Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Cory Arbiso improved to 2-5 on the season with a really nice start in the RiverDogs 3-0 win over Greenville.  He gave up two hits and he struck out four in 5 1/3 shutout innings.  Jonathan Ortiz struck out two in 1 2/3 innings and he picked up his second save of the season.

Jose Pirela doubled and drove in a pair of runs.  Mitch Abeita had the only other extra base hit with a double.

The RiverDogs lost 4-1 in a game where the offense all but disappeared.  David Adams was the lone standout and he had two of the RiverDogs two hits and he drove in the lone run.

Jonathan Ortiz took the loss.  He gave up three runs in the seventh inning.

Jesus Montero led the way for the RiverDogs in their 6-3 win over the Sand Gnats.  He went three for five with a solo homer and two runs.  Carmen Angelini also had a nice game with two singled, one run and one RBI.

Adam Olbrychowski threw five solid innings in his no decision.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  Chase Vacek threw two shutout innings and he improved to 2-0 while Jonathan Ortiz threw a shutout ninth to pick up his sixth win of the season.

Craig Heyer gave up a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth but Jonathan Ortiz came in to get the final batter out as the RiverDogs slipped by the Sand Gnats 6-5.  Noel Castillo picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up three runs on six hits with three strikeouts in seven innings.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double, a triple, two walks, an RBI and two runs.

Here’s one reason why the save statistic can be a bit off at times.  Jonathan Ortiz gave up two earned runs in the top of the ninth inning to make a three run game a razor thin, one run victory.  For his troubles, he picked up the save because he came into the game with a three run lead.  Dellin Betances had a nice start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.  The two runs came on a pair of solo homers.

Wady Rufino went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs in the 5-4 win.  Abraham Almonte went three for four with an RBI.

Staten Island’s season is winding down but they’re making the best of it with another win.  They edged Tri-City 4-3 behind the bat of Braedyn Pruitt, who homered and drove in three of the Yankees four runs.  Taylor Holiday also had a nice game and he went two for three with a walk and a run.

Jonathan Ortiz picked up the win and he improved to 5-0.  He gave up two walks with a strikeout in 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.

Staten Island scored a run in the eighth and a run in the ninth to come back and beat Brooklyn 5-4.  The game winner was an RBI single by Jose Gil with two outs while Christopher Raber belted a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth to tie it.  Raber finished the gave with two hits, two walks and he scored three times.

Darrell Rasner gave up two runs in four innings in his start.  Jonathan Ortiz gave up five baserunners in 1 2/3 innings but none of them crossed the plate and he picked up his fourth win of the season.

Ryan Wehrle drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie Staten Island up with Lowell and then in the bottom of the eleventh, Justin Snyder singled home Donald Hollingsworth for the game winner.  Snyder finished the game three for five and he drove in two runs while Christopher Raber went three for four with a double and a walk.

Jonathan Ortiz improved to 2-0 with the win.  He gave up a hit and he struck out one in two shutout innings of relief in extra frames.

Staten Island blew a 1-0 lead in the top of the eighth only to come back and win it in the bottom half of the frame with two runs to make it a 3-2 final.  The game winning run was a two RBI single by Jose Gil.  Ryan Wehrle was the only Yankee hitter with two hits and he was also the only one to rack up an extra base hit with a double.

Jonathan Ortiz improved to 1-1 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He walked one and struck out four while Ryan Pope threw four shutout innings and struck out six in his start.

Chien-Ming Wang had a tough outing for Tampa in his rehab start. He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings.  The pen and two ninth inning runs picked him up though as Jonathan Ortiz was very sharp.  He struck out seven in three perfect innings to allow Tampa to get back into the game.

Reegie Corona was the hitting star. He went four for five with two doubles, three RBIs and a run in the 4-3 win.