Yankees prospects: Somerset, Hudson Valley secure comeback wins

Double-A Somerset Patriots: W, 6-5 at Reading Fightin Phils — trailed 5-1 after five but came back with five runs of their own in the next two innings to take lead, and bullpen held on

CF Jace Avina 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, K, GIDP — his ninth homer of 2026, tied game at 5-5 in the seventh, also secured interesting factoid about Somerset’s streak of multi-homer games (see the embedded highlight)
RF Garrett Martin 1-3, 2 BB, K, GIDP, 2 SB — walked after Avina homer, and stole second
LF Jackson Castillo 1-3, 2 BB, RBI, 2 K — got the go-ahead knock with a single; 13-game hitting streak
3B Tyler Hardman 2-4, HR, 2 RBI — also his ninth homer; cut Reading lead from 5-1 to 5-3
1B Coby Morales 0-3, BB, K
C Manuel Palencia 1-4, RBI, throwing error
DH Abrahan Gutierrez 0-4, K, GIDP
2B Duncan Pastore 2-4, 2 K
SS Owen Cobb 1-3, K, sacrifice, throwing error

Jack Cebert 5 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 6 K, HR
Ben Grable 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (win)
Kelly Austin 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Will Brian 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K
Chris Kean 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (save) — yeoman’s work by the ’pen with four innings of scoreless, no-hit ball

High-A Hudson Valley Renegades: W, 3-2 vs. Winston-Salem Dash

SS Kaeden Kent 1-3, BB, RBI, K — got ‘Gades on the board with a single to score McGinnis
DH Core Jackson 1-4, 2 K, GIDP
1B Kyle West 0-4, 2 K
C Eric Genther 1-3, BB — single with one out in the ninth led to game-winning rally
3B Roderick Arias 0-3, BB, K, GIDP
RF Wilson Rodriguez 1-3, BB, K
LF Josh Moylan 0-4, K
2B Connor McGinnis 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI — doubled in the sixth to spark team’s first run, and then a strike away from a 2-1 loss, flared a singled to center with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to score two, walking it off (then rewarded with a 2009 Yankees-style pie)
CF Cole Gabrielson 1-2, K, picked off
PH-CF Camden Troyer 0-1

Rory Fox 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 4 K, HR, WP
Tanner Bauman 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Brandon Decker 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K
Jackson Fristoe 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (win)

Low-A Tampa Tarpons: W, 6-2 at Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

LF Luis Durango 2-5, 3 RBI, 2 K, CS — capped four-run sixth with two-out single, and then had another key two-out hit in the eighth, driving in two insurance runs
3B Jackson Lovich 1-4, BB, 2 K, SB, CS
2B Enmanuel Tejeda 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K
RF Brando Mayea 2-5, 2B, K, 2 SB — hit first of back-to-back doubles with Urena to help put Tampa ahead 2-0
DH Engelth Urena 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K
SS Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek 1-2, 2 BB, K, SB
1B Hans Montero 0-4, K, SB — Tarpons were 5-of-7 in stolen base attempts yesterday
CF Willy Montero 2-4, K — hit a 112.4-mph bullet of single in the fifth
C Ediel Rivera 0-3, RBI, 3 K, SF

Chase Hampton 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K — Welcome back to pro ball, Chase! First appearance since Tommy John surgery in February 2025; our old friend Smith has the skinny on how he looked below, nice to see him allow just one hit in this rehab outing while shaking off the rust on his four-pitch mix
Brennan Stuprich 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (2 ER), 0 BB, 4 K, HR (win)
Jose Martinez 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K
Pedro Rodriguez 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K — threw all of the five fastest pitches combined on either side in this game, all at 95.6 mph or higher

Florida Complex League Yankees: L, 3-4 (7) vs. FCL Blue Jays — honestly not a very interesting game after Thursday’s 21-13 madness

1B Richard Matic 2-4, RBI
3B Leni Done 1-4, RBI, 2 K, SB
RF Wilberson De Pena 1-3, 2B, BB
PR-RF Luis Puello 0-0
CF Jose Castro 2-3, BB, SB
C Justin Capellan 1-4, 2B, 2 K
SS Dexters Peralta 1-3, BB, K
LF Gabriel Lara 1-4, 2 K
2B Luis Escudero 0-3, K
DH John Cristino 0-2

Alexander Almonte 2.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R (4 ER), 4 BB, 2 K (loss)
Sunayro Martina 2.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Austin Breedlove 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K — what a name