6/15 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 (39-25) beat Toledo (28-36) 1-0: Box Score - Recap

PITCHING: Josh Towers got the start for the Yankees and shutout the Mud Hens for 6 innings on 2 hits. The only real jam he had was in the 4th inning when he gave up a leadoff double. Towers got the next 3 batters to get out of the jam. He also gave up leadoff walks in the 1st and 6th, but worked out of trouble. A single in the 3rd was the only other hit he gave up and that was wiped out with a doubleplay. Towers left the game with a 1-0 lead and picked up the win (2-4). Tower's line: 6.0 IP, 0 runs, 2 hits, 5 K's--3 walks, 92 pitches--57 strikes, 10 groundouts--3 flyouts.

BULLPEN: Anthony Claggett came on to pitch a perfect 7th after a rain delay, picking up a strikeout. Claggett threw a scoreless 8th giving up a walk and picking up his 2nd strikeout.

Jonathan Alabaladejo pitched a perfect 9th. He retired the first 2 batters on 2 pitches, a bunt out and ground out to 3rd. He picked up a strikeout to end the game. Albabledjo picked up the save (1).

OFFENSE: SWB broke out to a 1-0 lead in the 4th. Eric Duncan singled, Chris Stewart followed with a RBI double. Duncan's single snapped an 0-17 string. The Yankees blew a great scoring chance in the 1st inning. Kevin Russo had a leadoff walk followed by Austin Jackson's double, but were stranded at 2nd & 3rd when Toledo's starter Lucas French struck out Shelley Duncan, Juan Miranda and Justin Leone.

NOTES: Austin Jackson's double and 2 singles gave him 22 mult-hit games. Jackson is now batting .345. Chris Stewart had a double and single. Kevin Russo singled and walked. Eric Duncan singled and scored the only run of the game.

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

W: Towers (2-4, 4.54); L: French (4-4, 3.24); SV: Albaladejo (1)
HR: None.

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 1-for-3, BB
Austin Jackson: 3-for-4, 2B, no strikeouts
Eric Duncan: 1-for-3, R
Chris Stewart: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI

Pitching:
Josh Towers (W, 2-4): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 BB, 5 K, 92 pitches/57 strikes (4.54 ERA)
Anthony Claggett: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches/13 strikes (2.43 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo (S, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 8 pitches/5 strikes (1.59 ERA)

(Double-A) Trenton (32-30) had an off day.

(Single-A) Tampa (28-33) lost to Palm Beach (24-39) 8-4: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Palm Beach	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		8	10	0
Tampa	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		4	8	3

W: Castillo (1-6, 4.29); L: Pendleton (5-4, 3.47); SV: Mulligan (1)
HR: None.

Offense:
Jack Rye: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 1 R
Damon Sublett: 2-for-4, BB
Austin Romine: 2-for-5, RBI, R
Seth Fortenberry: 0-for-3, BB
Brandon Laird: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R
Matthew Cusick: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, R
Brian Baisley: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Mitch Hilligoss: 1-for-3, RBI, BB

Pitching:
Lance Pendleton (L, 5-4): 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (3.47 ERA)
Humberto Sanchez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (10.13 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (6.05 ERA)
Tim Norton: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, (1.86 ERA)

(Low-A) Charleston (38-26) beat Augusta (30-33) 11-4: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Phelps (7-1, 2.92); L: Loree (3-5, 4.33)
HR: None.

Offense:
Jose Pirela: 1-for-5, BB, R
Abraham Almonte: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R
David Adams: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, 2 R
Daniel Brewer: 4-for-4, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 RBI, 4 R, SB (8)
Corban Joseph: 0-for-3, 2 RBI, BB, R, SB (3)
Melky Mesa: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 3B, RBI, 2 R
Neall French: 2-for-5, 4 RBI
Mitch Abeita: 1-for-4, 2B, BB

Pitching:
David Phelps (W, 7-1): 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (2.92 ERA)
Brandon Braboy: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (3.22 ERA)
Charles Nolte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)