Pinstriped Performances: Medina, Scranton Offense Close Out The Week

Tampa was due for a down performance at the plate, but the other three affiliates more than picked up the slack on Mother’s Day. One week and one series in the new format are in the book and all of the Yankees farm teams are at .500 or better.

Trey Amburgey (Matt Bufano)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (5-1): Four home runs proved more than enough as the RailRiders took five out of six from Syracuse in the opening week, winning 15-10 on Sunday.

• Luke Voit: 2-for-5, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Miguel Andújar was sent back to Scranton after the Yankees defeated the Nationals, signifying that Voit will join the team for their next series against Tampa Bay. Voit’s clearly ready to do so
• Trey Amburgey: 3-for-5, 1 home run, 1 double, 5 RBI, 3 strikeouts. The 26-year-old is 9 for 20 with three home runs and two doubles this season
• Chris Gittens: 1-for-3, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 3 walks, 1 strikeout. Gittens has an OBP of .652 thanks to his nine walks in just six games
• Derek Dietrich: 2-for-4, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 1 walk
• Rob Brantly: 2-for-5, 1 double, 3 runs scored
• Andrew Velasquez: 2-for-3, 3 runs scored, 2 walks
• Mike Montgomery: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 66 pitches (31 strikes)
• Kyle Barraclough: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 24 pitches (12 strikes)
• Brooks Kriske: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches (17 strikes). Kriske’s ERA ballooned to 27.00 in his second Triple-A appearance of the year
• Braden Bristo: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 15 pitches (8 strikes). Bristo held the line and grabbed the win
• Trevor Lane: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 29 pitches (19 strikes)
• Adam Warren: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches (17 strikes). Warren was assessed an odd save. He entered the game during a save situation in the eighth, but Scranton put three more runs on the board in the top of the ninth before Warren locked things down

Estevan Florial. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (5-1): The Patriots bullpen picked up a shaky Luis Gil, and Estevan Florial kept chugging along with yet another home run in a 6-5 win over Harrisburg.

• Estevan Florial: 1-for-3, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 1 walk. Florial’s homer was a leadoff shot in the first inning, and he’s hitting .318 with a 1.355 OPS
• Hoy Jun Park: 1-for-2, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 walks. Park, who hit just three homers in 113 games with Trenton in 2019, went yard for the first time this season
• Diego Castillo: 1-for-4, 1 home run, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored. Castillo’s fifth-inning solo shot was a clutch one, as it came with two outs and gave Somerset a one-run lead they’d never relinquish
• Donny Sands: 2-for-4, 1 strikeout
• Luis Gil: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 5 K, 64 pitches (35 strikes). Gil had trouble finding the zone in this one
• Jefry Valdez: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 37 pitches (22 strikes). Valdez did yeoman’s work in relief and was awarded a well-deserved win for his efforts
• Kevin Gadea: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 31 pitches (21 strikes)
• Keegan Curtis: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 12 pitches (9 strikes). Curtis struck out the side in the ninth for the save

Luis Medina (Bryan Green)

Hudson Valley Renegades (3-3): The Renegades were firing on all cylinders to close out the week and trounced Jersey Shore 10-1 to salvage a series split.

• Oswald Peraza: 4-for-6, 2 runs scored. Peraza may be breaking out – make it two straight multi-hit games after a very rough start
• Ezequiel Duran: 2-for-5, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 3 strikeouts
• Josh Breaux: 1-for-2, 1 home run, 4 RBI, 3 walks. Breaux is hitting just .211 but has a .954 OPS
• Steven Sensley: 1-for-5, 1 home run, 3 RBI, 3 strikeouts. Sensley’s three-run blast opened the scoring in the second inning for Hudson Valley
• Mickey Gasper: 2-for-5, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Cristian Perez: 2-for-5, 2 runs scored
• Luis Medina: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 64 pitches (37 strikes). Medina has tallied 15 strikeouts and just four walks through nine innings in two starts
• Mitch Spence: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 33 pitches (20 strikes)
• Tanner Myatt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches (10 strikes)
• Justin Wilson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches (7 strikes)

Trevor Hauver (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (5-1): On the one hand, it’s borderline shocking that the Tarpons offense only managed one run; on the other, it’s unsurprising that the run came via a Trevor Hauver bomb. That’s the only one Tampa managed in a 4-1 loss to Dunedin.

• Trevor Hauver: 1-for-4, 1 home run, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts. Hauver’s OPS fell all the way to 2.265. What an unbelievable week for the rookie
• Austin Wells: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Max Burt: 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 strikeouts
• Matt Sauer: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 62 pitches (37 strikes). Sauer was bitten by the long ball, surrendering two solo home runs in the first two innings
• Harold Cortijo: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 33 pitches (18 strikes)
• Edgar Barclay: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches (24 strikes)
• Sean Boyle: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches (5 strikes)