Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Tampa had a tough time at the plate as they lost to Sarasota 3-1.  Marcos Vechionacci had two of the three hits for Tampa and he scored their only run.

Brett Smith fell to 0-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on six hits and two walks in five innings.

Brett Smith has been kind of anamoly this season.  He put together a decent season for Trenton but he got sent down when some of the higher end prospects moved up.  Since his demotion, he’s been pummelled and he fell to 0-4 with another rough start in Tampa’s 9-5 loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up eight runs on eleven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in four innings.

Andres Perez went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.  Austin Jackson continued to rake and he went two for three with a walk and three runs.

Brett Smith fell to 0-3 on the season with a tough loss in Tampa’s 7-3 loss to Palm Beach.  He gave up four runs on seven hits (two of which were homers) and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Marcos Vechionacci doubled twice in the loss.  Robbie Minor doubled, drew two walks and scored a run.

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.

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.

Brett Smith improved to 5-2 on the season with a nice start in Trenton’s 8-4 win over Reading.  He gave up just one run on seven hits with five strikeouts in seven innings.

Matt Carson was one of three Thunder hitters to drive in two runs.  He went two for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Trenton played two and came away with just one win as they remained in first place in their division.  They couldn’t get the offense going in a 4-1 loss in the opener.  Noah Hall hit a solo homerun for the only Thunder run of the game.  Brett Smith gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings and the loss dropped him to 4-2 on the season.

In game two, the Thunder won 3-0 and Michael Gardner threw four shutout innings.  Kevin Whelan improved to 3-0 on the season with two shutout innings of relief.  He struck out four and he’s now struck out 34 hitters in 25 innings all without giving up a homerun.  Carlos Mendoza doubled, drew a walk and scored two runs in the win.

Brett Smith was awesome in his fourth win of the season as Trenton beat Portland 6-0.  He gave up just a single hit and two walks with ten strikeouts in eight innings of work.

Shawn Garrett went two for four with a double, a triple and two runs.  Aarom Baldiris went two for four with a double, an RBI and a run.

Brett Smith had a fantastic start today in the Thunder’s 7-4 win over Binghamton.  He gave up just four walks in seven no hit innings and he struck out seven.

Ramiro Pena singled twice and scored two runs.  Aarom Baldiris and Shawn Garrett each doubled, drove in two and scored a run.

Brett Smith had a very nice start in the Thunder’s 7-4 win.  He gave up four walks and no hits with seven strikouts in seven innings of work.

Cody Ehlers and Aarom Baldiris each drove in two runs in the game.  Ramiro Pena finished with two hits and two runs.

Wow.  The Trenton Thunder got some awesome pitching today as they swept a double header against Connecticut.  The second game went 15 innings and the Defenders failed to score in either one.

Allan Horne got it done in the first game.  He gave up five hits and he struck out eight in six shutout innings.  Kevin Whelan threw a shutout seventh and he picked up his second save of the season.  The lone run in the 1-0 win came on a solo homerun by Gabe Lopez.

In the second game, Brett Smith threw 5 2/3 shutout innings and he struck out seven.  Edwar Ramirez pitched three innings of one hit ball and he struck out four as he picked up the win.  Brett Gardner was the hitting star.  He went two for seven with a triple, a run and an RBI in the 2-0 win.

Down 4-2, Trenton scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth and then a single run in the bottom of the twelth to walk away with a 5-4 extra innings win.  Justin Christian led the way for the Thunder at the plate.  He had two hits and he drove in three runs.

Brett Smith struck out six in five innings but he also gave up three runs without getting a decision.  Scott Patterson picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He struck out three.