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Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 8-9 (10)<\/a> vs. Charlotte Knights \u2014 held 8-1 lead late in the eighth \u2026 then, it vanished<\/p>\n

2B Anthony Volpe 1-2, 2B, 4 BB, 3 RBI \u2014 only retired once
CF Jasson Dom\u00ednguez 0-6, 4 K \u2014 oof, Jasson
C Mitch Garver 1-5, K \u2014 second game since joining Yanks
DH J.C. Escarra 1-4, 2 K, GIDP, HBP
SS-LF Max Schuemann 0-2, 3 BB
3B-SS Oswaldo Cabrera 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, K, GIDP, sacrifice \u2014 hit two-run shot
LF Marco Luciano 1-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, K \u2014 homered 407 feet to give Scranton 6-1 lead
LF Duke Ellis 0-0
PH-3B Tyler Hardman 0-1, K
RF Yanquiel Fern\u00e1ndez 1-4, 2B, RBI, SB, SF
1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 1-3, BB, SB
PH Christian Bethancourt 0-1<\/p>\n

Elmer Rodr\u00edguez 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 5 K \u2014 11 swings and misses<\/a>, solid but not spectacular
Luis Gil 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K \u2014 five swings and misses; first relief appearance since 2021; it was announced<\/a> that he\u2019ll work out of the \u2018pen down the stretch, so maybe we\u2019ll see him later on (averaged 96.1 mph on fastball; he threw 33 four-seamers and four sliders)
Carson Coleman 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, HR, WP
Danny Watson 0.1 IP, 0 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HBP
Chris Kean 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 1 K (loss) \u2014 tough one for most of the RailRiders bullpen<\/p>\n

Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 5-6<\/a> at Hartford Yard Goats \u2014 note that 2024 first-rounder Ben Hess went on the IL (the recently-promoted Core Jackson also went to the IL within the past couple days); Sean Paul Li\u00f1an was bumped up for his first career start at Double-A<\/p>\n

CF Jace Avina 0-4, BB, K, CS
SS Roderick Arias 1-5, 2B, 4 K \u2014 double down the left-field line
C Omar Alfonzo 1-5, RBI, 2 K \u2014 drove in run<\/a> with a single in the three-run third
RF DJ Gladney 2-5, CS
3B Coby Morales 2-2, 2 BB, SB
2B Connor McGinnis 1-2, 2 BB, K
DH Manuel Palencia 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, K, SF \u2014 two-run double gave Somerset a 5-4 lead in the fifth
1B Josh Moylan 0-4, 2 K
LF Cole Gabrielson 1-4, K, SB<\/p>\n

Sean Paul Li\u00f1an 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 3 K, 2 HBP \u2014 Double-A debut
Luis Velasquez 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 2 WP \u2014 wild one tied game in the seventh
Kelly Austin 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, HR (loss) \u2014 surrendered decisive eighth-inning solo shot<\/p>\n

High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 10-5 (10)<\/a> at Jersey Shore BlueClaws \u2014 broke out with a five-run 10th to put it away<\/p>\n

C Eric Genther 2-6, 2B, 4 RBI, K \u2014 cleared the bases with double in the 10th for crowning blow
CF Jackson Lovich 1-4, HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI, 2 K, outfield assist \u2014 three-run shot<\/a> in the third pushed Renegades ahead, 4-3
1B Kyle West 0-5, 2 K, fielding error
DH Maika Niu 1-4, BB, 2 K
3B Hans Montero 1-4, BB, RBI, 3 K \u2014 infield single<\/a> gave Renegades the lead in the 10th
2B Enmanuel Tejeda 2-5, throwing error
RF Dean Toigo 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 K
SS Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 1-4, BB, K, picked off
LF Robbie Burnett 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, 2 K \u2014 doubled in the ninth<\/a> to tie it up at 5-5<\/p>\n

Franyer Herrera 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R (4 ER), 5 BB, 2 K, HR, 2 WP, HBP
Bryce Warrecker 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K
Jose M. Rodriguez 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, WP
Andrew Landry 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (win) \u2014 a deserved relief victory
Thomas Balboni Jr. 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K<\/p>\n

Low-A Tampa Tarpons: L, 11-12<\/a> vs. Daytona Tortugas \u2014 Slugfest at The Stein didn\u2019t go Tampa\u2019s way<\/p>\n

