Yankees prospects: George Lombard Jr. shines on defense at Somerset

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 6-9 vs. Indianapolis Indians

2B Jorbit Vivas 1-4, 2B, 2 K, SB, HBP, throwing error
1B T.J. Rumfield 0-5, K
LF Spencer Jones 1-5, 3 K
DH Jose Rojas 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI, K — 22nd homer in 96 games
RF Bryan De La Cruz 4-5, RBI, SB — good night for him
3B Jeimer Candelario 0-5, 2 K — not-so-good for Jeimer, down to a .590 OPS at Triple-A and might be cooked
SS Braden Shewmake 2-4, 3B, HBP
C Rob Brantly 1-4 — first game with Scranton since 2022 after signing back on
CF Duke Ellis 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K, 2 SB — 24-for-28 in steals

Ryan Yarbrough 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, HR, WP — first rehab start, not bad aside from the dinger
Fernando Cruz 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 0 K — bumpier start to rehab assignment for Cruz
Sean Boyle 4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R (6 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, boyle (loss) — ick
Zach Messinger 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Bailey Dees 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Double-A Somerset Patriots: L, 2-3 at Portland Sea Dogs

CF Brendan Jones 1-3, BB
SS George Lombard Jr. 1-4, 2B, 2 K — two-bagger sparked two-run opening frame; had some gems in the field, too
3B Dylan Jasso 1-4, RBI, K, throwing error — E5 ended the game in a walk-off for Portland, unfortunate
1B Coby Morales 1-3, BB
RF Garrett Martin 0-4, RBI
DH Jackson Castillo 0-3, BB, 2 K, picked off
LF Cole Gabrielson 0-2, BB
C Tomas Frick 0-3, K
2B Duncan Pastore 0-3, K

Brock Selvidge 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, WP
Mason Vinyard 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K
Hayden Merda 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Will Brian 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, HBP (loss)
Cole Ayers 0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, WP

High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 10-1 vs. Aberdeen IronBirds

CF Dillon Lewis 3-5, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, K — helluva night! two-run shot, then cleared the bases on a double
DH Engelth Urena 0-3, BB
PH-DH Edison Vivas 0-1
3B Juan Matheus 1-4, 2B, BB, K
SS Core Jackson 2-4, 3B, BB, RBI — 2025 fifth-rounder plated first run of the game with his triple
RF Camden Troyer 1-3, BB
LF Robbie Burnett 1-3, BB
2B Connor McGinnis 0-3, BB, RBI, K
C John Cristino 2-4, 2B, 2 K

Kyle Carr 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 5 K (win)
Matt Keating 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Carson Coleman 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Bryce Warrecker 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Low-A Tampa Tarpons: W, 4-1 (7 ) and L, 7-16 (7) vs. Dunedin Blue Jays — after a normal first game, the second got weird with Tampa falling behind 13-0 after three (with a 10-run third for Dunedin) before clawing back with seven in the fifth, though they couldn’t keep it going

SS Dax Kilby 1-3, SB — first pro hit and steal for 2025 first-rounder
DH Roderick Arias 1-2, BB, K, picked off
1B Kyle West 0-3, 2 K
2B Enmanuel Tejeda 1-3, RBI
CF Marshall Toole 2-3, 3B, RBI, CS — nice lil’ matinee
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 1-3, RBI
RF Wilson Rodriguez 1-2, CS
LF Richie Bonomolo Jr. 0-1, K, HBP, SB — stole second after plunking but did get replaced in the field a bit later
LF Eric Genther 0-0
C Josue Gonzalez 1-2, SB

Jose M. Rodriguez 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K, WP, pickoff (win) — pretty good
Cade Austin 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, HR

3B-2B Enmanuel Tejeda 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 throwing errors
SS Roderick Arias 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K, fielding error
DH Kyle West 2-4, 2 RBI, K — plated two with a single in the seven-run fifth
3B Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 0-0
LF Willy Montero 1-4
CF Wilson Rodriguez 0-3, BB, 2 K
RF Eric Genther 0-3, BB, K, GIDP, outfield assist
1B Josue Gonzalez 1-2, HBP
C Ediel Rivera 1-3, RBI, K
2B-P Hans Montero 0-1, 2 BB — better at the plate than pitching

Edinzo Marquez 2.2 IP, 9 H, 11 R (10 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 2 HBP, WP (loss) — just had to eat it in 82 pitches, so an ugly pitching line that’s hard to match these days
Jack Sokol 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K — Marquez was probably like “well I could’ve done that”
Brady Kirtner 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Franyer Herrera 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 WP — an oasis!
Hans Montero 0.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (3 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, HR, HBP

Florida Complex League Yankees: Season over

Dominican Summer League Yankees: L, 7-8 (7) at DSL Tigers 2

CF Francisco Vilorio 1-4, 2B, K
SS Mani Cedeno 0-3, BB, 3 K — no-contact day
C Justin Capellan 1-2, 2 BB, RBI, SB
PR Alfiery Matos 0-0
DH Estivenzon Montero 2-3, RBI, CS, HBP — brought one home in five-run sixth that almost got Yanks back even
LF Isaias Castillo 0-4
RF Wilberson De Pena 0-2, BB, SB, CS
2B Edgar Jimenez 1-3, RBI, SB
1B Diego Flores 0-3, 3 K
3B Adrian Feliz 0-2, BB, K, CS

Carlos Hampshire 1.1 2 H, 4 R (4 ER), 7 BB, 2 K, WP — control was not there, huh
Luis Rodriguez 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, HR, WP
Rafael Arias 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 4 K

Dominican Summer League Bombers: W, 7-1 (6) vs. DSL Rangers Blue

SS Stiven Marinez 1-2, BB, K, SB — 22-for-28 on steals
CF Ruben Castillo 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI
LF Jose Castro 0-2, BB, 2 RBI, 2 SB
2B Alfred Ciriaco 0-1, 2 BB, K, SB
C Carlos Villarroel 0-3, K
C Carlos Rondon 0-0
3B Leni Done 0-3
1B Remy Veldhuisen 1-2, HR, RBI, K — first pro homer; also the only DSL Bomber to drive in a run on a hit, all others were RBI grounders or wild pitches
RF Richard Meran 0-2, K
DH Angel Ventura 0-0, 2 BB, SB — has been caught just three times this year

Kevin Centeno 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, HBP
Ronald Tejada 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, WP (win)