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Trenton’s skid continued with a 5-4 loss to Altoona.  Jeffrey Marquez took the loss and he fell to 8-5 on the season.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings.

Juan Miranda was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for two with a walk, a double and two runs.

Jim Brower gave up a run in the eleventh inning and he took the loss in SWB’s 5-4 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks and a strikeout in two innings of relief.

Eric Duncan was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a double, a run and an RBI.  Duncan’s been somewhat of a disappointment this year and he was highlighted in Kevin Goldstein’s column on the all-disappointment team.

George Kontos improved to 1-2 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 2-1 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up one run on five hits and a walk with three strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Sergio Pedroza was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a triple and a run.

Noel Castillo improved to 2-0 on the season with four shutout innings of relief in the GCL Yankees 3-2 win over the GCL Indians.  He gave up two hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Ryan Wehrle doubled and drove in a run.  Ben Blumenthal had the only other extra base hit with a triple.

Gabriel Medina improved to 1-0 on the season in Staten Island’s 6-3 win over Aberdeen despite being the only pitcher to give up any runs in the game.  He gave up the three runs on six hits with three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings of relief.

Luis Nunez went two for three with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Isaiah Howes went one for four with a walk, a two run homer and two runs scored.

Grant Duff improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in the RiverDogs 7-3 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Seth Fortenberry scored a run and drove in two without getting a hit.  Christopher Kunda went one for two with two walks and two runs.

Wilkin Arias improved to 4-1 on the season with a1 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief in Tampa’s 3-2 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up one hit and he struck out one in the win.  Phil Coke had a pretty good start and he gave up two runs on five hits with two strikeouts in six innings.

Austin Jackson was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for five with a double, a run and an RBI.

Trenton lost their sixth straight game with two losses to Altoona in which the Thunder scored just a single run.  In the first game, a great start by Joba Chamberlain went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and four walks with ten strikeouts in five innings.  The reason for the loss was that the Thunder were held to five hits without scoring a run.  Gabriel Lopez had two of those of hits and he went two for two with a double.

In the second game, the Thunder put two runs on the board but Brett Smith was shelled. He gave up six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in three innings.  Brett Gardner was the hitting star and he went two for four with a double.

Tyler Clippard was hit hard and he fell to 4-3 on the season with a tough start in the Yankees 6-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout in 3 1/3 innings.

Kevin Reese had two of the Yankees four hits in the game.  He also drove in both of their runs.

Timothy Dennehy improved to 1-1 on the season with a solid relief appearance in the GCL Yankees 5-4 win over the GCL Phillies.  He gave up one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Prilys Cuello hit a solo homerun in the win.  Brandon Laird went two for four with a double and two RBIs.

Staten Island and Hudson Valley didn’t get to play a full game but the game was called after innings and Staten Island lost 2-1.  Nicholas Chigges dropped to 1-1 and he gave up two runs on four hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

The Yankees picked up just four hits and they didn’t draw a single walk.  There wasn’t a single extra base hit either.

Bryan Villanola improved to 3-4 on the season with four shutout innings or relief in Tampa’s 8-0 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up two hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Austin Jackson had the big hit of the game. He belted a three run homer in the fifth inning.  Russell Raley went one for three with two RBIs and a run.

Kelvin Perez improved to 1-1 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Yankees 4-2 win over the GCL Phillies.  He gave up four hits and he struck out four in four shutout innings of relief.

Andres Dionicio doubled and he drove in two runs.  Zoilo Almonte went two for four.

Damon Sublett had a great day at the plate in Staten Island’s 8-5 win over Hudson Valley.  He went two for three with a double, two walks, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Chase Odenreider belted a two run homer in the win.

Ryan Zink had a great start and he improved to 1-0 on the season. He gave up one hit and two walks with one strikeout in five innings of work.

Ivan Nova fell to 4-4 on the seasoon with a tough start in the RiverDogs 11-4 loss to the Sand Gnats.  He gave up eight runs on eight hits and four walks with two strikeouts in four innings of work.

