Minor League Report August 12, 2015 | Organizational Record: 314-285 (.524) WP: K. Haynes (1-1) RECORD: 66-52 SCRANTON/WILKES- LAST GAME: W, 5-2 LP: W. Cuevas (0-2) PLACE: 1ST BARRE RAILRIDERS VS. PAWTUCKET SV: A. Bailey (3) GB: +5.5 TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS) | 7:05 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: RHP Eric Ruth (7-5, 3.46 ERA Tampa/Trenton/SWB combined) • The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders picked up their third consecutive win and brought their record to a season-best 14 games over .500…the RailRiders are 11-3 vs. Pawtucket this season…Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s .271 team batting average leads the International League by nine points. • RF Aaron Judge (1-for-4, 1HR, 3RBI) put the RailRiders ahead with his fifth HR since joining Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre…is batting .323 (10- for-31) vs. left-handed pitching as a member of the RailRiders. • LF Ben Gamel (1-for-4, 1 double, 1RBI) has reached base in 17 consecutive games, recording at least one hit in 16 of those contests…is batting .403 (27-for-67) over that span with 16R, 4 doubles, 5 triples, 3HR, 15RBI, 7BB and 2SB…leads all of professional baseball with 14 triples on the season. • RHP Kyle Haynes (5.2IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 6K, 1HR) recorded his first career Triple-A win…has struck out 17 batters in his first 14.1IP with the RailRiders. LAST GAME: WP: -- RECORD: 60-54 TRENTON THUNDER PPD. LP: -- PLACE: 3RD -- SV: -- GB: -4.5 TONIGHT’S DOUBLE HEADER: at New Britain Rock Cats (COL) | 5:05 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: G1: RHP Jaron Long (3-3, 4.50 ERA) | G2: LHP Matt Tracy (0-2, 2.29 ERA) • The Trenton Thunder’s game vs. the New Britain Rock Cats was postponed due to inclement weather…the game will be made up tonight as part of a doubleheader beginning at 5:05 p.m. • LHP Matt Tracy will make the emergency start for Trenton with scheduled starter Eric Ruth promoted to Triple-A…is 0-2 with a 3.45 ERA in three previous starts with Trenton this season…owns a 1.37 ERA (19.2IP, 3ER) when pitching in relief for the Thunder. • RHP Jaron Long gets the start in Game 1 tonight…saw his season-long three-game winning streak snapped last time out vs. Rochester (6/16). LAST GAME: WP: V. Campos (2-5) 1ST HALF: 34-36 LP: J. Hellweg (1-4) 2ND HALF: 22-23 TAMPA YANKEES W, 12-7 PLACE: 3RD VS. BREVARD COUNTY SV: A. Rincon (8) GB: -6.0 TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Brevard County Manatees (MIL) | 7:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: LHP Chaz Hebert (6-5, 3.39 ERA) • The Tampa Yankees scored multiple runs in the first, second, fourth and fifth innings en route to a 12-7 victory over Brevard County on Tuesday evening…Tampa’s 12 runs matched their greatest offensive output of the season (also: 4/20 & 4/24). • SS Jorge Mateo (3-for-5, 2R, 2 doubles, 3RBI, 1SB) recorded his fifth multi-hit game in seven contests since joining the Tampa Yankees…established a season high with 3RBI, his first RBI since being promoted to the Florida State League…is batting .464 (13-for-28) in 7G with Tampa. • DH Ericson Leonora (3-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1RBI) tied a season high with 3H…has recorded at least 1RBI in four consecutive games and is batting .538 (7-for-13) over that span with 6RBI. • 1B Mike Ford (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1HR, 3RBI) is hitting .474 (18-for-38) over his last 12G with 3HR, 11RBI and an 11/2 walk-strike out ratio over that span. • 2B Abital Avelino (2-for-4, 3R, 1BB, 1SB) tied a season high with 3R…is batting .385 (5-for-13) over his past 3G. LAST GAME: WP: J. Mehar (4-4) 1ST HALF: 34-36 CHARLESTON LP: S. Blewett (2-5) 2ND HALF: 16-28 W, 9-0 PLACE: 7TH RIVERDOGS VS. LEXINGTON SV: -- GB: -10.5 TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Lexington Legends (KC) | 7:05 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: LHP Justin Kamplain (3-12, 4.94 ERA) • The Charleston RiverDogs