Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Trenton was held to just a run on six hits as they lost to Harrisburg 3-1.  Eduardo Nunez had a single and a double while James Cooper singled twice and drove in the lone Trenton run to lead the way at the plate.

A solid start by Lance Pendleton went to waste.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

The Thunder lost one then won one as they took on Bowie in a doubleheader yesterday.  Game one saw the Thuder’s bats fall flat and they picked up just five hits in the 7-2 loss.  Edwar Gonzalez led the way and he went two for three with a solo home run.  Ryan Pope gave up seven runs (three earned) in six innings and he fell to 2-4 on the season.

Game two was closer but it was a 5-4 win.  James Cooper went two for three with a run and two RBIs.  Amaury Sanit improved to 1-1 because he was the last pitcher and he got the win despite allowing a tying run in the top of the ninth to score on his watch.

Edwar Gonzalez had a monster day at the plate in the Yankees 8-5 win over Sarasota.  He went four for five with a double, two homeruns, six RBIs and three runs.  James Cooper went three for four with four runs.

Jose Valdez picked up the win.  He gave up a single hit with a strikeout in two innings of shutout relief.

The RiverDogs lost a pair of 2-1 games to the Catfish in their doubleheader.  Ferdin Tejada gave up two runs in the seventh and final inning to take the loss and James Cooper was the only hitter with two hits. 

Game two was the exact same thing.  Kevin Smith went two for three while Stephen Artz took the loss when he gave up a run in the seventh.

Michael Dunn gave up seven runs in five innings as the RiverDogs fell to a seven run deficit.  They then proceeded to pick away at the lead until they scored three in the ninth to tie the game and send it into extra frames.  Then in the bottom of the eleventh, James Cooper doubled home Mitch Hilligoss to win it.  Cooper finished the game four for six with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Kevin Smith went three for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

Jonathan Hovis improved to 3-5 with two innings of shutout relief.  He didn’t give up a single base runner and he struck out one batter.

Eric Hacker improved to 9-2 on the season with another nice start in the RiverDogs 9-2 win over the Catfish.  He gave up one run on just one hit and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

Kyle Anson singled and drove in two runs.  James Cooper singled, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored twice.

Michael Dunn didn’t have his best start of the season but it was good enough for his twelth win.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Kyle Anson doubled, drove in two runs and scored a run.  James Cooper doubled twice and scored a run.

Tampa got pretty much no offense in a 2-0 loss to Palm Beach.  Two singles isn’t going to cut it and James Cooper was the only Yankee to reach base twice with two walks.

Anthony Claggett dropped to 0-5 on the season despite a nice start.  He gave up one unearned run on four hits and two walks with a strikeout.

Jose Tabata singled home Reegie Corona in the bottom of the eleventh to win it for Tampa in their 7-6 win over Brevard County.  He finished game with two hits and he drove in two runs.  James Cooper also had a nice game and he went four for five with a homerun and two runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts and the win improves his record to 2-0 on the season.

Tampa picked up just one run in their 5-1 loss to Clearwater and it came via the long ball.  James Cooper hit a solo homerun for that lone run and Tim Battle was the only Yankee with two hits.

Elvys Quezada took his first loss of the season.  He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts.