6/29 Minor League Report - Culver and Sanchez Shine For GCL Yanks

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There were seven games on the schedule, plus I'm a little tired, so I'm just going with highlight performances and key players tonight.

(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (44-34) lost to Pawtucket (35-43) 7-1: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Nunez SS: 0-for-4
Jesus Montero C: 1-for-4 - now hitting .251, and also went 1-for-2 throwing out baserunners
Jorge Vazquez 3B: 1-for-4, R
P.J. Pilittere 1B: 1-for-2, 2B, 2 BB
Rene Rivera DH: 1-for-4, RBI (10)

Pitching:
Tim Redding (L, 2-4): 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, HB (4.20 ERA)
Mark Melancon: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, WP, HB (3.43 ERA)
Eric Wordekemper: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (0.00 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Redding 100-61, Melancon 36-14, Wordekemper 22-17.
Groundouts-flyouts: Redding 5-3, Melancon 1-0, Wordekemper 2-0.


(Double-A) Trenton (47-29) beat New Britain (20-57) 4-0 in game 1 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Austin Krum CF: 1-for-3, HR (4), RBI (32), BB, 2 R
Austin Romine C: 1-for-3, R
Brandon Laird 3B: 1-for-3, RBI (78), R
Jose Gil DH: 0-for-2, BB, RBI (21)
Kevin Smith 1B: 2-for-3
Luis Nunez SS: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Hector Noesi (W, 5-1): 7 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K (1.90 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Noesi 2-12.

Trenton (47-30) lost to New Britain (21-57) 5-2 in game 2 of their doubleheader: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Austin Krum, CF: 1-for-3, R
Austin Romine DH: 1-for-1, 2 BB, R
Brandon Laird 3B: 2-for-3, RBI (79)
Jose Gil C: 2-for-3, RBI (22)

Pitching:
Wilkin De La Rosa: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (5.68 ERA)
Ryan Pope (L, 2-4): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K, WP (4.16 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: De La Rosa, W 2-7, Pope 2-1.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 40-33; Second Half: 4-1) beat Lakeland (Overall: 38-37; Second Half: 1-4) 5-0: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Jose Pirela SS: 1-for-1, 3 BB, R, SB (10)
Corban Joseph 2B: 2-for-5, RBI (41), R
Bradley Suttle DH: 2-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI (37), R
Zolio Almonte RF: 1-for-5, RBI (3)
Walter Ibarra 3B: 1-for-3, BB
Myron Leslie 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (17), R

Pitching:
Adam Warren (W, 7-5): 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, HB (2.61 ERA)
Pat Venditte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (1.93 ERA)
George Kontos: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (3.12 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Warren 11-4, Venditte 2-1, Kontos 4-2

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 32-43; Second Half: 1-5) beat Augusta (Overall: 45-31; Second Half: 4-2) 4-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-4, R, 3 K's
JR Murphy DH: 2-for-4, R
Jimmy Paredes 2B: 1-for-4
Neil Medchill LF: 2-for-4, 3B, HR (2), 3 RBI (6), 2 R
Robert Lyerly 3B: 1-for-3, 2B, RBI (32)

Pitching:
Jario Heredia (W, 3-1): 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (4.07 ERA)
Francisco Gil (H, 2): 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (2.19 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (S, 8): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (1.69 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Heredia 5-4, Gil 0-1, Flannery 1-0


(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (5-6) beat Aberdeen (5-7) 10-8: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Isaiah Brown CF: 1-for-5, R, SB (2), BB
Casey Stevenson 2B: 2-for-2, 2B, 2 RBI (4), BB, R, HBP
Shane Brown DH: 1-for-5, RBI (2), R
Kelvin De Leon RF: 2-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI (10), R
Nick McCoy C: 2-for-3, 2B, R
Jose Mojica SS: 3-for-5, R
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 2-for-3, HR (1), 4 RBI (8), 2 R, HBP
Luis Parache 3B: 0-for-2, RBI (3), BB, R

Pitching:
Mike Gipson: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (5.40 ERA)
Richard Martinez (W, 2-0): 4 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (1.13 ERA)
Bryant Cotton (H, 1): 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP (18.00 ERA)
Michael Recchia (H, 1): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Fred Lewis: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (9.00 ERA)
Chase Whitley (S, 4): 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Gipson 0-1, Martinez, Ri 7-0, Cotton 1-1, Recchia 1-1, Lewis 0-0, Whitley 0-0.


