Pinstriped Performances: Six Dingers Help RailRiders Rout Red Wings

Decisive wins for Scranton and Somerset and hard-fought losses for Hudson Valley and Tampa kick off the weekend as MiLB stares down the dog days of summer.

Glenn Otto. Photo by Matt Kardos.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (44-22): The RailRiders manhandled Rochester 14-3 thanks to six home runs and a nice start from Glenn Otto.

• Star of the Game: Andrew Velazquez – 3-for-5, 2 home runs (6), 3 RBI, 3 runs scored, 1 stolen base. The Bronx native and ten-year vet, never known for power, went deep twice in a game for the first time in his professional career
• Pitching Star of the Game: Glenn Otto – 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 91 pitches (68 strikes). Otto has struck out 12 hitters in his first 10.1 innings of Triple-A work
• Sócrates Brito: 2-for-5, 1 double, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout
• Donny Sands: 1-for-4, 1 home run (3), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Sands is determined not to get sent down – he’s maintained a .412 average in his Scranton tenure thus far
• Armando Alvarez: 2-for-4, 1 home run (6), 1 double, 4 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk. Alvarez is on a nice little hot streak, with multi-hit efforts in three of his last four games
• Frederick Cuevas: 1-for-2, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Cuevas came in as a defensive replacement and proceeded to hit his first Triple-A home run
• Kyle Holder: 2-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Thomas Milone: 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
• Braden Bristo: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches (18 strikes)
• Stephen Ridings: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 16 pitches (12 strikes)

Dermis Garcia. Photo by Matt Kardos.

Somerset Patriots (42-27): Somerset pulled away late in a 7-3 win over Altoona, its second straight victory following five losses in a row.

• Star of the Game: Isiah Gilliam – 1-for-4, 1 home run (6), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. There isn’t a Patriots hitter hotter than Gilliam right now. He’s homered in three of his last four games
• Oswald Peraza: 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 strikeouts
• Dermis Garcia: 1-for-2, 1 home run (16), 1 RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 walks. Despite struggling mightily the last couple of months, Garcia is still the team leader in home runs
• Jason Lopez: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
• Max Burt: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Hayden Wesneski: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, 96 pitches (55 strikes)
• Zach Greene: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 37 pitches (25 strikes). A well-deserved win for Greene thanks to his crucial innings of relief
• Addison Russ: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 36 pitches (24 strikes). Russ picked up a multi-inning save, his second save of the year for Somerset

Anthony Volpe (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (46-24): HV got a home run from Anthony Volpe and a nice outing from Mitch Spence, but couldn’t muster up any more offense in a 3-1 loss to Aberdeen.

• Star of the Game: Anthony Volpe – 2-for-4, 1 home run (2), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Volpe continues his hot hitting since his promotion – he’s at .359
• Pitching Star of the Game: Mitch Spence – 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 8 K, 88 pitches (55 strikes). Spence has come on strong of late, boasting three straight starts with eight strikeouts
• Ezequiel Duran: 2-for-4.
• Anthony Seigler: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Charlie Ruegger: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 30 pitches (18 strikes)

Roberto Chirinos (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (46-23): The Tarpons-Threshers contest on Friday was called after just five innings on account of lightning. Clearwater took home the win, 4-3.

• Star of the Game: Roberto Chirinos – 1-for-2, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Chirinos hit his first Low-A homer in just his fifth game with Tampa
• Trevor Hauver: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Austin Wells: 0-for-1, 1 run scored, 2 walks
• Everson Pereira: 0-for-2, 1 strikeout
• Aldenis Sanchez: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI
• Blas Castano: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 63 pitches (40 strikes). Castano made his full-season debut after spending 2018 and 2019 bouncing between the DSL and GCL
• Carlos Gomez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 34 pitches (17 strikes). Gomez had a quick one-game cameo in Tampa back in 2019 when the Tarpons were a High-A team. Other than that, Friday was his only game above the rookie level

FCL Yankees (13-4): The Yankees’ matchup with the Phillies was cancelled. No reason or plan for rescheduling has been announced.

DSL Yankees 1 (3-6): These Yanks continued their lackluster start to 2021, falling behind 10-0 before rallying to make the score respectable in a 10-6 loss.

• Star of the Game: Hans Montero – 1-for-5, 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 strikeouts. The young infielder has reached base safely in all seven games he’s played in his short professional career
• Omar Martinez: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Oscar Silverio: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Alex Garcia: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Miguel Pozo: 2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K
• Yorlin Calderon: 3 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
• Nolberto Henriquez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
• Ruben Castillo: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

DSL Yankees 2 (6-3): The Yanks got the better of the Mariners 4-2.

• Star of the Game: Miguel Torres – 1-for-3, 1 home run (1), 2 RBI, 1 run scored. Torres, a 21-year-old catcher from Venezuela, had a quick three-game cameo with Tampa back in 2018 and has spent the rest of the last four seasons at rookie levels
• Daury Arias: 1-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Ronny Rojas: 1-for-3, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Rojas has his first homer in his eighth game of 2021 after hitting just nine total over 97 career games before this season
• Franklin Corniel: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 4 K
• Jose Guzman: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K. Guzman took his first win of the year
• Daniel Salas: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K