4/23 Minor League Report

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The Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees won a big game over Buffalo (Indians) with a comeback win 6-5. The win puts their mark at 14-7 and they back control of 1st place by 1 game over Syracuse. Brett Gardner and Shelly Duncan provided the power. Duncan with a 2-run homer and Gardner with a solo shot to win the game.

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

Recap - Box
W: E. Ramirez (1-0, 0.00); L: R. Santos (1-2, 5.40)
HR: SWB: S. Duncan (5), B. Gardner (2).

PITCHING: Kei Igawa got the start and brought a 2-2 record and 2.49 ERA into the game. He went 6 innings, 4 of which were perfect. Igawa gave up 3 runs in the 2nd inning on a hit batter, single, 2-RBI triple, RBI double to give Buffalo a 3-1 lead. An unearned run scored in the 3rd on an error, single, and RBI double that put the score at 4-1 Buffalo. Other than that he pitched very well going 6.0 innings, 4 runs, 3 earned, 5 hits, 9 strikeouts and 2 walks. His ERA is now at 2.93. He had 6 groundouts - 2 flyouts. Igawa left the game trailing 4-3.

Chris Britton pitched a scoreless 7th after giving up a walk and double. ... Sean Henn making a rehab appearance, blew a 5-4 lead giving up 1 run to tie the game at 5-5 on a triple and sac fly. ... Edwar Ramirez pitched a scoreless 9th getting 2 K's and getting the win.

OFFENSE: SWB took a 1-0 lead in the 1st . Bernie Castro walked, move to 2nd on a passed ball, to 3rd on a groundout and Shelly Duncan broke an 0-14 streak with an RBI single. ... In the 5th: Greg Porter singled, an error, and Juan Miranda 2-RBI double gave SWB 2 runs to make the score Buffalo 4-3. ... SWB took the lead in the 7th for the 1st time in the game when Miranda singled and Shelly Duncan hit a 2-run homer (5) to make the score SWB 5-4. ... With the score tied 5-5 in the 9th, Brett Gardner hit his 2nd homer of the year for the 6-5 SWB win.

NOTES: There was a 1 hour-16 minute rain delay at the start of the game. ... Juan Miranda increased his team high hit streak to 9 games with double and single. ... Dan Giese makes his 3rd start out of the bullpen for the injured Alan Horne on Thursday, with Steven White pitching Friday. ... Charleston catcher Austin Romine was placed on 7-day DL because he injured his groin catching yesterday, another Charleston player Jario Heredia has also been placed on the 7-day DL with an “upper body injury.” Neither injury is believed to be major.

OTHER YANKEES AFFILIATES

(AA) Trenton beat Binghamton 8-5 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Trenton	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	1		8	15	2
Binghamton	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		5	10	1

W: M. Gardner (2-1, 2.84); L: E. Brito (0-1, 9.00); SV: D. Robertson (2)
HR: TRE: C. Ehlers (3).

Trenton:
Austin Jackson: 1-for-5, 2B, R
Colin Curtis: 4-for-5, 2B, 3B, 3 R, RBI
Matt Carson: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB, RBI
Cody Ehlers: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Jose Tabata: 1-for-3, 2 R, RBI
P. J. Pilittere: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Chris Malec: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
Reegie Corona: 2-for-4
David Robertson: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (0.64 ERA)

(High A) Tampa lost to Fort Myers 8-1 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Fort Myers	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0		8	14	2
Tampa	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	3	1

W: A. Burnett (1-1, 3.05); L: I. Nova (0-4, 5.23)
HR: None.

Tampa:
Seth Fortenberry: 1-for-3, 2B
Kevin Smith: 0-for-2, RBI, 2BB
Damon Sublett: 1-for-5, R
J. B. Cox: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.00 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston beat Savannah 4-0 - Box Score - Recap

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

W: Z. McAllister (2-1, 1.13); L: A. Calero (0-3, 3.54); SV: C. Heyer (1)
HR: None.

Charleston:

Taylor Holiday: 0-for-2, RBI
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4, 2B, R, RBI
Brandon Laird: 1-for-4
Wady Ruffino: 1-for-3, R, BB
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Zachary McAllister: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (1.13 ERA)

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