(Rookie) GCL Yankees (4-4) beat the GCL Blue Jays (3-5) 6-1: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Cito Culver SS: 4-for-5, 2B, RBI (1), 2 R, SB (1) - batting .353
Gary Sanchez DH: 1-for-2, HR (3), 2 RBI (11), 3 BB, 2 R - batting .423
Ramon Flores RF: 0-for-4, BB, RBI (6)
Reymond Nunez 1B: 1-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI (11)
Fu-Lin Kuo 3B: 1-for-4, BB
Heny Pena LF: 2-for-4

Pitching:
Bryan Mitchell: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K (7.50 ERA)
Jose Quintana (W, 2-0): 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K (1.50 ERA)
Conor Mullee (S, 1): 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (3.60 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Mitchell, B 3-8, Quintana, J 6-0, Mullee, C 1-2.

Game 76: Yankees vs. Mariners

Regular Season Game 76

Yankees vs. Mariners

Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:05 p.m.
TV: MY9 | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176

Here are the lineups:

YANKEES (47-28)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Chad Huffman LF
Francisco Cervelli C

Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (10-1, 3.17 ERA)

MARINERS (31-44)
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Chone Figgins 2B
Russell Branyan 1B
Milton Bradley DH
Jose Lopez 3B
Franklin Gutierrez CF
Jack Wilson SS
Rob Johnson C
Michael Saunders LF

Pitching: LHP Cliff Lee (6-3, 2.39 ERA)

Yankees vs. Lee

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Granderson	36	10	2	0	1	3	1	2	.278	.316	.417	.732
D. Jeter	27	11	3	0	0	5	3	3	.407	.467	.519	.985
M. Teixeira	23	9	4	0	1	6	2	2	.391	.462	.696	1.157
J. Posada	21	6	2	0	2	5	0	2	.286	.273	.667	.939
N. Swisher	18	6	2	0	0	1	4	4	.333	.458	.444	.903
R. Cano	18	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.222	.263	.222	.485
A. Rodriguez	15	5	0	0	2	6	4	3	.333	.450	.733	1.183
B. Gardner	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
Totals	163	53	13	0	6	27	15	19	.325	.386	.515	.901

Mariners vs. Hughes

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
C. Kotchman	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.200	.000	.200
J. Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
J. Wilson	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000
R. Branyan	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	.333	.500	1.333	1.833
I. Suzuki	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
C. Figgins	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
F. Gutierrez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000
Totals	22	4	0	0	1	1	3	6	.182	.280	.318	.598

Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau via ESPN

News & Notes

- Phil Hughes has faced the Mariners four times, once as a starter, and is 1-0, with a 2.00 ERA. His one start came in a no decision in 2007, and in 5 innings that day he allowed 2 earned on 5 hits, walked 2 and struck out 6 in 6 innings. Here are some more of Phil's 2010 stats: FIP: 3.25, xFIP: 3.86, BABIP: .283, K/9: 8.53, BB/9: 2.73, HR/9: 0.77, GB rate: 34.4%, WAR: 2.0.

- In nine regular season starts against the Yankees, Cliff Lee is 4-4, with a 5.02 ERA. However, most of that damage was done prior to his 2008 breakout season. Last year he went 1-1, with a 3.00 ERA in two starts against them. Here are some more of Lee's 2010 stats: FIP: 1.97, xFIP: 3.09, BABIP: .300, K/9: 7.89, BB/9: 0.42, K/BB: 19.00, HR/9: 0.31, GB rate: 43.3%, WAR: 3.7.

- Dave Eiland is back with the team.

- All around jackass, Joe West, will be behind the plate tonight.

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

- If you can spare a few minutes don't forget to come sign up for the forums. And like always, the chat room in the forums is open.

