Pinstriped Performances: Just Joshin’

It took Josh Smith all of three pitches in his first game with Hudson Valley to sock his first High-A dinger. The Renegades split a doubleheader with their downstate rivals, while Tampa mashed thanks to big games from their big names.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (20-9): Scranton’s matchup with Buffalo in Trenton was postponed due to rain. The Bisons and RailRiders will play a doubleheader tomorrow.

Oswaldo Cabrera. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (20-11): The Patriots jumped out to a quick 2-0 but relinquished it down the stretch and lost their second straight to Erie, 4-2.

• Star of the Game: Oswaldo Cabrera – 2-for-4, 1 home run (4), 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Cabrera returned to the Somerset lineup after a stint with his national team Venezuela at the Olympic qualifiers in Florida
• Oswald Peraza: 1-for-3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Peraza picked up his first Double-A hit
• Diego Castillo: 2-for-4, 1 strikeout
• Dermis Garcia: 0-for-4, 3 strikeouts
• Isiah Gilliam: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 stolen base
• JP Sears: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 5 K, 59 pitches (32 strikes)
• Ron Marinaccio: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 46 pitches (29 strikes)
• Keegan Curtis: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 26 pitches (17 strikes)
• Stephen Ridings: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 18 pitches (14 strikes). RIP scoreless streak – Ridings finally gave up an earned run in his ninth appearance. But he did strike out the side, too

Yankees infield prospect Ezequiel Duran at the plate for the Staten Island Yankees (Robert M. Pimpsner/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (16-14): Some big home runs led the Renegades to a 3-2 win over Brooklyn in the first game of the twin bill. HV then dropped the second game 5-3.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Josh Smith – 1-for-3, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts. Making his Renegades debut, Smith led off the game under the bright lights in NYC with a solo bomb. The 2019 second-round pick has put together one of the most impressive all-around seasons in the system
• Ezequiel Duran: 1-for-3, 1 home run (5), 2 RBI, 1 run scored. Duran’s two-run shot broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning. With Oswald Peraza now in Somerset, it’s up to Duran to set the pace
• Josh Breaux: 0-for-3, 1 strikeout
• Anthony Seigler: 0-for-3
• Jhony Brito: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 68 pitches (46 strikes). Brito has put together a strong season, striking out 26 and walking four in six starts
• Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches (11 strikes). Myatt picked up his first win
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches (13 strikes)
• Justin Wilson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches (8 strikes). Wilson held serve in a scoreless ninth for his first save

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Kyle MacDonald – 1-for-2, 1 home run (4), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. MacDonald went deep in the second inning as part of a three-run frame
• Josh Smith: 0-for-2, 1 walk
• Ezequiel Duran: 0-for-2, 1 strikeout
• Frederick Cuevas: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
• Luis Medina: 5 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches (48 strikes). Medina was not at his best on Wednesday and saw his ERA rise from 1.63 to 2.76
• Nick Ernst: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 20 pitches (11 strikes)

Trevor Hauver (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (22-9): The Tarpons jumped on Clearwater early and got just enough from their pitching to close out an 11-8 win.

• Star of the Game: Trevor Hauver: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout. It’s been awhile since Hauver was featured in this space – but it’s not like he’s fallen off a cliff, as he lifted his average back over .300 with the multi-hit game on Wednesday
• Anthony Volpe: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 3 walks, 1 stolen base
• Austin Wells: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Andres Chaparro: 1-for-3, 1 home run (3), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 walks
• Elijah Dunham: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 3 walks, 1 strikeout, 2 stolen bases
• Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-5, 2 runs scored, 2 strikeouts
• Pat DeMarco: 1-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 walk
• Anderson Munoz: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 29 pitches (16 strikes)
• Wellington Diaz: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 25 pitches (9 strikes)
• Jhonatan Munoz: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, 59 pitches (38 strikes). As the bulk relief man tonight, Munoz got his second win of the season
• Kevin Milam: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 34 pitches (19 strikes)
• Trevor Holloway: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches (24 strikes). A quiet multi-inning save kept Holloway’s strong season going