4/30 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 (16-3) beat Norfolk 12-6: Box Score - Recap

The SWB Yankees defeated the Norfolk Tide (Orioles) by a score of 12-6. Shelley Duncan paced the Yanks with a 2-run homer and a solo homer. They finish April at 17-3, a franchise record.

PITCHING: Kei Igawa got the start for the Yanks. Igawa threw a perfect 1st inning. He gave up 1 run in the 2nd on a solo homer to cut the SWB lead to 2-1. That home run was the 9th Igawa has issued this year and leads the league in that category. He threw scoreless 3rd and 4th innings. He gave up a run in the 5th on a double and single to cut the Yankee lead to 4-2. Igawa gave up 2 runs in the 6th to tie the score on 2 doubles.

Igawa's line: 5.1 IP, 4 runs, 7 hits, 3 strikeouts--0 walks. 78 pitches - 55 strikes, 4 groundouts - 7 flyouts.

BULLPEN: Jose Valdez relieved Igawa in the 6th with 1 out and a runner on 2nd. A RBI double tied the score at 4. Run charged to Igawa. Valdez started the 7th with a 7-4 lead and immediately gave up 2 runs on a single and 2-run homer without recording an out. Valdez got the win.

Anthony Claggett came in for Valdez and got the side in order to finish the 7th. SWB's lead cut to 7-6. Claggett threw a scoreless 8th after giving up 2 singles to start the inning.

Brett Tomko pitched a scoreless 9th allowing a single.

OFFENSE: The Yanks jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st inning on a walk to Luis Nunez, and Shelley Duncan's 2-run homer (8). SWB added a run in the 3rd on a double by Todd Linden, Juan Miranda single and throwing error giving them a 3-1 lead. P.J. Pilittere gave the Yanks a 4-1 lead in the 4th with his first AAA homer. With the score tied at 4 in the 6th. SWB picked up 3 runs to make it 7-4. Juan Miranda walked, Austin Jackson singled. The runs scored on a wild pitch and rbi singles by Chris Malec and Pilittere. SWB exploded for 5 runs in the 7th. S. Duncan hit his 2nd homer of the game, a solo shot (9). Miranda and Jackson walked. E. Duncan and Malec had RBI singles. 2 runs scored on Nunez's RBI groundout and an error to up the SWB lead to 12-6.

NOTES: Shelley Duncan leads the league in homers (9) and RBI (28). Todd Linden has a 15 game hit streak. Austin Jackson is 6 for 6 in stolen base attempts. Jason Stephens up from Tampa to replace injured Ian Kennedy. Yankee pitchers held O's phenom Matt Weiters to 1-5, a 9th inning single.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Norfolk	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0		6	13	3
Scranton/WB	2	0	1	1	0	3	5	0	X		12	13	1

W: J. Valdez (1-0, 4.91); L: D. Hernandez (1-1, 4.58)
HR: NOR: N. Reimold (7), S. Moore (3). SWB: S. Duncan 2 (9), P. Pilittere (1).

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees

Offense:
Luis Nunez: 1-for-4, BB, RBI, R
Todd Linden: 1-for-5, 2B, R
Shelley Duncan: 2-for-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Juan Miranda: 1-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
Austin Jackson: 2-for-3, BB, 2 R, SB (6) (He's now hitting .371)
Eric Duncan: 1-for-4, R
Chris Malec: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R
P.J. Pilittere: 3-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R

Pitching:
Kei Igawa: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (6.75 ERA)
Jose Valdez (BS, 1)(W, 1-0): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (4.91 ERA)
Anthony Claggett: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.26 ERA)
Brett Tomko: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.87 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (9-9) lost to Connecticut 3-2: Box Score - Recap

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

W: D. Maday (1-1, 2.35); L: I. Nova (2-1, 2.41); SV: D. Otero (5)
HR: None.

Trenton Thunder

Offense:
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-4, RBI
Colin Curtis: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Jorge Vazquez: 1-for-3, BB
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Francisco Cervelli: 1-for-4
James Cooper: 0-for-2, BB, R

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (L, 1-2): 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (2.41 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K (5.68 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (10.80 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (9-11) lost to Lakeland 4-2: Box Score - Recap

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

W: C. Furbush (2-1, 2.84); L: R. Zink (1-2, 3.66); SV: S. Green (3)
HR: LAK: M. Bertram (2). TAM: A. Romine (1).

Tampa Yankees

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-4, RBI
Eric Fryer: 1-for-4
Jesus Montero: 0-for-3, BB
Austin Romine: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Wady Rufino: 2-for-4
Matthew Cusick: 1-for-4, R
Emerson Landoni: 0-for-1, 2 BB

Pitching:
Ryan Zink (L, 1-2): 5.2 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (3.66 ERA)
Adam Olbrychowski: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (2.08 ERA)
Jonathan HovisL: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (2.00 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (11-10) lost to Asheville 6-5: Box Score - Recap

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

W: C. Friedrich (2-1, 1.17); L: A. Brackman (0-3, 4.91); SV: K. Yacko (2)
HR: None.

Charleston RiverDogs

Offense:
Raymond Kruml: 2-for-5, RBI, R
Carmen Angelini: 0-for-3, RBI
David Adams: 1-for-4, 2B
Brian Baisley: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Daniel Brewer: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4, R
Mitch Abeita: 1-for-4, 2B
Mike Lyon: 3-for-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R

Pitching:
Andrew Brackman (L, 0-3): 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K (4.91 ERA)
Daniel Kapala: 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (3.95 ERA)
Brad Rulon: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (1.64 ERA)