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Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 0-9<\/a> vs. Rochester Red Wings<\/p>\n

2B Anthony Volpe 1-4, 2B, 2 K \u2014 got Scranton\u2019s only XBH; first appearance in the field outside shortstop
LF Jasson Dom\u00ednguez 0-4, 2 K, outfield assist
CF Max Schuemann 1-4, 3 K, picked off
C J.C. Escarra 0-2, BB, HBP
DH Marco Luciano 1-4, K
SS Oswaldo Cabrera 0-4, 2 K, GIDP
RF Yanquiel Fern\u00e1ndez 1-3, K
3B Tyler Hardman 2-3
1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 1-3, 2 K<\/p>\n

Carlos Rod\u00f3n 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, HR \u2014 9 swings and misses, bumpy rehab start but not considered a big deal, hit 48 pitches as expected<\/a>; check out Scott\u2019s article later for more
Dom Hamel 4.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R (5 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 2 HBP
Eric Reyzelman 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, HR
Will Brian 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K<\/p>\n

Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 3-6<\/a> at Akron RubberDucks<\/p>\n

2B Connor McGinnis 0-3, BB, K, SB
C Omar Alfonzo 0-4, K
DH DJ Gladney 1-3, 2B, BB, RBI, 2 K \u2014 doubled to cut Akron lead to 4-3 but that\u2019s the closest it got
3B Coby Morales 1-3, BB
SS Roderick Arias 2-4, RBI, K, 2 SB \u2014 first steals are the the Double-A level, over 30 combined on the season
LF Jackson Castillo 1-4, GIDP
1B Josh Moylan 1-3, 2B, BB, RBI, K
RF Cole Gabrielson 0-4, K
CF Luis Durango 0-2
PH-CF Jace Avina 0-2<\/p>\n

Ben Hess 4.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R (6 ER), 5 BB, 6 K, WP (loss) — not the day he wanted
Hayden Merda 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Tony Rossi 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K<\/p>\n

High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 8-2<\/a> at Greenville Drive<\/p>\n

SS Core Jackson 2-5, BB, 3 K \u2014 great play<\/a> in the field
3B Jackson Lovich 1-4, K, 3 SB \u2014 Hudson Valley went 9-for-9 on steals
PH-2B Enmanuel Tejeda 0-1, K
DH Eric Genther 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 K \u2014 doubled to start scoring and singled in another in the third
1B Kyle West 2-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB \u2014 dinger bumped lead to 5-0 through threee
C David McCann 2-5, RBI, 3 K, passed ball
RF Willy Montero 2-5, 2 K, SB
LF Robbie Burnett 2-5, 2B, K, SB
2B-3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 1-4, RBI, K, SF, SB
CF Maika Niu 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 K, SB \u2014 pro debut for undrafted free agent signing out of Arkansas<\/p>\n

Luis Serna 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2 WP (loss)
Travis MacGregor 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K, WP
Thomas Balboni Jr. 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, WP balk
Wilmy Sanchez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Brady Kirtner 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K<\/p>\n

Low-A Tampa Tarpons: W, 4-2<\/a> at Clearwater Threshers<\/p>\n

SS Dax Kilby 0-2, 3 BB, K, 2 SB
LF Wilberson De Pena 0-5, RBI, 3 K, CS
CF Yostin Pena 1-2, RBI, K, HBP \u2014 left game<\/a> after RBI single in the fifth, must have pulled something
PR-CF Brando Mayea 0-1, K
RF Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II 1-4, K, GIDP
DH Bear Harrison 0-4, K
3B Hans Montero 0-3, 2 SB, HBP
C Luis Puello 2-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K \u2014 couple big solo shots went a combined 800 feet
1B Tyce Armstrong 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Blake Cyr 1-3, 2B, BB, K<\/p>\n

Justin West 6 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K (win)
Antonio Gomez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K \u2014 converted catcher making 2026 debut, touched 100<\/a>
Josh Tiedemann 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, WP
Jose Martinez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (save)<\/p>\n

Florida Complex League Yankees: Season over<\/p>\n

Dominican Summer League Yankees: W, 13-6<\/a> at DSL Rangers Red<\/p>\n

CF Isaias Castillo 0-4, BB, RBI, 3 K, HBP
LF Luis Cruz 2-6, 3B, RBI, 3 K
SS Stiven Marinez 2-5, 3B, RBI, SF, SB
3B Juan Torres 2-4, 2 BB, RBI, SB
DH Juan Martinez 0-3, K, GIDP
PR-DH John Rosillo 0-2, BB, 2 K
C Poly Ojeda 2-2, 2B, 3B, 3 BB, RBI
2B Stalen Ramirez 2-3, BB, 2 RBI, SB, CS, HBP \u2014 two separate RBI hits
RF Alfiery Matos 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 K, SB, CS, HBP, outfield assist \u2014 two-run double put Yanks ahead
1B Jose Peralta 1-2, HR, 3 BB, 2 RBI, K, SB, fielding error \u2014 went yard in the ninth for insurance<\/p>\n

Yunior Jerez 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 4 K, WP, HBP
Jhon Beltre 2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 1 K, HBP (win)
Cesar Vivanco 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Luis Ilarraza 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, HBP
Varis Villarreal 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K
Brandon Rodriguez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K \u2014 struck out the side to end it<\/p>\n

Dominican Summer League Bombers: L, 7-11 (7)<\/a> vs. DSL Marlins \u2014 Bombers allowed four in the first and six in the fifth, too much<\/p>\n

CF Ruben Castillo 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, CS, HBP
SS Dariel Santana 1-1, 3B, BB, RBI, HBP, fielding and throwing errors
3B Alfred Ciriaco 0-1
C Alessandro Rodriguez 0-3, K, passed ball
C Jesus Guerrero 0-0, BB, RBI, throwing error \u2014 entered immediately after the passed ball, possible injury?
2B Carlos Bello 0-1, BB, K, picked off
2B Edgar Jimenez 0-2, GIDP \u2014 replaced Bello half-inning after pickoff
DH David Carrera 0-3, BB, 2 K
1B Kenneth Melendez 1-4
3B-SS Germayhoni Beltre 2-2, 2B, BB, SB, HBP
LF Sebastian Pinto 0-2, BB, K, SB, HBP \u2014 DSL Bombers took four plunkings
RF Richard Meran 0-2, BB, RBI
PH Eddison Charles 0-0, BB<\/p>\n

Argenis Veloz 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 1 K (loss) \u2014 well that didn\u2019t go well
Brandy Luis 3.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 2 K, 2 balks
Andre Avila 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, WP
Diego Carrillo 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 0-9 vs. Rochester Red Wings 2B Anthony Volpe 1-4, 2B, 2 K \u2014 got…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227793,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136,102582,101855],"class_list":["post-367014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-yankees-minor-league-recaps","tag-yankees-prospects"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=367014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/367014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=367014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=367014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=367014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}