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The Series Ahead: Yankees vs. Mariners

Yankees - Mariners

Yankee Stadium
(3 Games)

I was listening to ESPN 1050 radio here in New York and one of the commentators said that Sunday's win against the Dodgers could have been the defining moment of the season. The Red Sox had won and could have cut the Yankees lead, but the Yankees did not die. Against one of the best closers the game has to offer, veterans (Granderson, Cano, Jeter) and rookies (Huffman and Curtis) alike were getting the necessary hits to win the ballgame. When the biggest hit was needed, the MVP favorite, Red-Hot Robbie Cano delivered like he has so many times before this season with an absolute moonshot of a home run. Will the Yankees take that great series and continue to roll with it or can the Seattle Mariners punch a hole into what has been a pretty good stretch of Yankees baseball?

The Mariners had won two series in a row (CIN, CHC) and were hoping to continue their ride against the Brewers over the weekend. The Brew Crew had other plans and took two out of three.

If the above two paragraphs weren't evidence enough, it should be obvious to any casual baseball fan that the Mariners and Yankees are two teams trailing off into two different directions. Overall, the M's have a disappointing 31-44 record and have only scored 255 runs, which ranks them ahead of just Pittsburgh (247). The Yankees are the defending world champions, second in baseball with 409 runs, and have the best record in baseball at 47-28. On paper, this series looks like it will be ugly.

But the one thing that might save the Mariners from being destroyed in this series and something that they excel in is pitching. They are ranked 8th in baseball and 2nd in the AL with a 3.90, behind just the Rays (3.50). The Yankees are not far off as they rank 11th in the majors with a 3.94 ERA. Both teams will send their two aces to the mound in the series with Cliff Lee facing Phil Hughes tonight, Felix Hernandez pitching in game two (vs Vazquez) and CC Sabathia in game three (vs Ryan Rowland-Smith).

The M's had better hope their bats somehow come alive with the way that CC and Hughes have been pitching. Even though Lee and Hernandez might hold down the Yankees lineup for the better part of games one and two, I have a feeling that the Yankees will scratch across the necessary runs to sweep.

With the Red Sox having injury problems (Victor Martinez, Dustin Pedroia, Clay Bucholz) and the Rays coming down to earth quickly, the Yankees have a chance to really extend their AL-East lead over the next few series. That chance starts tonight as the Hughes and the Yanks battle Lee and the M's.

Matchups

Game 1: Tonight @ 7:05 p.m. | TV: MY 9/YES | Radio: WCBS
LHP Cliff Lee (6-3, 2.39) vs RHP Phil Hughes (10-1, 3.17)

Game 2: Wednesday @ 7:05 p.m. | TV: YES | Radio: WCBS
RHP Felix Hernandez (5-5, 3.28) vs RHP Javier Vazquez (6-6, 5.16)
Game 3: Thursday @ 1:05 p.m. | TV: YES | Radio: WCBS
LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-7, 6.18) vs LHP CC Sabathia (9-3, 3.49)

Three Questions

• Can the Yankees get a walk off of Lee (37 IP since his last walk)?
  
• Will Vazquez rebound from his last start?
• Will Hughes continue to pitch well after being skipped?

Injury Report

Yankees:
- DH/1B Nick Johnson is on the 60-day DL with an inflamed tendon in the wrist. Out until Late July.
- RHP Alfredo Aceves is on the 15-day DL with lower back discomfort. He has been throwing.
- RHP Sergio Mitre is on the 15-day DL.
- LF Marcus Thames is on the 15-day DL with a strained Hamstring.

Mariners:
- DH/1B Mike Sweeney is on the 15-day DL with back spasms.
- RP Shawn Kelley is on the 15-day DL with right elbow inflammation.
- C Josh Bard is on the 15-day DL with a strained left calf.
- RP Mark Lowe is out for the season after having had back surgery on May 3.
- SP Erik Bedard has begun to throw as he continues his recovery from left shoulder surgery.

Garnder Not In Tonight's Lineup

After being hit on the wrist by Clayton Kershaw on Sunday night, Brett Gardner is out of tonight's lineup. Gardner has been great so let's hope they're just being cautious.

Here's the rest of the lineup:

Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Chad Huffman LF
Francisco Cervelli C

The Empire Strikes Back: LA Series in Review

I must admit, seeing Joe Torre in Dodger blue still rubs me the wrong way.

In the highly anticipated matchup of two legendary teams, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers squared off in Chavez Ravine for a 3-game set this past weekend for the first time in 6 years. Not only have the Yankees and Dodgers met in the world series more times than any other combination of teams (11 times, Yankees winning 8), but the Dodgers swooped in and stole the coach that led the Yankees to 12 playoff appearances, 6 pennants and 4 world championships, Joe Torre.

