8/1 Minor League Report

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(AAA) Scranton (70-45) beat Syracuse 11-5: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Scranton/WB	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0		11	15	0
Syracuse	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0		5	10	4

W: A. Aceves (1-0, 4.15); L: B. Cecil (0-1, 19.29)
HR: SWB: J. Miranda (8). SYR: R. Adams (10), B. Coats (7), D. Sandoval (7).

PITCHING: Alfredo Aceves started and got the win (1-0). He threw a perfect 1st inning and a scoreless 2nd allowing 2 singles. In the top of the 3rd, the SWB offense was at bat for about a half hour. Aceves was not sharp after that. In the bottom of the 3rd he gave up 4 runs on 2 singles, a 3-run homer, and solo homer to make the score SWB 10-4. Aceves got out of a jam in the 4th with the help of Matt Carson throwing out a runner at the plate.. He threw a scoreless 5th, giving up a double. Aceves got the first 2 outs of the 6th before giving up 2 walks and being relieved. Aceves line: 5.2 IP, 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 K's---3 walks. He threw 90 pitches--59 strikes.

J B Cox relieved Aceves in the 6th and got the final out of the inning. ... Cox pitched the 7th giving up a solo homer to make the score SWB 10-5. ... Cox also pitched a scoreless 8th inning allowing a single. ... Scott Patterson pitched a scoreless 9th inning. It was his 1st appearance since June 23rd.

OFFENSE: The Yanks broke out to a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning when Brett Gardner reached on an error and scored on a Matt Carson RBI single. ... SWB exploded for its biggest inning of the year in the 3rd when they sent 14 batters to the plate. They scored 9 run on 7 hits. Juan Miranda had 3 RBI in the inning on a 2-run homer and bases loaded walk. ...SWB picked up a run in the 8th when Miranda walked and Ben Broussard got the RBI with a double making the score SWB 11-5.

NOTES: Brian Bruney sent to NY, Chris Britton back to SWB. ... Phil Coke promoted from AA Trenton. Coke will pitch out of the bullpen. ... Victor Zambrano added to the SWB roster and put on the DL. ... Billy Traber gets the start tomorrow in place of Alan Horne. ... Jeff Karstens got his 1st win in the Pirates game.

SWB Yankees:
Brett Gardner: 2-for-6, 2 R
Bernie Castro: 0-for-5, BB, R
Matt Carson: 1-for-5, RBI, BB, R
Juan Miranda: 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 3 R
Cody Ransom: 1-for-6, 2 RBI
Ben Broussard: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R
Chris Stewart: 2-for-4, 2 2B, RBI, BB, R
Nick Green: 0-for-4, BB, R
Chris Basak: 3-for-5, RBI, R
Alfredo Aceves: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (4.15 ERA)
J.B. Cox: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (4.26 ERA)
Scott Patterson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (2.81 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (67-43) beat Portland 3-2: Box Score - Recap

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

W: J. Jones (11-5, 3.03); L: K. Johnson (7-6, 3.49); SV: K. Whelan (1)
HR: None.

Trenton:
Reegie Corona: 1-for-5, R
Ramiro Pena: 0-for-3, 2 BB
Austin Jackson: 2-for-4, RBI
Colin Curtis: 1-for-3, 2B, R, BB
Kevin Russo: 1-for-4, 2B, R, SB
Edwar Gonzalez: 2-for-4, RBI
Joseph Muich: 0-for-3, BB
James Cooper: 1-for-4, RBI
Jason Jones: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (3.03 ERA)
Wilkins Arias: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (0.00 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 0 K (2.25 ERA)

(High A) Tampa (55-53 overall; 18-20 in 2nd half) lost to Dunedin 6-3: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Tampa	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0		3	9	1
Dunedin	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	X		6	13	1

W: A. Martin (6-2, 4.60); L: M. Dunn (3-7, 4.84); SV: C. Falkenbach (21)
HR: TAM: E. Nunez (6). DUN: B. Dopirak (24).

Tampa:
Luis Nunez: 1-for-4, RBI
Eduardo Nunez: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, RBI, R
Kevin Smith: 2-for-4
Josh Kreuzer: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Seth Fortenberry: 1-for-4, 2B
Andres Perez: 1-for-4
Mitch Hilligoss: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Tim Battle: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
Michael Dunn: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (4.84 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston (63-44 overall; 18-19 in second half) lost to Asheville 4-2 in game 1: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Asheville	0	2	1	0	1	0	0				4	9	1
Charleston	0	0	0	0	1	0	1				2	8	2

W: J. Williamson (4-0, 2.66); L: J. Heredia (5-5, 3.35); SV: R. Taylor (28)
HR: None.

