7/31 Minor League Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (63-45) beat Syracuse (55-53) 2-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Kevin Russo 3B: 0-for-4
Eric Bruntlett 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI (34)
Eduardo Nunez SS: 0-for-4
Jesus Montero C: 2-for-4, 2 2B, R --- now batting .271.
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (39)
Chad Huffman LF: 0-for-2, BB
Reid Gorecki RF: 0-for-3
PJ Pilittere DH: 2-for-3, R
Greg Golson CF: 0-for-3, SB (11)

Pitching:
Tim Redding (W, 7-4): 8.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (2.46 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo (S, 35): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.88 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Redding 104-70, Albaladejo 13-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Redding 11-5, Albaladejo 0-1.


(Double-A) Trenton (64-43) lost to New Hampshire (64-44) 6-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Justin Chrstian LF: 0-for-4
Austin Krum CF: 1-for-4
Brandon Laird 3B: 0-for-3, BB
Daniel Brewer RF: 1-for-4, R, SB (22)
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 0-for-2, BB
Matthew Cusick 2B: 1-for-3, RBI (17)
Rene Rivera C: 0-for-3
Edwar Gonzalez DH: 0-for-3
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Andrew Brackman (L, 2-6): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HB (4.40 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (6.12 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (2.49 ERA)
JB Cox: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (6.59 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Brackman 9-3, Whelan 1-1, Arias 0-1, Cox, J 2-0.


(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 57-44; Second Half: 21-12) beat Fort Myers (Overall: 44-60; Second Half: 16-18) 9-5: Box - Recap

Batting:
Walter Ibarra SS: 1-for-5, RBI (8), R
Jose Pirela DH: 1-for-4, BB, R, HBP
Bradley Suttle 3B: 2-for-6, R
Corban Joseph 2B: 2-for-6, RBI (52), R
Melky Mesa CF: 3-for-4, 2B, HR (14), 3 RBI (55), 2 R, SB (28)
Zolio Almonte RF: 0-for-4, BB
Myron Leslie 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (24), BB, R, SB (6)
Jose Gil C: 2-for-5, RBI (8), R, SB (3)
Jack Rye LF: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (31), BB, R, SB (7)

Pitching:
Craig Heyer (W, 6-2): 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, WP, HB (2.44 ERA)
Noel Castillo: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K (2.28 ERA)
Pat Veditte: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (1.61 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Heyer 7-3, Castillo, N 0-1, Venditte 0-2.


(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 50-55; Second Half: 19-17) beat Greenville (Overall: 57-49; Second Half: 21-15) 6-4: Box - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-3, BB, R
Deangelo Mack DH: 1-for-4, Bb, R
JR Murphy C: 2-for-5, RBI (37), R
Robert Lyerly 3B: 3-for-5, 2 R, SB (8)
Luke Murton 1B: 3-for-4, 3B, 2 RBI (41), R, HBP
Neil Medchill LF: 0-for-3, BB
Kelvin Castro SS: 1-for-2, 2 RBI (30)
Francisco Santana RF: 1-for-4, 2B
Emerson Landoni 2B: 1-for-4, RBI (21)

Pitching:
Brett Marshall: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (4.50 ERA)
Jario Heredia (W, 4-2): 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.08 ERA)
Kelvin Perez (H, 3): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 WP (3.67 ERA)
Francisco Gil (S, 7): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, WP (1.33 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Marshall 5-4, Heredia 2-5, Perez, K 0-2, Gil 1-1.


(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (20-18) lost to Brooklyn (29-13) 3-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 1-for-4
Shane Brown LF: 0-for-4
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 0-for-3, BB
Kelvin De Leon RF: 1-for-4, R
Kyle Roller DH: 2-for-4
Jose Mojica SS: 1-for-4, RBI (10)
Casey Stevenson 2B: 1-for-2, 2 BB
Jeffrey Farnham C: 0-for-4
Garrison Lassiter 3B: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Zachary Varce (L, 0-4): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (6.54 ERA)
Bryant Cotton: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (6.23 ERA)
Michael Recchia: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.65 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Varce 7-6, Cotton 2-1, Recchia 1-1.


