Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Phil Coke didn’t take the loss but he was hit hard none the less.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Michael Gardner gave up two runs in two innings of shutout relief and he fell to 0-1.

Chris Malec and Cody Ehlers both homered and drove in two runs in the 8-7 loss.  Jose Tabata doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored once.

Jeffrey Marquez was knocked around and he fell to 11-7 in the Thunder’s 14-2 loss to the Mets.  He gave up eight runs (seven earned) on seven hits and four walks with three strikeouts in just 2 2/3 innings.  Michael Gardner was bombed for six runs on ten hits in just 1 1/3 innings.

Bronson Sardinha singled, doubled and drove in both Thunder runs.  Reegie Corona singled and he scored twice.

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.

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.

Trenton lost to Akron 4-3 but Matt Carson did just about all he could to keep the Thunder in the game.  He went three for five with a solo homerun and two runs.

Michael Gardner took the loss. He gave up two runs in three innings and he fell to 2-2 on the season.

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.

Trenton played two and came away with just one win as they remained in first place in their division.  They couldn’t get the offense going in a 4-1 loss in the opener.  Noah Hall hit a solo homerun for the only Thunder run of the game.  Brett Smith gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings and the loss dropped him to 4-2 on the season.

In game two, the Thunder won 3-0 and Michael Gardner threw four shutout innings.  Kevin Whelan improved to 3-0 on the season with two shutout innings of relief.  He struck out four and he’s now struck out 34 hitters in 25 innings all without giving up a homerun.  Carlos Mendoza doubled, drew a walk and scored two runs in the win.

Michael Garnder threw 3 1/3 shutout relief innings with six strikeouts as he picked up the win in the Thunder’s 7-2 win.  Scott Patterson had a nice start and he gave up three hits with five strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Matt Carson had a nice day at the plate and he went three for four with a solo homerun.  Gabe Lopez singled and he drove in two runs.