Charleston:
Justin Snyder: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI
Austin Romine: 2-for-3
Jesus Montero: 1-for-3
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-2, BB, 2 R
Austin Krum: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI
Jario Heredia: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (3.35 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston (63-45 overall; 18-20 in second half) lost to Asheville 4-2 in game 2: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Asheville	0	0	3	1	0	0	0				4	9	1
Charleston	0	1	1	0	0	0	0				2	7	1

W: R. Fabian (3-3, 5.57); L: A. Olbrychowski (5-6, 5.15); SV: C. Baker (6)
HR: ASH: B. Lapin (2). CHA: J. Montero (12).

Charleston:
Justin Snyder: 0-for-3, BB
Bradley Suttle: 0-for-1, 2 BB
Austin Romine: 1-for-3, BB
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Austin Krum: 1-for-3
Brandon Laird: 1-for-3, 2B
Carmen Angelini: 0-for-2, BB, R
Abraham Almonte: 1-for-3
Prilys Cuello: 2-for-3, RBI
Adam Olbrychowski: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (5.15 ERA)
Stephen Artz: 2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (4.15 ERA)

(Low A Short-Season) Staten Island (25-19) lost to Brooklyn 3-2: Box Score - Recap

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

W: C. Schwinden (1-1, 1.27); L: D. Kapala (1-1, 2.35); SV: Y. Santana (9)
HR: BRO: M. Smith (1). STA: B. Baisley (5).

SI Yankees:
Addison Maruszak: 2-for-4
David Adams: 2-for-4, R
Brian Baisley: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Mike Lyon: 1-for-3, RBI
Mitchell Abeita: 0-for-2, BB
Jahdiel Santamaria: 1-for-3, 2B
David Phelps: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (2.72 ERA)
Drew Shetrone: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.61 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (16-19): They had a double head scheduled today, but the first game was suspended, and the second game was postponed.

Game 109: Yanks vs. Angels

Regular Season Game 109
Yankees (59-49) vs. Angels (68-40)
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: MY9 - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES
Johnny Damon LF
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jason Giambi DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Wilson Betemit 1B
Ivan Rodriguez C
Melky Cabrera CF

Sidney Ponson (6-2, 4.59 ERA)

ANGELS

Ervin Santana (11-5, 3.57 ERA)

Notes: Why is Wilson Betemit playing first tonight? The guys is 0-for-3 with 2 strikeouts against Santana. The guy doesn't deserve to be on the team, forget about getting actual playing time. ... After last night's rough outing Chris Britton was sent back to Scranton, and Brian Bruney has been called up. He has been out since April 22nd with a lisfranc fracture of his right foot.

Yanks vs. Santana:

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
R. Sexson	19	4	0	0	3	5	4	3	.211	.375	.684	1.059
A. Rodriguez	14	2	0	0	0	2	1	4	.143	.200	.143	.343
I. Rodriguez	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	.154	.214	.231	.445
J. Damon	13	2	0	0	0	1	3	3	.154	.294	.154	.448
D. Jeter	12	6	1	0	2	2	3	2	.500	.625	1.083	1.708
R. Cano	11	3	0	0	2	5	1	0	.273	.308	.818	1.126
J. Giambi	9	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	.111	.333	.222	.556
H. Matsui	8	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	.125	.300	.500	.800
J. Posada	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	.167	.400	.167	.567
B. Abreu	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
M. Cabrera	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.500	.600	.500	1.100
W. Betemit	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	117	26	3	0	8	22	18	18	.222	.347	.453	.800

Angels vs. Ponson:

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
G. Anderson	29	7	1	0	2	4	1	4	.241	.267	.483	.749
T. Hunter	29	4	0	0	0	1	1	4	.138	.194	.138	.331
V. Guerrero	26	8	0	1	4	8	1	5	.308	.333	.846	1.179
C. Figgins	14	7	1	0	0	1	1	2	.500	.533	.571	1.105
M. Teixeira	13	7	1	0	0	4	0	1	.538	.538	.615	1.154
G. Matthews Jr.	10	3	1	0	0	2	1	2	.300	.364	.400	.764
J. Rivera	10	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500
R. Quinlan	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Izturis	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
M. Napoli	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500
Totals	139	41	6	1	6	22	5	20	.295	.324	.482	.806

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Yanks Sign Zambrano To Minor League Deal

In case you missed it yesterday, according to Peter Abraham the Yankees signed former Met and Devil Ray Victor Zambrano to a minor league deal.

