Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

It took them thirteen innings, but the Thunder piled on the runs in an 8-3 win over the B-Mets.  Austin Jackson had a nice day at the plate and he went three for seven with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Colin Curtis had just one hit in five at bats, but he walked twice, drove in a run and scored twice.

Jason Jones kept the Thunder in the game with a solid seven inning start.  He gave up two runs on six hits with a walk and one strikeout.  Eric Wordekemper improved to 1-1 with two shutout innings of relief.

The Thunder took care of New Britain 7-4 and while Jason Jones gave up three first inning runs, he recovered to throw a decent enough game to improve to 3-0.  He gave up the three runs on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Eric Wordekemper threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Cody Ehlers had a team high three hits with a double, a run and an RBI.  Matt Carson singled, doubled, drove in two and scored a run in the win.

Jason Jones gave up a single run in the bottom of the eleventh inning at Trenton lost to New Hampshire 6-5.  Steven Jackson was particularly good as he threw four shutout innings of relief and he struck out five.

Colin Curtis went three for five with a solo homer.  Cody Ehlers went two for four and he also went yard with a solo shot.

Trenton and Portland played two and each team took a game.  Trenton won the first one 7-3 and Juan Miranda was one of the hitting stars.  He belted a homerun and he finished with four RBIs in the win.  Reegie Corona went two for four with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.  Jeffrey Marquez improved to 14-9.  He gave up three unearned runs on six hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Game two didn’t go nearly as well as Trenton lost it 9-0.  Jason Jones gave up five of those runs and he fell to 8-10.  In the meantime, the offense was held to just one single in a one hit shutout.

Jason Jones was hit hard and he fell to 8-8 in Trenton’s 6-0 loss to the Mets.  He gave up six runs on ten hits and a walk with two strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. 

Jamal Stong was the only hitter with two hits in the loss.  He went two for three with a double and a walk.

Jason Jones fell to 8-7 on the season with a rough start in the Thunder’s 8-7 loss to Bowie.  He gave up eight runs (all in the first inning) on eleven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings of work.

Give the hitters some credit because they made this a game despite the early 8-0 deficit.  Matt Carson went two for five with a double and a three run homer while Noah Hall went two for five with a run and an RBI.

Jason Jones fell to 8-6 on the season with a rough start in Trenton’s 6-2 loss to Reading.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

Both Trenton runs came via solo shots.  Dan Conway and Bronson Sardinha both hit one over the fence with nobody on base.

Trenton lost to Erie 4-2 and it was Jason Jones who took the loss.  He fell to 8-5 on the season and he gave up three runs (one earned) on three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Alberto Gonzalez was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three with a double and he scored both Thunder runs.

Philip Hughes got three innings of work in and he gave up just three hits with six strikeouts in an impressive performance.  Jason Jones then threw five shutout innings and the Thunder took a 5-0 lead into the ninth when Tim Lavigne gave up five runs to put the Fisher Cats back into the game.  Then in the tenth, Michael Gardner gave up the losing run in the 6-5 loss.

Juan Miranda provided most of the offense with a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun and four RBIs.  Alberto Gonzalez went four for five with a triple and two runs.

Jason Jones improved to 5-4 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder 3-0 win.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeout in seven shutout innings. 

Noah Hall was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he scored one of the runs.

Jason Jones improved to 4-4 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder’s 7-1 win over Reading.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Aarom Baldiris hit a big three run homer in the win.  Matt Carson went one for three with a walk, a double and two runs scored.

One run on four hits was all the Thunder could manage in a 4-1 loss to Akron.  Shawn Garrett had two of those hits in a two for four game with a double and he scored the only run for the Thunder.

Jason Jones had a decent enough start but he took the loss.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings.  The loss drops him to 3-4 on the season.

Scott Paterson gave up the losing run in the ninth inning as the Thunder lost to the Fisher Cats 4-3.  Jason Jones had a shutout through six but he ran into trouble in the seventh when he gave up three runs.

Noah Hall had the big hit for the Thunder with a two run shot.  Matt Carson went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Trenton lost a tough one 3-2 and while the pitching was there, the hitting wasn’t.  Aaron Baldiris hit a solo homerun and Shawn Garrett went two for five with an RBI.

Jason Jones took the loss.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Trenton lost 4-1 to Harrisburg in a game where the offense never got on track.  Noah Hall had two hits and he drove in the only run while Matt Carson had two hits and he scored the only run of the game.

Jason Jones took the loss and he dropped to 3-2 on the season. He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.

The Thunder picked up two wins yesterday. The first game was a 2-1 win in a game that was suspended Saturday night.  Alan Horne had a nice start and he struck out eight in six innings while giving up just one unearned run.  Matt Carson was the hitting star and he went three for four with two doubles a run and he drove in the game winner in the ninth inning.

In the full game yesterday, the Thunder won it 5-1 behind a nice outing by Jason Jones.  He threw seven shutout innings and he struck out eight to pick up his third win of the season.  Carson continued his hot hitting and he went four for four with two doubles and a solo homerun.

The Thunder beat up on Harrisburg 8-2 and Jason Jones got it done on the mound.  He gave up a single run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings and the win improved his record to 2-0.

Shawn Garrett had a nice day at the plate.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Aarom Baldiris went two for four with a homerun and two runs scored.

The Thunder improved to 11-2 with a 7-4 win over Binghamton.  Matt Carson had a solid day at the plate and he went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  Justin Christian went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.

Jason Jones picked up the win with a nice start.  He gave up a single run on six hits with four strikeouts in five innings.