As we all know, Torre wrote his widely criticized book, “The Yankee Years”, and unleashed clubhouse and behind the scene secrets that left some fans with a bad taste in their mouths. Others still love Torre and appreciate the winning mentality that he brought back to the franchise that was seemingly lost in the 1980s and early 1990s. No matter what, he is a talented manager and a winner that should never be forgotten in New York.

With that being said, let’s take a look back at the series that was.

Friday evening pitted CC Sabathia against Vicente Padilla and it certainly was a pitchers duel. Although Sabathia was not on his A-game to open up the evening, he would suffice.

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, “walking the lead-off man will come back and get you”. Sabathia walked Rafael Furcal, Furcal stole 2nd, and Manny Ramirez would eventually single to give the Dodgers a 1-0 lead.

Padilla would allow and Alex Rodrigez double and Jorge Posada single to tie the game in the top half of the 2nd. After this, Sabathia and Padilla would exchange zeroes for quite some time. It seemed like a battle of wills as they sat down hitter after hitter, making few mistakes. Finally, Padilla cracked. Alexander “Emmanuel” Rodriguez smashed a famous “A-Bomb” deep into the leftfield seats to give the Yankees a 2-1 lead.

Sabathia would not give back the lead and continued to flash his brilliance all night. His final line was 8 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 1 ER, 7 K. And of course everyone in the stadium knew that when Colin Curtis came to the plate for CC in the 9th, they would be seeing the great Mariano Rivera put on a show. And boy did he ever. Rivera came on and struck out Manny Ramirez, Matt Kemp, and James Loney to preserve the 2-1 victory.

On Saturday, Dodger fans would have the pleasure of watching A.J. Burnett trot out to the hill to pitch against Hideki Kuroda. This game showed immediate promise for the Yankees as Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson both reached base on walks and Mark Teixeira blasted a 3-run dinger. Burnett had a lead and hadn’t even touched the ball yet! The joy would soon depart.

Manny’s RBI double and Loney’s sacrifice fly would immediately put 2 runs back on the board for the Dodgers as Yankee fans popped Prilosec and prepped for the show. The Yankees would push across their final run in the top of the 3rd when Jeter scored on a fielder’s choice play to give the Yankees a 4-2 lead.

Burnett loaded the bases with Dodgers in the bottom half of the 3rd and Loney tied it with a 2-run single. Russell Martin would ground into a double-play, but Manny scored to put the Dodgers on top 5-4. Burnett would escape without further trouble, but the first two batters of the 4th reached and Joe Girardi had seen enough. Burnett only lasted 3 innings allowing 6 hits and issuing 6 walks. 12 base-runners in 3 innings was just another horrible outing for Burnett.

Boone Logan would not help matters. Loney singled to bring home Furcal (Swisher gunned Kemp at the plate) and Casey Blake had an RBI double to break the game open 7-4. Chan Ho Park allowed two more runs in the 7th inning to make the game 9-4. To be fair, the Yankees had 12 opportunities with RISP and only came through twice. Overall, this was a night to forget.

However, the Sunday Night Baseball primetime game was truly UNforgettable.

In a battle of two great southpaws, Andy Pettitte and Clayton Kershaw took the mound in the rubber game of the set.

In the bottom of the 3rd, the action started. Reed Johnson doubled to leadoff the inning and then the “Bad News Bears” made an appearance. The Dodgers dropped three, yes three, straight bunts and reached base on ALL of them. Kershaw was safe on a throwing error by Pettitte and Johnson would score. Furcal bunted up the 3rd base line and A-rod couldn’t get him. Ronnie Belliard bunted to Pettitte and was safe after Pettitte looked to 3rd (A-rod wasn’t there) and fired another throwing error at Robinson Cano to score Kershaw. Yup, 2-0 just like that. Andre Ethier hit a sacrifice fly to extend the lead to 3-0. Thankfully, Pettitte would escape further trouble.

Maybe I spoke too soon… Reed Johnson doubled again, Kershaw moved him to 3rd, Furcal hits a sacrifice fly and Belliard hits a homerun. The Dodgers led the game 5-0 due to horrible defense and a less than stellar Pettitte.

