Pinstriped Performances: ‘Gades Take Big Series Win

A 1-4 Sunday for the affiliates saw the Renegades snag the rubber matchup of a seven-game set and the other affiliates struggle.

Matt Krook (Chris Jones)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (23-37): Scranton finished off a decent week on the wrong foot, losing to the Mets in a laugher, 10-1.

• Star of the Game: Matt Krook – 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 7 K, 86 pitches (58 strikes). Krook recovered well after allowing eight runs his last time out, and did not walk a batter in an outing for the first time since April 12
• Estevan Florial: 1-for-5, 3 strikeouts
• Derek Dietrich: 2-for-5, 1 strikeout
• Ender Inciarte: 2-for-2, 1 home run (4), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks
• Shane Greene: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (21 strikes)
• David McKay: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches (9 strikes)

Randy Vasquez. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (35-21): A 1-1 game going into extra innings turned ugly for the Patriots, who dropped the series finale to Akron 7-1. The RubberDucks salvaged a split.

• Star of the Game: Randy Vasquez – 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 91 pitches (59 strikes). Vasquez set a season high for strikeouts and lowered his ERA to 2.22
• Anthony Volpe: 1-for-4, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Mickey Gasper: 1-for-3, 1 double
• Chad Bell: 1-for-3, 1 home run (7), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Bell is not hitting for average of late, but he is slugging .500 with three home runs this month
• Carlos Espinal: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches (13 strikes)
• Carson Coleman: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 32 pitches (22 strikes). Coleman and his 22:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio with Somerset are one of the best storylines of the Yankees system this year
• Matt Minnick: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 6 R (5 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 26 pitches (10 strikes). Minnick took the loss to fall to 2-2
• Emmanuel Ramirez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches (4 strikes)

Aaron Palensky. Photo by Kylie Richelle

Hudson Valley Renegades (28-29): A six-run sixth inning propelled the ‘Gades to a 10-7 win, and a 4-3 series win, over Jersey Shore.

• Star of the Game: Eric Wagaman – 2-for-4, 1 home run (6), 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Wagaman’s fifth-inning double tied the score, and he tacked on two insurance runs with a two-run homer in the big sixth inning
• Trey Sweeney: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Saul Torres: 1-for-2, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
• Aaron Palensky: 1-for-3, 1 home run (4), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Palensky is hitting .292 in June
• TJ Sikkema: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 52 pitches (43 strikes)
• Jhonatan Munoz: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 52 pitches (28 strikes)
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 13 pitches (7 strikes). Alvarez’s clean sixth earned him the win
• Rodney Hutchison: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 13 pitches (9 strikes)
• Carlos Gomez: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 39 pitches (20 strikes)
• Nelvin Correa: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 8 pitches (6 strikes). Correa came in for a struggling Gomez and recorded the final out for his first save

Alan Mejia celebrating a home run (John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (24-33): Tampa narrowly dropped both legs of a doubleheader to Palm Beach, 3-2 and 2-1.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Marcos Cabrera – 2-for-3, 1 RBI. Still second on the team in homers, Cabrera is also hitting a respectable .258 in June
• Benjamin Cowles: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
• Chandler Champlain: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 91 pitches (65 strikes). Champlain, who fell to 1-4 with the loss, has racked up an impressive 57 strikeouts in 45.2 innings
• Jack Neely: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 31 pitches (22 strikes)
• Enrique Santana: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches (14 strikes)

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Alan Mejia – 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout. Mejia has reached base in all six of the games he’s played in June, and has posted a .333/.429/.611 slash line in that time
• Anthony Garcia: 1-for-3, 1 double
• Zach Messinger: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 57 pitches (34 strikes). Messinger took the loss to fall to 0-4
• Danny Watson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 30 pitches (18 strikes)
• Bailey Dees: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 14 pitches (9 strikes)
• Ryan Anderson: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches (13 strikes)
• Harold Cortijo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches (8 strikes)