4/8 Minor League Report - Garcia Injured Again

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Today was the season opener for the four main Yankees affiliates. Here's a recap of the action:

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (1-0) beat Buffalo (0-1) 1-0 : Box Score - Recap

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W: Melancon (1-0, 0.00); L: O'Connor (0-1, 4.50)

Offense:Kevin Russo: 1-for-3, BB
Juan Miranda: 1-for-3, 2B, BB
David Winfree: 1-for-3, HR, RBI, R, BB
Jon Weber: 1-for-3
Jesus Montero: 1-for-3, 2B

Pitching:
Ivan Nova: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)
Mark Melancon (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)
Boone Logan: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Pitches-strikes: Nova 49-34, Melancon 23-16, Logan 22-18, Albaladejo 12-7.

(Double-A) Trenton (1-0) beat Erie (0-1) 4-0: Box Score - Recap

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W: Garcia (1-0, 0.00); L: Kibler (0-1, 1.80)

The big news from this game is that Trenton starter Christian Garcia had to leave the game during an at-bat in the sixth with elbow soreness. Garcia himself said it was "pretty serious". You can read some more quotes from Garcia about the injury over on Mike Ashmore's blog.

Offense:

Austin Krum: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI

David Adams: 1-for-4

Austin Romine: 1-for-4, RBI, R

Brandon Laird: 2-for-4, R

Damon Sublett: 0-for-3, BB

Daniel Brewer: 0-for-2, RBI, BB

Luis Nunez: 1-for-3, R

Pitching:

Christian Garcia (W, 1-0): 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)

Wilkins Arias: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

Noel Castillo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)

Grant Duff: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (1-0) beat Lakeland (0-1) 4-0: Box Score - Recap

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W: Noesi (1-0, 0.00); L: Putkonen (0-1, 7.36)

Offense:

Abraham Almonte: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R

Jose Pirela: 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, SB

Corban Joseph: 1-for-4, RBI

Neil Medchill: 0-for-2, 2 BB

Mitch Abeita: 2-for-3, 2B, R

Myron Leslie: 1-for-3, R

Pitching:

Hector Noesi (W, 1-0): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K (0.00 ERA)

Brandon Braboy (S, 1): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (1-0) beat Lexington (0-1) 5-2: Box Score - Recap

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W: Marte (1-0, 9.00); L: Trinidad (0-1, 13.50)

Offense:

Jimmy Paredes: 0-for-4, R, 2 SB

Deangelo Mack: 0-for-3, BB, R, SB

Zolio Almonte: 1-for-3, BB, R

Robert Lyerly: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 1 R

Taylor Grote: 2-for-3, RBI

Garrison Lassiter: 1-for-3

Pitching:

Shaeffer Hall: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)

Ronny Marte (W, 1-0): 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (9.00 ERA)

Francisco Rondon: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

Ryan Flannery (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)