5/11 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 (23-8) lost to Louisville 3-0: Box Score - Recap

For the 2nd day in a row the SWB Yanks were shutout 3-0 at Louisville (Reds). Louisville pitching held SWB scoreless the last 26.1 innings.

PITCHING: Josh Towers, signed as a minor league free agent Saturday, made his SWB debut. Towers shutout Lousiville until the 5th inning when he ran out of gas. Towers stranded a runner at 3rd base in the 1st after he reached on an error. He gave up a single in the 2nd. Towers gave up leadoff doubles in the 3rd and 4th innings, but buckled down nicely to get out of the jams. In the 5th, he gave up 2 solo homers to give Louisville a 2-0 lead before being relieved when he reached his pitch limit. Towers took the loss (0-1). Towers line: 4.1 IP, 2 runs, 5 hits, 1 K--0 walks, 60 pitches--40 strikes, 5 groundouts--7 flyouts.

BULLPEN: Zach Kroenke relieved Towers in the 5th with 1 out. He gave up a double before getting out of the inning. Kroenke gave up a solo homer in the 6th to Danny Dorn, his 2nd of the game, to make it Louisville 3-0. JB Cox pitched a scoreless 7th, but struggled walking 2 batters. Jason Stephens threw a scoreless 8th, striking out the side and giving up a single.

OFFENSE: Louisville's Matt Maloney struck out 6 of the first 9 Yanks he faced and ended up with 10 K's in 7 shutout innings for the Bats. The Yanks stranded the bases loaded in the 3rd. Chris Stewart & Doug Bernier singled, John Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Todd Linden grounded out to strand them. Rodriquez left the game with an injured pinky finger. SWB didn't mount another threat until the 9th when Linden singled and Austin Jackson doubled, but both were stranded. Jackson had a terrific 4 game series going 7-15. He's batting .365.

NOTES: Chien-Ming Wang makes a rehab start for SWB Tuesday as they return home. Eric Duncan is 0 for his last 27, is now batting .214. Kevin Russo missed 3rd straight game with a re-aggravated hamstring. Shelley Duncan is on DL with sore left shoulder, and Austin Jackson started in right field.

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

W: M. Maloney (3-1, 2.89); L: J. Towers (0-1, 9.00); SV: C. Fisher (2)
HR: LOU: D. Dorn 2 (4), D. Richar (2).

Offense:
Doug Bernier: 1-for-4
Todd Linden: 1-for-4
Juan Miranda: 1-for-3, BB
Austin Jackson: 2-for-4, 2B
Chris Stewart: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Josh Towers (L, 0-1): 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (9.00 ERA)
Zachary Kroenke: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (1.08 ERA)
JB Cox: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K (6.00 ERA)
Jason Stephens: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (5.40 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (13-14) lost to Portland 5-3: Box Score - Recap

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

W: C. Rhoades (2-0, 4.43); L: I. Nova (2-2, 4.13); SV: B. Cox (2)
HR: TRN: E. Nunez (1).

Offense:
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Reegie Corona: 0-for-3, BB, SB (4)
Colin Curtis: 2-for-4, 2B
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-4, R
Carlos Mendoza: 2-for-4, 2B, R
James Cooper: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (L, 2-2): 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 1 K (4.13 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (10.13 ERA)
Jonathan Hovis: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (0.00 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (13-17) beat Daytona 8-3: Box Score - Recap

Cmpl. Early: Rain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa	2	0	2	1	0	3					8	11	2
Daytona	3	0	0	0	0	0					3	6	0

W: R. Marte (1-0, 0.00); L: J. Leverton (2-3, 6.32)
HR: TAM: E. Fryer (1).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 3-for-3, 3 R, BB
Eric Fryer: 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
Jesus Montero: 2-for-4, 3B, 3 RBI, R (Now has 21 RBI)
Brandon Laird: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Austin Romine: 0-for-3
Brian Baisley: 2-for-3, 2 R, SB (1)
Wady Rufino: 0-for-2, RBI, R

Pitching:
Dellin Betances: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (4.68 ERA)
Ronny Marte (W, 1-0): 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Adam Olbrychowski: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (2.61 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (16-15) lost to Lexington 3-2: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14		R	H	E
Charleston	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	12	2
Lexington	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	12	0

W: B. Wabick (1-0, 8.80); L: C. Arbiso (1-3, 3.18)
HR: LEX: F. Hernandez (4).

Offense:
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-3, R
Addison Marudzak: 1-for-3
Daniel Brewer: 2-for-4, 2B, R, BB
Taylor Grote: 2-for-5, BB
Abraham Almonte: 2-for-6, 2 RBI
Corban Joseph: 1-for-5, BB
Mitch Abeita: 2-for-6
Mike Lyon: 1-for-6

Piching:
Andrew Brackman: 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K (4.06 ERA)
Daniel Kapala: 3 IP, 1 H, o R, 1 BB, 3 K (2.78 ERA)
Cory Arbiso (L, 1-3): 2.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (3.18 ERA)