(Rookie) GCL Yankees (14-22) lost to the GCL Phillies (20-16) 9-2: Box - Recap

Batting:
Damon Sublett CF: 1-for-3, BB
Cito Culver DH: 3-for-4, R
Ramon Flores 1B: 1-for-3, BB, R
Henry Pena LF: 1-for-2, 2 BB, SB (3)
Anderson Feliz SS: 0-for-4
Kelvin Duran RF: 0-for-4
Jose Toussen 2B: 0-for-3, BB
Jhorge Liccien C: 1-for-3
Jose Rosario 3B: 1-for-4

Pitching:
Evan DeLuca (L, 1-3): 4 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, WP (9.49 ERA)
Harold Garce: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (1.42 ERA)
Wilton Rodriguez: 2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB,1 K (18.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: DeLuca, E 2-2, Garce, H 2-3, Rodriguez, W 1-3.

Game 103: Yankees @ Rays

Regular Season Game 103

Yankees @ Rays
Tropicana Field - Tampa, FL
Game Time - 7:10 p.m.
TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 179

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (65-37)
Derek Jeter SS
Lance Berkman DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Curtis Granderson CF
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner LF

Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez (9-7, 4.54)

RAYS (64-38)
John Jaso DH
Carl Crawford LF
Evan Longoria 3B
Carlos Pena 1B
Matt Joyce RF
Sean Rodriguez 2B
B.J. Upton CF
Kelly Shoppach C
Jason Bartlett SS

Pitching: RHP Matt Garza (11-5, 4.06)

News & Notes

- Here are the roster moves made to make room for the three newest Yankees:

• Chan Ho Park was designated for assignment.
• Colin Curtis and Juan Miranda were optioned to Triple-A.
• Alfredo Aceves was moved from the 40-man roster to the 60-day disabled list.

The Aceves move doesn't really mean much because he's been for out more than 60 days.

- The Rays have won 5 of the 9 games against the Yanks this year.

- AL EAST STANDINGS:

YANKEES	--
RAYS	1.0 GB
RED SOX	7.5 GB

- Click on the team name for the Yankees or Rays 2010 batting stats.

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Stick around and discuss the game

as it happens in the comments section.

Sherman: Yanks Get Kerry Wood

From Joel Sherman:

Kerry Wood deal from Indians to Yankees is completed, awaiting Commissioner's approval on dollars that Indians are sending Yanks

It is a palyer to be named later or cash that Yankees are giving Indians for Wood

Yankees picking up about $1.5M of $3.6M owed Wood

The move should provide some help for the Yankees pen, but Wood has been nothing but mediocre in his year+ in the AL. Last year, he was 3-3, with 20 saves and a 4.25 ERA. This season, he is 1-4, with 8 saves and a 6.30 ERA. However, in his 17 outings he has an ERA of 3.45.

Deadling Update: Yanks Still Looking For Bullpen Help

(I'll keep updating this post throughout the day with any other rumors.)

(UPDATE 1:37 PM) The Berkman deal is now official.

(original post)

From Ken Rosenthal:

Yankees will take one last run through the thin bullpen market while trying to add a bench piece.

Well, that's good.

It also being reported that they are not interested in Octavio Dotel (apparently they feel he's a bad clubhouse guy) or Ted Lilly.

Also somewhat related, Berkman and Kearns are expecting in uniform for tonight's game. I guess that means the end of the Colin Curtis/Juan Miranda era.

Joyce's Bomb KO's Hughes, Yanks

(AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
N.Y. Yankees (65-37)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Tampa Bay (64-38) «	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	x	3	4	0

WP: W. Davis (9-9) LP: P. Hughes (12-4)
SV. R. Soriano (29)
Tough loss for the Yanks last night in Tampa, as Matt Joyce, Wade Davis, and the Rays cut the Yanks lead in the division to one with a 3-2 win over the Bombers.

Two batters into the game, Nick Swisher gave the Yanks a 2-0 lead with a two-run bomb off Rays starter Wade Davis. It was a great start by the Yanks, but the great start would be short-lived, Davis would settle down, and those two runs would be it for the them on this night.

