Pinstriped Performances: This Is The Way

The baseball season is long, and just because things start tough doesn’t mean they’ll finish that way. Just ask Beck Way. There were 10 games across the system on Friday and plenty of action to unpack.

Donny Sands. Photo by Matt Kardos.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (50-33): The RailRiders fought back after going down 5-0, but couldn’t close the deal and slumped to a 6-4 loss to Lehigh Valley.

• Star of the Game: Donny Sands – 1-for-4, 1 home run (5), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. Sands continues to come through in the clutch, as his three-run blast in the seventh made it a one-run game. He’s now hitting .281 with Scranton
• Greg Allen: 2-for-4, 1 home run (2), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Allen’s solo shot was his first for Scranton since June 18
• Ryan LaMarre: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Braden Bristo: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 39 pitches (22 strikes)
• Matt Krook: 5 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 7 BB, 6 K, 91 pitches (48 strikes). Krook struggled badly with his control just one start after dominating for double-digit strikeouts
• Adam Warren: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches (9 strikes)
• Ron Marinaccio: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 1 K

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

Somerset Patriots (52-35): There might not be a team in MiLB hotter than the Portland Sea Dogs right now, and the Patriots found themselves on the wrong end of a 4-1 score.

• Star of the Game: Dermis Garcia – 1-for-2, 1 home run (23), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks. Garcia has withstood every assault against his system-leading home run mark, and he pulled away a little further in providing Somerset’s only offense of the night
• Clint Frazier: 1-for-3, 1 walk. Frazier’s rehab begins in earnest with another full-season stop
• Michael Beltre: 1-for-4, 1 double
• Thomas Milone: 1-for-4, 1 double, 1 strikeout
• Luis Medina: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 82 pitches (51 strikes)
• Nick Ernst: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 55 pitches (39 strikes)
• Addison Russ: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches (6 strikes)

Roberto Chirinos (Photo by John Brophy / Pinstriped Prospects)

Hudson Valley Renegades (55-33): Jersey Shore beat the Renegades 8-4 despite three more home runs from the power-happy home side.

• Star of the Game: Roberto Chirinos – 3-for-3, 1 home run (1), 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Chirinos hasn’t been fazed in the slightest by the quick jump to High-A. He’s 4-for-7 across his first two games
• Anthony Volpe: 2-for-4, 1 home run (7), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Dermis Garcia is still well out in front, but Volpe kept the pressure on with a bomb of his own
• Austin Wells: 2-for-4, 1 strikeout
• Elijah Dunham: 2-for-4, 1 home run (6), 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout
• Edgar Barclay: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 8 K, 78 pitches (56 strikes)
• Trevor Holloway: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 41 pitches (27 strikes)
• Carlos Espinal: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 38 pitches (25 strikes)
• Nelson L. Alvarez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 18 pitches (12 strikes)

Juan De Leon celebrating a grand slam ball going out (Photo by John Brophy/Pinstriped Prospects)

Tampa Tarpons (58-27): The Tarpons easily swept a twin bill from Clearwater, winning 5-3 and 6-0.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Juan De Leon – 1-for-2, 1 home run (7), 3 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout. De Leon’s three-run shot gave Tampa a 4-0 lead early
• Cooper Bowman: 1-for-3, 1 double
• Ryder Green: 1-for-3, 1 home run (3), 1 RBI, 1 run scored. Green is hitting .304 at Low-A
• Tyler Hardman: 2-for-3, 1 run scored, 1 strikeout, 1 stolen base
• Tyrone Yulie: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 63 pitches (43 strikes)
• Jhonatan Munoz: 3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 45 pitches (24 strikes)

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Beck Way – 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 78 pitches (50 strikes). After walking 26 hitters over his first 11 starts, Way hasn’t walked a single one in his last two, and he’s racked up 13 strikeouts over those 12 innings
• Hitting Star of the Game: Jasson Dominguez – 3-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored. A much-needed breakout game for The Martian – after recording multiple hits in three of his first four games with the Tarpons, he has just two such games since
• Trey Sweeney: 2-for-4, 1 run scored
• Cooper Bowman: 1-for-3, 1 double, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Aldenis Sanchez: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 stolen bases
• Carson Coleman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 17 pitches (11 strikes)

Mickey Gasper (Mark LoMoglio / Tampa Tarpons)

FCL Yankees (20-8): The Yanks crashed to a 13-4 defeat at the hands of Tigers East.

• Star of the Game: Mickey Gasper – 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 strikeout. Gasper hadn’t played since May 12 prior to beginning this three-game rehab stint in the FCL
• Alex Vargas: 1-for-3, 2 runs scored, 2 walks
• Raimfer Salinas: 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 strikeout
• Yon Castro: 2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
• Wilser Barrios: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
• Brandom Sanchez: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
• Jarod Lessar: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• Osiel Rodriguez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

DSL Yankees 1 (9-14): The Yanks split a doubleheader with the Rockies, losing the first game 4-1 and winning the second one 2-1.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Felix Negueis – 2-for-4, 1 RBI. Negueis is hitting .318 on the year
• Christopher Familia: 1-for-3, 1 run scored
• Jared Serna: 2-for-3
• Luis Serna: 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 2 K
• Sebastian Perrone: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Donys Garcia – 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. Garcia has a strong 3.32 ERA and .188 batting average against across six appearances
• Fidel Montero: 1-for-3, 1 double, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout
• Felix Negueis: 2-for-3, 1 double, 1 run scored
• Pedro Rodriguez: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K

DSL Yankees 2 (12-11): Playing two against Diamondbacks 2, the Yanks 2 won the first game 3-0 and lost the second 5-4.

Game 1

• Star of the Game: Henry Lalane – 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K. Lalane, a 17-year-old born in the Bronx, has given up 16 runs this season but only five have been earned
• Joel Mendez: 1-for-3
• Ronny Rojas: 1-for-2, 1 double, 1 run scored, 1 walk
• Miguel Marte: 1-for-2, 1 triple, 2 RBI, 1 run scored
• Daniel Calderon: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K

Game 2

• Star of the Game: Osmany Fleitas – 3-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk. The 19-year-old Cuban is hitting a whopping .611 through eight games
• Brenny Escanio: 2-for-4, 1 double, 2 stolen bases
• Dayro Perez: 1-for-3, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 stolen base
• Edinson Duran: 1-for-4, 1 triple, 1 run scored
• Luis Arejula: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
• Franyer Hernandez: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
• Daniel Salas: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K