9/4 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 (88-56) lost to Pawtucket in game 2 of the International League playoffs 3-1 (Series tied 1-1): Box Score - Recap

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

W: D. Hansack (1-0, 1.50); L: I. Kennedy (0-1, 2.57); SV: H. Jones (1)
HR: PAW: J. Corsaletti (1), J. Lane (1).

Pitching: Ian Kennedy got the start for the Yankees. Kennedy came into the playoffs with a 5-3 record, 2.35 ERA , with opposing battters hitting .203. Pawtucket took a 1-0 lead off Kennedy in the 3rd inning on a walk and 2 singles, with former SWB player Jason Lane getting the RBI. ... In the 4th inning, Jeff Corseletti hit a solo homer to give the Red Sox a 2-0 lead. Kennedy did not allow a hit over his final 3 innings. Kennedy left trailing 2-1 and got the loss Kennedy's line: 7.0 IP, 2 runs, 5 hits, 5 K's--3 walks, 94 pitches--56 strikes, 5 groundouts---11 flyouts.

Zach Kroenke relieved Kennedy to start the 8th inning. Jason Lane once again came back to haunt the Yankees, with a solo homer, giving Pawtucket a 3-1 lead. ... Oneili Perez came on to get the final out of the 8th inning.

OFFENSE: Pawtucket starter Davern Hansack no-hit the Yankees thru 6 innings, picking up 8 strikeouts. The Yankees did manage to score a run in the 5th inning without the benefit of a hit. Nick Green walked, a wild pitch and groundout moved Green to 3rd. vGreen scored on a Chris Stewart RBI groundout. That cut the Sox lead to 2-1. ... Jon Switzer relieved Hansack to start the 7th inning and gave up the first hit of the game for SWB to Ben Broussard. Eric Duncan followed with a double, but the runners were stranded. They were the only 2 hits of the game for SWB. Yankee batters had 12 strikeouts. Melky Cabrera was 0-4, and is 1-8 in the first 2 games.

NOTES: Kei Igawa gets the start Friday in game 3 against Adam Mills. Igawa is 9-1 at SWB's PNC Field this year. ... Louisville pounded Durham 19-3 in the other half of the IL first round playoffs. At the AA level, Trenton trailed 3-0 against Portland's Clay Bucholz, but fought back for a 4-3 win to take a 2-0 lead in their series. Austin Jackson tied the game with a 3-run homer. ... According to Chad Jennings, Andrew Brackman, Austin Romine, and Jeremy Bleich will be playing winter ball in Hawaii.

SWB Yanks:
Ben Broussard: 1-for-4
Nick Green: 0-for-2, BB, R
Eric Duncan: 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Chris Stewart: 0-for-3, RBI
Ian Kennedy: 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (2.57 ERA)

Here's Scranton's rotation for the rest of the series:

Friday at Scranton: Kei Igawa

Saturday at Scranton: Phil Hughes

Sunday at Scranton (if needed): Victor Zambrano

(AA) Trenton (86-54) beat Portland in game 2 of the Eastern League playoffs 4-3 (Trenton leads series 2-0): Box Score - Recap

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

W: W. Arias (1-0, 0.00); L: D. Gassner (0-1, 13.50); SV: J. Valdez (1)
HR: TRE: A. Jackson (1).

Trenton:
Reegie Corona: 1-for-3,BB, R
Ramiro Pena: 1-for-4, R
Austin Jackson: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
Chris Malec: 0-for-3, BB, R
Colin Curtis: 1-for-4
P.J. Pilittere: 3-for-4, RBI
Kevin Russo: 1-for-3, 2B
Jeff Marquez: 5 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (5.40 ERA)
Humberto Sanchez: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)
Michael Gardner: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)
Jose Valdez: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

Here's Trenton's rotation for the rest of the series:

Friday at Portland: Jason Jones

Saturday at Portland (if needed): George Kontos

Sunday at Trenton (if needed): Christian Garcia

(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 (48-26) beat Aberdeen 4-2: Box Score - Recap - Tonight's win clinched the McNamara division title for the SI Yanks.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Aberdeen	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	4	0
Staten Island	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	X		4	7	0

W: D. Kapala (2-2, 2.10); L: N. Moreau (1-2, 5.70); SV: P. Venditte (23)
HR: ABE: C. Joseph (8). STA: D. Brewer (3).

SI Yanks:
Braedyn Pruitt: 1-for-4, RBI, SB
David Adams: 1-for-3, RBI, BB, SB
Brian Baisley: 0-for-2, BB, R
Daniel Brewer: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
Jack Rye: 2-for-4
Roy Gomez: 1-for-2, 2B, BB, 2 R
Raymond Kruml: 1-for-2
Jeremy Bleich: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (6.00 ERA)
Daniel Kapala: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.10 ERA)
Andy Shive: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K (1.96 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.83 ERA)

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