Minor League Recap - 6/21

Jason Stephens made his Tampa debut a successful one, picking up the victory in the 'A' ball Yankees 3-2 win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers. Stephens allowed 2 unearned runs over 5 innings, striking out 4 in his first start since his promotion from Charleston. Luis Nunez played a part in two of Tampa's runs with an RBI and a run scored.

June 20, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Lakeland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 Tampa 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 1 Recap | Box W: J. Stephens (1-0, 0.00); L: M. O'Brien (5-3, 3.04); SV: J. Schmidt (6) HR: None.

The Toledo Mud hens doubled up Scranton 8-4 as Dan McCutchen had another rough outing at the Triple-A level. He allowed 6 runs, 5 of them earned, in 5 innings pitched as his record dropped to 1-5. The loss over shadowed a big game from Juan Miranda, who went 5-5 with a pair of RBI.

June 20, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Toledo 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 13 1 Scranton/WB 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 13 1 Recap | Box | W: L. Gagnier (2-1, 4.05); L: D. McCutchen (1-5, 4.34) HR: TOL: B. Clevlen (14), F. Guzman (3), F. Seguignol (2).

Eric Hacker was outdueled by Robert Parnell in the Trenton Thunder's 3-1 loss to the Binghamton Mets. The Thunder committed 3 errors in the game, which accounted for 2 unearned runs of the 3 charged to Hacker in 5 innings. Kevin Whelan made his first appearance since his promotion from Tampa, striking out 2 and walking 1 in 1 inning of work. Recently signed Oneli Perez also made his first appearance, striking out 1 in a 1-2-3 inning. Edwar Gonzalez drove in Austin Jackson, who had 2 hits, for the Thunder's lone run.

June 20, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Binghamton 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 Trenton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 3 Recap | Box | W: R. Parnell (6-4, 4.39); L: E. Hacker (1-1, 2.49); SV: E. Kunz (17) HR: None.

The Charleston RiverDogs were out scored by the Columbus Catfish 11-8, despite home runs by Brad Suttle, Austin Romine, and Brandon Laird. The RiverDogs lead 7-5 when the Catfish scored 6 times in the 8th inning. The only bright spot for Charleston pitching was Craig Heyer, who threw 3 shuout innings, lowing his ERA to 1.05 in 21 appearances.

June 20, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charleston 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 9 0 Columbus 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 X 11 16 2 Recap | Box | | Game Story: COL W: J. Mejias (1-1, 2.96); L: C. Vacek (3-2, 3.03) HR: CHA: B. Laird (6), B. Suttle (4), A. Romine (1).

The Staten Island Yankees lost in 11 innings, 3-1, to the Hudson Valley Renegades. David Phelps threw 4 scoreless innings to start, but the bullpen couldn't hold a 1-0 lead. Taylor Grote drove in the lone run for the Baby Bombers.

June 20, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E Hudson Valley 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 1 Staten Island 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 Recap | Box | W: R. Della Grotta (1-0, 0.00); L: D. Shetrone (0-1, 12.00); SV: M. Fleming (1) HR: None.

The Gulf Coast Yankees have also gotten under way and won a doubleheader yesterday to start the season. The rookie Yankees over came a 2-0 deficit, tying it in the 6th and then winning it in the 7th on Andres Dionici's RBI single. Dellin Betances, rehabbing a shoulder injury, threw 2 scoreless innings to start the game. Manuel Banuelos picked up the victory, while Mike Obradovich notched the save.

June 20, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E GCL Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 1 GCL Indians 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 Recap | Box W: M. Banuelos (1-0, 0.00); L: S. Mendez (0-1, 10.80); SV: M. Obradovich (1) HR: YAN: Z. Almonte (1).

The Yankees took the nightcap in another one run ball game, 2-1. Arodys Vizcaino threw 5 innings of 3-hit ball and New Jersey's own (Carlstadt, FDU-Madison) Ryan Flannery went the final 2 innings for the save. The Yankees managed only 2 hits, but one of them was an RBI single by Spencer Lucian.

June 20, 2008 Game 2
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E GCL Indians 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 GCL Yankees 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 0 Recap | Box W: A. Vizcaino (1-0, 1.80); L: A. Perez (0-1, 3.60); SV: R. Flannery (1) HR: None.

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Minor League Weekend Recap - 6/15

Scranton

Friday: The Yankees salvaged a split of the four game series with the Richmond Braves with a 9-3 win. Alan Horne went 6.1 innings in his second start since returning from the DL to improve to 2-0. Cody Ransom lead a 15-hit attack with a 4-5 night that included a 2-run home run. Nick Green and Justin Christian added 2 RBI each.

Saturday: Dan McCutchen had his best start at the Triple-A level, throwing a complete game shutout in the Yankees 9-0 win over the Norfolk Tides. McCutchen earned his first win for Scranton by scattering 6 hits, while striking out 4 and not issuing a free pass. Matt Carson homered twice and drove in 4 runs, and Cody Ransom homered for the second straight game.

Sunday: Another good starting performance helped the Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Tides. Jeff Marquez tossed 7 shutout innings, allowing just 3 hits. Dave Robertson picked up the save with 1.1 innings pitched. Ransom homered for the third straight game, giving him 11 for the season.


Trenton

Friday: The Thunder dropped the series opener to the Reading Phillies 4-2. Phil Coke allowed just 1 earned run over 6 innings, but the Thunder couldn't get much going offensively. Austin Jackson did hit a solo home run and Ramiro Pena had 3 hits.

Saturday: The Thunder rolled over the Phillies for an 11-1 win behind 3 RBI each from Cody Ehlers and Colin Curtis. Ehlers, Austin Jackson, and Chris Malec each homered. Eric Hacker allowed 1 run over 6 innings for his firs win at the Double-A level.

Sunday: The Thunder dropped the rubber game of the series 11-3 on Father's Day. A pair of errors lead to 6 unearned runs and loss for George Kontos. Jackson homered for the third straight game, doubling his total coming into the series, and Edwar Gonzalez hit his 3rd of the year for Trenton and his 9th overall.


Tampa

The Florida St. League enjoyed a 3 day break.


Charleston

Friday: The RiverDogs were unable to hold a 3-1 lead, dropping a 5-3 game to the Savannah Sand Gnats. Noel Castillo was pitching well until he was charged with 4 additional runs in the 6th inning. Brandon Laird lead the offense with a pair of doubles.

Sunday: A 10th inning rally fell short as the Sand Gnats held on for a 7-6 win in 10 innings. Laird and Brad Suttle homered for the RiverDogs.

Sunday: The RiverDogs salvaged the finale of the 3-game series with an 8-2 win. Jesus Montero was 4-5 with a pair of RBI and Austin Romine added 3 hits and 2 RBI of his own. Adam Olbrychowski improved to 5-2 with the win.

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