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Yankees' Jonathan Loaisiga pitches two scoreless, DJ LeMahieu has multi-hit game in Triple-A

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, had a few major names continuing their rehabs in Wednesday’s game.

The RailrRiders played two against the Rochester Red Wings with DJ LeMahieu, Jonathan Loaisiga and Clayton Beeter making appearances in the daycap.

Loaisiga made his first Triple-A appearance this season on Wednesday and was dominant. The right-hander pitched two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and striking out two batters. Loaisiga pitched three games with Single-A prior to being moved to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. In those appearances, he pitched 3.1 innings while allowing one run on two hits while striking out seven batters.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that there’s currently no plan for the 30-year-old to rejoin the team on their upcoming West Coast trip, but the skipper wants Loaisiga to make six appearances, with the last one on consecutive days before the team deems him ready.

As for LeMahieu, the veteran infielder continued his impressive rehab outing. LeMahieu went 2-for-3 in his first Triple-A outing. In seven games playing with Double-A and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, LeMahieu is 9-for-19 with a home run, a double and three RBI.

Boone has raved about LeMahieu’s progress, and wanted to re-evaluate how LeMahieu is feeling after two rehab games in Triple-A. Once LeMahieu plays one more game, the Yankees could potentially activate him for the upcoming West Coast road trip that starts Friday.

With Jazz Chisholm Jr. out for weeks with an oblique, the Yankees are looking to use LeMahieu primarily at second base alongside youngster Jorbit Vivas.

Everson Pereira had a notable game, going 2-for-4 with a two-run shot. The outfielder is hitting .295 with Triple-A this season. Also, Bryan De La Cruz launched his first home run with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday. The recently acquired outfielder went 1-for-3 on Wednesday and is 3-for-14 in four games with the RailRiders this season.

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