Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The Yankees managed just four hits but they still picked up the win with some nice pitching in their 2-1 win over the Bulls.  Runelvys Hernandez threw six solid innings and he gave up just one run while Steven Jackson picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Andy Phillips hit a solo homerun in the win.  Shelly Duncan had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a double and an RBI.

Tim Lavigne made his first Triple A start and he took the loss in the Yankees 7-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.  The kid got it done in three starts at Erie so hopefully this was just a little blip and he’ll bounce back in his next start.

Andy Phillips provide all of the offense in this game.  He went three for four with a two run homer.

Roger Clemens might have struggled a bit in his last start for Trenton but he made up for it against a tough Mud Hens team and he held them scoreless through six innings.  He gave just two hits and two walks and he struck out six before what should be his Yankees’ season debut next week.

Andy Phillips was the hitting star in the 2-0 win.  He went two for three and he scored one of the runs.

Angel Chavez had a big game at the plate in the Yankees 5-4 win over Richmond.  He was a perfect four for four with a double and two runs.  Andy Phillips went two for five with a double, a homerun two RBIs and a run.

Chase Wright had a nice start and he improved to 2-1 in Triple A.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 7 2/3 innings.

The Yankees lost to Norfolk today 2-0 and the offense picked up just three hits in the loss.  Andy Phillips picked up the only hit with a walk and Kevin Reese reached base twice with a single and a walk.

Tyler Clippard left the game after only one inning.  Not sure if it was because of a rain delay or an injury but I’ll let you know when I find out.  He was relieved by Sean Henn, who gave up two runs and took the loss.

The Yankees came back from a 5-0 deficit to beat Norfolk 6-5.  Kevin Thompson went three for five with a double and he drove in two runs.  Andy Phillips went two for five with two runs and an RBI.

Eric Junge was hit hard in his start but he held on long enough to pick up his first win of the season.  He gave up five runs on five hits and two walks with a strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

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.

It’s another loss as SWB was blown out by Ottawa 9-2.  Ross Ohlendorf took the loss and he gave up four runs on nine hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  The pen gave up five runs as well and that didn’t help matters.

Both SWB runs came on one swing of the bat by Andy Phillips.  He hit a two run homer to put the Yankees on the board in the ninth inning.

SWB pitching was hammered a 17-4 loss to Ottawa.  Steven Jackson was roughed up in his start and he gave up eight runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout.  Justin Pope also took it on the chin and he gave up seven runs in 1/3 of an inning.

Andy Phillips singled three times and he drove in a run.  Bronson Sardinha and Kevin Reese each had two singles, a run and an RBI.

Shelly Duncan and Andy Phillips went yard today in SWB’s 5-2 win over Pawtucket.  Phillips’ was a two run shot and for Duncan, that was his fifth homerun already this season.

Steven Jackson picked up the win with five solid innings.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

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.

The Yankees picked up their third straight win in an 8-5 win over Richmond.  Andy Phillips and Shelly Duncan each hit two run homeruns to lead the way and Angel Chavez and Chris Basak each had three hits and two runs.

Ben Kozlowski picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He struck out four.

Eric Duncan pushed the Yankees to a 5-3 come from behind win with a huge three run homerun in the sixth inning.  Shelly Duncan drove in the other runs while Andy Phillips had two hits and two runs.

Ross Ohlendorf had a rough start but the pen picked him up.  Justin Pope was particularly good and he picked up the win with two perfect innings.