Pitcher to watch: Domingo Acevedo (
Yankees' No. 12), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Buffalo (7:05 p.m. ET on
MiLB.TV)
Acevedo, 23, is moving up to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after a dominant five-start stretch with Double-A Trenton in which he went 2-0 with a 1.62 ERA, a 0.81 WHIP and a 31-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 33 1/3 innings. In his most recent turn, the 6-foot-7 right-hander completed a season-high eight innings, allowing one earned run on four hits and one walk while striking out five.
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• Making his Double-A debut,
Yankees No. 20 prospect Zack Littell recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts while allowing one unearned run on two hits and three walks in seven innings. The 21-year-old righty was dominant during his time with Class A Advanced Tampa before the promotion, going 8-1 with a 1.76 ERA in 12 outings (10 starts). He owns a 0.66 ERA in 41 innings over his last six starts between the two levels.
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• No. 68 overall prospect
Justus Sheffield (No. 31 overall, 2014 by Indians) bounced back from arguably his worst outing of 2017 to record a season-high eight strikeouts over six innings in a victory for Double-A Trenton. The
Yankees' No. 6 prospect allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks in the outing. Through 12 starts in his first full Double-A campaign, Sheffield, 21, owns a 3.29 ERA with 61 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings.
