RailRiders' Torres hits first Triple-A home run

Gleyber Torres has displayed many characteristics that have the Yankees excited about his eventual arrival in the Major Leagues.
On Monday, he showed that all of the outside distractions and whispers won't keep him from what his manager says he loves to do most -- just play baseball.
Torres slugged his first Triple-A homer as part of a 3-for-3 night and matched a season high with four RBIs as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre rallied past Rochester, 6-3, at Frontier Field.

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The top Yankees prospect picked a good time for his first International League long ball, blasting a three-run shot in the sixth inning to give the RailRiders their first lead of the game. He also walked during his perfect night at the plate, which snapped a 2-for-18 stretch over his previous six contests.
"Even with all of the attention he's been getting and since he first got here, he's remained very professional. He's a simple guy and very humble," Scranton/Wilkes-Barre skipper Al Pedrique said. "That's the one thing that we [as a coaching staff] will make sure remains, but I don't think that's going to be a problem.
"He knows what he wants, he knows what he needs to do and he just loves playing the game."
Down in the sixth, 2-0, New York's No. 11 prospect Tyler Wade singled and eighth-ranked Dustin Fowler walked. Torres then sent the first pitch he saw from Yohan Pino over the fence in left-center field for a 3-2 lead.

"Tonight, he got better pitches to hit, like the homer, which was a fastball up in the zone," Pedrique said. "He's still trying to feel comfortable at this level, and the pitchers have been throwing him a lot of breaking stuff and changeups out of the zone. But he saw that fastball and jumped on it. The ball really wasn't carrying very well here today. You don't see many leave the park in left-center like that, but as soon as he hit it, we knew it was gone."
Back at his customary shortstop position for the first time in a week, MLB.com's second overall prospect walked for the fifth straight game in the first. His one-out single to center in the fourth was the RailRiders' first hit off Pino, who had allowed two baserunners through five frames. 
Torres added a two-out single to center in the seventh which plated two runs after a missed catch error by second baseman Niko Goodrum. The three-hit night raised Torres' Triple-A average 62 points to .256.
"He's still trying to get his feet wet," the RailRiders' manager said. "He's getting familiar with his new teammates and league. He's only 20 years old and is in Triple-A. He shows a lot of maturity and doesn't give away at-bats. Every single one is a battle. He continues to make adjustments each game and we're very pleased with what we've seen so far. For now, we tell him not to worry about the numbers and just go out and have fun. 

"There's a big difference between here and Double-A. They challenge guys with fastballs down there a lot more than they do up here. He's making the switch to seeing more junk and change-of-speed offerings in fastball counts while learning to use the whole field. He's been having good at-bats, though, and has a solid idea of the strike zone."
Domingo Germán (2-1) yielded a run and five hits over 5 2/3 innings out of the bullpen for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The right-hander struck out seven and walked two in his first relief appearance since 2012 in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. 
Twins No. 22 prospectZack Granite notched his third consecutive multi-hit game and scored twice. 
Making his second start for Rochester, Pino (0-2) was charged with three runs on three hits with two walks while striking out seven in 5 2/3 innings.