Yankee bats looked lost at the plate due to the funky shadows falling on the field in awkward ways as Clayton Kershaw continued to dominate them. Finally, in the top of the 6th, Derek Jeter singled and Alex Rodriguez dropped an A-bomb in “Mannywood” to put the Yankees on the board.

Unfortunately, Joba Chamberlain would surrender an RBI double to Furcal and the Dodgers had their sights set on closing the series win on the Yankees.

Well, Joe Torre should know best that the Yankees are a resilient team. This is exactly why he put in his closer, Jonathon Broxton. Joe Torre wanted to beat not only the Yankees, but Steinbrenner and Cashman.

Teixeira looked baffled at the plate as he struck out swinging. Rodriguez singled on the first pitch of the AB to give the Yankees a small glimmer of hope. A-rod took 2nd on defensive indifference and Cano smoked a double into the gap to make it a 6-3 game. Jorge Posada, in an unbelievable 10 pitch AB, stroked a single to right. Men on the corners for Curtis Granderson and he worked a 9 pitch walk. The bases were loaded for the rookie Chad Huffman.

Believe… believe… believe… come on Chad!!!

Huffman ropes a single over Loney’s head into rightfield! Cano and Posada score and the Yankees trail the game 6-5! I’m not sure what they put in the water down in Scranton, but Colin Curtis had a tremendous 10 pitch AB before grounding to 1st. Loney stepped on the bag and fired home but it was too late. Granderson scored and the Yankees, seemingly snatched by the claws of defeat, were saved by Baby Bombers and came ALL the way back to tie the game! Broxton threw 48 pitches and his ERA jumped from 0.86 to 1.87. Dodger fans sat in disbelief. Francisco Cervelli would ground out to end the top of the 9th, but everyone in that stadium knew who was winning that night.

Mariano Rivera came on in the 9th and retired the side with 12 pitches. The frustration was mounting as Garrett Anderson was tossed for arguing balls and strikes. I’d say Torre misses having Mariano Rivera.

Teixeira singled to open the 10th and A-rod grounded into a force-out at 2nd. Torre summoned George Sherrill to face Robinson Cano. Cano was 0-11 lifetime against Sherrill despite hitting .304 against lefties thus far in 2010. On the 2nd pitch of the AB, Cano drilled a 2-run no doubter over the left-centerfield wall to give the Yankees an 8-6 lead, their first lead of the night. Joe Morgan asks, “Did you know Cano will win a batting title one day?”

Rivera trotted out for the 10th and the stadium was erupting with Yankee fans. Loney reached on an infield single and the tying run approached the plate. Russell Martin struck out looking and Reed Johnson struck out swinging. Johnson was abruptly tossed for creating a tirade over the strike-zone. Carroll would end the game by grounding out to Jeter.

Just like that, the New York Yankees had finished off the Dodgers and gone 4-2 on their road-trip after playing like a 2-4 team. Although he didn’t show it, Joe Torre was crushed that the Yankees had yet again gotten the best of him.

Notes from the series:

1) Alex Rodriguez and Joe Torre exchanged pleasantries Sunday before the game.
2) The Yankees finished interleague play with a record of 11-7.
3) Jeter, who has the most IL hits all-time, only hit .222 during IL play this year.
4) Rodriguez sits on career homerun #594.

The Yankees travel back home to take on the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays during their last home-stand before the ASG. Tonight’s matchup is Phil Hughes vs. Cliff Lee. First pitch 7:05 and can be caught on YES Network or WCBS 880.

Yankee stats from the weekend:

• Record: 2-1
• BA: 26 for 109 (.239)
• RISP: 6 for 25 (.240)
• Homeruns: 4
• Runs scored: 14
• ERA: 5.00

Dodger stats from the weekend:

• Record: 1-2
• BA: 25 for 94 (.266)
• RISP: 8 for 24 (.333)
• Homeruns: 1
• Runs scored: 16
• ERA: 4.67

Moseley Could Be Bronx Bound

From Tim Bontemps:

After being scratched from his start for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last night, Dustin Moseley could be on his way to The Bronx.

