IF Ronald Torres was placed on the temporary inactive list, the team announced. Conor Foley says Torreyes returned to New York to be with his wife, who has a medical issue. “It was more important for him to get to his wife,” said Triple-A Scranton manager Bobby Mitchell. Hope everything’s okay.
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (6-3 win over Lehigh Valley)
- 3B Tyler Wade: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K
- CF Clint Frazier: 2-5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K
- 1B Brandon Drury: 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB — third straight game at first base
- LF Tyler Austin: 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB — he was removed for a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning … manager Bobby Mitchell told Conor Foley that Austin’s back flared up and he’s going to see a doctor, which presumably takes him out of the running for a call-up against all those Red Sox lefties this weekend
- RF Billy McKinney: 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI — here’s video of the double … back-to-back games with a homer … now has eleven homers in 42 games this season … set a career high with 16 homers in 124 games last season
- LHP Nestor Cortes: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 7/8 GB/FB — 57 of 87 pitches were strikes (66%)
- RHP Tommy Kahnle: 1 IP, zeroes 2 K — nine of 13 pitches were strikes … 20/5 K/BB in 12.