Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Eric Duncan and Alberto Gonzalez had big games in the Yankees fourth straight win.  Duncan went two for four with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Duncan went three for four with two doubles, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Kei Igawa was roughed up but the pen and the hitters picked him up in the 9-6 win.  Brian Bruney picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up two hits and he struck out one in 1 1/3 innings.

Ben Kozlowski fell to 3-7 with a tough start in the Yankees 9-4 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in three tough innings.

Alberto Gonzalez was the hitting star in the loss. He went four for four with a double and an RBI.  Bronson Sardinha went two for four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.

Matt DeSalvo gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings in a no-decision.  Sean Henn toook the loss though and he fell to 1-3.  He gave up two runs in 1 1/3 innings.

Kevin Reese went two for three with a run and an RBI.  Alberto Gonzalez went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

The Yankees took care of the Red Sox in both games of their doubleheader and the wins extended their winning streak to four games.  It was Ian Kennedy who got it done in the first game and he threw six shutout innings to pick up his first Triple A win of the season.  He gave up five hits and a walk and he struck out nine in the 4-0 win.  Alberto Gonzalez went two for three with a triple with three RBIs and a run.

The second game was more tight but it was a win none the less.  The game winner came in the seventh inning when Chris Basak doubled home Kevin Reese and Bronson Sardinha to win it.  T.J. Beam picked up the win with two shutout innings to close out the game.

Angel Chavez singled home Alberto Gonzalez in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie as SWB took care of Buffalo 2-1.  The win came despite Yankee hitters picking up just five hits in the entire game and no hitter had more then one.

Chris Britton picked up the win and he improved to 4-1. He gave up one hit and he struck out one in a shutout ninth inning.

Trenton lost to Erie 4-2 and it was Jason Jones who took the loss.  He fell to 8-5 on the season and he gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Alberto Gonzalez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a double and he scored both Thunder runs.

The Thunder broke a 2-2 tie with a big five run ninth inning to take care of New Britain 7-2. Ian Kennedy didn’t get a decision but he had a nice start none the less.  He gave up two runs on three hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings of work.  Scott Patterson threw a shutout eighth inning and he picked up the win.

Alberto Gonzalez went three for four with a double, three RBIs and a run.  Juan Miranda went two for five with a double, three RBIs and a run.

The Thunder took care of the Mets 5-1 in an eight inning rain shortened game.  Philip Hughes gave up one run in four innings in another rehab start while Jason Jones threw four shutout innings to pick up his eighth win of the season.

Alberto Gonzalez went three for four with an RBI and a run.  Matt Carson went two for three with a solo homerun.

Trenton hitters had a tough time at the plate in their 3-1 loss to Binghamton and Alberto Gonzalez was the only hitter to reach base twice.  He singled and walked and he drove in the only Thunder run of the game.

Jeffrey Marquez took the loss and he fell to 9-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Justin Pope gave up two run in the top of the eleventh as the Thunder lost to the Fisher Cats 7-5.  Pope dropped to 1-1 on the season and the eleventh inning was his third inning of work.

Alberto Gonzalez singled three times and drew a walk in the loss.  Carlos Mendoza went two for five with a double and two RBIs.

Philip Hughes got three innings of work in and he gave up just three hits with six strikeouts in an impressive performance.  Jason Jones then threw five shutout innings and the Thunder took a 5-0 lead into the ninth when Tim Lavigne gave up five runs to put the Fisher Cats back into the game.  Then in the tenth, Michael Gardner gave up the losing run in the 6-5 loss.

Juan Miranda provided most of the offense with a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun and four RBIs.  Alberto Gonzalez went four for five with a triple and two runs.

SWB hitters had a tough time at the plate in their 5-1 loss to the Durham Bulls.  Alberto Gonzalez was the only hitter with two hits and he went two for four with a double and a run.

Matt DeSalvo struck out an impressive ten batters in 4 2/3 innings but he also gave up four runs on six hits and four walks.  The loss drops him to 4-1 on the season.

Steven Jackson dropped to 3-7 on the season in a tough start in the Yankees 7-2 loss.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts in five innings.

Alberto Gonzalez went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Angel Chavez went two for four with a double and a solo homerun.

SWB beat Columbus 4-3 and Tyler Clippard pitched a solid game.  He gave up just one run on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  The win improves his record to 1-2 on the season.

Andy Phillips was the hitting star.  He went three for three with two walks and he scored two runs.  Alberto Gonzalez also produced and he went two for four with a double and an RBI.

SWB dropped two today as they tried to make up a game from earlier in the week.  They lost 8-2 in the first game with a rough start by Tyler Clippard.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2.  Bronson Sardinha hit a two run homer to account for both Yankee runs and Alberto Gonzalez went three for three with a run in the 8-2 loss.

Matt DeSalvo had a solid start but the Yankees still couldn’t win it in a 3-2 loss.  He gave up a run on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  Omir Santos went two for three with a double and a run.

The Yankees lost a tough one to the Chiefs today.  They gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth that would eventually send the game into extra frames and then Ben Kozlowski gave up a run in the bottom of the fourteenth to lose it.  Particularly impressive in relief was Charlie Manning who struck out five in three no-hit innings.

Alberto Gonzalez was the hitting star in the 4-3 win.  He went two for seven with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

Tyler Clippard took it on the chin in the Yankees 10-3 loss to Richmond.  He gave up seven runs (only two earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts in just four innings.

Alberto Gonzalez, Andy Phillips and Andrew Beattie all had two hits and a run in the loss.  Eric Duncan walked twice and drove in a run.