Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

SWB lost 3-2 to Rocherster but the big league Yankees have to be pleased because Joba Chamberlain made his bullpen debut and was nothing short of fantastic.  Three batters, three strikeouts.  The Yankees may have just found their bullpen help without even pulling the trigger on a trade.  In the meantime, Steven White fell to 3-3 despite a decent start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Justin Christian was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four with a triple, an RBI and a run.

Philip Hughes continues to his impress in his rehab stint and he improved to 4-1 for SWB.  He gave up just three hits and three walks with four strikeouts in 6 2/3 shutout innings in the 3-0 win.  As an aside, the Yankees are going to put Joba Chamberlain in the pen because the big league club appears to be pretty dissatisfied with Kyle Farnsworth so his time at SWB could be coming to an end pretty soon.

Angel Chavez went one for three with two RBIs.  Justin Christian went two for three with a walk and a run in the loss.

Shelly Duncan had a big day at the plate in the Yankees 8-5 win over Indianapolis.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Justin Christian also made a big contribution and he went two for five with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Tyler Clippard had a tough time and he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings but the pen and hitters picked him up.  Chris Britton picked up the win and he improved to 3-1.  He gave up a hit and a walk in  1 2/3 shutout innings.

Steven White didn’t pick up the decision in this game but he was impressive none the less.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in seven innings.  Charlie Manning picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief and he improved to 2-1 on the season.

Shelly Duncan doubled and drove in two runs in the 5-2 ten inning win.  Justin Christian went two for four with a walks, an RBI and two runs.

The SWB Yankees beat up on the major league ready Homer Bailey in an impressive 8-6 win.  Shelly Duncan hit two solo homeruns to bring his season total up to 23 while Justin Christian went three for five with a triple and three RBIs.

Chase Wright picked up the win even without his best stuff.  He improved to 7-3 and he gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.

SWB had plenty of hitting star in their 12-1 win over Ottawa but Justin Christian was a notch above everyone.  He went four for six with two triples, four RBIs and three runs.  Kevin Reese also produced and he went three for five with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Lost in all of the offense was a solid start by Steven White.  He gave up one unearned run on six hits with three strikeouts in eight innings of work. 

It doesn’t look like Ian Kennedy has been affected at all after his bump up to Double A Trenton.  With another nice outing, he improved to 3-0 and that improves his overall record this year to 9-1.  In the 7-2 win over Reading, he gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with an impressive nine strikeouts in five innings.

Justin Christian was the hitting star and he had a hand in more then half of Trenton’s runs.  He went two for four with four RBIs.

Cody Ehlers singled home Gabe Lopez in the bottom of the fourteenth to win it for Trenton in their 5-4, fourteen inning win over Binghamton.  Justin Christian went three for seven with an RBI while Gabe Lopez went one for four with a double, a walk, two runs and an RBI.

Michael Gardner improved to 2-1 on the season despite giving up the go ahead run in the top of the fourteenth.  He gave up the one run on two hits and a walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

The Thunder beat Akron 8-7 as they continued to pad their division lead (which is now six games).  Justin Christian had a nice day at the plate.  He went three for four with two doubles, a triple, two RBIs and a run.  Shawn Garrett and Matt Carson each went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Jeff Kenard picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and struck out three and the win improved his record to 1-3 on the season.

The Thunder topped Connecticut 5-3 and Justin Christian led the Thunder at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, a triple, two RBIs and two runs.

Edwar Ramirez picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He gave up just one walk and he struck out three.

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. 

Down 4-2, Trenton scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth and then a single run in the bottom of the twelth to walk away with a 5-4 extra innings win.  Justin Christian led the way for the Thunder at the plate.  He had two hits and he drove in three runs.

Brett Smith struck out six in five innings but he also gave up three runs without getting a decision.  Scott Patterson picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He struck out three.