Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The RiverDogs made up their rain out game from the night before and lost both ends of a doubleheader to Hickory.   The first game was a 5-2 loss and Ivan Nova took the loss with a rough start.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings of work and the loss dropped him to 5-5 on the season.  Kevin Smith belted a solo homerun for half of the RiverDogs runs.

The second game was closer but it was still a loss.  Jonathan Hovis took the loss when he gave up a run in the eighth inning.  Eric Hacker gave up three runs in five innings in his start and Kyle Anson and Timothy O’Brien both hit solo shots in the 4-3 loss.

Brett Smith took the loss in this game and while he did give up four runs in the first inning, the loss was more of a team effort by the pitching staff.  Two relievers were shelled for at least three runs a piece as well.  Smith fell to 0-2 and he gave up the four runs on five hits and three walks with a strikeout in just three innings of work.

Jose Tabata and Edwar Gonzalez led the way at the plate for the Yankees in the loss.  They both had two singles and two runs.  Jason Giambi continued his rehab and he went one for three with a walk.

Alan Horne improved to 10-3 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder’s 9-1 win over Binghamton.  He gave up just the lone run on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Four different Trenton hitters had at least three hits in the game.  Noah Hall went four for five with two doubles and three RBIs while Colin Curtis went three for five with a walk, a double, a triple, four runs and an RBI.

The Yankees managed only one run on six hits in a tough loss to the Rochester Red Wings.  Eric Duncan and Juan Francia had the only extra base hits for the Yankees.  Each had doubled and Duncan scored the lone run while Francia had the lone RBI.

Matt DeSalvo took the loss and he fell to 6-4 on the season.  He gave up three runs on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

The GCL Yankees lost to the GCL Phillies 3-2 despite the Phillies making four errors in the game.   Brandon Laird was one of the hitting stars in the loss and he went three for four while Zoilo Almonte and Wady Rufino both hit solo homers in the loss.

Casey Erickson took the loss and he fell to 2-1.  He gave up three runs on four hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Craig Heyer improved to 2-0 on the season with four innings of shutout relief.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in the 4-2 win.

Braedyn Pruitt went two for four with a two run homer.  Justin Snyder went three for four with a double.

The GCL Yankees poured on the offense in their 10-2 win over the GCL Braves and it was Kelvin Castro who was the hitting star. He went three for five with two triples, three RBIs and two runs.  Prilys Cuello also had a nice game and he went two for six with a double, and RBI and two runs.

Jairo Heredia improved to 2-1 with five solid innings of relief.  He gave up one run on three hits with five strikeouts.

Staten Island blew a 1-0 lead in the top of the eighth only to come back and win it in the bottom half of the frame with two runs to make it a 3-2 final.  The game winning run was a two RBI single by Jose Gil.  Ryan Wehrle was the only Yankee hitter with two hits and he was also the only one to rack up an extra base hit with a double.

Jonathan Ortiz improved to 1-1 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He walked one and struck out four while Ryan Pope threw four shutout innings and struck out six in his start.

George Kontos improved to 3-4 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 3-1 win over Sarasota.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Edwar Gonzalez went two for five with a double, an RBI and a run.  Austin Jackson singled, doubled, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored.

SWB lost 3-2 to Rocherster but the big league Yankees have to be pleased because Joba Chamberlain made his bullpen debut and was nothing short of fantastic.  Three batters, three strikeouts.  The Yankees may have just found their bullpen help without even pulling the trigger on a trade.  In the meantime, Steven White fell to 3-3 despite a decent start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Justin Christian was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.

Staten Island lost a tough one to Tri-City in a 10-5 blowout.  What’s funny is, Nicholas Chigges was the most effective of the three pitchers thrown out there, unfortunately, the one run he gave up gave Tri-City the lead so he fell to 2-4 with the loss.  He gave up the one run on four hits with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Taylor Holiday went three for five with a double, a homerun and two runs scored.  Damon Sublett went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Jason Jones fell to 8-6 on the season with a rough start in Trenton’s 6-2 loss to Reading.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

Both Trenton runs came via solo shots.  Dan Conway and Bronson Sardinha both hit one over the fence with nobody on base.

Philip Hughes continues to his impress in his rehab stint and he improved to 4-1 for SWB.  He gave up just three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 shutout innings in the 3-0 win.  As an aside, the Yankees are going to put Joba Chamberlain in the pen because the big league club appears to be pretty dissatisfied with Kyle Farnsworth so his time at SWB could be coming to an end pretty soon.

Angel Chavez went one for three with two RBIs.  Justin Christian went two for three with a walk and a run in the loss.

Tampa and Fort Myers played two because of a rain out the day before and both teams took a game.  In the first game, Anthony Claggett threw five shutout frames and he improved to 4-8 on the season with the win.  Christopher Malec was the hitting star and he went three for four with a run and an RBI in the 4-1 win.

In the second game, Tampa lost 4-2 and they had a tougher time getting runs across the plate.  Kevin Russo went two for three with a double and an RBI to lead the way at the plate.  Wilkins Arias dropped to 6-2 and he gave up three runs in two innings of relief.

