8/23 Minor League Report

(Hey guys, sorry I didn't post a report last night, but I got home very late from a party and was in no shape to write anything.)

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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 (71-54) beat Buffalo (50-77) 2-1: Box Score - Recap

The SWB Yankees defeated the Buffalo Bisons (Mets) by a score of 2-1.

PITCHING: Jason Hirsh made his 4th start for the Yankees. He came into the game with a 2-0 record and 1.80 ERA. Hirsh got 2 quick out in the 1st inning before giving up a solo homer to Nick Evans that gave Buffalo a 1-0 lead. Hirsh shutout Buffalo from the 2nd thru 6th innings, allowing at least one hit each inning but the 6th, his only clean inning of the game. Hirsh left with a 2-1 lead, and picked up the win (3-0). Hirsh's line: 6.0 IP, 1 run, 6 hits, 4 K--0 walks, 89 pitches---65 strikes, 3 groundouts--10 flyouts.

Mike Dunn came on in relief of Hirsh and threw a scoreless 7th inning allowing a walk. He tossed a scoreless 8th inning giving up a 2-out single.

Jonathan Albaladjeo came on to pitch the 9th and struck out the side to pick up his 9th save.

OFFENSE: Adam Pettyjohn started for Buffalo. Kevin Russo had a leadoff double in the 1st inning but was stranded. In the 3rd, Chris Stewart and Russo singled. Ramiro Pena had a sac bunt to move the runners up to 2nd & 3rd. Austin Jackson followed with a 2-run double to give SWB a 2-1 lead. The Yanks threatened in the 4th when Yurendell de Caster and John Rodriguez started the inning with singles, but were stranded. Kevin Russo led off the 5th with his 3rd hit of the game, but was stranded. Yurendell de Caster picked up his 3rd hit of the game in the 6th, but once again was stranded.

NOTES: Juan Miranda out with an ankle injury. Ramiro Pena made his started at 2nd base again. Kevin Russo is hitting over .400 over the last month. Russo is hitting .340 on the year. Yurendell de Caster has reached base in 35 straight games.

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

W: Hirsh (3-0, 1.71); L: Pettyjohn (3-9, 3.98); SV: Albaladejo (9)
HR: BUF: Evans, N (10).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 3-for-4, 2B, R
Austin Jackson: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K
Shelley Duncan: 0-for-3, BB
Yurendell de Caster: 3-for-4
Chris Stewart: 1-for-3, R

Pitching:
Jason Hirsh (W, 3-0): 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (1.71 ERA)
Mike Dunn: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (2.65 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (1.65 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Hirsh 89-65, Dunn, M 30-17, Albaladejo 12-10.

(Double-A) Trenton (63-62) beat New Hampshire (56-69) 5-4 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Arias (5-3, 3.86); L: Collins, T (1-2, 6.00)
HR: TRN: Hall, N (3).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Matthew Cusick: 1-for-2, 2B, R
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-2, BB, R
Noah Hall: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Chris Malec: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
Edwar Gonzalez: 1-for-3
Kyle Anson: 0-for-2, BB
Francisco Santana: Pinch ran, scored a run

Pitching:
Lance Pendleton: 3.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K (4.97 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (2.68 ERA)
Wilkins Arias (W, 5-3): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (3.86 ERA)

Trenton (63-63) lost to New Hampshire (57-69) 7-2 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Starner (1-1, 4.18); L: Bleich (3-6, 6.47)
HR: NH: Gorneault (6).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-3
Matthew Cusick: 1-for-3, R
Eduardo Nunez: 2-for-3, 2B, R
Noah Hall: 1-for-3
Chris Malec: 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Marcos Vechionacci: 1-for-2, BB

Pitching:
Jeremy Bleich (L, 3-6): 3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (6.47 ERA)
Grant Duff: 3 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 BB (2.86 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (1.34 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 69-51; Second Half: 39-14) beat Lakeland (Overall: 51-66, Second Half: 22-30) 3-1 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Mitchell, D. (8-6, 2.84); L: Ketchner (1-3, 4.68); SV: Rulon (2)
HR: None.

