PawSox Even Up Yankees

It's a good thing that Devern Hansack was on a pitch count for the Pawtucket Red Sox last night. In his second start back from the DL the right-hander no-hit the Scranton Yankees for six innings before hitting his pitch count. Pawtucket held on for a 3-1 win to even their best of five International League series at a game apiece.

Ian Kennedy put in a yeoman effort, allowing two runs in seven innings, but took the loss. Ex-Scranton Yankee Jason Lane made his former team pay with an RBI single in the third inning and a home run in the eighth inning off of Zach Kroenke. Jeff Korsaletti also homered for the PawSox.

Eric Duncan and Ben Broussard had the only Scranton hits and Chris Stewart drove in the lone run. Kei Igawa faces Adam Mills in game 3 this evening.

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Minor League Recap - 6/11

Scranton rallied late, but fell short in an 8-5 loss to the Richmond Braves. Jeff Marquez allowed 5 runs, 3 earned, in 5 innings, and the Braves reached Steven White for another 3 (2 earned) in 1.1 IP. Jason Lane homered, and he and Alberto Gonzalez drove in 2 runs each as the Yankees scored all of their runs in the last 2 innings of play.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 9 3 Richmond 0 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 X 8 9 1 Recap | Box | W: M. Gonzalez (1-0, 3.38); L: J. Marquez (5-7, 5.13) HR: SWB: J. Lane (13).

The Trenton Thunder dropped a 6-3 game to the Connecticut Defenders. George Kontos had his first bad start in quite some time, allowing 4 runs in just 3.1 innings. Edwar Gonzalez had 2 hits to raise his average to .324 and scored a couple of runs.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Connecticut 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 1 Trenton 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 Recap | Box | W: D. McKae (5-3, 5.16); L: G. Kontos (2-5, 3.38); SV: S. Romo (10) HR: CT: C. Sosa (6).

The Tampa Yankees were out scored by the St. Lucie Mets 10-7 as Ivan Nova got hammered in his 4 inning start. Mitch Hilligoss lead the offense with 3 RBI.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 10 3 St. Lucie 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 X 10 11 0 Recap | Box W: A. Calero (1-0, 6.75); L: I. Nova (3-8, 5.15); SV: C. Hoorelbeke (1) HR: None.

The Charleston RiverDogs were the lone Yankees affiliate to pick up a win, beating the Rome Braves 5-2. Adam Olbrychowski allowed 2 runs over 6 innings and Jon Ortiz picked up his 19th save. Austin Romine drove in 2 runs and the RiverDogs had an 11-hit attack.

June 10, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charleston 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 5 11 0 Rome 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 Recap | Box | W: A. Olbrychowski (4-2, 3.19); L: E. Barrett (1-7, 5.98); SV: J. Ortiz (19) HR: ROM: A. Coe (4).

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Minor League Recap - 6/5

Dan McCutchen dropped to 0-3 after allowing 3 earned runs in Scranton's 5-4 loss to the Norfolk Tides last night. McCutchen allowed 10 hits, walked 1 and struck out 5. Scranton beat writer Chad Jennings spoke with a visiting scout who feels McCutchen would be an effective major league reliever. Jason Lane hit his 12th home run of the season last night, a 2-run shot. It's time for Lane to get a shot in place of Shelley Duncan with the big club.

Trenton won a well pitched game, 3-1 in 12 innings over the Connecticut Defenders. George Kontos allowed 3 hits over 7 innings and struck out 7. He seems to finally be finding his way. Anthony Claggett followed him with 2 scoreless innings and Mark Melancon went the final 3 for the win. The three Thunder pitchers allowed just 6 hits in the game. Edwar Gonzalez's sac fly snapped the 1-1 tie and was his 2nd RBI of the night.

The Thunder play an oddly early 10:35 a.m. game today.

The Tampa Yankees will have to wait another day to try to end their 5-game losing streak. Their game with the Clearwater Threshers was rained out.

The Charleston River Dogs had their 7-game winning streak snapped by the Rome Braves, 5-2. All-Star selection Jason Stephens had a rough night, allowing 5 runs in 5 innings.

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Minor League Recap - 5/24

Jason Lane's walk off home run gave the Scranton Yankees 5-4 win over the Indianapolis Indians in 10 innings. The Yankees rallied from a 4-2 deficit behind Eric Duncan's home run and 3 RBI. J.B. Cox picked up his first win after throwing 1.2 scoreless innings. Kei Igawa (6 IP 5 H 4 R 3 ER 2 BB 6 SO) got the start for Scranton.

The Trenton Thunder bullpen blew a 4-1 lead in a 5-4 loss to the Altoona Curve. Chase Wright struggled with control, walking 6 batters in 6.2 innings, but still stood to get the win. But the Curve scored 4 runs off of Steven Jackson and Bo Hall in the 8th to earn the win. Austin Jackson homered for the Thunder and drove in 2 runs.