They wouldn't even have too many chances, as Davis held them to just two singles and three walks over the next six. For the game the Yankees would have just two at-bats with runners in scoring position and left just 4 men on base. Oh, and no #600 for A-Rod once again, and it's starting to look like he's getting frustrated.

On the Yankees side of things, Phil Hughes started off the game very well. In fact, for five innings he outpitched Davis and maintained a 2-0 lead. Then, in the sixth, he would make one mistake and it would cost the Yankees the game.

John Jaso led off the inning with a single, then with one out Evan Longoria walked. After making a few good pitches to get Carlos Pena to ground out, Hughes looked like he was going to get out of it with the light-hitting Matt Joyce coming to the plate. But Hughes left a 2-2 fastball up in the zone, Joyce hammered it deep to right, and the Rays now led 3-2. It was just Joyce's 4th homer of the season.

Davis would complete seven and the Rays handed the ball to their lights-out bullpen, something I wish the Yankees had. Joaquin Benoit handled the eighth with ease, and then Rafael Soriano took care of the ninth and the Rays moved to just one game back in the East.

One positive of the night was the performance of Joba Chamberlain. He retired all six batters he faced in the seventh and eighth, three on strikeouts. I'm hesitant to get too excited out this, because we've seen him look great one day and then get bombed the next. But it was certainly an outing he can take confidence from. Hopefully it leads to more outings like this as the season rolls on.

Game two of this series, a game I think the Yankees need to win, comes tonight in Tampa. Must win or not, it's going to be a tough one, with Javier Vazquez going up against Matt Garza. First pitch is at 7:10 pm, and the game will be on YES and the MLB network.

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Derek Jeter, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.274
Nick Swisher, RF	4	1	1	2	0	2	1	.298
Mark Teixeira, 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.258
Alex Rodriguez, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.272
Robinson Cano, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.330
Jorge Posada, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.263
Curtis Granderson, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.251
Colin Curtis, DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256
Brett Gardner, LF	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.299
Totals	30	2	4	2	3	6
Batting
HR - Nick Swisher (19, Davis)
RBI - Nick Swisher 2 (62)
SB - Brett Gardner (30, 2nd base off Davis/Jaso)
RISP - 0-2 (Jorge Posada 0-1, Nick Swisher 0-1) Team LOB - 4

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Phil Hughes (L,12-4)	6	4	3	3	2	6	1	4.07
Joba Chamberlain	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	5.60
WP - Phil Hughes (5)
Pitches-Strikes - Phil Hughes 104-61, Joba Chamberlain 24-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Phil Hughes 4-8, Joba Chamberlain 2-1
Batters Faced - Phil Hughes 24, Joba Chamberlain 6

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Matt Joyce (1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI) HONORABLE MENTION: Wade Davis (W, 7 IP. 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K) GOAT OF THE GAME: Phil Hughes (gotta finish games against good teams)

7/30 Minor League Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (62-45) beat Norfolk (50-58) 2-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Greg Golson CF: 1-for-4
Eric Bruntlett RF: 0-for-4, 3 K's
Eduardo Nunez SS: 0-for-3
Chad Tracy 3B: 0-for-3
Jesus Montero C: 0-for-3, R --- avg. down to .268
Jorge Vazuqez 1B: 1-for-3, HR (11), 2 RBI (38), R
Chad Huffman LF: 2-for-3
Reegie Corona 2B: 0-for-3
Chad Moeller C: 1-for-2, BB

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (W, 10-2): 7.1 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (2.80 ERA)
Royce Ring (H, 10): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (1.39 ERA)
Jonathan Albaladejo (S, 34): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (0.89 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Nova 102-65, Ring 12-7, Albaladejo 18-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Nova 13-4, Ring 0-0, Albaladejo 0-2.


(Double-A) Trenton (64-42) lost to New Hampshire (63-44) 10-3: Box - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 2-for-5, R
Austin Krum CF: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI (36)
Austin Romine C: 2-for-5 --- now batting .277
Brandon Laird 3B: 2-for-5, 2B
Daniel Brewer RF: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 R
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 2-for-3, 2 BB
Matthew Cusick DH: 0-for-4, RBI (16), BB
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-3, BB
Justin Snyder 2B: 2-for-3, RBI (22), BB

Pitching:
Hector Noesi (L, 6-3): 3.1 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (3.16 ERA)
Wilkin De La Rosa: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (5.55 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (2.89 ERA)
JB Cox: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (7.11 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Noesi 2-6, De La Rosa, W 0-4, Schmidt 3-2, Cox, J 0-1.


