Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 5-12 at Nashville Sounds
C Jesus Rodriguez 0-4, BB, K
1B Dominic Smith 3-5, 3B, K, 2 SB — didn’t know that Dominic Smith had a triple in him!
DH Alex Jackson 0-4, K
LF Jose Rojas 0-4, RBI, K
RF Bryan De La Cruz 1-4, K
SS Braden Shewmake 1-4
2B Andrew Velazquez 1-4, 2B, RBI, K
CF Ismael Munguia 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, SB, throwing error
3B Jake Gatewood 0-4, 2 K
Anthony DeSclafani 2.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 3 K, HR (loss) — much rockier second start for Scranton than the first
Jake Woodford 4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 R (6 ER), 2 BB, 6 K, 2 WP, HBP — just wearing it, 99 pitches in relief (though he has normally been a starter this year)
Colten Brewer 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, HR — whole bunch of ones in his pitching line
Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 7-1 (7) and W, 6-3 (7) at New Hampshire Fisher Cats — clean sweep, and no runs were allowed by Somerset pitchers in either game until the final frame
Game 1
SS George Lombard Jr. 1-3, BB
DH Rafael Flores 2-4
CF Garrett Martin 1-4, K, SB
RF Brennen Davis 1-3, BB, 2 K — first game with Somerset after rehab assignment; was at Triple-A with Cubs in 2024
1B Tyler Hardman 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 K — two-run single to start scoring in four-run first
3B Alexander Vargas 1-4, RBI
LF Jared Wegner 0-0, HBP — left game after getting plunked on the wrist
LF Grant Richardson 2-3, RBI, K, SB — run-scoring single in second made it 7-0 already
C Antonio Gomez 1-4, 2 RBI — kept the rally going in the first
2B Max Burt 0-3, K
Trystan Vrieling 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K, 2 HBP, WP — not every day you see a scoreless, zero-K start, even one that’s only 13 outs; he was limited to under 70 pitches since this is his second start back with Double-A post-early IL stint
Danny Watson 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (win)
Cole Ayers 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, WP
Game 2
3B George Lombard Jr. 0-2, 2 BB
C Rafael Flores 1-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI, K, throwing error — already his 10th dinger of 2025 (leading Eastern League), put Somerset up 2-0 in the first
RF Garrett Martin 1-3
2B Dylan Jasso 2-4, RBI, K, GIDP
CF Grant Richardson 0-4
LF Cole Gabrielson 1-2, HR, BB, 2 RBI, K
1B Tyler Hardman 0-3, K
SS Alexander Vargas 1-3, K
DH Antonio Gomez 0-2, BB, RBI, SB
Baron Stuart 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K — minimal contact on 60 pitches
Will Brian 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (win)
Ryan Anderson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Kelly Austin 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 0 K
Mason Vinyard 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 0 K, HR
High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: L, 4-5 at Winston-Salem Dash — led 4-0 until suddenly giving up five in the bottom of the ninth, yeesh; the Dash aren’t even good (now 15-29)
DH Roc Riggio 0-2, 2 BB, HBP
RF Brendan Jones 2-5, HR, RBI, K — third-inning bomb
1B Coby Morales 0-3, 2 BB, K, SB
LF Jace Avina 1-5, 2B, RBI, 2 K — double got scoring started early
CF Jackson Castillo 1-4, BB, RBI, 2 K
C Omar Martinez 1-4, 2 K
3B Josh Moylan 1-4, 3B, 2 K
SS Brenny Escanio 0-4, K
2B Duncan Pastore 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 CS — caught stealing third twice??
Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K, WP — even with the wildness, another solid start for the surprise Top 10 prospect
Tony Rossi 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, HBP
Jayvien Sandridge 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, balk
Chris Kean 0.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R (5 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, HR (loss) — well, uh, he no longer has the 1.02 ERA he had at the start of the day; what a disastrous ninth, with a three-run bomb
Tyrone Yulie 0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K — gave up walk-off, two-run double after replacing Kean
Low-A Tampa Tarpons: W, 4-3 at Dunedin Blue Jays
DH Edgleen Perez 0-5, 2 K
C Engelth Urena 3-5, HR, 2B, RBI, K — solo shot on a high pitch
CF Dillon Lewis 1-3, HR, BB, 2 RBI — two-run shot in the first had Tarpons starting strong, and they ended up winning by one
SS Juan Matheus 0-4, 2 K
LF Tyler Wilson 3-4, CS — all hits were singles
RF Austin Green 0-2, BB, HBP
2B Hans Montero 0-3, BB, K, fielding error
3B Owen Cobb 0-3, RBI, K, SF, fielding error
1B Josue Gonzalez 0-3, BB, K, throwing error — tough defensive day for the bottom of the lineup
Gage Ziehl 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 7 K, HBP, balk (win)
Gus Hughes 1.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP
Cade Austin 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, balk
Sean Hermann 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (save)
Florida Complex League Yankees: W, 15-3 vs. FCL Phillies — Yanks knocked 14 hits in support of this blowout, but Phils also made five untimely errors (ah, FCL)
LF Brando Mayea 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, K
CF Cam Eden 4-6, 2 2B, 5 RBI, K — seems like his rehab assignment should be done now if he’s doing this to poor Rookie ball lads
RF Isael Arias 1-4, BB, SB
C Ediel Rivera 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K, SB, pickoff
SS Dexters Peralta 1-5, RBI, 2 K
1B Manuel Palencia 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, HBP
2B Luis Escudero 2-4, HR, BB, 3 RBI — first homer of 2025
DH Luis Puello 1-5, 2B, K
3B Santiago Gomez 1-3, 2 BB, K
Kevin Stevens 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K — helluva rehab assignment
Carson Coleman 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K — another solid rehab assignment for a Double-A arm
Greysen Carter 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 8 BB, K, WP (win) — eight walks, so yeah the 2024 fifth-rounder has work to do following demotion from Low-A; got the win for the bulk work
Hansel Rosario 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP
Jose Martinez 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Jose Ledesma 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, HR