Pinstriped Performances: Tarpons Run Wild, Scranton Wins Again

Tarpon Thunder returned to George M. Steinbrenner Field after a dry spell, while the RailRiders found some more comeback magic. Hudson Valley was blown out in Brooklyn and Somerset sweat through yet another close one.

Cristian Perez (Brian Westerholt/Four Seam Images via AP)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (11-3): These RailRiders don’t blow many teams out, but they just keep winning games. They came from behind on Wednesday to defeat reeling Rochester 3-2.

• Star of the Game: Cristian Perez – 1-for-2, 1 home run (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 strikeout. The 22-year-old Perez, who came over from the Royals system in the Chance Adams trade of December 2019, got Scranton on the board with a solo home run in the third inning. He made the jump straight from High-A six days ago
• Thomas Milone: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts. Milone drove in the tying run with a bases-loaded walk in the third, and the go-ahead run with a clutch two-out single in the seventh
• Estevan Florial: 0-for-4, 3 strikeouts
• Armando Alvarez: 1-for-5, 1 double
• Nick Green: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K, 63 pitches (35 strikes)
• Kyle Barraclough: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 25 pitches (17 strikes). Barraclough picked up his second win of the season
• Adam Warren: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 19 pitches (8 strikes)
• Nick Goody: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 16 pitches (11 strikes)
• Luis García: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches (5 strikes). García’s save was his fourth of the year, which leads the Yankees system

Dermis Garcia playing for the Somerset Patriots on May 7, 2021. (Chris Jones)

Somerset Patriots (9-5): The Patriots recovered from a late blown lead to win 6-4 over Hartford in 10 innings.

• Star of the Game: Dermis Garcia – 1-for-5, 1 home run (4), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. All four of Garcia’s home runs have come in the last week. He’s carrying a six-game hitting streak following his two-run home run in the first inning
• Pitching Star of the Game: Stephen Ridings – 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 24 pitches (19 strikes).  What a find the journeyman right-hander has been for Somerset. He has not given up an earned run in five appearances out of the bullpen, and locked down the ninth and tenth innings on Wednesday
• Donny Sands: 2-for-4, 1 run scored, 1 walk
• Matt Pita: 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Michael Beltre: 1-for-4, 1 double, 3 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Isiah Gilliam: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout. Gilliam’s single in the tenth inning scored the go-ahead run
• Janson Junk: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 64 pitches (38 strikes). Junk has been fantastic in three starts, giving up just one earned run, racking up 10 strikeouts, and holding opposing hitters to a .192 batting average
• JP Sears: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 62 pitches (34 strikes)
• Michael Gomez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 28 pitches (16 strikes)

Ezequiel Duran (Robert M. Pimpsner/Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (7-7): On to the next one. The Renegades were curb stomped by the Cyclones 14-0, and only seven of the runs were earned thanks to four errors.

• Star of the Game: Ezequiel Duran – 3-for-5, 1 triple. Duran had more than half of the Renegades’ entire offensive output with his three hits
• Pablo Olivares: 2-for-4. Olivares and Duran were the only Renegades to hit safely on Wednesday
• Jhony Brito: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 68 pitches (48 strikes)
• Charlie Ruegger: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 30 pitches (21 strikes). Poor Ruegger was truly hung out to dry by his defense
• Nick Ernst: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 32 pitches (16 strikes)
• Tanner Myatt: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 17 pitches (11 strikes)

Andres Chaparro fielding (John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (10-4): The show is back! With 12 hits on the night, Tampa easily took care of Fort Myers, 15-1.

• Star of the Game: Andres Chaparro – 2-for-5, 2 doubles, 4 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk. Chaparro picked up his seventh and eighth doubles of the year. He leads the team in that category
• Jake Sanford: 2-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk
• Trevor Hauver: 2-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI, 3 runs scored, 3 walks. Hauver’s OBP is still over .500 after 14 games
• Anthony Volpe: 1-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts
• Austin Wells: 0-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored
• Matt Sauer: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 68 pitches (40 strikes)
• Trevor Holloway: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 22 pitches (16 strikes). Wednesday’s winning pitcher is having a breakout rookie season out of the pen, with 19 strikeouts in 10 innings
• Michael Giacone: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K, 52 pitches (28 strikes)
• Clay Aguilar: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 5 pitches (3 strikes)