Pinstriped Performances: Suddenly Second Best

With the Yanks’ Double-A outfit having spent most of the season on cruise control, it’s surprising to look at the standings and see a team that’s not the Patriots leading the pack. The Renegades peeked their heads back above the waterline, and the only active rookie league team got back to winning ways.

Johny Brito. Photo by Matt Kardos

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (27-41): Offense was a challenge yet again as the RailRiders fell in Toledo, 4-3.

• Star of the Game: Jhony Brito – 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 84 pitches (57 strikes). If Brito hasn’t hit breakout status yet, he’s pretty darn close – he’s holding opposing Triple-A hitters to a measly .207 batting average over four starts
• Oswald Peraza: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 run scored
• Derek Dietrich: 1-for-4, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Rob Brantly: 3-for-3, 1 double, 1 walk
• Braden Bristo: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches (15 strikes)

Michael Beltre. Photo by Matt Kardos

Somerset Patriots (41-24): After dramatically tying the game in the bottom of the eighth, things unraveled quickly for the Patriots in extras en route to a 9-5 loss to Hartford that knocked them out of first place.

• Star of the Game: Brandon Lockridge – 1-for-4, 1 home run (5), 2 RBI, 2 runs scored. Lockridge went deep in the second and also came around to score the tying run in the eighth
• Elijah Dunham: 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts, 1 stolen base
• Jeisson Rosario: 2-for-4, 1 double, 1 walk
• Jesus Bastidas: 1-for-5, 1 triple, 2 runs scored
• Mickey Gasper: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 walk. Gasper drove in Lockridge to knot the game at five
• Michael Beltre: 1-for-4, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 2 strikeouts
• Mitch Spence: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 K, 95 pitches (60 strikes)
• Steven Jennings: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 23 pitches (14 strikes)
• Derek Craft: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 28 pitches (18 strikes)
• Carson Coleman: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 37 pitches (29 strikes). Coleman gave up more runs in this one appearance than he had allowed in the entire rest of the season combined
• Emmanuel Ramirez: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 6 pitches (3 strikes)

Matt Sauer (John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (33-32): The Dash mounted a fierce rally in the ninth, but the ‘Gades escaped victorious by a 4-3 score to put them back above .500.

• Star of the Game: Matt Sauer – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 6 K, 91 pitches (53 strikes). After a slip-up last time out, Sauer returned to his winning ways with his third quality start in his last four outings
• Everson Pereira: 2-for-5, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Tyler Hardman: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 strikeouts
• Carlos Narvaez: 2-for-4, 1 home run (6), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk. The 23-year-old catcher has homered five times in his last five games
• Aldenis Sanchez: 3-for-5, 1 stolen base
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches (15 strikes)
• Ryan Miller: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches (12 strikes)

Grant Richardson hits a double (John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (27-38): They scored a run in the eighth to take the Threshers to extras, but the Tarpons couldn’t find one more push and lost in 10 innings 4-3.

• Star of the Game: Grant Richardson – 1-for-4, 1 home run (5), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Richardson may be the hottest hitter in the system right now – he’s slashing .364/.440/.705 with four home runs this month
• Jasson Dominguez: 1-for-3, 1 walk
• Antonio Gomez: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Anthony Garcia: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
• Domingo German: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 39 pitches (27 strikes). German opened up his 2022 season by embarking on a rehab assignment
• Yon Castro: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 50 pitches (24 strikes). Perhaps Castro needed some time to warm back up to a bullpen role – he’s started all of the 10 other games in which he’s appeared this year
• Gerrit van Zijll: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 32 pitches (19 strikes)
• Ryan Anderson: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 37 pitches (26 strikes). Anderson deserved far better than the loss he took

DSL Yankees (4-9): The Yanks finally got back in the win column by thumping Diamondbacks Black, 14-8.

• Star of the Game: Juan Matheus – 2-for-3, 1 triple, 1 double, 3 RBI, 3 runs scored, 2 walks. The rookie, just recently 18 years old, is slugging .606 in his pro career
• Willy Montero: 1-for-5, 1 home run (1), 2 RBI, 1 run scored
• Ramiro Altagracia: 2-for-5, 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, 1 strikeout
• Gabriel Bersing: 2-for-5, 1 triple, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored
• Johan Ferreira: 2-for-5, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 2 strikeouts
• Henry Lalane: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
• Michael Peres: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 4 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K
• Franyer Herrera: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K. Herrera took a blown save as well as a win
• Luis Urbano: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K