6/12 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.

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (36-25) lost to Gwinnett (34-28) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

PITCHING: George Kontos got the start for the Yankees and did not have one of his better games. He threw scoreless 1st and 2nd innings. In the 3rd, he gave up a solo homer, walk, and 2-run homer to give the Braves a 3-1 lead. After a scoreless 4th, Kontos gave up a solo homer in the 5th that tied the score at 4 at the time. He was taken out after the 5th inning and did not figure in the decision. Kontos' line: 5.0 IP, 4 runs, 5 hits, 4 K's--3 walks, 92 pitches--51 strikes, 7 groundouts--4 flyouts.

BULLPEN: Anthony Claggett came on to pitch a scoreless 6th, although he gave up a single and walk. In the 7th Claggett gave up a run on a hit batter and 2 singles to give the Braves a 5-4 lead. Claggett walked the leadoff man in the 8th then got the next 2 batters before being removed from the game. Claggett ended up taking the loss and is now 3-3. Mark Melancon relieved Claggett with 2 outs and a runner on 1st in the 8th. Melancon struck out the only batter he faced to end the 8th.

OFFENSE: Juan Miranda blasted a solo homer (10) in the 2nd off Tony Armas Jr to give SWB a 1-0 lead. SWB regained the lead 4-3 in the 5th after 2 outs. Austin Jackson doubled, Cody Ransom walked, Shelley Duncan hit a 3-run homer (20). SWB stranded runners in scoring position in the 3rd, 4th, and 7th innings.

NOTES: Kevin Cash finally threw a runner out trying to steal in the 6th inning. He's 1 for 12 on the year. ... Austin Jackson went 3-5 with a double, 2 singles, run scored, and stolen base (12). ... Cody Ransom making another rehab start was 0-3 with a walk and run. ... Todd Linden agreed to terms with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. He's had been playing very well for SWB, hitting .312/.381.,515 with 7 HR and 42 RBI in 60 games.

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

W: Cruz (1-1, 0.00); L: Claggett (3-3, 2.57); SV: Valdez (11)
HR: SWB: Duncan, S (20), Miranda (10). GWN: Conrad (9), Gorecki (5), Kirkland (1).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 2-for-5, SB (5)
Austin Jackson: 3-for-5, 2B, R, SB (12) - no strikeouts
Cody Ransom: 0-for-3, BB, R
Shelley Duncan: 1-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R
Juan Miranda: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
John Rodriguez: 1-for-3
Justin Leone: 0-for-2, 2 BB

Pitching:
George Kontos: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 92 pitches/51 strikes (3.00 ERA)
Anthony Claggett (L, 3-3): 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 49 pitches/25 strikes (2.57 ERA)
Mark Melancon: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 3 pitches/3 strikes (2.88 ERA)

(Double-A) Trenton (31-28) beat Binghamton (24-35) 1-0: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Nova (5-3, 2.70); L: Antonini (4-2, 4.95); SV: Sanit (7)
HR: TRN: Hall (2).

Offense:
Noah Hall: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Eduardo Nunez: 2-for-4, 2 2B
Jesus Montero: 2-for-4 - Now hitting .280
Edwar Gonzalez: 0-for-3, BB
Kyle Anson: 1-for-4
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-2, BB

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (W, 5-3): 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K (2.70 ERA)
Amaury Sanit (S, 7): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.86 ERA)

(Single-A) Tampa (27-31) beat St. Lucie (29-28) 5-3: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		5	8	0
St. Lucie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		3	6	2

W: Bleich (5-4, 3.58); L: Owen (0-1, 2.45); SV: Hovis (6)
HR: TAM: Fortenberry (1). STL: Davis (6).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 0-for-3, BB, R
Eric Fryer: 1-for-4, R
Damon Sublett: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 R, BB
Brandon Laird: 2-for-4
Seth Fortenberry: 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
Steve Strausbaugh: 2-for-4

Pitching:
Jeremy Bleich (W, 5-4): 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (3.58 ERA)
Humberto Sanchez: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (16.20 ERA)
Tim Norton: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.53 ERA)
Jonathan Hovis (S, 6): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.11 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (36-25) beat Rome (32-29) 7-2: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Banuelos (5-2, 2.62); L: Small (0-1, 6.23); SV: Rulon (1)
HR: None.

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

Pitching:
Manuel Banuelos (W, 5-2): 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (2.62 ERA)
Brad Rulon (S, 1): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (1.50 ERA)