TUESDAY’S GAME: at New Britain Rock Cats (COL) | 7:05 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: RHP Eric Ruth (6-4, 3.34 ERA) • The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders used strong hitting and pitching performances to defeat the Toledo Mud Hens, 9-1…the RailRiders won the season series, 5-1, for the first time since 2012. • CF Ben Gamel (3-for-5, 3R, 2 doubles, 2RBI, 1SB) recorded his ninth multi-hit game in his last 15 contests…is batting .414 (24-for-58) over that span and raised his season BA to .299 (120-for-401), which is seventh-best in the International League. • LHP Brady Lail (6.0IP, 4H, 1ER, 4BB, 4K) earned his first Triple-A victory on his birthday…is holding batters to a .059 BA (1-for-17) with RISP. • DH Gary Sanchez (3-for-4, 2 doubles, 3RBI) recorded his third 3RBI output over his last 10G…is batting .415 (17-for-41) with 13RBI during that stretch…is batting .423 (11-for-26) with RISP at the Triple-A level. • 3B Jose Pirela (3-for-4, 1R, 1RBI) is batting .460 (23-for-50) when ahead in the count. Minor League Report August 10, 2015 | Organizational Record: 303-318 (.488) TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS) | 7:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: RHP Kyle Davies (8-6, 3.72 ERA) • The Trenton Thunder could not complete the three-game sweep of the Mets as they lost to Binghamton on Sunday, 4-2. • 2B Tony Renda (1-for-4, 1RBI) is batting .333 (7-for-21) in the first inning. • DH Tyler Austin (1-for-3, 1RBI, 1BB) is 7-for-11 (.636) with 4R and 4RBI through his first 3G with Trenton. • LHP Caleb Smith (3.0IP, 2H, 0R) made his first relief appearance of 2015…his 105.1IP are second-most on the team this season. TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Brevard County Manatees (MIL) | 7:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-4, 3.39 ERA) • The Tampa Yankees won the rubber game of the series against the Clearwater Threshers, 7-6…improved to 9-6 against Clearwater in 2015. • DH Mike Ford (2-for-4, 2R, 1HR, 2RBI) is batting .467 (14-for-30) with 10R and 2HR over his last 10G. • SS Jorge Mateo (2-for-4, 1R, 1 double, 1 triple, 1BB) is 8-for-19 (.421) with 4R and 3XBH through his first 5G with Tampa. • RHP Chance Adams (3.0IP, 3H) made his first appearance for Tampa…is holding batters to a .169 BA (15-for-89) combined between Staten Island, Charleston, and Tampa). • LF Ericson Leonora (2-for-3, 1 double, 1RBI, 1BB) is batting .333 (5-for-15) in August…his 49RBI are tied for ninth in the FSL and a team best. • The Charleston RiverDogs were swept by the Savannah Sand Gnats by a final score of 4-2 on Sunday…Savannah won the season series, 12-8. • C Collin Slaybaugh (2-for-4, 1R, 1double, 1RBI) is batting .324 (11-for-34) against left-handed pitchers with Charleston. • 3B Billy Fleming (1-for-3, 1BB) has a .358 BA (43-for-120) in 37G this season combined between Pulaski, Charleston, Tampa, and Trenton). • RHP Dillon McNamara (3.0IP, 1H, 4K) tied a season high with 3.0IP and 4K. TUESDAY’S GAME: vs. Lexington Legends (KC) | 7:05 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: RHP Joey Maher (3-4, 2.37 ERA) TAMPA YANKEES TRENTON THUNDER LAST GAME: L, 4-2 AT BINGHAMTON WP: T. Pill (2-0) LP: C. Coshow (0-1) SV: P. Sewald (18) CHARLESTON RIVERDOGS SCRANTON/WILKES- BARRE RAILRIDERS RECORD: 64-52 PLACE: 1ST GB: +4.5 RECORD: 60-54 PLACE: 3RD GB: -4.0 1ST HALF: 34-36 PLACE: 3RD GB: -7.0 1ST HALF: 34-36 PLACE: 7TH GB: -10.5 • The Staten Island Yankees dropped the series opener to Brooklyn, 2-1, in 11 innings. • RHP Domingo Acevedo (4.2IP, 3H, 1ER, 2BB, 4K) made his seventh start for Staten Island…is holding batters to a .176 BA (6-got-34) in two starts in August. • 2B Thario Estrada (3-for-4, 1 double, 1RBI) is batting .395 (15-for-38) over his last 10G…is 18-for-44 (.409) against left-handed pitchers this year…hit his 13th double of the season, which leads the team and is tied for second in the NYPL. • RHP Michael Schaub (1.2IP, 3H, 0R, 2BB, 2K) worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out scenario in the eighth inning to keep the game tied…has a 1.80 ERA (15.0IP, 3ER) with 11K out of the bullpen for Staten Island in 2015. TONIGHT’S GAME: vs. Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM) | 7:00 P.M. | STARTING PITCHER: RHP Yoel Espinal (1-4, 8.58 ERA) STATEN ISLAND YANKEES LAST GAME: L, 2-1 (11) VS. BROOKLYN WP: R. Reyes (1-0) LP: T. Hissong (1-1) SV: A. Palsha (11) RECORD: 25-22 PLACE: 1ST GB: +1.5 2ND HALF: 20-23 2ND HALF: 15-28 WP: L. Niebla (2-5) LP: D. Whitehead (7-10) SV: A. Rincon (7) LAST GAME: L, 4-2 VS. SAVANNAH WP: B. Lail (1-1) LP: M. Belfiore (5-11) SV: -- LAST GAME: W, 9-1 VS. TOLEDO WP: J. Prevost (3-4) LP: M. Marsh (1-4) SV: C. Montgomery (1) LAST GAME: W, 7-6 VS. CLEARWATER