recorded their sixth shutout of the season, defeating Lexington, 9-0, on Tuesday…the victory snapped a four-game losing streak for the RiverDogs. • RHP Joey Maher (6.0IP, 4H, 0BB, 11K) struck out a career high 11 batters, surpassing his previous mark of 6K…has allowed 3ER-or-fewer in 16 appearances and 9GS dating back to 5/17…owns a 1.07 ERA (67.0IP, 8ER) over that span. • 1B Bo Thompson (4-for-5, 3R, 2 doubles, 1HR, 1RBI) established career highs in hits (4) and XBH (3)…is hitting .305 (18-for-59) over his last 17G with 5 doubles and 3HR over that span. WP: J. Mesa (2-0) RECORD: 26-23 STATEN ISLAND LAST GAME: W, 10-7 (12) LP: C. Missigman (1-2) PLACE: 1ST YANKEES AT BROOKLYN SV: -- GB: +1.5 TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Williamsport Crosscutters (PHI) | 7:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: TBD • The Staten Island Yankees avoided a three-game sweep with a 12-inning ,10-7 victory in the series finale against the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday. • LF Junior Valera (4-for-5, 4R, 2 doubles, 1BB) recorded a career high-tying 4R, 4H and 2 doubles on Tuesday. • 2B Thairo Estrada (2-for-6, 1R, 1 double) moved into a tie for the league lead with his 14th double of the season…is batting .533 (8-for-15) with a 1.229 OPS over his last 3G. • RHP Jose Mesa (3.0IP, 1H, 0R, 6K) has held opponents to a .104 BA (7-for-67), lowest among NYPL relievers…registered a career high-tying 6K during Tuesday’s outing. WP: M. Morla (2-2) DOUBLE HEADER: LP: J. Higuera (4-2) RECORD: 28-20 SV: -- W, 7-0|W, 9-2 WP: N. Cortes (4-2) PLACE: T-1ST PULASKI YANKEES LP: M. Burgos (0-2) AT/VS. BLUEFIELD SV: -- GB: -- TONIGHT’S GAME: at Bluefield Blue Jays (TOR) | 7:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: TBD • The Pulaski Yankees have won four of their last five games after winning both ends of a doubleheader, 7-0 and 9-2, against the Bluefield Blue Jays on Tuesday…are tied for first atop the league’s East division with 20 games remaining in the regular season. • RHP Melvin Morla (G1: 5.0IP, 1H, 4BB, 6K) and RHP Juan Jimenez (G1: 2.0IP, 0H, 1BB, 5K) combined to pitch a seven-inning one-hitter…Morla finished Tuesday’s game with a season high-tying 6K. • RHP Nestor Cortes (G2: 5.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB, 10K) recorded a career-high 10K…leads the Appalachian League in strikeouts (51) and ranks fourth in ERA (2.47, 47.0IP, 13ER). • RF Kendall Coleman (G1: 3-for-3, 2R, 1HR, 1RBI) is batting .375 (12-for-32) with 8R and 3RBI in August. • RF Frank Frias (G2: 2-for-3, 2R, 1HR, 4RBI, 1BB) hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the second inning…registered a career-high 4RBI. LAST GAME: WP: A. Duarte (4-1) RECORD: 14-23 GCL YANKEES 1 W, 7-1 LP: B. Falter (1-1) PLACE: 4TH SV: J. Pujols (1) VS. GCL PHILLIES GB: -11.0 TODAY’S GAME: at GCL Blue Jays (TOR)| 12:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: LHP Anderson Severino (2-2, 1.99 ERA) • The GCL Yankees 1 snapped a four-game road losing streak after defeating the GCL Phillies, 7-1, on Tuesday. • SS Wilkerman Garcia (2-for-3, 1R, 2RBI, 2BB) is batting .323 (10-for-31) at home and is batting .407 (11-for-27) vs. LHP as a RHB this season. • 1B Victor Rey (2-for-4, 2R, 1BB) is averaging .350 (7-for-20) in the month of August (7G)…has gone 5-for-10 (.500) with two multi-hit performances in his last 3G. LAST GAME: WP: B. Matos (2-1) RECORD: 14-26 L, 8-4 LP: C. Jordan (1-1) PLACE: 3RD GCL YANKEES 2 SV: -- AT GCL BRAVES GB: -10.5 TODAY’S GAME: at GCL Astros (HOU) | 12:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: RHP Gilmael Troya (0-3, 2.42 ERA) • The GCL Yankees 2 fell one win shy of a three-game sweep of the GCL Braves, losing 8-4 in the series finale on Tuesday. • LHP Omar Luis (2.2IP, 0H, 0R, 3BB) recorded 2.2 scoreless innings of relief…has not allowed an earned run in his last four appearances (8.1IP). • 3B/1B Renzo Martini (1-for-2, 2R, 1 double, 2BB) is riding a four-game hitting streak with a slash line of .571/.769/1.000, including 2R, 3RBI and 6BB over the stretch. .