Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The Red Sox Yankees might not have had much luck against the Boston Red Sox but SWB got it done over Pawtucket last night with a pair of wins.  Game one went eleven innings and Mark Melancon was the star on the mound in the 3-2 win.  He gave up a hit and a walk in three shutout innings of relief and the win pushed his record to 4-0 on the season.  Juan Miranda went three for five with a walk and two RBIs.  Austin Jackson didn’t get a hit, but he walked three times and he scored and drove in a run.

Game two saw Kei Igawa get it done on the mound.  He improved to 7-3 and he gave up a run on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings.  Anthony Claggett pitched a shutout ninth to pick up save number four.  Austin Jackson went two for three with a solo home run in the 4-1 win. Shelley Duncan went two for two with two walks and an RBI.

The Yankees couldn’t get much going at the plate in a 6-2 loss to the Rochester Red Wings.  Austin Jackson belted a solo home run, drew a walk and scored twice while Juan Miranda singled, drew a walk and drove in one.

A solid start by Kei Igawa went to waste.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings and the loss dropped him to 6-3.

John Rodriguez had a big day at the plate as the SWB Yankees took care of the Toledo Mud Hens 7-3.  He went two for four with a home run and four RBIs.  Juan Miranda also had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with two runs and two RBIs.

Kei Igawa improved to 6-1 on the season with a decent start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

The SWB Yankees couldn’t heat up their bats and they were held to just six hits in a 3-2 loss to the Syracuse Chiefs.  Justin Leone drove in both runs with a pair of sac. flies and then Juan Miranda went two for four with a triple and a run.

Casey Fossum took the loss and he fell to 2-2.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Darrell Rasner didn’t get the win but he threw well enough for the Yankees to walk away with a 4-2 win.  He gave up just two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with six strikeouts.

Juan Miranda went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Brett Gardner scored twice without getting a hit.

SWB took it on the chin as they lost to the Bats 11-0.  Steven White took the brunt of the damage and he gave up nine runs (six earned) on eleven hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four innings.

The five hits didn’t cut it either.  Juan Miranda was the only Yankee with two hits in the contest for SWB.

Daniel McCutchen didn’t pick up the win, but he was impressive none the less in the Thunder’s 3-1 win over the Fisher Cats.  He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  It was Kevin Whelan who picked up the win. He improved to 4-2 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief. 

Juan Miranda went two for three with with a homerun and two RBIs.  Cody Ehlers blasted a solo homerun to help out the cause.

Trenton and Portland each took a game as the season winded down.  Game one was a 5-1 loss with the offense not doing too much.  Juan Miranda doubled, drew a walk and scored while Tyler Clippard fell to 1-1.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Game two went Trenton’s way in a 4-3 win.  Scott Patterson picked up the win despite giving up two runs in three innings.  Cody Ehlers was the hitting star and he went two for three with a walk, a double and an RBI.

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.

Jeffrey Marquez fell to 13-9 on the season with a tough start in Trenton’s 9-2 loss to Binghamton.  He gave up six runs on ten hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.

Both Trenton runs came on solo homeruns.  Noah Hall hit his ninth homerun while Juan Miranda hit his fifth of the season.

Trenton had plenty of hitting stars in their 11-4 win over Reading.  Juan Miranda walked three times and scored three times.  Colin Curtis went two for four with a walk and three runs while Mike Kinkade went one for four with three RBIs and a run.

Alan Horne improved to 11-4 with the win.  He gave up three runs on six hits and five walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Chase Wright improved to 4-1 on the season with a nice start in Trenton’s 8-0 win over Binghamton.  He gave up seven hits and two walks with a strikeout in six shutout innings.

Juan Miranda went two for five with a double, a homerun and five RBIs.  Colin Curtis went three for five with a double, an RBI and two runs.

You have to feel for Chase Wright.  He got off to that fantstic start for Trenton and it earned him a couple of starts for the big league club.  Then he got sent down to Scranton where did he pretty well but found himself the odd man out when they wanted to test Ian Kennedy and Joba Chmaberlain at Triple A.  So he ends up back at Trenton and in his first start there, he gets pummelled for ten runs in his first Double A loss of the season.

Matt Carson went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Juan Miranda singled, scored a run and drove in a run.

The Thunder lost their third straight game in a ten inning 4-1 loss to Erie.  Michael Gardner took the loss and he gave up three runs in the top of the tenth inning, although to his credit, only one of those runs was earned.

Juan Miranda singled and drove in the lone run for Trenton.  P.J. Pilittere singled and scored a run.

Trenton played another tough one and both the pitching and hitting was poor in a 12-1 loss to Erie.  Juan Miranda doubled and he drove in the only run of the game for the Thunder.

