7/30 Minor League Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (56-45) lost to Durham (60-45) 6-2 in game 1 of today's doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Hellickson (2-0, 1.50); L: Nova (1-2, 4.93)
HR: DUR: Olmedo (6). SWB: Miranda (15).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 2-for-3, SB (11)
Ramiro Pena: 0-for-2, BB - played short
Austin Jackson: 0-for-2, BB, and one strikeout
Shelley Duncan: 0-for-2, R
Juan Miranda: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, R
Yurendell de Caster: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Ivan Nova (L, 1-2): 7 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 91 pitches/60 strikes (4.93 ERA)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (57-45) beat Durham (60-46) 8-2 in game 2 of today's doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Sanchez, Ro (4-2, 4.35); L: DeSalvo (0-4, 6.55)
HR: SWB: Rodriguez, Jo (13).

Offense:
Kevin Russo: 2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
Ramiro Pena: 0-for-3, BB, R - played short, again
Austin Jackson: 0-for-3
Juan Miranda: 0-for-2, RBI
Yurendell de Caster: 1-for-3, RBI, R
John Rodriguez: 1-for-2, HR, 2 RBI, BB, R
Francisco Cervelli: 0-for-2, R
Colin Curtis: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, 2 R
Eric Duncan: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI, R

Pitching:
Romulo Sanchez (W, 4-2): 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches/51 strikes (4.35 ERA)
Mike Dunn: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches/19 strikes (4.26 ERA)

(Double-A) Trenton (50-52) lost to Harrisburg (47-55) 8-4 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Harrisburg	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4		8	12	0
Trenton	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		4	7	2

W: Everts (3-1, 1.67); L: Arias (1-3, 4.31)
HR: HAR: Whitney (7), Daniel (5).

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-4, BB, R, SB (7)
Reegie Corona: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-3, RBI, BB
Jesus Montero: 1-for-4, RBI
Richie Robnett: 1-for-3, BB, R, SB (1)
Edwar Gonzalez: 1-for-4, R
James Cooper: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Pitching:
Wilkin De La Rosa: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (4.13 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (1.29 ERA)
Jose Valdez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (2.16 ERA)
Wilkins Arias (L, 1-3): 1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (4.31 ERA)

Trenton (51-52) beat Harrisburg (47-56) 5-0 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Bush (1-1, 2.19); L: Arnesen (6-4, 3.16)
HR: None.

Offense:
Austin Krum: 1-for-3
Reegie Corona: 2-for-3, 3B, 2 R, SB (11)
Eduardo Nunez: 1-for-3, RBI, SB (11)
Chris Malec: 1-for-3, 2B, R
Noah Hall: 0-for-1, 2 BB, R
James Cooper: 1-for-3, R
Edwar Gonzalez: 2-for-3, 2 RBI

Pitching:
Paul Bush (W, 1-1): 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K (2.19 ERA)
Kanekoa Texeira: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.59 ERA)

(High-A) Tampa (Overall 51-46, Second Half 21-9) vs. Jupiter (Overall 48-53, Second Half 14-20) was rained out.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 53-50, Second half: 14-19) had an off day.

(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (22-18) beat Brooklyn (26-14) 12-3 in game 1 of today's doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

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

W: Patterson, P (1-1, 6.75); L: Gorski, D (1-2, 5.23)
HR: SI: Mack, D (4), Murton (4), Paredes (2).

Offense:
Jimmy Paredes: 3-for-5, 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R
Zolio Almonte: 1-for-4, 2 R
Neil Medchill: 0-for-3, 2 BB, R
Kyle Higashioka: 2-for-4, RBI, BB, 3 R
Deangelo Mack: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Luke Murton: 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, R
Robert Lyerly: 0-for-4, RBI
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-3, R
Hector Rabago: 1-for-3, BB

Pitching:
Matthew Richardson: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (5.14 ERA)
Paul Patterson (W, 1-1): 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (6.75 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.59 ERA)

Staten Island (22-19) lost to Brooklyn (27-14) 3-0 in game 2 of today's 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	5	2
Brooklyn	1	0	1	1	0	0	X				3	5	1

W: Wrenn (1-0, 2.92); L: Solbach (0-2, 2.08); SV: Powers (8)
HR: None.

Offense:
Kelvin Castro: 1-for-3, SB (3)
Neil Medchill: 1-for-2, BB
Deangelo Mack: 1-for-3, 2B
Ryan J. Baker: 1-for-3
Carmen Angelini: 1-for-3
Emerson Landoni: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Michael Solbach (L, 0-2): 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K (2.00 ERA)
Ryan Flannery: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.42 ERA)

(Rookie) GCL Yanks (18-13) lost to the GCL Tigers (16-16) 6-3 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
GCL Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	2				3	4	1
GCL Tigers	5	0	0	0	0	1	X				6	8	0

W: Siso (2-1, 2.17); L: O'Brien (0-2, 4.50); SV: Mercedes (10)
HR: TIG: Perez, He (1).

