5/29 Minor League Report

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We are lucky enough to have a SWB report from BigGuy tonight. He won't be doing these all the time by when he does I will post them. Thank BG for the great contributions.

(AAA) Scranton/WB (34-21) lost to Pawtucket 5-2: Box Score - Recap

PITCHING; Dan McCuthen made his 2nd AAA start and picked up the loss (0-2) He went 4.2 innings before being ejected for throwing 2 pitches behind Jeff Bailey. Yankee batters were hit by pitch 5 times in this series. McCutchen gave up 3 runs in 4.2 innings on 3 hits. He had 4 strikeouts and 1 walk. The Red Sox took a 1 run lead in the 2nd on a solo homer by Chris Carter giving them a 1-0 lead. ... In the 3rd they picked up 2 more runs ona a walk and 2-run homer by Jeff Bailey.. McCutchen was ejected in the 5th and left trailing 3-2. McCutchen had 5 groundouts and 5 flyouts. He threw 66 pitches, 44 of them for strikes.

Steven White relieved McCutchen in the 5th inning and got the final out. He pitched scoreless 6th & 7th innings. In the 8th he gave up a solo homer to Bailey, his 2nd of the game and 4th of the series. ... David Robertson got the final 2 outs of the 8th inning, giving up 1 walk and getting a strikeout.

OFFENSE: Justin Masterson started for Pawtucket. He beat the KC Royals last week while up with Boston. ... The Yanks scored 1 run in the 3rd inning when Justin Christian scored on a wild pitch after he singled and moved up to 3rd on a sac bunt by Chris Stewart and a groundout. That tied the score at 1-1 at the time. ... In the 4th Jason Lane was HBP moved up to 2nd on an error and scored on a wild pitch making the score 3-2 at the time.

NOTES: The teams split a 4 game series. SWB holds onto a 1 game lead of 1st place with a 34-21 record. ... SWB moves on to Rochester for a 4 game series. Friday Jeff Marquez starts. Saturday Jeff Karstens goes against Francisco Liriano.

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

W: J. Masterson (1-0, 1.50); L: D. McCutchen (0-2, 4.91); SV: C. Smith (5)
HR: PAW: J. Bailey 2 (16), C. Carter (8).

Scranton/WB:
Brett Gardner: 1-for-3
Jason Lane: 0-for-3, R, SB
Ben Broussard: 1-for-4
Cody Ransom: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Greg Porter: 2-for-4, 2B
Justin Christian: 1-for-4, R
Bernie Castro: 1-for-3
Daniel McCutchen: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (4.91 ERA)
David Robertson: .2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (2.63 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (34-18) beat New Hampshire 7-4: Box Score - Recap

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

W: M. Gardner (3-3, 3.14); L: B. Camardese (0-1, 22.50)
HR: NHM: A. Mathews (3). TRE: C. Curtis (4).

Trenton:
Ramiro Pena: 1-for-4, R
Austin Jackson: 1-for-4, BB, R, SB
Colin Curtis: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Edwar Gonzalez: 2-for-4, 2B, BB
Cody Ehlers: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB, 3 RBI
Jose Tabata: 0-for-2
P. J. Pilittere: 1-for-4, R
Kevin Russo: 3-for-4, R, 3B, RBI
Reegie Corona: 2-for-4, R, RBI, SB
George Kontos: 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (3.21 ERA)

(High A) Tampa (31-22) beat Lakeland 5-4: Box Score - Recap

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

W: J. Valdez (6-2, 2.36); L: N. Martin (1-1, 4.95); SV: J. Schmidt (3)
HR: LAK: C. Iorg (6).

Tampa:

Damon Sublett: 0-for-0, BB
James Cooper: 0-for-4, R
Andres Perez: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
Kyle Anson: 0-for-3, BB
Ben Blumenthal: 2-for-4, 2 2B, R
Josue Calzado: 0-for-0, SB, R
Kevin Smith: 3-for-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI
Tim Battle: 2-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
Grant Duff: 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (2.18 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston (34-19) beat Hickory 2-1: Box Score - Recap

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

W: N. Castillo (5-2, 3.39); L: B. Lincoln (2-1, 2.25); SV: J. Ortiz (15)
HR: CHA: A. Almonte (5), J. Snyder (3).

Charleston:
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-3, HR, R, RBI
Justin Snyder: 2-for-4, HR, R, RBI
Brandon Laird: 1-for-3, BB
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4, 2B
Austin Romine: 0-for-3
Braedyn Pruitt: 1-for-3
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-3, SB