Aeros Even up the Thunder

Former Yankees prospect Bronson Sardinha gave his old organization some pay back last night as he enjoyed a 4-hit, 4 RBI in Akron's 13-10 win over the Trenton Thunder. The victory tied the Eastern League series at a game apiece.

Sardinha's four hits included a home run as the Aeros built a 13-6 lead. The Thunder rallied with four runs in the ninth, but fell short. Christian Garcia was put on the hot seat, making his first post season start, and he failed miserably. Garcia, who missed a good chunk of the last two seasons, left after four innings and 6-1 deficit.

The Thunder rallied to tie the game at 6-6, but the bullpen imploded in the eighth inning when the Aeros put seven runs on the board. Kevin Whelan was tagged with the loss after allowing four runs in just one-third of an inning.

Austin Jackson, Reegie Corona, and Colin Curtis led the Thunder with two RBI each.

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Minor League Recap - 7/22

Games of 7/21

There has been trade rumors lately surrounding Jarrod Washburn of the Seattle Mariners. Buster Olney of ESPN believes the Yankees could use Kei Igawa as part of a deal. Igawa helped the cause last night, by allowing 3 runs on 4 hits over 7 innings in Scranton's 6-4 win over the Richmond Braves. He's now 9-5, 3.80 overall.

Ben Broussard hit a pair of home runs and drove in 3, and Cody Ransom smacked his 17th home run of the season.

	July 21, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Richmond 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 7 0 Scranton/WB 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 X 6 8 0 Recap | Box | W: K. Igawa (9-5, 3.80); L: F. Bueno (2-5, 4.97); SV: S. Jackson (2) HR: RIC: B. Canizares (11). SWB: C. Ransom (17), B. Broussard 2 (4).

The Trenton Thunder won their 6th straight, 9-8 over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, after blowing a 5-0 lead. Anthony Claggett gave up his first run in over a month, but picked up his 2nd victory of the season. The Thunder had 14 hits with four different players driving in 2 runs each.

	July 21, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Trenton 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 9 14 1 New Hampshire 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 11 2 Recap | Box | W: A. Claggett (2-0, 1.10); L: J. Pinto (4-3, 6.02); SV: J. Valdez (1) HR: NHM: T. Snider (15).

Tampa and Brevard County were rained out, but will play a pair today.

Charleston built up a 9-4 lead, but fell to the Greensboro Grasshoppers 10-9. The loss overshadowed a big night for RiverDogs 2nd baseman Justin Snyder, who went 3-5 with a 3-run home run, 4 RBI and 4 runs scored. Jesus Montero also stayed hot, going 3-4 to raise his average to .311.

	July 21, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charleston 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 9 13 0 Greensboro 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 X 10 15 2 Recap | Box | W: S. Cishek (2-4, 3.97); L: C. Vacek (5-4, 3.93) HR: CHA: J. Snyder (4), C. Angelini (2). GBO: T. Hickman (11), R. Curry (9), M. Dominguez (7), T. Langley (5).

Brandon Braboy pitched 5 innings of 2-hit ball, but had nothing to show for it as the Staten Island Yankees lost a 4-1 contest with the Brooklyn Cyclones.

	July 21, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Brooklyn 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1 Staten Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 Recap | Box W: B. Moore (3-1, 4.05); L: T. Dennehy (1-1, 1.86); SV: S. Clyne (3) HR: BRO: J. Abruzzo (2).

The GCL Blue Jays doubled up the GCL Yankees 10-5. Christian Garcia, still working his way back from arm surgery, gave up 2 runs on 5 hits in 1.2 innings pitched.

	July 21, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E GCL Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 12 0 GCL Blue Jays 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 X 10 18 1 Recap | Box W: R. Page (1-0, 3.18); L: H. Noesi (1-1, 5.06) HR: BLU: J. Talley (3).

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Minor League Recap - 6/8

Improbable seems to be the word to use around here lately. Yesterday's Scranton Yankees game was pretty improbable. Kei Igawa threw 7 innings of 2-hit ball to lead Scranton over the Syracuse Chiefs 3-0. Brett Gardner enjoyed a 2-hit, 2 RBI, 1 stolen base day.

June 7, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 X 3 9 0 Recap | Box | | Game Story: SWB W: K. Igawa (6-4, 3.68); L: K. Davis (5-6, 3.48); SV: B. Traber (2) HR: None.

The Trenton Thunder matched Scranton's feat with a shutout of their own. Phil Coke, Steven Jackson, who picked up the win, and Mark Melancon combined on a 5-hitter in a 4-0 white washing of the Reading Phillies. P.J. Pillitere had a 2-run double and Jose Tabata added a pair of hits and a run scored.

June 7, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Trenton 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 X 4 9 1 Recap | Box | W: S. Jackson (1-3, 6.39); L: J. Durbin (0-3, 1.82) HR: None.

Christian Garcia improved to 3-2 as the Tampa Yankees held off the Palm Beach Cardinals, 7-5. Kevin Whelan allowed a run in relief, but still picked up his 1st save of the season. Andres Perez drove in 3 runs with a single and double.

June 7, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Palm Beach 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 7 2 Tampa 0 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 X 7 9 2 Recap | Box | W: C. Garcia (3-2, 4.38); L: D. Bilardello (2-1, 5.06); SV: K. Whelan (1) HR: None.

The Charleston RiverDogs nearly made a perfect day for the Yankees and their minor league affiliates. The RiverDogs came back from a 4-1 deficit before falling to the Savannah Sand Gnats, 5-4 in 13 innings. The RiverDogs got sloppy in the final frame and paid for it. Ryan Zink's 2nd consecutive strikeout was also a wild pitch allowing the eventual winning run to reach base. Brad Suttle's also made a throwing error in the inning. Jesus Montero hit his 7th home run of the season and Brandon Laird added 3 hits.

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Charleston	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	3
Savannah	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	11	1
Box | Wrap | Log W: Brant Rustich (1-1); L: Ryan Zink (0-1); HR: Jesus Montero (7)

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