Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

SWB is now one loss away from being eliminated from their run for the Governor’s Cup after a 6-4 loss.  The Yankees led most of this game but then Sean Henn was tagged for four runs in the eighth inning.  It’s too bad because a nice start by Matt DeSalvo went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and and three walks with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Andy Cannizaro and Raul Chavez each hit solo homers in the loss.  Angel Chavez went two for four with a run and an RBI.

SWB took two more against Pawtucket and in the process, they pushed their winning streak to six games.  Both games saw solid pitching performances and it was Steven White who got it done in game one.  He improved to 4-3 and he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Bronson Sardinha went two for three with a double and an RBI.

In game two, Eric Duncan singled home Andy Cannizaro in the bottom of the eleventh inning to win it for the Yankees.  Brett Gardner went three for five with two runs while T.J. Beam struck out the side in the top of the eleventh to pick up his fourth win of the season.

Kei Igawa fell to 2-3 on the season after a rough start in the Yankees 5-1 loss to Ottawa.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

Erubiel Durazo belted a solo homer in the loss to give the Yankees their only run.  Andy Cannizaro had a nice game and he went three for four.

Tyler Clippard fell to 4-4 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees 5-1 loss to Charlotte.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Yankees managed just four hits and Andy Cannizaro was the only SWB hitter to reach base more then once.  He went one for two with a double and two walks.

Shelly Duncan scored on a sac. fly in the top of the ninth inning by Andy Cannizaro to give the Yankees the go ahead run in their 7-6 win over Indianapolis.  Shelly Duncan was the hitting star in the win though.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Eric Duncan chipped in with a homerun and two RBIs.

Ben Kozlowski picked up the win and he improved 3-6 on the season.  He struck out three in two shutout innings.

The Yankees went into the ninth inning down by a run and pushed two across the plate to win it.  Andy Cannizaro drove in the tying run while Eric Duncan doubled home the winning run for the 3-2 win.  Erubiel Durazao scored two runs since the Yankees picked him up and Cannizaro finished the game with three hits and two RBIs.

A pretty good start by Steven White almost went to waste.  He gave up two runs on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.  Sean Henn picked up the win with two shutout 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.

Joba Chamberlain didn’t have his best stuff but he still improved to 2-0 since joining the Thunder.  He gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings in the 9-6 win.

Noah Hall went two for three with a walk, a double, three RBIs and a run.  Andy Cannizaro went two for five with two RBIs and a run.