Offense:
David Adams: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Austin Romine: 1-for-3, RBI
Damon Sublett: 1-for-3, 2B, R
Brandon Laird: 0-for-3, R
Kevin Smith: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
Luis Nunez: 2-for-3, RBI

Pitching:
D.J. Mitchell (W, 8-6): 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K (2.84 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz: 1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (5.66 ERA)
Jonathan Hovis: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.27 ERA)
Brad Rulon (S, 2): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (1.26 ERA)

Tampa (Overall: 70-51; Second Half: 40-14) beat Lakeland (Overall: 51-67, Second Half: 22-31) 10-3 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Heredia (2-0, 0.75); L: Feeney (2-5, 4.18)
HR: TAM: Adams, D (4).

Offense:
Jack Rye: 0-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R
David Adams: 2-for-3, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Austin Romine: 1-for-3, BB, R
Damon Sublett: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI
Kevin Smith: 2-for-4, R
Luis Nunez: 0-for-3, R
Seth Fortenberry: 1-for-3, BB
Jose Gil: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R

Pitching:
Jario Heredia (W, 2-0): 5 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (0.75 ERA)
Adam Olbrychowski: 1 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (2.60)
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (1.80 ERA) --- He also pinch-hit and struck out. I have no idea why.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 62-61; Second half: 23-30) beat August (Overall: 68-56; Second half: 33-22) 14-13: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Charleston	2	2	0	0	6	1	3	0	0		14	18	1
Augusta	0	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	2		13	18	1

W: Banuelos (9-5, 2.77); L: Millikan (0-1, 9.00); SV: Walker (1)
HR: AUG: Perez, J (9).

Offense:
Jose Pirela: 3-for-6, 3B, 2 RBI, 3 R
Abraham Almonte: 4-for-6, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 3 R
Corban Joseph: 4-for-5, 3 RBI, R
Melky Mesa: 1-for-4, 2 RBI
Taylor Grote: 2-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 R
Addison Maruszak: 1-for-3, RBI, 2 BB
Garrison Lassiter: 0-for-5, RBI, R
Jeffrey Farnham: 1-for-5, 2 RBI, R
Raymond Kruml: 2-for-4, 2B, BB, 3 R

Pitching:
Cory Arbiso: 1.2 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (4.56 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (8.31 ERA)
Manuel Banuelos (W, 9-5): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (2.77 ERA)
Jeff Williams: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (5.06 ERA)
Edwin Walker (S, 1): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (1.32 ERA)

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (33-26) beat Hudson Valley (29-32) 1-0 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Staten Island	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	3	0
Hudson Valley	1	0	0	0	0	0	X				1	6	2

W: McEachern (1-3, 2.80); L: Warren (4-2, 1.13)
HR: None.

Offense:
Neil Medchill: 1-for-3
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-2
Justin Milo: 1-for-2

Pitching:
Adam Warren (L, 4-2): 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (1.13 ERA)
Griffin Bailey: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.46 ERA)

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (34-26) beat Hudson Valley (29-33) 8-2 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Staten Island	1	0	0	1	0	0	6				8	12	0
Hudson Valley	0	1	1	0	0	0	0				2	8	1

W: Brooks, G (5-1, 0.79); L: Chavez (1-1, 4.72)
HR: None.

Offense:
Jimmy Paredes: 1-for-4, R
Deangelo Mack: 2-for-3, BB, R
Luke Murton: 2-for-3, BB, R
Neil Medchill: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, R
Kelvin Castro: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Hector Rabago: 2-for-3, 2 R, SB (3)
Carmen Angelini: 0-for-3, BB, R
Emerson Landoni: 2-for-4, 2B, 4 RBI

Pitching:
Matthew Richardson: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (7.43 ERA)
Gavin Brooks (W, 5-1): 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.79 ERA)
Ryan Flannery: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (1.66 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yanks (31-22) had their regularly scheduled off day.