Pinstriped Performances – Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

Published

August 16, 2017

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

New York Yankees (MLB): The New York Yankees swept their home-portion of the 2017 Subway Series with a 5-4 win over the New York Mets. Both teams will travel across the bridge to CitiField for the remaining two games on Wednesday and Thursday night.

Sonny Gray finally earned his first win in pinstripes after tossing 6.0 innings of two-run ball, scattering five hits and two walks while fanning five Metropolitan batters
Tommy Kahnle and Dellin Betances both collected a hold after tossing a shutout seventh and eighth inning
Aaron Judge went 1-f0r-3 with a double and a run scored
Gary Sanchez went 2-for-3 with a home run (21) and two RBIs (59)
Jacoby Ellsbury went 1-for-3 with a home run (4) and two RBIs (27)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (Triple-A): Game Suspended until Wednesday, August 16th due to rain

Trenton Thunder (Double-A): The Thunder kicked off a rematch of the 2016 Eastern League Championship Series with a 6-4 loss to the Akron RubberDucks

Nick Solak went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI (2)
Zack Zehner went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored
Domingo Acevedo tossed 5.0 innings of one-run ball, scattering just two hits while striking out six

Tampa Yankees (Single-A Advanced): Thanks to a seven-run outburst in the second inning, the T-Yanks earned their second straight victory over the Florida Fire Frogs with an 8-2 victory.

Devyn Bolasky went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs (6) and finished a home-run shy of completing the cycle
Donny Sands went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI (5)
Caleb Frare and Matt Frawley teamed up for 4.2 hitless innings out the bullpen to help preserve the win

Charleston RiverDogs (Single-A): The RiverDogs began their seven-game home-stand with a 2-1 loss to Greenville.

Ryan Lidge went 2-f0r-4 with an RBI (4)
Phillip Diehl and Austin DeCarr combined for four scoreless innings out of the RiverDogs bullpen

Staten Island Yankees (Single-A Short Season): New York Public League All-Star Break

Jose Polonia was the Yankees lone representative and went 0-for-2 after coming into the game as a defensive replacement in the fifth inning.

Pulaski Yankees (Rookie): Pulaski shutout the Bristol Pirates 6-0 in their series finale, improving to 35-16 on the year.

Luis Medina dazzled on the mound, tossing 5.0 hitless innings while striking out seven
Wellington Caceres hurled two scoreless innings out of the pen’ to lock down his first save in Pulaski
During a rehab assignment, Kyle Higashioka went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and three RBIs
Evan Alexander went 1-for-3 with two RBIs (4)

Gulf Coast League Yankees East & West (Rookie): The Gulf Coast Yankees East rallied late to beat the GCL Braves 4-3. The Gulf Coast Yankees West lost to the GCL Phillies 3-2

For the East:

Jesus Graterol went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit double and two RBIs (5)
Despite coughing up an unearned run in the ninth inning, Jason Junk recorded the win, improving to 1-2 on the year

For the West: