Yankees Minor League Report 8/4/14: Latest from Ty Hensley On a Slow Night....

Trenton was off; Tampa and Charleston were postponed.

Scranton (Lost to Syracuse, 7-6.  Former Yankees' farmhand Brandon Laird hit a home run for Syracuse)

UTIL Jose Pirela:  2-for-5, 2B (18), RBI, 3 RS, K

Has hit safely in nine of last ten games (17-for-44)

2B Robert Refsnyder:  1-for-5, 2B (12), RBI

C John Ryan Murphy:  0-for-4, BB, K

OF Zoilo Almonte:  2-for-4, RBI, 2 RS, BB

1B Kyle Roller:  2-for-5, RBI, K

UTIL Adonis Garcia:  2-for-4, BB

UTIL Zelous Wheeler:  1-for-5, K

OF Taylor Dugas:  1-for-3, RS, BB, K

3B Rob Segedin:  0-for-4, K

Hitting .178 (8-for-45) since promotion.

LHP Nik Turley:  3.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR

6.43 ERA; 35 IP, 34 H, 26 R, 25 ER, 7 HR, 25 BB, 28 K

After a long-term injury, command can take a while to get back - 7 home runs in 35 IP is certainly eye-popping.

Switch Pat Venditte:  1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

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Staten Island (Lost to Auburn, 7-6)

C Isaias Tejada: 2-for-4, 2B (15), HR (4), 3 RBI, RS, BB, K

.336/.395/.589 in 107 AB with 23 runs batted in.  The once-promising backstop is now 22 years old, and hasn't hit at all since the 2011 season.

C Luis Torrens:  0-for-2, RS, 3 BB, CS (2)

.327/.392/.487 in 113 AB for the 18-year old.

SS Vincent Conde:  1-for-2, RS, 3 BB

.243/.349/.257 in 70 AB

1B/OF Chris Breen:  1-for-5, RS, 3 K

.255/.360/.416 in 149 AB
C/CF Collin Slaybaugh:  2-for-5, 2 RBI, RS, BB

1B Connor Spencer:  1-for-5, K

RHP Ty Hensley:  3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 HR, 2 BB, 7 K in two starts since promotion

LHP Andrew Chin:  2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

No runs allowed in professional career!  (OK, 5.1 innings...)

RHP David Palladino (L, 4-4):  4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, HR

4.50 ERA; 46 IP, 47 H, 29 R, 23 ER, 3 HR, 20 BB, 48 K

RHP Matt Wotherspoon:  0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

2.05 ERA; 22 IP, 15 H, 9 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 3 BB, 21 K

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