5/5 Minor League Report

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The Charlotte Knights (White Sox) snapped the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees 5 game win streak with a 5-0 shutout. The loss drops the 1st place Yanks record to 22-10 on the season.

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

Recap - Box
W: L. Broadway (4-1, 1.10); L: D. Giese (2-1, 1.38)
HR: CHA: B. Eldred (8).

PITCHING: Dan Giese made his 5th start out of the bullpen for injured Alan Horne and for the first time ran into some troubles. Giese only gave up 1 run in the 3rd inning on a double and triple, but wasn't as sharp as in previous starts. He worked out of a bases loaded jam in the 5th. Giese's line: 6.0 IP, 1 run, 5 hits, 4 K's and 1 walk. His era is at 1.38. The loss evened his mark at 2-2.

David Robertson made his AAA debut pitching a scoreless 7th allowing an infield hit and walk. In the 8th Robertson gave up 2 runs. A single and intentional walk followed by a grounder to 3rd baseman Eric Duncan who threw wild to home scored both runs making the score Charlotte 3-0. He was relieved by Steven Jackson who got the final out of the 8th. Jackson gave up 2 runs in the 9th on a walk and 2-run homer making the final score Charlotte 5-0.

OFFENSE: After sweeping a 4 game series from Durham and scoring 63 runs, SWB couldn't muster any in this game. It was the 4th shutout they've had this year. ... SWB had 7 hits and 4 walks and left 11 men on base. 10 runners were left on base in the first 6 innings.. They had the bases loaded with 1 out in the 5th when Wilson Betemit walked, Jason Lane singled and Eric Duncan walked, but couldn't get a run across.

Wilson Betemit went 1-4 with a single and walk. ... Jason Lane had 2 singles and a walk. ... Matt Carson - 2 singles. ... Greg Porter doubled and Nick Green added a single. ... Cody Ransom and Chris Stewart each struck out 3 times.

NOTES: Ian Kennedy makes his first AAA start of the year Tuesday.

OTHER YANKEES' AFFILIATES

(AA) Trenton beat Erie 9-5 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Trenton	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	3		9	17	3
Erie	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0		5	9	1

W: G. Kontos (1-3, 3.79); L: J. Connolly (0-1, 4.50); SV: E. Wordekemper (5)
HR: TRE: C. Ehlers (6), K. Russo (2).

Trenton:
Ramiro Pena: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
Austin Jackson: 3-for-5, R, RBI, SB
Colin Curtis: 1-for-4, R, BB
Edwar Gonzalez: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
Cody Ehlers: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Jose Tabata: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
Chris Malec: 2-for-5, 2B, R, RBI
Joseph Muich: 2-for-5, R, RBI
Kevin Russo: 2-for-3, HR, 2B, RBI, BB

(High A) Tampa beat 3-2 - Box Score - Recap

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

W: W. Arias (1-0, 3.78); L: A. Mendez (0-1, 1.84)
HR: TAM: T. Battle (4).

Tampa:
Kyle Anson: 1-for-3, BB, R
Mitch Hilligoss: 0-for-1, 3 BB, SB
James Cooper: 1-for-4
Andres Perez: 2-for-4, R
Tim Battle: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.00 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston beat Hickory 5-4 - Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Charleston	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0		5	11	1
Hickory	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1		4	5	0

W: D. Betances (4-1, 2.92); L: B. Clapp (0-2, 2.00); SV: J. Ortiz (9)
HR: CHA: A. Krum (1).

Charleston:
Abraham Almonte: 3-for-5, R, RBI
Carmen Angelini: 2-for-4
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4, RBI
Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Wady Rufino: 2-for-4
David Williams: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Brian Baisley: 0-3, BB, R
Austin Krum: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI
Dellin Betances: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 BB, 4 K (2.92 ERA)

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