Thunder Sweep SeaDogs

The Trenton Thunder finished off the rival Portland SeaDogs, 5-4 tonight, to complete a three game sweep in the first round of the Eastern League playoffs. Colin Curtis drew a bases loaded walk to snap a 4-4 tie in the top of the ninth as the Thunder won their third straight game. In addition to his walk, Curtis had two singles, a double, triple, and two RBI.

The Thunder tied the game in the eighth when Francisco Cervelli was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Mike Dunn retired the SeaDogs in order in the bottom of the ninth to preserve the win for Kevin Whelan. Whelan struck out five of the six hitters he faced.

It was the second straight come from behind win in the series for Trenton. Thursday night the Thunder trailed Clay Buchholz and the SeaDogs 3-0 in the sixth inning when Austin Jackson hit a game tying 3-run home run. It would stay that way until the eighth when P.J. Pillitere's third hit of the game drove in what proved to be the game winner. Wil Arias picked up the win while Jose Valdez recorded the final two outs for a save.

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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 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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