The 28-year-old right-hander, who is 4-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 12 starts, was a late healthy scratch from his start against Rochester in favor of Kei Igawa. Because Moseley has an opt-out clause in his contract if he isn't on the major league roster by Thursday, there's a good chance he will be promoted in the next 48 hours.

As of last night, though, Yankees GM Brian Cashman said no decision had been made.

If he does get called up, and the Yankees decided to go with the extra pitcher, they could send Colin Curtis or Chad Huffman back to Scranton. The other option is going with an 11-man rotation, and either sending Chad Gaudin packing or optioning Boone Logan back down to Scranton. They could say goodbye to Chan Ho Park, but I think it's more likely that Gaudin or Logan are moved.

6/28 Minor Leaague Report

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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (44-33) beat Rochester (33-43) 7-6: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Justin Christian LF: 1-for-4, R
Reid Gorecki CF: 1-for-4, R
Eduardo Nunez SS: 1-for-3, HR (3), 3 RBI (38), BB, 2 R
Jesus Montero DH: 0-for-3, BB, R - batting .251
Jorge Vazquez 1B: 2-for-4, 2B, HR (3), 3 RBI (10), 2 R
Reegie Corona 2B: 1-for-4, 2B, SB (10)
Rene Rivera C: 0-for-4
Eric Bruntlett 3B: 0-for-2, BB
Greg Golson RF: 0-for-3

Pitching:
Kei Igawa: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (5.36 ERA)
Zack Segovia (BS, 3): 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (4.66 ERA)
Royce Ring (BS, 1)(W, 2-0): 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K (1.38 ERA)
Jonathan Albabadejo (S, 24): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (1.17 ERA)

Pitches-strikes: Igawa 83-43, Segovia 20-14, Ring 20-12, Albaladejo 20-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Igawa 8-6, Segovia 1-2, Ring 3-0, Albaladejo 0-0.


(Double-A) Trenton (46-29) beat New Britain (20-56) 8-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Daniel Brewer LF: 3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI (36). BB, 2 R
Austin Krum CF: 2-for-5
Austin Romine C: 0-for-2, RBI (41), 3 BB, R
Brandon Laird 3B: 1-for-5
Matthew Cusick DH: 1-for-5
Edwar Gonzalez RF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI (21), R
Kevin Smith 1B: 2-for-4, RBI (4), BB, R
Luis Nunez SS: 3-for-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Justin Snyder 2B: 2-for-4, RBI (13), R

Pitching:
D.J. Mitchell (W, 6-3): 7 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 7 K (4.70 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (5.84 ERA)
Josh Schmidt: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (2.41 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Mitchell, D. 11-3, Whelan 0-1, Schmidt 0-1.

(High-A) Tampa (Overall: 39-33; Second Half: 3-1) and Lakeland (Overall: 38-36; Second Half: 1-3) were postponed.

(Low-A) Charleston (Overall: 31-43; Second Half: 0-5) lost to Greenville (Overall: 41-34; Second Half: 5-0) 5-4: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Slade Heathcott CF: 0-for-4
Kelvin Castro SS: 0-for-4
Jimmy Paredes 2B: 1-for-4, 2B
JR Murphy DH: 0-for-4
Neil Medchill LF: 1-for-4, HR (1), RBI (3), R
Kyle Higashioka C: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R
Francisco Santana PR: 0-for-0, SB (1)
Deangelo Mack RF: 2-for-3, HR (5), 2 RBI (28), BB, R
Hector Rabago 3B: 0-for-0, 2 HBP, RBI (6)
Emerson Landoni 1B: 1-for-3

Pitching:
Sean Black: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (4.83 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, HB (3.62 ERA)
Dickson Marquez (L, 0-4): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (8.20 ERA)
Benjamin Watkins: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (3.95 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Black 2-1, Tatis 3-5, Marquez, D 4-1, Watkins, B 0-2.


(Single-A Short-Season) Staten Island (4-6) lost to Aberdeen (5-6) 4-2: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Eduardo Sosa CF: 0-for-5
Shane Brown LF: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, R, HBP
Jeffrey Farnham C: 2-for-5, RBI (1)
Kyle Roller DH: 0-for-2, 2 BB
Kelvin De Leon RF: 0-for-4, 3 K's
Casey Stevenson 2B: 0-for-3, BB, R
Jose Mojica SS: 2-for-4
Kevin Mahoney 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (4)
Luis Parache 3B: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Shane Greene (L, 0-1): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (6.28 ERA)
Nathan Forer: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (0.00 ERA)
Preston Claiborne: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K (2.70 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: Greene, S 8-4, Forer 1-0, Claiborne 0-2.


