Pinstriped Performances: No Fun Friday

Blown leads and missed opportunities characterized a somber weekend kickoff around the system. All the full-season affiliates lost and so did both DSL teams; a spirited win from the FCL Yanks was the only silver lining.

Thomas Milone playing for the Somerset Patriots on May 7, 2021. (Chris Jones)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (48-29): Scranton battled back twice to tie the game, once in the ninth and once in the 10th, but came up short with the bases loaded in the 11th as Worcester stole a wild one, 4-3.

• Star of the Game: Thomas Milone – 2-for-4, 1 home run (4), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Milone came through in the seventh with a solo shot, but also struck out with runners in scoring position in the 11th
• Luke Voit: 2-for-5, 1 RBI. Voit punctuated his rehab with the tying base hit in the bottom of the ninth
• Armando Alvarez: 2-for-5, 1 stolen base
• Ryan LaMarre: 1-for-1, 1 double, 1 RBI
• Josh Maciejewski: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 89 pitches (53 strikes)
• Reggie McClain: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 36 pitches (26 strikes)
• Brooks Kriske: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches (8 strikes)
• Braden Bristo: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, 39 pitches (23 strikes)
• Brandon Wagner: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches (11 strikes). With Scranton’s bullpen depleted, Wagner came in to pitch for the second time in a week but could not survive the ghost runner

Max Burt. Photo by Chris Jones.

Somerset Patriots (50-31): A close game got out of hand late, as Patriots pitching surrendered five runs over the last three innings in an 8-3 loss to Bowie.

• Star of the Game: Max Burt – 1-for-4, 1 home run (5), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Burt hadn’t gone deep since July 17, and his homer that day was his only one since May 23
• Brandon Lockridge: 3-for-5, 1 strikeout, 2 stolen bases
• Oswald Peraza: 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Oswaldo Cabrera: 1-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Michael Beltre: 2-for-3, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Luis Medina: 2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, 48 pitches (17 strikes). One of Medina’s worst appearances of the season, as he had nothing in the way of command or control
• Barrett Loseke: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 56 pitches (34 strikes)
• Michael Gomez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 44 pitches (25 strikes)
• Jefry Valdez: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 36 pitches (23 strikes)

James Nelson (Robert M Pimpsner)

Hudson Valley Renegades (53-29): The Renegades blew a 5-1 lead in a 9-6 loss in Brooklyn.

• Star of the Game: Austin Wells – 2-for-5, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 strikeouts. Wells has one double and one triple in his first four games at High-A
• Anthony Volpe: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 stolen base
• Chad Bell: 1-for-5, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• James Nelson: 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Jake Sanford: 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Matt Sauer: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 8 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 5 K, 82 pitches (57 strikes). Sauer was making his High-A debut
• Matt Minnick: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 26 pitches (17 strikes)
• Trevor Holloway: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches (7 strikes)

Juan De Leon (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (56-25): Tampa had a 6-2 lead but gave up a six-spot in the fifth and went on to lose to Jupiter 9-7. A second scheduled game was cancelled.

• Star of the Game: Madison Santos – 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Santos notched his first hit and first extra-base knock at the full-season levels
• Cooper Bowman: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Juan De Leon: 1-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Luis Santos: 1-for-1, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 2 stolen bases
• Nicio Rodriguez: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 65 pitches (32 strikes)
• Ben Keizer: 1 IP, 0 H, 6 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches (11 strikes). You read that line right. Keizer’s control melted down during a nightmare fifth inning
• Enrique Santana: 3 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 47 pitches (30 strikes)
• Carson Coleman: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 11 pitches (6 strikes)

Anthony Garcia celebrating his home run with Marcos Cabrera (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

FCL Yankees (17-6): The Yanks rode five home runs to a 10-4 win over Tigers West.

• Star of the Game: Marcos Cabrera – 2-for-3, 2 home runs (6), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 1 stolen base. The 19-year-old has four homers in his last six games
• Pitching Star of the Game: Denny Larrondo – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K. Larrondo picked up his fourth win for some excellent relief work
• Alex Vargas: 1-for-3, 1 home run (2), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base. Vargas is hitting .338 primarily out of the leadoff spot
• Antonio Gomez: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Anthony Garcia: 1-for-4, 1 home run (6), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Garcia’s three-run jack broke the game open
• Jose Colmenares: 2-for-3, 1 home run (1), 1 triple, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk. Colmenares recorded his first extra-base hits of the 2021 campaign
• Connor Pellerin: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
• Josue Panacual: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 3 K
• Alfred Vega: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

DSL Yankees 1 (8-10): The Yanks could not hold a lead and fell to the Twins 4-3.

• Star of the Game: Fidel Montero – 1-for-4, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts. The 17-year-old’s last extra-base hit came on July 13
• Darwin Castillo: 2-for-4, 1 stolen base
• Gabriel Bersing: 2-for-3, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Donys Garcia: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
• Pedro Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• Diego Cordero: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Ruben Castillo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Yankees 2 (10-8): Six quick runs from Giants Orange couldn’t be overcome as Yanks 2 dropped an 8-5 decision.

• Star of the Game: Daury Arias: 2-for-5, 2 RBI. Arias is on fire with hits in 13 of his last 15 contests
• Miguel Torres: 1-for-1, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base
• Ronny Rojas: 1-for-3, 1 home run (2), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Henry Lalane: 4 IP, 3 H, 7 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 K
• Luis Arejula: 3 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K
• Daniel Calderon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K