4/22 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 (12-1) beat Buffalo 6-1: Box Score - Recap

The SWB Yankees bounced back from their 1st loss of the year with a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Bisons (Mets). Their record is now 12-1.

PITCHING: Phil Hughes made his 3rd start of the year in impressive style picking up the win, (3-0).

1st Inning: Scoreless. Hughes gave up a leadoff single, and picked up a strikeout.

2nd Inning: Hughes tossed a perfect 2nd inning with the help of a great catch by Shelley Duncan in deep right-center.

3rd Inning: Hughes worked out of a 1 out jam after giving up a single and double. He had 2 strikeouts in the inning. Thru 3 innings 44 pitches-34 strikes.

4th Inning: Hughes had a very impressive 4th inning, striking out the side on 13 pitches. 4 K's in a row, 6 thru 4 innings.

5th Inning: Another perfect inning for Hughes with 3 groundouts.

6th Inning: Hughes threw a scoreless 6th, giving up a 2-out single. He had retired 10 in a row. He threw only 8 pitches in the inning. Thru 6 innings, 79 pitches--58 strikes.

7th Inning: Hughes had a 5 pitch 7th, giving up a single and wiping it out with a doubleplay.

8th Inning: Hughes got 2 outs before giving up his 1st walk of the game followed by a single. He was relieved by Melancon.

Hughes Line: 7.2 IP, 1 run, 6 hits, 7 K's---1 walk, Pitches 105---strikes 75, 9 groundouts -- 7 flyouts.

BULLPEN: Mark Melancon relieved Hughes in the 8th with runners on 1st & 2nd and 2 outs. He gave up a 2-run double to blow the shutout before getting a strikeout to end the inning. Melancon tossed a scoreless 9th after giving up a lead off single. 1.1. IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 K.

OFFENSE: Freddy Garcia made his 1st start for Buffalo and took the loss giving up 3 runs in 6 innings. The Yanks got to Garcia for 2 runs in the 3rd inning. Doug Bernier had his 2nd double of the game. John Rodriguez walked. Both scored on Todd Linden's 2-run double to give SWB a 2-0 lead. Linden hit a solo homer (4) off Garcia in the 6th to give the Yanks a 3-0 lead. The Yanks added 2 more runs in the 7th when Eric Duncan doubled and scored on a wild pitch, and then Angel Berroa scored after an infield hit on Linden's league leading 16th RBI. In the 8th, Austin Jackson singled, stole 2nd (4), and scored on Berroa's RBI single to make the final score SWB 6-1.

NOTES: Todd Linden (2-4) and Austin Jackson (1-4) extended their hit streaks to 8 games. Jackson made a great catch in center.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Buffalo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	8	2
Scranton/WB	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	1	X		6	12	0

W: P. Hughes (3-0, 1.86); L: F. Garcia (0-1, 4.50)
HR: SWB: T. Linden (4).

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees

Offense:
Doug Bernier: 3-for-5, 2 2B, R
John Rodriguez: 1-for-3, 2 BB
Todd Linden: 2-for-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, R
Shelley Duncan: 0-for-3, BB
Austin Jackson: 1-for-4, R, SB
Eric Duncan: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, R
Angel Berroa: 2-for-4, RBI, R
Chris Stewart: 2-for-4

Pitching:
Phil Hughes (W, 3-0): 7.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (1.86 ERA) 105 pitches, 75 for strikes.
Mark Melancon: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA) 23 pitches, 16 for strikes.

Highlights from yesterday's 7-3 loss to Buffalo:

Austin Jackson: 1-for-4, RBI
Shelley Duncan: 3-for-5, 2B, R

Ian Kennedy: 6 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (2.00 ERA) 94 pitches, 59 for strikes.
David Robertson: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)
J.B. Cox: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (3.60 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (6-5) lost to Binghamton 4-3: Box Score - Recap

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

W: E. Alfonzo (1-0, 0.00); L: K. Texeira (1-1, 4.50); SV: R. Merritt (6)
HR: None.

Trenton Thunder

Offense:
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-5, RBI
Reegie Corona: 2-for-4, RBI, R
Colin Curtis: 1-for-4
Edwar Gonzalez: 0-for-3, RBI, SB
Marcos Vechionacci: 0-for-3, BB
Francisco Cervelli: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, R
Chris Malec: 0-for-3, BB, R
Kevin Smith: 1-for-3
Jose Gil: 1-for-1

Pitching:
George Kontos: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K (3.77 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira (BS, 2)(L, 1-1): 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (4.50 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (1.69 ERA)

Highlights from yesterday's 8-5 loss to Binghamton:

Francisco Cervelli: 2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, R
Chris Malec: 3-for-3, 2B, RBI, R

(High-A) Tampa (5-7) lost to Brevard County 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brevard County	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0		5	11	1
Tampa	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	9	2

W: L. Luetge (1-0, 8.18); L: J. Hovis (0-1, 2.57); SV: R. Wooten (2)
HR: None.

Tampa Yankees

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-4, RBI
Matthew Cusick: 1-for-5
Jesus Montero: 0-for-3, 2 BB
Brandon Laird: 1-for-4
Damon Sublett: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, R
Austin Romine: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 R
Wady Rufino: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Jack Rye: 1-for-4, 3B, RBI, R
Addison Maruszak: 1-for-3, BB, SB

Pitching:
Jeremy Bleich: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (2.30 ERA)
Jonathan Hovis (BS, 1)(L, 0-1): 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (2.57 ERA)
Amaury Sanit: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

Highlights from yesterday's 10-2 loss to Brevard County:

Jesus Montero: 1-for-4

Dellin Betances (L, 1-2): 3.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K (4.80 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (8-5) beat Augusta 13-2: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Charleston	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	5	0		13	11	1
Augusta	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	5	0

W: M. Banuelos (1-0, 4.61); L: K. Nicholson (0-3, 9.45)
HR: CSC: M. Mesa 2 (4).

Charleston RiverDogs

Offense:
Carmen Angelini: 2-for-6, RBI, R
Raymond Kruml: 0-for-4, BB, RBI, R
David Adams: 0-for-4, BB, R
Brian Baisley: 3-for-4, 2 2B, BB, 4 RBI, 2 R
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-3, RBI, R
Daniel Brewer: 1-for-1, RBI
Taylor Grote: 1-for-5, RBI, R
Melky Mesa: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
Mitch Abeita: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 R
Garrison Lassiter: 0-for-2, 3 BB, R

Pitching:
Manuel Banuelos (W, 1-0): 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (4.61 ERA)
Hector Noesi: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)
Brad Rulon: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (2.25 ERA)

Highlights from yesterday's 5-4 win over Savannah:

D.J. Mitchell (W, 2-0): 6 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (1.00 ERA)
Pat Venditte (S, 4): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)