4/15 Minor League Report

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The Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees defeated the Charlotte Knights (White Sox) by a score of 6-2. The win moves the first place Yanks record to 9-4.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Scranton/WB	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0		6	11	2
Charlotte	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	5	1

Recap - Box

PITCHING: Steven White recovered from a bad start his last time out when he gave up 9 runs, 6 earned, in 4 innings. He went 6.0 innings allowing 2 unearned runs, 4 hits, 2 K's---1 walk. ... Charlotte scored both its runs in the 4th when a runner reached base on an error by White. That was followed by a double. A passed ball and error by catcher Chris Stewart allowed both runs to score. ... White threw 91 pitches--50 strikes. He had 2 groundouts--14 flyouts.

Sean Henn pitched scoreless 7th & 8th innings after relieving White after a leadoff walk in the 7th. ... Jose Veras pitched a scoreless 9th giving up a single.

OFFENSE: SWB broke out on top 1-0 with a run in the 2nd when Jason Lane doubled and Eric Duncan drove him in with an rbi single. ... In the 4th inning: Lane doubled, Eric Duncan and Chris Stewart walked to load the bases. Brett Gardner cleared the bases with a 3-rbi triple to make the score 4-1. ... In the 5th inning: Juan Miranda, Shelly Duncan and Lane walked to load the bases with no outs. Cody Ransom rbi single and Eric Duncan rbi sac fly made the score 6-2.

NOTES: Sean Henn made his first rehab appearance after being added for this game. ... Darrell Rasner 2-0 with a 0.74 ERA starts Wed at Charlotte. ... Shelly Duncan was 0-4 with a walk. He missed a homer in the 1st inning when he flied out to the wall. ... Brett Gardner is off to a fast start batting .361 with 3 triples, 3 stolen bases, and 1 homer.

OTHER YANKEES AFFILIATES

(AA) Trenton beat Altoona 4-0 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Altoona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	5	0
Trenton	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	X		4	8	0

W: D. McCutchen (2-1, 1.02); L: D. Hankins (0-1, 2.25); SV: D. Robertson (1)
HR: None.

Trenton:
R. Pena: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
A. Jackson: 1-for-4
J. Tabata: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R
C. Ehlers: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
D. McCutchen: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K

(High A) Tampa beat Dunedin 5-4 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12		R	H	E
Tampa	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	14	0
Dunedin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1		5	11	0

W: C. Blackwell (2-0, 1.00); L: S. Artz (0-1, 2.45)
HR: DUN: J. Arencibia (3), T. Snider (3), C. Patton (1).

Tampa:
D. Sublett: 4-for-6, 2B, R, RBI, BB
K. Anson: 4-for-5, 2 R, BB
L. Nunez: 2-for-5, R, RBI, BB
M. Dunn: 6 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

(Low A) Charleston

NO GAME

(I'd like to thank Big Guy for his great contributions)