Pinstriped Performances: Sunday, July 29, 2018

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July 30, 2018

On Sunday, the New York Yankees organization combined for a 5-3 record in the eight games that were played. J.A. Happ had a strong debut with the New York Yankees and Tampa had some walk-off heroics. Also, Staten Island played in a doubleheader where there were a combined five runs that were scored. Find out which players shined the brighest in our Pinstriped Performances

New York Yankees (MLB): The Yankees (67-37) wrapped up their series against the Kansas City Royals with a 6-3 win.

Aaron Hicks went 3-for-3 with a double and hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first (17).
Miguel Andujar (1-for-4) had an RBI single in the fourth (43).
Greg Bird (1-for-4) drove in a run on a base hit in the fifth (26).
Giancarlo Stanton went 1-for-3 with an RBI (64).
J.A. Happ (11-6) got the win in his Yankees debut. He went six innings, gave up one run on three hits, struck out two, and walked one on 96 pitches (63 strikes).
Aroldis Chapman struck out the side in the ninth and got his 28th save of the year.

Scranton Wilkes-Barre Railriders (Triple-A): The Railriders (55-48) lost the series finale to the Gwinnett Stripers, 7-4.

Zack Zehner went 1-for-4 and hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second (7) (Photo by Cheryl Pursell)

L.J. Mazzilli went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the sixth (6) and two RBIs (21,22).
Rey Navarro (1-for-2) came in off the bench and hit a solo shot in the ninth (9).
Nestor Cortes (4-5) went seven innings, gave up seven runs on eight hits, struck out four, and walked two on 95 pitches (66 strikes) in a loss.
Brody Koerner gave up two hits and only got one out in the eighth.
J.P. Feyereisen finished the game. He allowed one hit, struck out two, and walked one in 1.2 scoreless innings of relief.

Trenton Thunder (Double-A): The Thunder (59-47) picked up a 4-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs.

Gosuke Katoh went 3-for-5 and had an RBI double in the bottom of the second (31). (Photo by Martin Griff)

Kyle Holder was 3-for-3 and had a sacrifice fly in the first (5).
Trey Amburgey went 2-for-5 with a double and a stolen base.
Brian Keller (8-7) got the win in his start. He went six innings, allowed one run on six hits and struck out nine on 101 pitches (64 strikes).
Jordan Foley allowed one hit and struck out two over the final three innings as he got his ninth save.

Tampa Tarpons (Single-A Advanced): The Tarpons (54-52) won a pitchers duel against the Palm Beach Cardinals, 1-0.

Dom Thompson-Williams had a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth (34). (Mark LoMoglio)

Estevan Florial had the only multi-hit game as he went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk.
Nick Green pitched well in a no-decision. He threw seven shutout innings, allowed four hits, struck out three, and walked two on 95 pitches (60 strikes).
Matt Frawley (1-5) got the win in relief. He gave up one hit and struck out a batter while not giving up a run in the final two innings.

Charleston Riverdogs (Single-A): The Riverdogs (50-53) lost a 3-2 game to the Greenville Drive.

Chris Hess went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI (37) for Charleston on Sunday. (Jerry Coli)

Welfrin Mateo was 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, and an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth (12).
Mitchell Hansen had the other multi-hit game (2-for-3, walk).
Roansy Contreras (0-2) went five innings, gave up three runs on five hits, struck out five, and walked two on 88 pitches (58 strikes) in a loss.
Daniel Ramos did not give up a run in the final four innings. He allowed five hits and struck out four.

Staten Island Yankees (Short-Season): The Yankees (23-18) split a doubleheader against the Tri-City Valleycats. They won Game 1, 2-0. However, they lost Game 2, 2-1, in eight innings.

Game 1

Jackson Thoreson hit a solo home run in the top the third inning (1) (Robert M Pimpsner/Pinstriped Prospects)

Junior Soto (1-for-3) was the only other Yankee with a hit.
Andres Chaparro (0-for-3) had an RBI groundout in the second (16).
Frank German got a no-decision in his start. He went four innings, gave up no runs on two hits, struck out two, and walked one on 49 pitches (34 strikes).
Drew Finley allowed one hit, struck out two batters, and walked one in a scoreless fifth.
Garrett Mundell (3-2) got the win as he walked a batter and did not give up a hit in the final two innings.

Game 2

Shawn Semple got the no-decision in his outing. He went five innings, allowed one run on four hits, struck out a batter, and walked three on 78 pitches (47 strikes) (Robert M. Pimpsner/Pinstriped Prospects)

Danienger Perez (0-for-2) drove in the only run on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth (5).
Andy Diaz went 1-for-2 with a triple and Gabriel Mora was 1-for-2 with a double.
Josh Breaux was back in the lineup and went 1-for-3.
Chase Hodson struck out two batters in a 1-2-3 sixth.
Christian Morris (0-2) allowed an unearned run on one hit, struck out two, and walked three as he took the loss out of the bullpen.

Pulaski Yankees (Rookie): The Yankees (17-22) defeated the Greeneville Reds, 3-1.

Evan Alexander went 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run home run in the top of the third (1).
Ezequiel Duran (1-for-4) had an RBI double in the third (14).
Pedro Barrios (2-0) threw six shutout innings in a win. He allowed four hits, struck out six batters, and walked one on 76 pitches (54 strikes).
Brett Morales gave up one run on four hits and struck out three over the final three innings as he got his first save of the year.