Tampa outscored the Dayton Cubs 12-8 as Ben Blumenthal, playing in just his 3rd game of the season, hit his first home run and drove in 3 runs for the Yankees. Luis Nunez also hit his first HR of the year to help Wil Arias pick up his 2nd win.

The Charleston RiverDogs completed a 4-game sweep of the Greenville Drive with a 6-5 victory. The Dogs trailed 5-4 in the 8th, but Brandon Laird smacked his second 2-run of the game to put the Dogs up for good. Austin Krum added a solo shot. Wil De La Rosa threw 3 shutout innings of relief for his 2nd win and Jonathan Ortiz earned his 14th save.

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Iron Pigs Can't Hit

First off, who came up with the bright idea to name the Phillies Triple-A team, Lehigh Valley,the "Iron Pigs"? Pigs don't have opposable thumbs, which must explain why Kei Igawa threw 6 perfect innings against them tonight.

Igawa struck out 7 as he combined with Scott Patterson, Edwar Ramirez, and Jose Veras on a 1-hitter.

Jason Lane homered and Eric Duncan had 2 hits and an RBI to lead the Scranton offense.



photo courtesy of the Times Tribune

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Deuces Wild

The Yankees and Astros are all tied up 2-2 after 2 -1/2. Andy Pettitte was removed after 2 2/3 when he reached his pitch limit (approx. 45). Former Met, Victor Diaz hit a home run off of Pettitte in the 1st, but Jason Lane and Wilson Betemit delivered RBI hits against old friend Shawn Chacon in the 2nd to tie it up.

Brett Gardner helped preserve the tie when he threw out the would-be go ahead run at home plate in the top of the 3rd.

Yankees 2 Astros 2 Bottom 3

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The Yankees Tie, The Yankees Tie

It's a good thing we didn't hear John Sterling's broadcast of today's game. How could he have possibly finished his day? The Yankees played the back end of a home and home series with the Philadelphia Phillies this afternoon, with the game ending in a 7-7 deadlock. With all the eligible pitchers used, managers Joe Girardi and Charlie Manuel shook hands and called it a day after 9 innings.

Jason Giambi showed the form that Yankees fans are hoping to see on a regular basis. He crushed a 3-run home run in the 1st inning off of lefty Cole Hamels and added an RBI double in the 3rd against lesser known lefty, Fabio Castro. Newcomer Jason Lane added his first home run of the spring and a stand up triple.

Andy Pettitte made his first appearance of the grapefruit league and tossed two shutout frames, that included a double play and a pick off. Both teams had 7 runs on 12 hits, with the Yankees blowing a 5-1 lead and then coming from behind to tie the game in the 8th.

Steven White struggled in his 1-plus innings of work, allowing 4 runs on 5 hits and a pair of walks. Kyle Farnsworth looked like, well, Kyle Farnsworth, surrendering a solo home run to Pat Burrell in his only inning of work. The Phillies scored 2 runs off of the slimmer, but apparently still unreliable, Brian Bruney in the 8th. Alberto Gonzalez's RBI single in the bottom half of the inning tied things up, but he was stranded at 2nd.

Scott Patterson, LaTroy Hawkins, Sean Henn, and Jose Veras combined for 3 1-3 scoreless innings to round out the Yankees pitching day.

After the game Eric Duncan, Jesus Montero, Eduardo Nunez, and Austin Romine were sent to the minor league camp.

The Yankees travel to Kissimmee on Monday to face the Houston Astros at 1:05 pm. Mike Mussina gets the start against Wandy Rodriguez.

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Be Sure to RSVP

The Yankees have invited 26 non-roster players to Spring Training, including Darrell Rasner, Jason Lane and former Yankee, Nick Green. The other 23 players are:

IF Bernie Castro
P Daniel Giese
P Heath Phillips
IF Cody Ransom
P Scott Strickland
P Billy Traber
P Alan Horne
P Steven Jackson
P Daniel McCutchen
P Mark Melancon
C Kyle Anson
C Jason Brown
C Jesus Montero
C P.J. Pilittere
C Austin Romine
1B/3B Eric Duncan
IF Marcos Vechionacci
OF Brett Gardner
OF Justin Christian
OF Colin Curtis
OF Austin Jackson
OF Greg Porter
OF Jose Tabata

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Life in the Jason Lane

Despite the contention that the Yankees are content with their 1st Base options - Jason Giambi, Shelley Duncan, and Wilson Betemit - one more name may be added to the mix. Jason Lane has been an outfielder for the majority of his career, but the Yankees are interested in bringing him in with a move to 1st Base.

Lane, once a prized prospect in the Astros organization, was non-tendered in December after a poor showing with the Padres. The 31-yr old hit just .178 with 8 HR and 27 RBI in 71 games. He had his best season for the Astros in 2005 when he hit .267-26-78.

Lane turned heads at Single- and Double-A levels in 2000 and 2001, when he hit .299-23-104 and .316-38-124. But that success has not translated to the majors.

UPDATE 8:19 EST - According to Peter Abraham, Brian Cashman mentioned on YES' Hot Stove show that the team did indeed sign Jason Lane to a minor league deal.

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