Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The Yankees impressive lead got a little bit smaller today as they dropped two games to Indianapolis.  Game one was a 7-1 beatdown that saw three errors turn in four unearned runs.  Casey Fossum took the loss and he fell to 3-3.  He gave up six runs (just two earned) on seven hits with four strikeouts in five innings.  The Yankees had just one run on three hits and Justin Leone drew a walk and scored a run.

in game two, it was Josh Towers who got roughed up in a 6-3 loss.  He fell to 2-5 and he gave up four runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in four innings.  Shelley Duncan had the big hit with a three run blast, his 21st home run of the seaosn.

Josh Towers improved to 2-4 on the season with a solid start in SWB’s 1-0 win over the Mud Hens.  He gave up just two hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Jonathan Albaladejo threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Austin Jackson went three for four with a double.  Chris Stewart went two for three with a double and he drove in the lone run for either side.

Josh Towers fell to 0-4 on the season with another rough start in the Yankees 7-5 loss to Louisville.  He gave up seven runs (six earned) on nine hits with two strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Shelley Duncan had another nice game and he singled and drove in two runs.  Austin Jackson also pitched with a single and two RBIs.