Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

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.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 6-3 on the season with another nice start.  He gave up nine hits and he struck out four in seven shutout innings.

Gabe Lopez was the hitting star in the win.  He went one for three and he drove in two RBIs.

Aaron Baldiris sinled home Tony Blanco in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Thunder beat Harrisburg 4-3.  Gabe Lopez helped out the cause with two RBIs and Matt Carson scored three runs in the win.

Tim Lavigne threw five shutout innings to start the game out.  Gerardo Casadiego picked up the win after throwing a shutout tenth inning.

Michael Garnder threw 3 1/3 shutout relief innings with six strikeouts as he picked up the win in the Thunder’s 7-2 win.  Scott Patterson had a nice start and he gave up three hits with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Matt Carson had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a solo homerun.  Gabe Lopez singled and he drove in 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.

Jason Brown got his first start of the season and he made it count with a great day at the plate.  He went three for three with two doubles and two runs.  Brett Gardner and Gabe Lopez both drove in three runs in the 8-5 win.

Allan Horne picked up the win in a solid outing.  He did give up three runs but it was on five hits and two walks with an impressive seven strikeouts.  Edwar Ramirez struck out the side in the eighth in a solid relief appearance.