9/2 Minor League Report - Venditte Picks Up Win in Double-A Debut

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Earlier today, Brandon Laird was named Eastern League MVP and Rookie of the Year.

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (84-55) beat Buffalo (74-67) 9-2: Box - Recap

Batting:
Reid Gorecki CF: 0-for-5
Kevin Russo 2B: 1-for-4, RBI (24), R, HBP
Jesus Montero C: 1-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (72), R --- now batting .288
Robby Hammock C: 0-for-1
Juan Miranda 1B: 1-for-5, HR (15), RBI (41), R
Jorge Vazquez DH: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (58), 2 BB
Colin Curtis RF: 0-for-3, HBP
Chad Huffman LF: 2-for-4, R
Brandon Laird 3B: 3-for-4, 2B, 2 R
Eric Bruntlett SS: 3-for-4, HR (10), 3 RBI (47), 3 R

Pitching:
Kei Igawa (W, 3-4): 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K (4.32 ERA)
George Kontos: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (6.75 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Igawa 94-65, Kontos 30-19.
Groundouts-flyouts: Igawa 6-5, Kontos 4-0.

(Double-A) Trenton (81-57) beat Akron (70-68) 3-2: Box - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 3-for-4, HR (9), RBI (51), R
Austin Krum CF: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Daniel Brewer RF: 2-for-4, RBI (78), R
Austin Romine C: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (65), BB
Marcos Vechionacci 1B: 1-for-4, SB (6)
Corban Joseph 2B: 0-for-3
Rene Rivera DH: 0-for-4
Luis Nunez SS: 0-for-1, 2 BB
Justin Snyder 3B: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Manuel Banuelos: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, WP (3.52 ERA) --- hit 92 mph with his fastball.
Adam Olbrychowski: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K, WP (0.00 ERA)
Pat Venditte (W, 1-0): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA) --- Trenton debut
Ryan Pope (S, 17): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.15 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Banuelos 6-2, Olbrychowski 2-0, Venditte 2-0, Pope 2-0.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 77-55; Second Half: 41-23) beat Brevard County (Overall: 62-74; Second Half: 35-32) 5-1: Box - Recap

Batting:
Raymond Kruml CF: 3-for-5, RBI (19), 2 R
Jose Pirela SS: 0-for-4, BB, 2 R
Bradley Suttle DH: 1-for-3, 2 BB, R
Addison Maruszak 3B: 0-for-3, 2 RBI (32), BB, R
Myron Leslie 1B: 3-for-5, HR (6), 5 RBI (38), 3 R
Zolio Almonte RF: 1-for-4, 2B, BB, 2 R, SB (8)
Jack Rye LF: 2-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (45), BB
Jose Gil C: 2-for-5, RBI (18), R, SB (4)
Anderson Feliz 2B: 0-for-3, 2 Bb, R, SB (2)

Pitching:
Craig Heyer: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (3.52 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (BS, 1)(W, 1-0): 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (4.50 ERA)
Preston Claiborne: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, HB (2.84 ERA)
Nathan Forer: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (10.80 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Heyer 10-2, Flannery 2-1, Claiborne 0-2, Forer 0-2.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 62-73; Second Half: 31-35) lost to Greenville (Overall: 82-53; Second Half: 40-25) 1-0: Box - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-4, 4 K's
Kelvin Castro SS: 1-for-4
Robert Lyerly 1B-3B: 1-for-4
Luke Murton DH: 2-for-4
Taylor Grote RF: 2-for-2, BB
Deangelo Mack PH-RF: 0-for-1
Emerson Landoni 2B: 0-for-3, BB
Neil Medchill LF: 0-for-4
Kevin Mahoney 3B: 0-for-2, BB
Ramon Flores 1B: 0-for-1
Hector Rabago C: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Michael Solbach (L, 4-6): 4.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, WP (3.90 ERA)
Kelvin Perez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (3.22 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, HB (4.29 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Solbach 5-3, Perez, K 3-1, Tatis 1-1.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (32-37) lost to Hudson Valley (36-35) 2-1 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box - Recap

Batting:
Shane Brown LF: 0-for-3
Rob Segedin 3B: 1-for-3, 2B, R
Kyle Roller 1B: 1-for-3, RBI (29)
Kelvin De Leon RF: 0-for-3
Casey Stevenson 2B: 1-for-3
Gary Sanchez C: 2-for-3
Michael Ferraro DH: 0-for-2, HBP
Jose Mojica SS: 0-for-3
Kelvin Duran CF: 1-for-3, SB (1)

Pitching:
Nik Turley (L, 4-4): 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 2 K (4.38 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Turley 8-6.

Staten Island (32-38) lost to Hudson Valley (37-35) 15-1 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box - Recap

Batting:
Shane Brown LF: 1-for-2, RBI (23), BB
Rob Segedin 3B: 0-for-2, BB
Kyle Roller DH: 0-for-2, BB
Kelvin De Leon RF: 0-for-3
Luis Parache 2B: 0-for-3
Jose Mojica SS: 1-for-3
Jeffrey Farnham 1B: 0-for-3
Kelvin Duran CF: 0-for-1, BB, R
Nick McCoy C: 0-for-2, BB

Pitching:
Bryan Mitchell (L, 0-1): 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP, 2 HB (6.75 ERA)
Fred Lewis: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.50 ERA)
Daniel Burawa: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, WP (9..00 ERA)
Michael Recchia: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP (4.96 ERA)
Gavin Brooks: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Mitchell, B 4-4, Lewis 1-0, Burawa 0-0, Recchia 1-0, Brooks, G 1-0.

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (24-32) season is over, they finished last in the GCL.