The GCL Yankees had a tough time at the plate and they were held to just two runs in their 6-2 loss to the GCL Braves.  Jesus Montero drove in both runs with a two run shot in the eighth inning and Montero was the only hitter with two hits for the Yanks.

Dickson Marquez fell to 0-2 with a rough start.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on five hits with one strikeout in 4 1/3 innings.

P.J. Pilittere and Gabriel Lopez both had big days at the plate in Trenton’s 9-3 win over Reading.  Both had three hits and three RBIs while Bronson Sardinha went two for five with a walk and two runs.  Cody Ehlers helped out with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 11-6 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Staten Island took care of Tri-City 3-2 and the pitching effort was a team one as four pitchers combined to hold Tri-City to two runs on six hits.  John Axford was a notch above the rest and he picked up the win to improve to 1-1.  He gave up just one hit with three strikeouts in three shutout innings of relief.

Damon Sublett went three for five with a double and two RBIs.  Justin Snyder went three for five with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.

Like Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy transitioned nicely and threw six shutout innings in his debut for SWB.  He gave up two hits and two walks with six strikeouts.   It wasn’t good enough though because the pen gave up three runs and the hitters were shutout in a 3-0 loss.

SWB hitters reached base just five times with three singles and two walks.  Erubiel Durazo and Kevin Reese both singled and drew walks.

Grant Duff fell to 11-7 on the season with a rough start in the RiverDogs 8-6 loss to Greenville.  He gave up eight runs on seven hits and five walks in 2 1/3 innings.

Joseph Muich was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a double, two RBIs and two runs.

You have to feel for Chase Wright.  He got off to that fantstic start for Trenton and it earned him a couple of starts for the big league club.  Then he got sent down to Scranton where did he pretty well but found himself the odd man out when they wanted to test Ian Kennedy and Joba Chmaberlain at Triple A.  So he ends up back at Trenton and in his first start there, he gets pummelled for ten runs in his first Double A loss of the season.

Matt Carson went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Juan Miranda singled, scored a run and drove in a run.

Most of this game was an interesting 1-1 pitchers duel that went through ten innings.  Then in the eleventh, the Bats exploded for five runs to open the game up in what turned out to be a 6-1 loss.  Jeff Karstens threw six shutout innings but that was essentially wasted when Charlie Manning was tagged for five runs in the eleventh.

Angel Chavez drove in the only run for the Yankees with a solo shot in the eighth inning.  Wil Nieves went two for five.

Noel Castillo improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Yankees 7-3 win over the GCL Tigers.  He gave up six hits and one run on one walk with four strikeouts in five innings.

Prilys Cuello went two for five with a double and two RBIs.  Abraham Almonte tripled, drove in a run and scored twice.

Zachary McAllister improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in Staten Island’s 2-0 rain shortened win over Tri-City.  He gave up just five hits and two walks and he struck out six in five shutout innings.

Taylor Holiday was a perfect two for two with a run. Justin Snyder went two for three with a double and a run.

Mitchell Hilligoss led the way at the plate for the RiverDogs in their 5-1 win over Greenville.  He went three for four with a double and two runs.  Seth Fortenberry helped out the cause with a two run homer in the fourth inning.

Jesse Hoover picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He took over after a rain delay and the win pushed his record to 2-2 on the season.

Timothy Dennehy threw five shutout innings in a nice start in the GCL Yankees 3-2 win over the GCL Tigers.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts and the win pushed his record to 4-1 on the season.

Wady Rufino was one of the hitting stars and he went two for four with a two run homer.  Brandon Laird went two for four and he scored two runs.

Staten Island lost 5-3 but Jose Gil had a fantastic individual performance in the win.  He drove in a run and scored a run.

Jason Kiley fell to 2-2 on the season with the loss.  He gave up two runs on three hits and with two strikeouts in three innings of work.

Timothy O’Brien had a huge day at the plate in the RiverDogs 13-8 win over Greenville.  He went three for five with two homeruns and four RBIs.  Joseph Muich went three for five with a double, a homerun two RBIs and two runs.

Eric Hacker improved to 7-2 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up two unearned runs on seven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.

Trenton lost 11-7 and while Tyler Clippard didn’t have a fantastic start, it was the pen who lost this one.  Justin Pope gave up four runs and he fell to 1-2 on the season.  Tim Lavigne was also knocked up for four runs in the loss.

Noah Hall had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun three RBIs and a run.

Matt DeSalvo dropped to 6-3 on the season with a tough start in the Yankees 13-7 loss to the Bats.  He gave up seven runs (six hits) on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Kevin Thompson was the hitting star in the loss. He doubled twice, three RBIs and a run.

Jacinto Gonell improved to 1-0 on the season in the GCL Yankees 5-2 win over the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up two hits and two walks with six strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Ryan Wehrle doubled, drew two walks and scored two runs.  Melky Mesa went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.