Offense:
Eduardo Sosa: 0-for-1, 2 BB, 2 R, SB (6)
Jose Toussen: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Francisco Arcia: 1-for-2, 2B, RBI
Kelvin De Leon: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI, BB
Jose Mojica: 1-for-3
Mitchell Delaney: 0-for-2, BB
Judsan Golsan: 0-for-3, R

Pitching:
Michael O'Brien (L, 0-2): 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (4.50 ERA)
Sam Elam: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (4.50 ERA)

GCL Yanks (19-13) beat the GCL Tigers (16-17) 6-1 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
GCL Yankees	1	2	0	0	0	3	0				6	10	0
GCL Tigers	0	1	0	0	0	0	0				1	2	0

W: Perez, K (2-0, 1.50); L: Samuels (1-2, 3.51)
HR: YAN: Mahoney, K (3), Afenir (1). TIG: Soto, E (3).

Offense:
Eduardo Sosa: 1-for-3
Kevin Mahoney: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, R
Jose Mojica: 3-for-4, 3B, R
Ramon Flores: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Yunor Tabares: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, R
Issac Harrow: 0-for-2, BB, R
Buck Afenir: 3-for-3, 2 2B, 4 RBI, R
Judsan Golson: 0-for-2, BB

Pitching:
Wilton Rodriguez: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (1.50 ERA)
Kelvin Perez (W, 2-0): 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K (1.50 ERA)

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Game 102: Yankees @ White Sox

Regular Season Game 102

Yankees @ White Sox

US Cellular Field - Chicago, IL
Game Time: 8:11 p.m.
TV: YES, MLBN Radio: WCBS 880

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (62-39)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Nick Swisher RF
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C

Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (8-6, 4.67 ERA)

WHITE SOX (51-51)
Mark Kotsay CF
Gordon Beckham 3B
Jermaine Dye RF
Jim Thome DH
Paul Konerko 1B
A.J. Pierzynski C
Carlos Quentin LF
Chris Getz 2B
Jayson Nix SS

Pitching: RHP Gavin Floyd (8-6, 4.24 ERA)

Yanks vs. Floyd

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
D. Jeter	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.250	.286	.536
R. Cano	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.143	.286	.429
J. Damon	6	4	1	0	1	2	3	0	.667	.778	1.333	2.111
J. Molina	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
A. Rodriguez	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400
X. Nady	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
K. Cash	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.500	.600	.500	1.100
H. Matsui	4	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	.250	.400	1.000	1.400
M. Cabrera	4	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	.500	.600	1.250	1.850
E. Hinske	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
M. Teixeira	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.250	.333	.583
B. Gardner	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.000	1.667
J. Posada	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Totals	58	17	3	0	3	9	6	6	.293	.348	.500	.848

White Sox vs. Pettitte

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
P. Konerko	30	11	2	1	1	8	3	2	.367	.424	.600	1.024
J. Thome	25	6	2	0	0	2	2	9	.240	.321	.320	.641
J. Dye	25	8	5	0	0	1	1	2	.320	.346	.520	.866
A.J. Pierzynski	19	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	.368	.368	.421	.789
M. Kotsay	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400
S. Podsednik	4	3	0	2	1	5	2	1	.750	.833	2.500	3.333
J. Fields	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000
R. Castro	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.333	.500	1.333	1.833
C. Quentin	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
A. Ramirez	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	.500	.667	2.000	2.667
D. Wise	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	120	39	10	3	4	21	10	16	.325	.382	.558	.940

News & Notes

Break up the Yankees: In their last 31 games they're 24-7, and they're now two and a half games ahead of the Red Sox for first place. They're 18-7 in July and since Alex Rodriguez returned they're 49-24.

- In 22 starts against the White Sox, Andy Pettitte is 11-9, with a 4.48 ERA. In 11 games in Chicago he's just 3-7, with a 6.83 ERA. Since the all-star game he's 0-1, with a 3.29 ERA. In 13.2 innings he's allowed 5 runs on 11 hits, wlaked 3 and struck out 15.

- Gavin Floyd has faced the Yankees three times, twice as a starter, and is 1-0, with a 6.75 ERA. In 16 innings he's allowed 12 runs on 20 hits, walked 5 walks, and 8 strikeouts.

- The Yankees are second in the American League with a 27-22 record on the road, behind only the Angels who are 28-20.

- Alfredo Aceves should be available tonight.

- Phil Coke is out with a sinus infection.

- It was reported today by Marc Carig that Chien-Ming Wang will not pitch another major league game for at least 12 months.

- In honor of David Ortiz's postive PED test going public today I share with you this t-shirt from one of this blog's readers. You can purchase your own at CustomInk.com. I was told the shirt should cost no more than $15 bucks, and you can see an image of the shirt below.

Blog Stuff: Another reminder about tomorrow's live chat @ 3:00 p.m. It will on be on the blog and I will be using Cover it Live. We'll be discussing all the deadline deals as well as anything Yankee-related. Be there!

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