Sunday, August 3, 2008

8/3 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. Thanks BG for the great contributions.

(AAA) Scranton (72-45) beat Pawtucket 5-2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Scranton/WB
0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
Pawtucket
0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
W: I. Kennedy (4-2, 2.14); L: C. Zink (13-4, 2.85); SV: S. Patterson (4)
HR: SWB: B. Broussard (10). PAW: G. Velazquez (8).

The 2nd place SWB Yankees faced off with the 1st place Pawtucket Red Sox. SWB won the game 5-2 to pull within 1/2 game of the PawSox. The Yankees record is 71-46 for the season.

PITCHING: Ian Kennedy
got the start and pitched another solid game for the win (4-2).
Kennedy pitched a scoreless 1st inning, allowing a double and picking up 2 K's. ... In the 2nd, the PawSox broke to a 1-0 lead on a double and single. ... Kennedy threw a perfect 3rd inning. ... In the 4th, he gave up a walk and HBP, but worked out of the jam. ... Kennedy gave up 2 singles in the 5th inning, but got out of the jam with a big strikeout and pickoff throw at 1st base by catcher Chris Stewart. ... Kennedy threw a perfect 6th inning with 2 K's and a fine catch by Brett Gardner. ... 7th inning, he gave up a solo homer to make the score SWB 3-2. ... Kennedy's line: 7.0 IP, 2 runs, 6 hits, 6 K's--1 walk. 96 pitches-67 strikes, ERA 2.14 Kennedy had 5 groundouts--9 flyouts.

Scott Patterson came on to pitch scoreless 8th and 9th innings to pick up the save (4).

OFFENSE: SWB took a 2-1 lead in the 3rd inning. Bernie Castro singled, Matt Carson got the RBI double. Juan Miranda followed with a RBI single. ... In the 4th, Ben Broussard made the score 3-1 SWB, with a solo homer (10). ... SWB picked up 2 insurance runs int he 9th on an infield RBI single by Bernie Castro, and RBI sac fly by Cody Ransom to make the score SWB 5-2.

NOTES: The Yankees minor league teams have the best winning percentage of all the MLB organizations, the Red Sox are 4th. ... SWB returns home after a stretch of 25 of 35 road games going 23-12. SWB and Pawtucket start a 4 game set at SWB Monday with Chase Wright starting for SWB.

SWB Yankees:
Brett Gardner: 0-for-5
Bernie Castro: 3-for-5, RBI, 2 R
Matt Carson: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R, SB
Juan Miranda: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
Cody Ransom: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
Ben Broussard: 2-for-5, 2B, HR, RBI, R
Chris Stewart: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Chris Basak: 1-for-3, R
Ian Kennedy: 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (2.14 ERA)
Scott Patterson: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.65 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (68-43): Today's double header was postponed.

(High A) Tampa (56-54 overall; 19-21 in 2nd half) lost to Lakeland 2-1 in game 1: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland
0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1
Tampa
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
W: D. Below (6-7, 4.06); L: R. Pope (6-6, 3.19); SV: R. Perry (1)
HR: LAK: R. Strieby (26), D. Thomas (3).

Tampa:
Luis Nunez: 1-for-2, 2 BB, R, SB
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-4, RBI
Josh Kreuzer: 0-for-2, BB
Seth Fortenberry: 0-for-2, BB
Andres Perez: 1-for-2, 3B
Tommy Baldridge: 0-for-0, BB
Ryan Pope: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (3.19 ERA)
Grant Duff: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.20 ERA)

(High A) Tampa (56-55 overall; 19-22 in 2nd half) lost to Lakeland 4-2 in game 2: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lakeland
0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 9 0
Tampa
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 2
W: J. Nickerson (10-3, 3.58); L: J. Stephens (3-5, 5.30); SV: R. Weinhardt (3)
HR: None.

Tampa:
Mitch Hilligoss: 1-for-3, 2B, R
Kevin Smith: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, R
Josh Kreuzer: 1-for-3
Seth Fortenberry: 3-for-3, 2B, RBI
Kyle Anson: 1-for-3
Jason Stephens: 6 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (5.30 ERA)
Michael Obradovich: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston (65-45 overall; 20-20 in second half) beat Greenville 9-3: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston
0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 13 0
Greenville
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 15 1
W: L. Pendleton (7-7, 3.44); L: C. Povich (8-4, 3.52); SV: C. Vacek (7)
HR: CHA: B. Laird (15), J. Montero (13), B. Suttle (9), P. Cuello (1).

Charleston:
Bradley Suttle: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, R
Jesus Montero: 4-for-5, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R
Austin Krum: 2-for-4, 3B, BB, 2 R
Brandon Laird: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-4, R
Prilys Cuello: 3-for-4, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, R, SB
Lance Pendleton: 5 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (3.44 ERA)
Chace Vacek: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.97 ERA)

(Low A Short-Season) Staten Island (26-20) lost to Brooklyn 5-3: Box Score - Recap

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Brooklyn
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 8 1
Staten Island
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
W: Y. Santana (2-1, 3.52); L: D. Kapala (1-2, 3.31); SV: J. Kaplan (1)
HR: BRO: E. Campbell (2). STA: J. Rye (1).

SI Yankees:
Addison Maruszak: 2-for-6
David Adams: 2-for-6, R
Brian Baisley: 1-for-4, BB
Jack Rye: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, R, BB
Ben Blumenthal: 1-for-1, 2B
Raymond Kruml: 0-for-0, R
Mitchell Abeita: 0-for-0, BB
Steve Strausbaugh: 2-for-4, 2B
Taylor Grote: 1-for-5, RBI
Casey Erickson: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (2.85 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K (1.40 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (16-19): Off day

2 Comments:

Anonymous said...

I think its time to bring up Kennedy to replace Rasner. Or if Ponson gets destroyed in Texas, replace him. Maybe this season could have some good in it for Kennedy and Hughes. I read Hughes is throwing 95-96 mph so far in his Rehab starts, I read he went back to his old mechanics, with which he threw harder. I dont know if it is true or not.

Greg Cohen said...

I would bring Kennedy up for the Friday game against the Angels. That's his turn to pitch anyway.

I read that too, but I don't believe it. I've heard so much over the years about Phil Hughes' velocity, and most of it has been nonsense. So I'll wait until he shows it on the big league level.

One thing I will point out is that it looks like his mechanics are a little different, so there is a chance it may have helped him increase his velocity.

Regardless, I think he can help this team.