9/10 Minor League Report (Playoff Edition)

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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-Wilkes Barre (88-56) beat Durham 1-0 in game 2 of the Governors' Cup (SWB leads series 2-0): Box Score - Recap

PITCHING: Ian Kennedy got the start for the Yankees and was not sharp at all. He held Durham scoreless thru 5 innings, but had only 1 good inning. He was in constant trouble, but some key strikeouts and a doubleplay saved him. Kennedy worked out of bases loaded jams in the 1st and 2nd innings. Kennedy threw a perfect 3rd inning, picking up 2 strikeouts. In the 4th inning, he walked 2 more men, but a DP got him out of trouble. In the 5th inning Kennedy once again flirted with disaster. He gave up 2 singles then struck out the sides to get out of the jam. Kennedy left after the 5th inning with no score. Kennedy's line: 5.0 IP, 0 runs, 6 hits, 8 K's--4 walks. 106 pitches--67 strikes, 3 groundouts---3 flyouts.

Steven Jackson came on to pitch 3 shutout (6--8) innings, allowing 3 hits and picking up 3 strikeouts. Mark Melancon pitched perfect 9th and 10th innings, picking up 2 K's. Scott Strickland pitched a perfect 11th inning. He threw a scoreless 12th inning allowing a walk and picking up 2 K's. Oneli Perez pitched a perfect 13th inning and picked up the win.

OFFENSE: Mitch Talbot got the start for Durham and was outstanding. He shutout the Yankees for 8 innings on only 3 hits. SWB threatened in the 3rd inning when when Nick Green and Chris Stewart singled, but were stranded in scoring position. They wasted a leadoff single by Eric Duncan in the 5th, and leadoff walk to Bernie Castro in the 6th inning. With a scoreless game in the bottom of the 10th, the Yanks threatened when Eric Duncan walked and moved to 2nd on a wild pitch but was stranded. In the bottom of the 12th Ben Broussard led off with a walk. Tim Battle pinch ran and stole 2nd base but was stranded. The Yankees won the game in the 13th inning when Chris Stewart walked, Justin Christian had a sac bunt. Bernie Castro followed with the walk-off RBI single to give SWB a 1-0 win.

NOTES: Kei Igawa ( 14-6, 3.45) goes against Jeff Niemann ( 9-5, 3.59) Thursday as the series moves to Durham. SWB pitchers set a franchise record striking out 17 Durham batters. Nick Green turned 30 today and left the game with an injury while swinging the bat.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13		R	H	E
Durham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	9	1
Scranton/WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	4	0

W: O. Perez (1-0, 0.00); L: B. Hendrickson (0-1, 27.00)
HR: None.

SWB Yanks:
Bernie Castro: 1-for-4, RBI, 2 BB, SB
Shelley Duncan: 0-for-4, BB
Ben Broussard: 0-for-4, BB
Tim Battle: 0-for-0, SB
Eric Duncan: 1-for-4
Nick Green: 1-for-1
Chris Stewart: 1-for-3, 2 BB
Ian Kennedy: 5 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K (1.50 ERA)
Stephen Jackson: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (3.60 ERA)
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Scott Strickland: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Oneli Perez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

Here are the pitching matchups for the rest of the series:

Game 3: Kei Igawa vs. Jeff Nieman
Game 4 (if necessary): Phil Hughes vs. Wade Davis
Game 5 (if necessary): Victor Zambrano vs. TBA

(AA) Trenton (86-54) lost to Akron 13-10 in game 2 of the Eastern League Championship Series (series tied 1-1): Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Trenton	0	0	0	1	3	1	1	0	4		10	16	3
Akron	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7	X		13	11	2

W: N. Wagner (2-0, 0.00); L: K. Whelan (1-1, 15.43); SV: E. Stiller (1)
HR: AKR: B. Sardinha (1).

Trenton:
Reegie Corona: 0-for-6, 2 RBI, R
Ramiro Pena: 3-for-6, 2 R
Austin Jackson: 3-for-6, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Chris Malec: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, 2 R
Colin Curtis: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, BB, R
P.J. Pilittere: 1-for-5, RBI, BB
Kevin Russo: 2-for-4, BB, 2 R
Edwar Gonzalez: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
James Cooper: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
Christian Garcia: 4 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (9.00 ERA)
Jose Valdez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Humberto Sanchez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K (15.43 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (5.40 ERA)
Anthony Claggett: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (13.50 ERA)

Here's the pitching matchups for the rest of the series:

Game 3: Ryan Edell vs. George Kontos
Game 4: Frank Herrmann vs. Jeff Marquez
Game 5: TBD vs. Jason Jones (if necessary)

(High A) Tampa (72-65 overall; 35-32 in 2nd half): Tampa finished in second place, and did not make the playoffs.

(Low A) Charleston (80-59 overall; 35-34 in second half): Charleston's season is over, they finished in third place, and did not make the playoffs.

(Low A Short-Season) Staten Island (49-26): SI lost to Jamestown in first round of the New York-Penn League playoffs.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (31-27): Their season is finished, they finished with a 31 - 27 record, in 2nd place in the GCL North division.