4/10 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-Wilkes Barre (2-0) beat Lehigh Valley 2-1 in 11 innings: Box Score - Recap

The SWB Yankees defeated the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies) by a score of 2-1 in 11 innings.

PITCHING: Ian Kennedy made his 2009 AAA debut. After a shaky 1st inning Kennedy was outstanding. Kennedy got in trouble when he gave up singles to the first 2 batters he faced. A run scored on an infield groundout to give LHV a 1-0 lead after the 1st inning. Kennedy was perfect in the 2nd & 3rd innings, striking out 4. He gave up a bloop single in the 4th, but picked up 2 more K's. Kennedy threw a perfect 5th inning, picking up 2 more K's. Kennedy gave up a single in the 6th, but once again picked up 2 more strikeouts. He had 2 K's every inning but the 1st, and finished with 11 for the game which ties his career high. Kennedy's line: 6.0 IP, 1 run, 4 hits, 11 K's---0 walks.

BULLPEN: David Robertson came on in relief of Kennedy and pitched a perfect 7th inning. He had 1 strikeout on a huge breaking curveball. Robertson threw a scoreless 8th inning allowing a single and picking up 2 more strikeouts. He struck out 3 of the 6 batters he faced.

Brett Tomko came on to pitch the 9th inning. He immediately got into a jam giving up singles to the first 2 men he faced. He then got the next 3 batters on a K and 2 groundouts to force extra innings. Tomko pitched a perfect 10th inning picking up 2 strikeouts. He picked up the win.

J B Cox pitched a scoreless 10th inning allowing a single and walk, but got out of the jam to pick up the save.

OFFENSE: SWB threatened in the 1st and 3rd innings when Kevin Russo doubled each inning but was stranded at 3rd base each time.

The Yanks finally broke thru with a solo run in the top of the 7th to tie the score at 1. Juan Miranda doubled and scored on Angel Berroa's RBI single. The Yankees scored the winning run in the top of the 11th when John Rodriquez led off with a double. Todd Linden hit a sac fly to deep center. Shelley Duncan followed with the game winning RBI. Final score SWB wins 2-1. Kevin Russo had 2 doubles and a single. Juan Miranda doubled. John Rodriquez doubled. Shelley Duncan RBI single. Angel Berroa RBI single. Austin Jackson had 2 hits, a swinging bunt single to 3rd base, and line drive to right. He also had 3 strikeouts.

NOTES: Alfredo Aceves pitches Saturday, Phil Hughes goes Sunday. Juan Miranda who struggles against lefty pitching is 2-2 so far with a homer and double. Yankee pitchers struck out 17 LHV batters allowing just 1 walk. Yankee pitchers have not given up an extra base it to LHV in the first 2 games.

Greg's Notes: Here's a couple articles from Chad Jennings worth checking out. First there is this Q&A with Mark Melancon, and then there's this article on Austin Jackson.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		R	H	E
Scranton/WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		2	9	0
Lehigh Valley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	8	0

W: B. Tomko (1-0, 0.00); L: M. Koplove (0-1, 4.50); SV: J. Cox (1)
HR: None.

SWB Yankees

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 3-for-5, 2 2B, SB
John Rodriguez: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Shelley Duncan: 1-for-5, RBI
Juan Miranda: 1-for-5, 2B, R
Austin Jackson: 2-for-5
Angel Berroa: 1-for-4, RBI

Pitching:
Ian Kennedy: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K (1.50 ERA)
David Robertson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)
Brett Tomko (W, 1-0): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)
JB Cox (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (2-1) lost to Binghamton 4-3: Box Score - Recap

Trenton Thunder

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

W: J. Sanchez (1-0, 4.50); L: W. Arias (0-1, 3.00); SV: R. Merritt (2)
HR: None.

Trenton Thunder

Offense:
Eduardo Nunez: 2-for-5
Reegie Corona: 0-for-3, RBI, R, BB
Edwar Gonzalez: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-4
Chris Malec: 2-for-3, RBI
Kyle Anson: 0-for-3, BB
James Copper: 1-for-3, 2B, R. BB

Pitching:
Zach McAllister: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (1.80 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (7.71 ERA)
Wilkins Arias (L, 0-1): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (3.00 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)

(High-A)Tampa lost (1-1) beat Lakeland 2-1: Box Score - Recap

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

W: D. Betances (1-0, 1.50); L: T. Weber (0-1, 0.00); SV: J. Ortiz (1)
HR: None.

Tampa Yankees

Offense:
Austin Krum: 0-for-3, RBI
Eric Fryer: 3-for-4, SB
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4
Brandon Laird: 1-for-4
Austin Romine: 0-for-3, BB, SB
Wady Rufino: 2-for-4, R
Mitch Hilligoss: 1-for-4
Addison Maruszak: 1-for-3, R

Pitching:
Dellin Betances (W, 1-0): 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (1.50 ERA)
Amaury Sanit: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (1-1) beat Rome 4-2: Box Score - Recap

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

W: D. Mitchell (1-0, 0.00); L: Y. Castro (0-1, 6.75); SV: P. Venditte (1)
HR: None.

Charleston River Dogs

Offense:
Raymond Kruml: 2-for-4, R, SB
David Adams: 1-for-3, BB, R
Brian Baisley: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, R
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-3, RBI, R
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Taylor Grote: 1-for-3

Pitching:
D.J. Mitchell (W, 1-0): 6 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (0.00 ERA
Daniel Kapala: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (4.50 ERA)
Pat Venditte (S, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)