OF Tyler Austin has been demoted to Double-A Trenton, reports Donnie Collins. OF Taylor Dugas was dumped up to take his place. Austin has not had a good year (.235/.309/.311 and 82 wRC+) and this will allow him to bat higher in the lineup and get more at-bats. The Triple-A Scranton lineup is stacked. Austin’s been batting ninth of late.
Triple-A Scranton (3-2 win over Toledo)
- LF Ben Gamel: 2-4
- 2B Rob Refsnyder: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — third homer in his last 20 games
- 1B Greg Bird: 0-3, 1 RBI, 2 K
- C Gary Sanchez: 1-4, 1 K, 1 CS
- RF Aaron Judge: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB — had been in an 0-for-15 slump before the homer
- CF Slade Heathcott: 0-4, 1 K
- 3B Jose Pirela: 1-4
- C Austin Romine: 2-3, 1 R
- LHP Chris Capuano: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 1 WP, 0/3 GB/FB — 45 of 65 pitches were strikes (69%)
- LHP James Pazos: 1.