Minor League Recap - 4/9

Tampa's Eric Hacker threw 7 no-hit innings last night in the Class-A Yankees 1-0 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays. Hacker left due to his pitch count, turning things over to Sean Henn. The lefty, on a rehab assignment, gave up a single to the first batter he faced in the 8th. The Yankees finally won it in the 10th. Jon Hovis got the 'W'.

Scranton got another good performance from Kei Igawa (4 IP 6 H 1 ER 6 K), but couldn't do much against Reds top pitching prospect Homer Bailey and the Louisville Bats bullpen. Chris Britton, Jon Albaladejo, and Edwar Ramirez combined for 5 shutout innings in relief. All three have not allowed an earned run this season. Reds top hitting prospect Jay Bruce drove in the only run of the game.

Pitching was the name of the game in the Trenton Thunder's 5-2 win over the Altoona Curve. After 5 solid innings from starter Chase Wright, Steven Jackson came on to retire off 9 men he faced, 7 of them by strikeout. Reegie (that's not a typo) Corona drove in a pair of runs.

The Charleston River Dogs improved to 5-1 with a 7-3 win over the Savannah Sand Gnats. Dellin Betances improved to 2-0 by striking out 8 in 5.1 innings. He had control problems, issuing 6 walks, but allowed just 2 hits. Jesus Montero hit his 1st home run of the season.

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Minor League Recap - 4/8

Jeff Marquez get clobbered in Scranton's 9-2 loss to the Louisville Bats last night. Reds phenom Jay Bruce hit his first home run of the season and added a triple. The bright spots? Jason Lane hit his 3rd home run and Heath Phillips extended his scoreless streak to 3.1 innings over 3 games.

The Trenton Thunder topped the Altoona Curve 3-2 behind the pitching of Jason Jones and a home run by Cody Ehlers.

The Tampa Yankees lost the finale of a 3-game series with the Sarasota Reds, 7-1. Starter Ivan Nova had a pretty good game, but the pen let it get out of hand. Mark Melancon gave up a 2-run home run in his 2 innings of work.

The Charleston River Dogs topped the Savannah Sand Gnats (that's the best they could come up with?). Zach McAllister tossed 5 shutout innings and Brandon Laird knocked in a pair of runs.

Kei Igawa makes his second start for Scranton tonight against Reds top prospect Homer Bailey.

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