DotF: Flores continues hot hitting in AAA win

According to the Twitter feed of OF Kendall Coleman, LHP Ian Clarkin is on his way to join Low-A Charleston. No word on when he will make his first start, but it should be within a day or two. Clarkin was the third of the Yankees’ three first rounders last year.

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 win over Norfolk)

• LF Ramon Flores: 2-4, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K — 14 hits in his last 33 at-bats (.424), plus he’s doubled in four straight games
• 3B Scott Sizemore: 2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K — hard to think he’d be worse than Brian Roberts
• SS Dean Anna: 1-5
• DH Zoilo Almonte: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 SB
• C Austin Romine: 1-4
• RHP Diego Moreno: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3/1 GB/FB — 39 of 68 pitches were strikes (57%) 23 of 35 pitches were strikes (66%)
  
• RHP Mark Montgomery: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — ten of 19 pitches were strikes (53%)
• RHP Matt Daley: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 1/1 GB/FB — eight pitches, seven strikes

Double-A Trenton Game One (4-3 loss to New Hampshire in seven innings) makeup of yesterday’s rainout

• CF Mason Williams: 0-3, 1 BB — nine hits in his last 57 at-bats (.158)
• LF Ben Gamel: 2-4, 2 R
• 3B Rob Segedin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K
• DH Gary Sanchez: 0-1, 3 BB, 1 K — 14/11 K/BB in 20 games
• 2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI
• LHP Matt Tracy: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 4/6 GB/FB — 53 of 96 pitches were strikes (55%)

Double-A Trenton Game Two ()

• CF Mason Williams: 1-3, 1 2B
• LF Ben Gamel, DH Rob Segedin & 1B Kyle Roller: all 0-3
• C Gary Sanchez: 1-3, 1 K
• LHP Jeremy Bleich: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 9/5 GB/FB — 49 of 77 pitches were strikes (64%)
• RHP Branden Pinder: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — nine of 15 pitches were strikes (60%) … 12/1 K/BB in 13 innings

High-A Tampa‘s game was suspended due to rain in after the third inning. They’re going to complete the game tomorrow. Here’s the box score if you can’t wait that long.

Low-A Charleston Game One (6-2 loss to Augusta in seven innings) completion of yesterday’s suspended game, which was halted with two outs in the bottom of the first

• SS Tyler Wade: 1-5, 2 E (both throwing)
• RF Aaron Judge: 3-5 — slow day at the park, I guess
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K
• 2B Gosuke Katoh: 2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
• LHP Caleb Smith: 1 IP, zeroes, 1/2 GB/FB — nine of 13 pitches were strikes (69%) … pitched yesterday before the rain
• RHP Rookie Davis: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 5/3 GB/FB — 50 of 77 pitches were strikes (65%)

Low-A Charleston Game Two (2-0 win over Augusta in seven innings)

• SS Abi Avelino & 2B Tyler Wade: both 1-3, 1 K — Avelino was caught stealing
• DH Aaron Judge: 0-3
• CF Michael O’Neill: 0-2, 2 K — leads the entire organization with 38 strikeouts (by six!)
• 3B Miguel Andujar: 0-3
• RHP Jaron Long: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 5/3 GB/FB — 36 of 58 pitches were strikes (62%)
• RHP Phil Walby: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 4/1 GB/FB — 16 of 29 pitches were strikes (55%)
• RHP Nick Rumbelow: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2 WP — ten of 14 pitches were strikes (71%) … 15 strikeouts in eight innings