SS Dax Kilby 1-5, BB, RBI, 2 K \u2014 made it 7-6<\/a> with RBI single to cap six-run first; did strike out to end game with runner on second, alas
CF Yostin Pena 3-5, K, GIDP, SB
RF Paul Gutierrez-Contreras II 2-4, 3B, BB, 2 RBI, picked off, fielding error \u2014 first pro three-bagger got Tampa back in it in in the first
C Bear Harrison 1-5, RBI, 2 K
LF Luis Puello 0-4, BB, 2 K
3B Anthony Potestio 2-2, 3B, 2 BB, HBP \u2014 scalding-hot to start career
1B Tyce Armstrong 0-3, 2 RBI, K, 2 SF, GIDP
DH Luke Pettitte 2-3, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI \u2014 drove in a run with a single<\/a> in first pro at-bat, then homered 400 feet 109.8 mph in pro debut; what a way to say hello (or hello again) to the org!
2B Luis Escudero 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K, SB \u2014 single scored Pettitte to make it 12-11 in the bottom of the ninth, and then stole second<\/p>\n

Sabier Marte 1.2 IP, 8 H, 9 R (9 ER), 3 BB, 0 K, 2 HR, 3 balks (loss) \u2014 zoinks, that\u2019s rough; fell behind 7-0 in the first and was finally pulled when the runs kept coming
Jose Ledesma 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, WP
Antonio Gomez 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, HR \u2014 bumpier third appearance for the converted catcher after an electric start
Jordarlin Mendoza 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K \u2014 maxed out at 100.2 mph
Greysen Carter 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K \u2014 very effective relief from him and Mendoza
Jose Martinez 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, WP<\/p>\n

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

Dominican Summer League Yankees: L, 7-9<\/a> vs. DSL Rockies \u2014 will play in postseason beginning tomorrow<\/p>\n

CF Luis Cruz 3-5, 2 RBI, outfield assist
RF Manuel Aguilar 1-5
SS Stiven Marinez 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, 2 SB, 2 throwing errors, 1 fielding error \u2014 39-for-46 on steals, better day on offense than defense
DH Juan Torres 2-5, 2B, RBI, K \u2014 doubled as part of five-run eighth that made this a game again
1B Juan Martinez 0-1, fielding error \u2014 hope he didn\u2019t have an injury-induced pinch-hitter!
PH-C John Rosillo 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K \u2014 dinger cut into big Rockies lead
C-1B Poly Ojeda 1-4, BB, throwing error
LF Kendry Diaz 1-4, RBI, K
3B Abrahan Pichardo 1-4, RBI, throwing error
2B Adrian Feliz 2-4<\/p>\n

Dalvin Taveras 3 IP, 5 H, 6 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 3 K, 2 WP (loss) \u2014 Rockies racked up a 7-0 lead by the fifth
Freddy Lopez 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 5 K, HBP
Luis Ilarraza 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K
Luis Rodriguez 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Varis Villarreal 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K<\/p>\n

Dominican Summer League Bombers: W, 6-2 (7)<\/a> at DSL Mets Blue \u2014 season finale, missed playoffs; going out with a W at least<\/p>\n

CF Ruben Castillo 1-4, 2B, RBI
2B Dariel Santana 0-2, BB, 2 K
PH-RF Eddison Charles 0-1, K
DH Kenneth Melendez 0-3, K
SS Germayhoni Beltre 0-2, BB, K, 2 SB
LF Sebastian Pinto 0-2, BB, 2 K
1B-2B Edgar Jimenez 2-3, RBI \u2014 finished DSL season with .986 OPS in 29 games
C Jesus Guerrero 0-1, 2 BB, K
3B Alfred Ciriaco 1-2, 3B, 2 RBI, SF \u2014 tripled to tie it in fifth, then scored go-ahead run on wild pitch; finished DSL season with clean 1.050 OPS in 28 games
RF-1B Eliezer Adames 0-3, K<\/p>\n

Osveiker Chirino 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, WP
Junior Tavera 3.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, pickoff (win) \u2014 excellent bulk work
Andre Avila 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Ronald Tejada 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, WP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 8-9 (10) vs. Charlotte Knights \u2014 held 8-1 lead late in the eighth \u2026…\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-375620","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\/375620","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=375620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375620\/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=375620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}