(Rookie) GCL Yankees (3-4) lost to the GCL Blue Jays (3-4) 11-7: Box Score - Recap

Batting:
Anderson Felix 2B: 1-for-5
Cito Culver SS: 1-for-5, R
Gary Sanchez C: 3-for-4, 2B, RBI (9), BB, 3 R - batting .417
Ramon Flores RF: 1-for-5, 2B, RBI (5), R
Reymond Nunez 1B: 3-for-4, 2B, HR (2), 3 RBI (9), 2 R
Damian Taveras DH: 0-for-4, RBI (1)
Heny Pena LF: 3-for-4, 2 2B
Jose Rosario 3B: 0-for-3, BB
Judd Golsan CF: 0-for-4

Pitching:
Evan DeLuca: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K (4.05 ERA)
Yobanny Reyes (L, 0-1): 3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP (13.50 ERA)
Harold Garce: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K (0.00 ERA)
Charlyn Garcia: 2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, WP (7.71 ERA)

Groundouts-flyouts: DeLuca, E 1-1, Reyes, Y 1-5, Garce, H 1-1, Garcia, Ch 1-3.

AL All-Star Voting Update - One Day of Voting to Go

With just one day left to vote, here are the current American League voting results. Few races are close so it looks like Justin Morneau, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, Evan Longoria, Joe Mauer, Vladimir Guerrero , Ichiro, Josh Hamilton and Carl Crawford will be the starting lineup for the AL

1st Base
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Justin Morneau	Twins	2,118,654
2.	Mark Teixeira	Yankees	1,863,235
3.	Miguel Cabrera	Tigers	1,832,782
4.	Kevin Youkilis	Red Sox	1,006,805
5.	Carlos Pena	Rays	767,275
2nd Base
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Robinson Cano	Yankees	2,948,269
2.	Dustin Pedroia	Red Sox	1,518,334
3.	Ian Kinsler	Rangers	1,302,245
4.	Orlando Hudson	Twins	978,044
5.	Ben Zobrist	Rays	806,407
3rd Base
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Evan Longoria	Rays	3,118,600
2.	Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	1,921,325
3.	Michael Young	Rangers	1,230,264
4.	Adrian Beltre	Red Sox	805,300
5.	Brandon Inge	Tigers	673,273
Shortstop
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Derek Jeter	Yankees	3,350,155
2.	Elvis Andrus	Rangers	1,607,165
3.	J.J. Hardy	Twins	897,710
4.	Jason Bartlett	Rays	789,833
5.	Alex Gonzalez	Blue Jays	683,135
Catcher
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Joe Mauer	Twins	3,968,039
2.	Jorge Posada	Yankees	1,304,978
3.	Victor Martinez	Red Sox	896,413
4.	Taylor Teagarden	Rangers	507,859
5.	Gerald Laird	Tigers	456,283
Designated Hitter
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Vladimir Guerrero	Rangers	2,889,243
2.	Hideki Matsui	Angels	1,224,976
3.	David Ortiz	Red Sox	969,291
4.	Ken Griffey Jr.	Mariners	870,644
5.	Jason Kubel	Twins	763,409
Outfield
	PLAYER	TEAM	VOTES
1.	Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	1,924,904
2.	Josh Hamilton	Rangers	1,906,350
3.	Carl Crawford	Rays	1,782,035
4.	Nelson Cruz	Rangers	1,621,771
5.	Nick Swisher	Yankees	1,346,148
6.	Curtis Granderson	Yankees	1,214,412
7.	Brett Gardner	Yankees	1,189,995
8.	Torii Hunter	Angels	1,161,623
9.	Magglio Ordonez	Tigers	1,117,038
10.	B.J. Upton	Rays	1,021,022
11.	Vernon Wells	Blue Jays	942,950
12.	Austin Jackson	Tigers	939,970
13.	Michael Cuddyer	Twins	888,976
14.	Bobby Abreu	Angels	849,257
15.	Denard Span	Twins	789,831
Results updated: Monday, June 28, 2010