Christopher Kunda went one for three and he drove in two runs.  Josue Calzado went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Tampa’s bats were pretty quiet in their 4-2 loss to Daytona.  Austin Jackson was the only Tampa hitter with two hits and he had one of the team’s two doubles.

Anthony Claggett dropped to 1-6 with the loss.  He gave up three runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts in five innings.

For the second straight start, Ian Kennedy had a good enough start but he didn’t pick up the win because of a lack of run support.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.  Jeff Kenard took the loss and he gave up two runs in three innings.

Brett Gardner went two for four with a double and a run.  Andy Cannizaro singled twice and he scored the other run.

For the third straight game, the SWB Yankees shut out their opponent and the last time one of their pitcher’s gave up a run was back on Saturday in the sixth inning.  This time it was Matt DeSalvo with the nice start and he improved to 5-1 in the 5-0 win.  He gave up three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Kevin Reese went two for four went two for four and he belted a two run homer.  Omir Santos doubled, hit a solo homerun and drove in two runs.

The GCL got some solid pitching from four different pitchers but it was Daniel Gil who was the most impressive and who also picked up the win.  He didn’t give up a single baserunner in three innings and he struck out two.

Prilys Cuello belted a two run homer in the 8-2 win.  Kelvin Castro went two for five and he scored two runs.

Staten Island took care of Hudson Valley 7-3 and it was Luis Nunez who got it done at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, three RBIs and a run. 

Jeffrey Livek picked up the win despite throwing to only two batters. He got them both out though and that was good enough.

Eric Hacker improved to 4-2 on the season in the RiverDogs 7-5 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings.

Seth Fortenberry had a nice day at the plate in the win.  He went two for three with a solo homerun, a walk and three runs scored.

Daniel McCutchen continued his solid season with a nice start and he improved to 8-1 in Tampa’s 6-3 win.  He gave up two runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Edwar Gonzalez was the hitting star in the win.  He gave went three for five with a homerun and three RBIs.

Zachary Kroenke gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the eighth that turned the Thunder’s one run lead into a one run loss.  On top of that, a nice start by Alan Horne went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings.

P.J. Pilittere had the big hit of the game for the Thunder.  He belted a two run homer in the seven inning.

The Yankees took care of the Chiefs 4-0 and it was Steven White who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 2-1 on the season and he gave up two hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 7 1/3 shutout innings.

Shelly Duncan continued his impressive season with another three hit game.  He went three for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

Just about everyone was a hitting star in Staten Island’s 9-1 win over Aberdeen.  Frank Lonigro was very productive with a double, two runs and two RBIs.  Damon Sublett went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

Dellin Betances improved to 1-0 with the win.  He gave up one run on three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

Michael Dunn improved to 9-3 on the season with a great start in the RiverDogs 4-0 win over Rome.  He gave up just one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven shutout innings.

Josue Calzado went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Christopher Kunda went two for three with a double and two RBIs.

Jose Tabata singled home Reegie Corona in the top of the eleventh inning as Tampa got just enough to beat Daytona 7-6 in eleven innings.  Austin Jackson helped out a ton with a great day at the plate.  He went three for five with a walk and three runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up a hit and he struck out four.

The Thunder lost to Erie 5-3 and it was the hitters and Jeffrey Marquez who had a tough time.  For Marquez, he was shelled for five runs in the fifth inning and he fell to 8-4 on the season.

At the plate, Cody Ehlers was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he drove in a run.

Chase Wright improved to 4-3 on the season with a pretty nice start in SWB’s 8-0 blowout win over Syracuse.  He gave up three hits and four walks with a strikeout in seven shutout innings.

Bronson Sardinha went one for four with a homerun and four RBIs.  Kevin Reese went two for two with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The RiverDogs had a tough day at the plate in their 2-1 loss to Rome.   Seth Fortenberry singled and he drove in the only run for Charleston.  Mitchell Hilligoss singled and scored the only run.

Hector Noesi took the loss and he fell to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with one strikeout in three innings.