(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 56-43; Second Half: 20-11) lost to Charlotte (Overall: 57-46; Second Half: 14-20) 9-6: Box - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 1-for-4, SB (19), HBP
Jose Pirela SS: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI (44), HBP
Corban Joseph 2B: 0-for-3, 2 BB
Bradley Suttle DH: 1-for-4, BB
Melky Mesa CF: 2-for-5, R
Trent Lockwood 1B: 1-for-4, BB, R
Jose Gil C: 1-for-3, RBI (7), R
Jack Rye RF: 2-for-4, 2 HR (5), 4 RBI (30), 2 R
Walter Ibarra 3B: 2-for-4, 2B, R

Pitching:
Graham Stoneburner: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (2.69 ERA)
Amaury Sanit: 1 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (9.00 ERA)
Philip Bartleski (H, 4)(L, 2-2): 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP (4.00 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz (BS, 5): 0.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (2.72 ERA)
Trenton Lare: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.10 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Stoneburner 5-6, Sanit 1-0, Bartleski 0-2, Ortiz, J 0-1, Lare 2-1.


(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 49-55; Second Half: 18-17) beat Greenville (Overall: 57-48; Second Half: 21-14) 6-5: Box - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-3, BB, SB (10)
Kelvin Castro SS: 1-for-4, RBI (28)
JR Murphy C: 2-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI (36), BB, R
Robert Lyerly 3B: 0-for-4, 3 K's
Luke Murton 1B: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Neil Medchill DH: 0-for-3, BB
Deangelo Mack LF: 1-for-4, R
Emerson Landoni 2B: 1-for-3, BB, R
Francisco Santana RF: 2-for-4, RBI (9), 2 R

Pitching:
Jose A. Ramirez: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, HB (3.31 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins (W, 3-2): 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (3.86 ERA)
Kelvin Perez (H, 2): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.61 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (S, 14): 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (1.72 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Ramirez, Jo 6-4, Watkins, B 3-2, Perez, K 1-0, Flannery 3-1.


(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (20-17) lost to Connecticut (21-18) 7-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 0-for-3, BB
Casey Stevenson 2B: 2-for-4
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 2-for-4
Kelvin De Leon RF: 0-for-3, BB, R
Kyle Roller DH: 1-for-4
Jose Mojica SS: 1-for-4
Francisco Arcia C: 0-for-4
Garrison Lassiter 3B: 2-for-4
Michael Ferraro LF: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Mike Gipson (L, 2-1): 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, WP (4.15 ERA)
Kramer Sneed: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, HB (2.70 ERA)
Andy Shive: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (9.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Gipson 3-3, Sneed 6-0, Shive 2-1.


(Rookie) GCL Yankees (14-21) lost to the GCL Phillies (19-16) 11-7: Box - Recap

Batting:
Damon Sublett CF: 2-for-4, HR (1), 3 RBI (3), 2 R
Robby Hammock C: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI (4), BB, R
Jhorge Liccien C: 1-for-1, 3B, R
Cito Culver SS: 1-for-4, BB, R
Ramon Flores 1B: 2-for-5, RBI (14), 2 R
Henry Pena LF: 1-for-2, 3B, RBI (5), 2 BB, R, SB (2), HBP
Anderson Feliz DH: 1-for-5, RBI (16), SB (6) --- for some reason I've been calling him Anderson "Felix"... IDK, maybe my vision is going.
Kelvin Duran RF: 2-for-3, RBI (10), BB, 2 R, SB (8)
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 2-for-4, 2 RBI (14), R
Jose Toussen 2B: 1-for-3, RBI (9), SB (6)

Pitching:
Matthew Richardson: 4 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HB (4.13 ERA)
Justo Arias (W, 2-2): 2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (5.82 ERA)
Erick Tapia (H, 1): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)
Jose Quintana: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.06 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Richardson, M 5-3, Arias, Ju 3-3, Tapia, E 2-1, Quintana, J 2-1.