Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The extra day off didn’t help Tampa much as they dropped both ends of a doubleheader with Palm Beach.  Game one was a 5-1 loss with the offense being held to five hits.  Austin Romine doubled and drove in a run while D.J. Mitchell took the loss.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Game two was closer but the result was the same.  Brandon Laird doubled twice and drove in a run in the 3-2 loss.  Noel Castillo fell to 2-1 and he gave up a run on one hit and a walk with a strikeout in two innings of relief.

Craig Heyer gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth but Jonathan Ortiz came in to get the final batter out as the RiverDogs slipped by the Sand Gnats 6-5.  Noel Castillo picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a triple, two walks, an RBI and two runs.

The RiverDogs walked away with two wins tonight, the first a tight game and the second a blowout.  Game one was 5-4 and while Jairo Heredia wasn’t exceptional, he put together four decent innings in which he struck out an impressive seven batters.  Brad Suttle was the only hitter with two hits and he drove in a run.

The second game was a 13-0 beatdown.  There were plenty of hitting stars but David Williams was a notch above the rest.  He went four for five with a double, three RBIs and a run.  Noel Castillo had an exceptional start but he fell a batter short of picking up the win.  He gave up three hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Noel Castillo fell to 5-3 on the season with a tough start in the GCL Yankees 7-2 loss to the GCL Indians.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits with five strikeouts in five innings.

Jesus Montero had a solid day at the plate. He went two for four with a double and a run.

Noel Castillo improved to 5-2 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Yankees 5-0 win over the GCL Braves.  He gave up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Zoilo Almonte was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a double and a run. 

After a couple of rain outs, the GCL Yankees played two and took two as they swept a doubleheader over the GCL Indians.  The first game was an impressive offensive display in a 10-3 win.  Gary Gattis went two for three with two RBIs and two runs while Kelvin Castro went two for three with an RBI and two runs.  Francisco Castillo picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.

Noel Castillo improved to 4-2 with a nice start in game two.  He gave up three hits and he struck out two in five shutout innings in the 5-0 win.

Noel Castillo improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Yankees 7-3 win over the GCL Tigers.  He gave up six hits and one run on one walk with four strikeouts in five innings.

Prilys Cuello went two for five with a double and two RBIs.  Abraham Almonte tripled, drove in a run and scored twice.

Noel Castillo had a mixed relief appearance.  He did take the loss and he dropped to 2-2 but two of the four runs he gave up were unearned.  And to his credit, he struck out an impressive six batters in just 3 2/3 innings.

Both Yankee runs came on solo homeruns in the 6-2 loss.  Jesus Montero and Ben Blumenthal both hit one over the fence with nobody on base.

Noel Castillo improved to 2-0 on the season with four shutout innings of relief in the GCL Yankees 3-2 win over the GCL Indians.  He gave up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Ryan Wehrle doubled and drove in a run.  Ben Blumenthal had the only other extra base hit with a triple.

The GCL Yankees lost their opener 2-1 but it wasn’t because their pitchers didn’t step up.  Noel Castillo gave up just one run on four hits with six strikeouts in four innings in his start, and despite taking the loss, Jairo Heredia gave up a run in 3 2/3 and he struck out five.

The offense managed just five hits in the game.  Ryan Wehrle had two of those and Prilys Cuello went one of three with a walk and an RBI.