Yankees minor league playoff final: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
By Cory Claus
Still, Pretty Bad
RHP Chance Adams was not stellar in his game three start, but two earned runs in four innings is still on pace for a quality outing. Keeping his scorecard even for the bout, Adams struck out six in his four innings pitched but did give up a home run. His was not the best start but Coshow was the real culprit in game three.
Lefty reliever Joe Mantiply had one bad outing—two runs and four hits in one inning—and one good game: Two innings, one hit, and no runs. For a reliever at the big league level, batting .500 would be horrible. But, for a minor league reliever, it goes down as a possible positive.
Best of the Lot
However, there were two pitchers who covered themselves in glory. First and foremost is RHP Domingo German. His was the best performance by any pitcher in the series.
And not just because he pitched seven superlative innings in game two. German allowed no runs, which is easy when you give up only one hit while striking out eight. But the other reason his was the best start is that it came immediately after the RRs were shut out in game one.
Had he pitched poorly, Scranton’s season would have been all but over. German knew that. The team knew it, too. When the Yankees talk about wanting their pitchers to get Postseason experience, this is exactly what they mean.
If you want to know why German has been recalled and is pitching again in pinstripes, it’s because of this start.
Reliever Nick Rumbelow also had a brilliant showing. The righty appeared in two games and pitched a total of two innings. He struck out three and allowed two hits but no runs. The Yankees have been looking at the 26-year-old for a while; you can bet they’re looking harder now.