I believe Zambrano had been working out in Tampa these past few weeks to show the Yankees that he was healthy, apparently the Yankees liked what they saw. Anyway, I doubt he will throw one inning in Pinstripes.

Yanks Happy To See Manny Go

From George King:

Jason Giambi couldn't suppress his enthusiasm about Yankee killer Manny Ramirez being deleted from the Red Sox lineup.

"It's huge for us," Giambi said of the deal that sent Ramirez to the Dodgers and Jason Bay from the Pirates to the Red Sox. "He kills us every time we play him. Having him in their lineup makes every hitter around him better. With him and [David] Ortiz it was pick your poison. If you are a Yankee fan you have to be excited big time."

"Obviously he is a great hitter; I am happy I don't have to face him anymore," Derek Jeter said.

Psssst...Derek, you're a hitter, you've never had to "face" Manny. (Maybe this is why he's been hitting like crap lately, he thinks he's a damn pitcher.)

"We know we don't have to deal with Manny," Damon said. "Nothing surprises me about Boston. Not too many players leave there happy. It's very well documented going back to [Mike] Greenwell, [Roger] Clemens, Mo Vaughn and Nomar [Garciaparra].

"They were the best 3-4 [hitters] in the league since 2003 when Ortiz finally started playing more. They were pretty deadly."

Pitcher Mike Mussina had a slightly different opinion to the deal:

"Bay is a pretty good hitter, I don't know if there is a lot of drop off there," Mussina said.

It's great for the Yankees that they don't have to face Manny anymore, but let's all hope that Bay doesn't like slamming doubles into that big stupid wall they have over there. Fenway has been know to make certain right-handers better, more dangerous hitters.

Total Domination

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
LA Angels	0	0	6	0	0	4	0	2	0		12	18	2
N.Y. Yankees	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	3		6	12	0

Don't let those three runs in the 9th for the Yanks fool you, this game was a blowout. The Angels outplayed the Yanks in every facet of the game, and rolled to an easy 12-6 win, their fourth in a row. They really look like the best team in baseball. They're close to flawless; they hit, they pitch, they run, and they can field the ball, and they're very well managed. And it's not just tonight's game, they've looked great for a while now.

Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and got shelled. It was one of his worst two starts of the year (The other being the game he gave up ten runs to the Royals on 6/7.). In 5.1 innings pitched Pettitte allowed 9 runs on 11 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 4. Two of the hits were 3-run home runs off the bats of Torii Hunter and Juan Rivera, that both came in the 3rd inning.

Chris Britton relieved Pettitte in the 6th, and was just as bad. In 3.2 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 7 hits. He also gave up a 3-run homer, this one was hit by Vladimir Guerrero.

The Yankees defense, especially Robinson Cano, did not help the pitchers either tonight. There were three or four plays that Cano should have made that he didn't. I don't know what's wrong with him, but he seems to have fallen into a defensive slump. He needs Larry Bowa screaming in his ear. There was another ball hit tonight that should have been caught, but fell in between Melky Cabrera and Bobby Abreu. An apparent miscommunication by the two outfielders. The line score shows no errors for the Yanks, but believe me, they made several.

	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pettitte (L, 12-8)	5.1	11	9	9	3	4	2	4.18
Britton	3.2	7	3	3	0	1	1	3.38

ANGELS PITCHING

The only Yankees offensive players that deserve mention are Melky Cabrera, who finally had a good day with the bat going 3-for-4 with a triple, and two runs scored, Xavier Nady, who homered and also picked up a single, and Bobby Abreu who homered for the third time in two days.

Oh, and Ivan Rodriguez took time off from looking very average behind the plate to pick up his first single as a Yankee.

Speaking of looking average, how bad has Derek Jeter looked lately? He's really starting to look old out there. I know, you're not supposed to talk bad about The Captain in Yankee-land, but I'm just telling it how it is, and he's playing some bad baseball, both offensively and defensively. Since the All-Star break he's hitting .255 with a homer and 7 RBI.

Another item worth mentioning is the umpires who continue to miss calls constantly, not only for the Yankees, but for every team. I've never seen umpires make as many blatant mistakes than this year. Today Ivan Rodriguez was called out at home plate when he clearly beat the throw and touched home plate with his hand well before being tagged. He was clearly safe. It's just one of the many examples of blown calls by the terrible MLB umpires this season. Some off these fools should lose their job.

