Pinstriped Performances – Thursday, August 3rd, 2017

Check out the top performances across the New York Yankees organization in the latest edition of Pinstriped Performances:

New York Yankees (MLB): Thanks to three costly first-inning errors and complete dominance on the hill by Corey Kluber, the Cleveland Indians spoiled Sonny Gray‘s New York Yankees debut with a 5-1 victory over the ‘Bombers’ at Progressive Field.

• Gary Sanchez went 1-for-3 with a solo home run (17)
• Ronald Torreyes and Clint Frazier had the only other two Yankees hits on the night
• Sonny Gray tossed six innings, coughing up four runs (two earned) on four hits while striking out six

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A): The RailRiders were swept by the Buffalo Bisons after dropping the series finale 4-2.

• Aaron Hicks continued his rehab stint, going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored
• Jake Cave continued to stay hot, going 1-for-4 with a two-run home run(13)
• Brady Lail, Nick Rumbelow and Giovanny Gallegos combined for 4.0 scoreless innings out of the Scranton bullpen.

Trenton Thunder (Double-A): After Wednesday’s game was postponed due to rain, the Thunder split a day/night double header with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, dropping the first game 2-0 while winning the night cap 4-1.

Game One: 2-0 L

• Jeff Hendrix and Thairo Estrada recorded the only two-hits of the day for Trenton, as Corey Oswalt completely dominated the Thunder lineup
• Despite getting stuck with the loss, Daniel Camarena recorded a quality start after tossing 6.0 innings of two run ball (one earned) while scattering just four hits and three walks

Game Two: 4-1 W

• The recently promoted Nick Solak continued to make a name for himself, going 2-for-4 with a double, home run and two runs scored.
• Zack Zehner went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBIs
• Jose Mesa recorded him first Double-A win after hurling 5.o innings of one-run ball, scattering just three hits while striking out seven
• Cody Carroll tossed two scoreless innings out to record his first save of the season

Tampa Yankees (Single-A Advanced): The T-Yanks kicked off a four-game series on the road in Port St. Lucie with a 6-2 loss to the Mets.

• Estevan Florial went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored
• Angel Aguilar went 1-for-4 with a double

Charleston RiverDogs (Single-A): The RiverDogs started a four-game series at home against Greenville with a 6-3 loss.

• Carlos Vidal went 2-for-4 with a double and an a run scored
• Isiah Gilliam went 3-for-4 with three doubles and an RBI
• Dermis Garcia went 1-for-4 with an RBI

Staten Island Yankees (Single-A Short Season): Staten Island dropped their second consecutive game to Aberdeen with a 7-5 loss. The ‘Baby Bombers’ will look to avoid the sweep in the series finale tomorrow night at 7:00 PM EST.

• Dalton Blaser went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored
• Kendall Coleman went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored
• Dom Thompson-Williams went 3-for-4 with a home run(3), four RBIs and a stolen base (3)

Pulaski Yankees (Rookie): The Pulaski Yankees swept a day/night double header against the Bluefield Blue Jays, winning game one 2-1 and game two 5-4.

Game One: 2-1 W

• Jesus Bastidas went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI
• Evan Alexander went 1-for-3 with a single and a stolen base (2)
• Chad Martin earned the win after pitching 2.2 scoreless innings out of the ‘pen
• Kaleb Ort recorded his eighth save of the season after pitching a scoreless seventh inning.

Game Two: 5-4 W

• Andy Diaz went 1-for-2 with a Grand Slam
• Victor Rey went 2-for-3 with a run scored
• Leobaldo Cabrera went 1-for-3 with an RBI
• Deivi Garcia improved his record to 2-0 with 5.0 innings of two-run ball, scattering just two hits while striking out eight.

Gulf Coast League Yankees East & West (Rookie): The Gulf Coast Yankees East fell to the GCL Phillies 6-1 while the Gulf Coast Yankees West downed the GCL Braves 11-6.

For the East:

• Jose Devers and Jose Carrera recorded the only two hits on the day

For the West:

• Oswaldo Peraza 2-for-4 with a double, three RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen base(9)
• Terrance Robertson went  2-for-4 with a double
• Miguel Flames went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs
• Jordan Scott continued his hot-streak, going 1-for-2 with a home run(3), stolen base(4) and three walks
• Jonathan Amundaray went 3-f0r-4 with a double and one RBI

Dominican Summer League Yankees (Rookie): Scheduled Day Off