4/17 Minor League Report

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The 1st place SWB Yankees were defeated soundly 10-2 at Charlotte (White Sox). The loss snapped a 3 game win streak and dropped their record to 10-5 on the year.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Scranton/WB	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	8	1
Charlotte	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	5	X		10	16	1

Recap - Box

PITCHING: Jeff Marquez made his 3rd start and had rough game going 5.1 innings, 5 runs, 8 hits, 6 K's and 2 walks. His era is at 9.82. ... He gave up a run in the 1st inning on a walk and 2 singles. ... The big blow against Marquez came in the 4th on a double, hit batter, and 3-run homer. Marquez left the game trailing 4-2. He took the loss and is 1-2 on the year. He threw 88 pitches, 52 for strikes. Marquez got 6 groundouts/3 flyouts.

Chris Britton relieved Marquez in the 6th with runners on 1st & 3rd and 1 out. A run scored on a rbi fielders choice making it 5-2. ... Britton started the 7th and left after loading the bases and getting 2 strikeouts. ... Scott Strickland came on to get the final out of the 7th. ... Strickland pitched the 8th and got roughed up for 5 runs on a double, bunt hit, 2-RBI single. He then gave up a 2-run homer, and solo homer to make the score 10-2.

OFFENSE: SWB scored a run in the 1st inning when Cody Ransom reached on an error and scored on a Greg Porter rbi double. ... The 2nd run scored in the 5th when Brett Gardner reached on a bunt single, passed ball, Bernie Castro had a sac fly, Juan Miranda had a rbi single.

Brett Gardner - 2 singles, run. ... Juan Miranda - RBI, 2 singles. ... Greg Porter - double, 2 singles. ... Jason Lane and Nick Green each added a single.

NOTES: Kei Igawa pitches Friday in the series and road trip finale. ... The bullpen hadn't allowed a run in 16 innings until the 8th inning. ... Shelly Duncan is hitless in his last 4 games with 4 walks and is still hitting 355. ... Brett Gardner is now batting .349.

OTHER YANKEES AFFILIATES

(AA) Trenton beat New Britain 7-4 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Trenton	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		7	14	0
New Britain	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		4	11	1

W: J. Jones (3-0, 1.50); L: J. Sawatski (0-2, 9.95); SV: E. Wordekemper (1)
HR: NBR: B. Peterson (3).

Trenton:
A. Jackson: 1-for-4, 2B, R
J. Tabata: 2-for-4, R, RBI
M. Carson: 2-for-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI
C. Ehlers: 3-for-5, 2B, R, RBI
P.J. Pilittere: 2-for-5, 2B, R
C. Curtis: 2-for-5, R

(High A) Tampa beat Dunedin 7-1 - Box Score - Recap

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

W: A. Aceves (2-0, 2.70); L: K. Rodriguez (1-1, 3.86); SV: E. Soto (1)
HR: TAM: E. Gonzalez (4).

Tampa:
M. Hillisgoss: 3-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI
E. Gonzalez: 3-for-5, HR, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI
K. Smith: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
J.B. Cox: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

(Low A) Charleston lost to Savannah 6-4 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Charleston	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0		4	13	1
Savannah	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	X		6	10	3

W: J. Stinson (1-1, 4.76); L: A. Olbrychowski (0-2, 6.39)
HR: None.

Charleston:
A. Almonte: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 R
J. Snyder: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
J. Montero: 2-for-5, R, RBI
A. Romine: 2-for-4

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