Pinstriped Performances: Stayin’ Alive

Hudson Valley lives to fight another day, while Somerset stayed toe-to-toe with their rivals in their push for a playoff berth.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (65-47): The RailRiders’ matchup against Lehigh Valley was suspended in the bottom of the second inning with the IronPigs leading 1-0. It’ll be resumed tomorrow.

Oswald Peraza. Photo by Chris Jones.

Somerset Patriots (70-45): With a 6-5 win over Akron, the Patriots pulled within one game of the RubberDucks for the top seed, gained a game on the Sea Dogs (who lost to Hartford), and stayed tied with Bowie for the second position.

• Star of the Game: Oswald Peraza – 1-for-4, 1 home run (12), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Peraza’s solo home run in the fourth tied the game at one and paved the way for a five-run inning
• Brandon Lockridge: 1-for-5, 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Michael Beltre: 1-for-2, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 3 stolen bases
• Dermis Garcia: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Isiah Gilliam: 1-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 3 strikeouts
• Jhony Brito: 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 87 pitches (62 strikes). Brito moved to 3-3 on the year
• Michael Gomez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches (19 strikes)
• Addison Russ: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 27 pitches (21 strikes). Russ, thriving in a high-leverage relief role these days, notched his fourth save

Edgar Barclay (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (69-47): One down, four to go. The ‘Gades topped Greensboro 6-5 to stay in the hunt for a playoff spot, though they must beat the Grasshoppers each day from tomorrow until Sunday to make it happen.

• Star of the Game: Anthony Volpe – 1-for-3, 1 home run (14), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout. Volpe’s solo shot scored the Renegades’ sixth run, ultimately proving to be the margin of victory. The Yanks’ top prospect has hit 26 home runs across two levels this season
• Everson Pereira: 1-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Austin Wells: 1-for-2, 1 run scored, 3 walks, 1 strikeout
• Jake Sanford: 1-for-3, 1 RBI
• Eric Wagaman: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Beck Way: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 80 pitches (49 strikes). Way’s remarkable turnaround continues. Since the beginning of August, his strikeout-to-walk ratio is 34 to 8
• Edgar Barclay: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K, 56 pitches (35 strikes). Barclay labored, but picked up his first win at High-A
• Derek Craft: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K, 45 pitches (28 strikes). Craft hit double-digit saves this evening

Jasson Dominguez (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (72-41): The Tarpons lost to Fort Myers 5-2, and a second scheduled game was postponed once again due to wet grounds. Meanwhile, the Marauders defeated Lakeland, pulling themselves within two games of Tampa for the top playoff seed with four games to go.

• Star of the Game: Jasson Dominguez – 3-for-5, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 stolen base. Dominguez is hitting .282 this month with five multi-hit games
• Cooper Bowman: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Anthony Garcia: 1-for-4, 1 home run (6), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts. Garcia, who is still hitting above .300 with a 1.110 OPS, hit a solo home run in the ninth inning that traveled 435 feet at nearly 116 miles per hour off the bat
• Juan Carela: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 1 K, 55 pitches (20 strikes)
• Jhonatan Munoz: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 57 pitches (37 strikes)
• Danny Watson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 25 pitches (13 strikes)
• Jack Neely: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches (7 strikes)