5/29 Minor League Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (31-17) beat Louisville (22-26) 4-1: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	4	0
Scranton/WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	X		4	10	1

W: Igawa (5-1, 3.39); L: Jukich (3-2, 5.14)
HR: SWB: Miranda (8).

Offense:
Reegie Corona: 1-for-4
Austin Jackson: 0-for-4
Todd Linden: 1-for-4, R
Shelley Duncan: 2-for-4, R
Juan Miranda: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
John Rodriguez: 2-for-4
Justin Leone: 0-for-2, BB, R
Eric Duncan: 2-for-3
Chris Stewart: 1-for-3. RBI

Pitching:
Kei Igawa (W, 5-1): 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K (3.39 ERA) 103 pitches, 67 for strikes.
Mark Melancon: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (1.93 ERA) 30 pitches, 19 for strikes.

Notes: The Yankees signed right-handed reliever Paul Bush out of the independent leagues this week, and today activated him to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees roster. He will be taking the place of RHP J.B. Cox who was placed on the DL. Cox told Chad Jennings that he has a sore right shoulder, but that it's "Nothing serious." Also according to Jennings, Bush throws a high 80s to low 90s fastball, a slider, which is his strike out pitch, a changeup and curve.

(Double-A) Trenton (23-22) beat Altoona (15-32) 10-5: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Altoona	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		5	6	1
Trenton	0	3	0	0	4	0	1	2	X		10	15	2

W: De La Rosa (2-2, 3.95); L: Crotta (3-2, 4.74); SV: Sanit (5)
HR: ALT: Lopez (3), Romak (3), Perez, M (1).

Offense:
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-3
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-2
Colin Curtis: 2-for-5, 2 RBI
Chris Malec: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI
Jorge Vazquez: 2-for-3, 2 BB, R
Edwar Gonzalez: 0-for-4, R
Kevin Smith: 1-for-4, 2 R, BB
Kyle Anson: 3-for-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R
Justin Snyder: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
James Cooper: 2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 R

Pitching:
Wilkin De La Rosa (W, 2-2): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (3.95 ERA)
Michael Dunn: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (5.00 ERA)
Amaury Sanit (S, 5): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.90 ERA)

(Single-A) Tampa (19-25) lost to Fort Myers (30-16) 3-0: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Guerra (4-4, 4.47); L: Zink (2-4, 4.87); SV: Burnett (4)
HR: None.

Offense:
Jesus Montero: 2-for-4, 2B
Austin Romine: 1-for-4, 2B
Damon Sublett: 1-for-3
Jack Rye: 1-for-3
Walter Ibarra: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Ryan Zink (L, 2-4): 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (4.87 ERA)
Charles Nolte: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (4.91 ERA)

Notes: Jesus Montero topped Baseball America's Prospect Hot Sheet this week. Baseball America describes the list as "s snapshot of who are the hottest prospects in baseball right now." Here's what they had to say about Tampa's catcher:

There aren't many pitches Jesus Montero doesn't like, and almost equally few that he misses. Montero drew just one walk and one strikeout in 25 plate appearances this week—and scorched the rest.

The 19-year-old Montero, signed out of Venezuela in 2006 for $1.65 million, is one of the Florida State League's youngest players—and one of its hottest. He boosted his season total for hits to 54 and slugging percentage to .569—both good for second in the traditionally pitcher-friendly circuit. Montero has had little problem making the leap from the low Class A South Atlantic League, which he led last year in hits (171) and ranked second in batting (.326) and total bases (258). He has hit safely in eight consecutive games — including a 8-for-16 stretch in his last two games — and mashed a pair of home runs Thursday night against Fort Myers, including one off Twins No. 9 prospect Carlos Gutierrez.

Whether the defensively challenged Montero would remain behind the plate in the long term was his biggest question entering the season, and he has split time between catcher and DH. He's hit better when serving as the DH compared to when he has to play the field, but there doesn't seem to be much than can slow down Montero's bat.

(Low-A) Charleston (27-20) completed yesterday's game against Greenville (24-22) and won 2-0: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Marshall (3-3, 4.31); L: Castillo (0-4, 7.04); SV: Braboy (1)
HR: CSC: Mesa (12).

Offense:
David Adams: 1-for-4
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Corban Joseph: 1-for-4, R, SB (1)
Jose Pirela: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI

Pitching:
Brett Marshall (W, 3-3): 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K (4.31 ERA)
Brandon Braboy (S, 1): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.51 ERA)

In tonight's regularly scheduled game, Charleston (28-20) beat Greenville (24-22) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Charleston	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		5	5	0
Greenville	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0		4	10	0

W: Noesi (2-2, 1.96); L: Williamson (3-2, 3.05); SV: Venditte (14)
HR: GVL: Lavarnway (5).

Offense:
Abraham Almonte: 0-for-4, BB, R
Daniel Brewer: 1-for-2, 3 BB, 2 R, 3 SB (7)
David Adams: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R
Corban Joseph: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB, SB (2)
Jose Pirela: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 BB
Neall French: 0-for-3, 2 BB

Pitching:
Hector Noesi (W, 2-2): 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (1.96 ERA)
Casey Erickson: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (1.07 ERA)
Pat Venditte (S, 14): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.86 ERA)