This has not been a great time for the New York Yankees. But the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are doing well in Operation Save the Season.
Jake Bauers and Billy McKinney continue to deliver the kind of at-bats that Josh Donaldson, DJ LeMahieu and Giancarlo Stanton could only dream about. Jhony Brito was promoted to make a start Wednesday night against Seattle’s Luis Castillo that had Buster Douglas-Mike Tyson vibes in both how it was previewed and how it played out.
But Brito? He had an 8.28 ERA in his final seven major league starts before being sent to Triple-A, where in four starts he had a 7.08 ERA. Meanwhile, opposing Brito was Castillo, who dominated the Yankees before and after a trade deadline last year at which they tried and failed to obtain the righty. In three 2022 starts versus Castillo, the Yankees managed to hit .139 with one homer in 82 plate appearances, while he pitched to a 1.66 ERA.
. He needed just 44 pitches to complete four innings. He struck out three and his only walk came against Julio Rodriguez, his final batter with two outs in the sixth.Conversely, the Yankees were having long at-bats versus Castillo, who threw 103 pitches in five innings. In the third inning, Anthony Volpe battled from 1-2 down to draw a walk. Bauers followed by clocking a full-count fastball for his sixth homer and a 2-0 lead. Bauers has 15 extra-base hits in 109 at-bats.
McKinney, Bauers and Willie Calhoun were journeymen lefty-swingers the Yankees brought to spring training for Triple-A depth, particularly from that side of the plate. All three started Wednesday as Boone sat LeMahieu and Stanton while playing Donaldson, who was all but booed out of the stadium during another listless 0-for-4. Calhoun injured his quad and almost certainly is headed to the injured list.
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