons: The Tarpons were down 5-3 after three innings, that score held for awhile, and then Bradenton put up a five-spot in the seventh to cruise away with the game and the Low-A Southeast championship. It’s a quiet end to an otherwise spectacular season at GMS Field.

• Star of the Game: Trey Sweeney – 2-for-4, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Sweeney led off the game with a home run, probably the most exciting moment of this series for Tarpons fans
• Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-4, 2 strikeouts. The Martian finishes up his rookie season with a Low-A slash line of .258/.346/.398
• Tyler Hardman: 1-for-3, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk. Hardman’s second-inning blast capped off a solid professional debut after going in the fifth round of the 2021 draft
• Benjamin Cowles: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Nicio Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 61 pitches (38 strikes)
• Michael Giacone: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 22 pitches (14 strikes)
• Jhonatan Munoz: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 50 pitches (38 strikes)
• Carlos Gomez: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 42 pitches (26 strikes)

DSL Yankees 1 (28-25): The Yanks jumped out to a quick lead and dominated throughout a 9-3 win over the Twins.

• Star of the Game: Felix Negueis – 2-for-4, 1 home run (4), 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Negueis is hitting .330 and has a .920 OPS
• Pitching Star of the Game: Luis Serna – 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 7 K. The 17-year-old right-hander earned his first win of the season
• Alan Mejia: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Jesus Rodriguez: 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, 1 home run (2), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks
• Miguel Vargas: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

DSL Yankees 2 (27-26): The Yankees rallied from a six-run deficit to steal a 9-8 win over Giants Orange.

• Star of the Game: Omar Martinez – 3-for-4, 1 home run (5), 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk. Martinez’s home run in the seventh completed the comeback and put the Yanks on top
• Daury Arias: 2-for-3, 1 double, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 walks
• Josue Gonzalez: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Nelson Medina: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Carlos Rosario: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 6 K
• Jan Pena: 4 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K. Pena picked up the win in long relief