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Damon, DH	4	0	1	2	1	0	3	.315
Jeter, SS	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.280
Abreu, RF	5	1	1	2	0	0	1	.287
Rodriguez, A, 3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	.326
Giambi, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.257
a-Sexson, PH-1B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.225
Cano, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.263
Nady, LF	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	.328
Rodriguez, C	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.295
b-Betemit, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.248
Cabrera, CF	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	.251
Totals	38	6	12	6	2	4	14
a-Singled for Giambi in the 8th. b-Singled for Rodriguez in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Rodriguez, A (23, Garland). 3B: Cabrera (1, Garland). HR: Abreu (14, 4th inning off Garland, 0 on, 1 out), Nady (15, 7th inning off Garland, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Damon; Abreu 4; Rodriguez, A 2; Giambi; Sexson; Nady 5; Rodriguez; Betemit; Cabrera 5. RBI: Abreu 2 (73), Damon 2 (46), Nady (61), Jeter (49). 2-out RBI: Damon. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano; Jeter. GIDP: Rodriguez. Team LOB: 7.

ANGELS OFFENSE

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Chone Figgins (4-for-5, RBI, 3 R, SB)

HONORABLE MENTION: Garrett Anderson (4-for-5, 2B, R)

GOATS OF THE GAME: Andy Pettitte for stinking up the mound, and Robinson Cano for leaving his glove at home (for the past few games).

The Yankees will look to even the series tomorrow night at The Stadium, but with Sidney Ponson going for the Yanks, that doesn't seem likely. Ervin Santana will make the start for the Angels. Game Time: 7:05 p.m. - TV: MY9 - Radio: WCBS 880

7/31 Minor League Report

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(AAA) Scranton (69-45) beat Syracuse 4-1: Box Score - Recap

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

W: K. Igawa (11-5, 3.55); L: J. Litsch (1-1, 4.15); SV: S. Strickland (9)
HR: None.

SWB Yankees:
Brett Gardner: 2-for-4, BB, R
Bernie Castro: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI, R
Matt Carson: 0-for-3, BB, R
Juan Miranda: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
JD Closser: 2-for-4, R
Eric Duncan: 1-for-4
Greg Porter: 0-for-3, RBI, BB
Kei Igawa: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K (3.55 ERA)
Scott Strickland: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (2.11 ERA)

(AA) Trenton (66-43) beat Altoona 1-0: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Altoona	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0
Trenton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	7	0

W: O. Perez (1-1, 4.80); L: R. Belisario (4-2, 4.85)
HR: None.

Trenton:
Reegie Corona: 1-for-4
Walter Ibarra: 1-for-3
Austin Jackson: 0-for-4
Chris Malec: 0-for-3, BB
Cody Ehlers: 2-for-4, 2B
Joseph Muich: 2-for-4, R
James Cooper: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
George Kontos: 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 13 K (3.78 ERA)
Oneli Perez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (4.80 ERA)

(High A) Tampa (55-52 overall; 18-19 in 2nd half) beat Dunedin 6-0: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Z. McAllister (6-5, 2.01); L: K. Ginley (7-7, 4.74)
HR: TAM: S. Fortenberry (8).

Tampa:
Luis Nunez: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, R
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-4, R
Kevin Smith: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Seth Fortenberry: 2-for-4, HR, RBI, 2 R
Andres Perez: 0-for-3, BB, R
Mitch Hilligoss: 1-for-3
Jose Gil: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI
Tommy Baldridge: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Zachary McAllister: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K (2.01 ERA)
Grant Duff: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (4.26 ERA)

(Low A) Charleston (63-43 overall; 18-18 in second half): Postponed

(Low A Short-Season) Staten Island (25-18) lost to Lowell 7-2: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Staten Island	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	4	2
Lowell	0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	X		7	15	1

W: K. Weiland (2-1, 1.85); L: B. Braboy (1-1, 3.16)
HR: STA: M. Mesa (4).

SI Yankees:
Melky Mesa: 1-for-1, HR, RBI, R
David Adams: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Jack Rye: 0-for-2, BB
Daniel Brewer: 0-for-3, BB
Brian Chavez: 2-for-3, 2B, R
Brandon Braboy: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (3.16 ERA)
Nick Asselin: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (7.36 ERA)
Jason Kiley: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.29 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yankees (16-19): Game Suspended