Kevin Whelan was hit hard as he got bumped back up to Double A.  He gave up five runs on three hits and six walks with one strikeout in 2 1/3 innings.

The Thunder broke a 2-2 tie with a big five run ninth inning to take care of New Britain 7-2. Ian Kennedy didn’t get a decision but he had a nice start none the less.  He gave up two runs on three hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings of work.  Scott Patterson threw a shutout eighth inning and he picked up the win.

Alberto Gonzalez went three for four with a double, three RBIs and a run.  Juan Miranda went two for five with a double, three RBIs and a run.

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.

Ian Kennedy got it done again as he improved to 5-1 on the season in the Thunder’s 5-2 win over Harrisburg.  He gave up two runs on two hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Juan Miranda went two for four with two doubles, an RBI and a run.  Matt Carson went three for four with two doubles and a run.

Trenton’s skid continued with a 5-4 loss to Altoona.  Jeffrey Marquez took the loss and he fell to 8-5 on the season.  He gave up four runs on nine hits and one walk with one strikeout in five innings.

Juan Miranda was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for two with a walk, a double and two runs.

It wasn’t pretty, but Colin Curtis and Juan Miranda scored on a throwing error in the fourteenth inning and that gave Tampa the runs they needed to beat Fort Myers 6-4 in fourteen innings.  Curtis finished the game with two runs.  Jose Tabata two for five with two RBIs.

Mike Martinez picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He improved to 2-2 on the season and he gave up two hits and a walk with one strikeout.

Joba Chamberlain had another awesome start in the Yankees 9-1 win over Palm Beach.  He improved to 4-0 and he gave up just one run on six hits with nine strikeouts in five solid innings.

Juan Miranda was very productive at the plate.  He had only one hit but it was a double and he walked three times with two RBIs and three runs.  Colin Curtis went three for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Eric Hacker improved to 2-3 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 3-2 win over Brevard County.  He gave up two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in six solid innings.

Juan Miranda went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Jared Greenwood hit a solo homerun.

Juan Miranda had a big day at the plate in Tampa’s 4-3 win over Brevard County.  He went three for four with two doubles, two RBIs and a run.  Jose Tabata went three for four with a run.

Joba Chamberlain had another huge start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with ten strikeouts.  The win improves his record to 3-0 on the season and the ten strikeouts is a season high.  He has yet to give up a homerun this year.

Steven White made his first start of the season and he impressed in Tampa’s 8-3 win over Lakeland.  He gave up just one run on six hits and a walk with six strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Edwar Gonzalez went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Juan Miranda went one for one with a double, three walks, two runs and an RBI.

Daniel McCutchen gave up one unearned on seven hits and a walk in seven innings of work, but unfortunately, that was just enough to send this game into extra frames.  Then in the bottom of the fourteenth, Jacinto Gonell gave up a walk off homer in the bottom of the fourteenth as Tampa walked away with a 2-1 loss.

Juan Miranda drove in the only run of the game for the Yankees.  He had the only extra base hit of the game with a triple and Colin Curtis went three for six in the loss.

Tampa jumped out to a 9-2 lead but the bullpen faltered.  Fortunately, the closest Vero Beach got was 9-8 and the Yankees still walked away with the win.  Juan Miranda had a monster day at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, two homeruns, four RBIs and two runs.  Jose Tabata went four for five and he scored twice.

Kei Igawa picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Juan Miranda was the hitting star in the Yankees 4-3 win over Dunedin.  He only had one hit, but it was a solo homerun and he also drove in a run with a sac. fly.  Reegie Corona went two for four with two runs.

Daniel McCutchen had a really nice start and he improved to 3-0 on the season.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and he struck out seven in seven innings.

Tampa hitters managed just one run on six hits yesterday in their 3-1 loss to Dunedin.  Edwar Gonzalez drove in the lone run for the Yankees and Juan Miranda went two for four with a double.

Mike Martinez gave up just one run in four innings but that was enough to take the loss.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

George Kontos dropped to 0-2 with a mediocre start in the Yankees loss to Clearwater.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Juan Miranda doubled and he drove in both runs for Tampa.  Tim Battle singled, walked twice and scored both runs.

The Tampa Yankees got some solid pitching in both games of their doubleheader with Clearwater but only walked away with one win.  In the first game, Bryan Villalona gave up just a single run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings.  Juan Miranda was the hot hitter in the game.  He went two for two with a homerun and two RBIs.

In the second game, Ian Kennedy had a really nice start but he took the loss because the Yankees got shutout.  He gave up a single run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.