Pinstriped Performances: Last Days Of Summer

There were eight games around the system on Saturday, the last time in 2021 that we’ll be blessed with such a bounty. Soak it in – the offseason is just around the corner.

Trey Amburgey (Matt Bufano)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (67-49): Scranton defeated Lehigh Valley 6-2 in the completion of Wednesday’s game, then won the nightcap 4-1.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Chris Gittens – 1-for-2, 1 home run (13), 4 RBI, 1 run scored, 3 walks. Gittens’ grand slam in the seventh inning turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-2 lead
• Trey Amburgey: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Kyle Holder: 3-for-5, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Brody Koerner: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (19 strikes)
• Matt Krook: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 7 K, 90 pitches (62 strikes). Krook, who evened his record at 5-5, has given up just two earned runs in 23 innings this month
• Braden Bristo: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 21 pitches (14 strikes)

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Trey Amburgey – 1-for-1, 1 double, 3 RBI, 1 run scored. Amburgey entered as a pinch-hitter in the sixth and hit a bases-clearing double to break the scoreless tie
• Donny Sands: 3-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored
• Matt Pita: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Sean Boyle: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 61 pitches (35 strikes)
• Domingo Germán: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 35 pitches (22 strikes). Germán picked up the rehab win
• Nick Nelson: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches (10 strikes). Nelson worked his first save of the season

Ken Waldichuk pitching for the Somerset Patriots on July 7, 2021. Photo by Chris Jones.

Somerset Patriots (72-46): The Patriots lost to Akron 5-3, setting up a dramatic final day in Double-A Northeast. Somerset and Akron are in a dead heat, with Bowie half a game back; a Somerset loss and a Bowie win would leave the Patriots on the outside looking in, while a win would clinch home-field advantage.

• Star of the Game: Brandon Lockridge – 2-for-4, 1 home run (10), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Lockridge reached double-digit homers with a blast in the seventh that made the game interesting
• Isiah Gilliam: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 stolen base
• Jason Lopez: 1-for-4, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 3 strikeouts
• Ken Waldichuk: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, 90 pitches (52 strikes)
• Michael Gomez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 39 pitches (23 strikes)

Matt Sauer (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (71-48): Everson Pereira homered again and provided the walk-off hit as the ‘Gades won their penultimate game 5-4 over Greensboro in 12 innings.

• Star of the Game: Everson Pereira – 2-for-4, 1 home run (14), 4 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. What an evening for Pereira. He started it off with a two-run home run, drove in the tying run in the 10th inning with a sacrifice fly, and then won the game with a walk-off single in the 12th
• Pitching Star of the Game: Matt Sauer – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 90 pitches (59 strikes). Sauer capped off his season with maybe his strongest effort in a Renegades uniform
• Elijah Dunham: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• James Nelson: 2-for-5, 1 strikeout
• Nelvin Correa: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 26 pitches (21 strikes)
• Derek Craft: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 5 K, 25 pitches (22 strikes)
• Matt Minnick: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 27 pitches (19 strikes)

Cooper Bowman hits his first pro grand slam (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (73-42): It ultimately matters little because the Tarpons have already secured home-field advantage, but after winning Thursday’s suspended game 6-5, they were no-hit in the nightcap and lost 3-0.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Cooper Bowman – 3-for-4, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout. Bowman nears the end of a solid rookie season during which he’s racked up 14 extra-base hits and 11 stolen bases across the FCL and Low-A
• Trey Sweeney: 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout
• Madison Santos: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Roberto Chirinos: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Nicio Rodriguez: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 75 pitches (46 strikes)
• Michael Giacone: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches (15 strikes). Giacone moved to 8-0 on the year
• Carson Coleman: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 27 pitches (17 strikes). Coleman notched his fifth save

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Harold Cortijo – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches (17 strikes). Cortijo’s scoreless relief kept the game close
• Jasson Dominguez: 0-for-2, 1 strikeout, 1 HBP
• Anthony Garcia: 0-for-2, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Dominguez and Garcia were the only two baserunners
• Josue Panacual: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 75 pitches (45 strikes)

Alex Guerrero (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

FCL Yankees (36-16): The Yankees finished their season on a high note, defeating the Blue Jays 7-4.

• Star of the Game: Alex Guerrero – 3-for-3, 1 triple, 2 doubles, 3 RBI. The 21-year-old finishes the season with a .407 batting average and 1.207 OPS in 26 games at this level
• Grant Richardson: 1-for-1, 1 home run (3), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 3 walks. The 17th-round selection in this year’s draft slugged .512 out of the leadoff spot
• Agustin Ramirez: 1-for-3, 1 home run (4), 2 RBI, 1 run scored. Ramirez exploded in the month of September, slugging .727 with all four of his home runs
• Marcos Cabrera: 2-for-2, 1 home run (8), 1 RBI, 3 runs scored. Cabrera finishes up tied for fourth in the FCL in homers
• Brock Selvidge: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
• Bailey Dees: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
• Yoljeldriz Diaz: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K. Diaz picked up his second win
• Yon Castro: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Castro recorded his first and only save this year

DSL Yankees: Yanks 2 (24-25) dominated the intra-squad matchup, at one point scoring 12 straight runs and defeating Yanks 1 (26-23) by a 15-4 score.

• Star of the Game: Daury Arias – 3-for-4, 1 home run (7), 1 double, 5 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Arias hit a three-run homer in the fifth to give Yanks 2 the lead for the first time, then doubled home two more runs in the seventh
• Dayro Perez: 3-for-3, 1 triple, 1 double, 3 RBI, 4 runs scored, 2 walks
• Joel Mendez: 1-for-4, 1 home run (7), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk
• Brenny Escanio: 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-5, 1 home run (1), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 3 strikeouts
• Fidel Montero: 0-for-1, 4 walks, 2 stolen bases
• Manuel Palencia: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk
• Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI
• Jared Serna: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Carlos Rosario: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
• Jan Pena: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K. Pena picked up the win, his fifth of the season without a loss
• Alejandro Gomez: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• Riordan Oropeza: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
• Miguel Vargas: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Donys Garcia: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Pedro Rodriguez: 1.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
• Yordi Pichardo: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K
• Sebastian Perrone: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K