8/22 Minor League Report

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I was not around to do last night's report so I will mention anything of interest from those games after today's game info.

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (76-51) vs. Syracuse (65-53) was rained out.

• Last night, SWB beat Syracuse 4-3. Jesus Montero hit a 3-run homer, his 16th, in the 8th to help propel the Yanks to the win. Amaury Sanit got the win for SWB.

(Double-A) Trenton (76-51) lost to Portland (60-66) 7-6 in 11 innings: Box - Recap

Batting:
Austin Krum CF: 0-for-4, 2 BB
Corban Joseph 2B: 0-for-5, BB
Daniel Brewer RF: 2-for-5, HR (10), RBI (73), BB, R
Austin Romine DH: 0-for-6
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 0-for-5
Damon Sublett LF: 2-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, SB (1)
Rene Rivera C: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI (7), R
Matthew Cusick 3B: 3-for-5, 3B, HR (3), 2 RBI (25), 2 R
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-4, RBI (44)

Pitching:
Andrew Brackman: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (3.53 ERA)
Wilkin De La Rosa: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (5.23 ERA)
JB Cox (BS, 2): 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (5.32 ERA)
Ryan Pope: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.31 ERA)
Wilkins Arias (BS, 1)(L, 3-2): 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (2.52 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Brackman 6-5, De La Rosa, W 3-0, Cox, J 2-1, Pope 2-1, Arias 0-0.

• Austin Romine (2 RBI) and Daniel Brewer (3 RBI)drove in all five of the Thunder's runs in Friday's 5-2 win over Portland. Hector Noesi threw six innings of four-hit baseball in relief for his 8th win of the year. Alfredo Aceves started the game, went 2.1 innings, and allowed a run on three hits and a walk, while striking out two.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 71-51; Second Half: 35-19) beat Lakeland (Overall: 62-64; Second Half: 27-28) 4-1 in game 1 on their doubleheader: Box - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 1-for-3
Jose Pirela 2B: 0-for-2, RBI (57)
Bradley Suttle 3B: 1-for-3, HR (10), RBI (73), R
Melky Mesa CF: 0-for-3
Addison Maruszak SS: 1-for-3
Zolio Almonte RF: 1-for-2, BB, R
Myron Leslie 1B: 1-for-3, HR (4), 2 RBI (31), R
Jose Gil C: 1-for-2, R
Jack Rye DH: 0-for-1

Pitching:
Craig Heyer (W, 8-3): 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (2.82 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Heyer 11-4.

Tampa (Overall: 72-51; Second Half: 36-19) beat Lakeland (Overall: 62-65; Second Half: 27-29) 8-1 in game 2 on their doubleheader: Box - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml LF: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R
Jose Pirela DH: 2-for-4, R, SB (24)
Bradley Suttle 3B: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 RBI (75), 2 BB, R
Melky Mesa CF: 1-for-2, HR (19), 2 RBI (74), BB, R
Addison Maruszak SS: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI (29), R
Jack Rye RF: 1-for-3, 2B, R
Anderson Feliz 2B: 2-for-3, 2 RBI (4), R, SB (1)
Trent Lockwood 1B: 0-for-3
Mitch Abeita C: 1-for-3, RBI (20), R

Pitching:
John Van Benschoten: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (4.50 ERA)
Philip Bartleski (W, 3-3): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, HB (4.11 ERA)
Adam Olbrychowski: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (4.22 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Van Benschoten 7-0, Bartleski 3-2, Olbrychowski 1-2.

• Last night, Tampa beat Lakeland 4-0 behind another solid start from Graham Stoneburner. He allowed just two hits and three walks over six shutout innings on his way to his 8th win of the year. Anderson Feliz hit a two-run homer for Tampa. Bradley Suttle and Addison Maruszak drove in the other two runs.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 60-65; Second Half: 29-27) lost Greenville (Overall: 68-57; Second Half: 32-23) 2-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-4
Kelvin Castro SS: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Robert Lyerly 1B: 1-for-3, RBI (62), BB
Luke Murton DH: 1-for-4
Neil Medchill LF: 0-for-4
Kevin Mahoney 3B: 0-for-3
Emerson Landoni 2B: 1-for-3
Francisco Santana RF: 0-for-3
Hector Rabago C: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Shane Greene: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2 HB (1.50 ERA) --- first start with the RiverDogs since being promoted from SI
Ryan Acosta (L, 5-4): 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, WP (3.47 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Greene, S 2-7, Acosta, R 0-2.

• Charleston beat Greenville 4-0 on Saturday. Luke Murton homered and drove in two. Robert Lylerly and Deangelo Mack also drove in runs. Michael Solbach threw 5 innings of two-hit ball on his was to his 4th win of the year.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (27-30) vs. Connecticut (30-31) was rained out.

• Last night, SI beat Connecticut 2-0. Gary Sanchez went 0-for-2, but did drive in a run. Garrison Lassiter went 1-for-2, and also drove in one. Zachary Varce threw six scoreless for the win and Chase Whitley picked up his 13th save of the season.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (22-29) had an off-day.

• The GCL Yanks beat the GCL Tigers 2-1 on Saturday. Dustin Hobbs allowed a run on five hits and struck out six over 5 innings for the win, his 3rd of the year. Harold Garce picked up his first save of the year. Fu-Lin Kuo drove in both run for the Yanks.