Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Trenton took a commanding 2-0 lead in their series with Akron after an exciting come from behind win.  Chase Wright gave up two runs in the fourth but he calmed down and didn’t give up a run after that.  In the meantime, the Thunder hitters slowly picked away at the deficit.  The game winner was a walk off RBI single by Noah Hall to win it in the ninth inning.

Hall finished the 3-2 win with three hits.  Colin Curtis singled, drew three walks and scored twice.

Trenton took a 1-0 lead in their playoff series with Portland behind a fantastic start by Chase Wright.  He gave up just one unearned run on seven hits with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 shutout innings.

Marcos Vechionacci went two for four with an RBI.  Noah Hall singled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove in one.

Trenton gave up a four run lead as the Mets pushed the game into extra innings but then Noah Hall drew a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the eleventh to win it for the Thunder.  Colin Curtis was the hitting star in the win.  He went four for six with two RBIs and two runs.

Justin Pope picked up the win despite giving up the tying run in the top of the ninth.  He gave up one unearned run on two hits with a strikeout in three innings of relief.

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.

Mike Kinkade helped push Trenton to an 8-4 win over Bowie.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Noah Hall also got it done and he went three for five with two doubles, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Daniel McCutchen had his roughest start since joining Trenton but it was good enough for the win.  He gave up four runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings.

Jason Jones fell to 8-7 on the season with a rough start in the Thunder’s 8-7 loss to Bowie.  He gave up eight runs (all in the first inning) on eleven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in four innings of work.

Give the hitters some credit because they made this a game despite the early 8-0 deficit.  Matt Carson went two for five with a double and a three run homer while Noah Hall went two for five with a run and an RBI.

Alan Horne improved to 10-3 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder’s 9-1 win over Binghamton.  He gave up just the lone run on seven hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Four different Trenton hitters had at least three hits in the game.  Noah Hall went four for five with two doubles and three RBIs while Colin Curtis went three for five with a walk, a double, a triple, four runs and an RBI.

Trenton lost 11-7 and while Tyler Clippard didn’t have a fantastic start, it was the pen who lost this one.  Justin Pope gave up four runs and he fell to 1-2 on the season.  Tim Lavigne was also knocked up for four runs in the loss.

Noah Hall had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun three RBIs and a run.

Joba Chamberlain didn’t have his best stuff but he still improved to 2-0 since joining the Thunder.  He gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings in the 9-6 win.

Noah Hall went two for three with a walk, a double, three RBIs and a run.  Andy Cannizaro went two for five with two RBIs and a run.

A fantastic start by Joba Chamberlain went to waste in the Thunder’s 7-4 loss to Reading.  He gave up a single run on three hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in six innings before the pen was shelled for six runs in the final three frames.

Matt Carson doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Noah Hall went two for three with a run.

Jason Jones improved to 5-4 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder 3-0 win.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeout in seven shutout innings. 

Noah Hall was the hitting star.  He went two for four and he scored one of the runs.

Trenton extended their division lead to eight games with a doubleheader sweep over the Defenders and it extends their overall winning streak to six games.  In the first game, Jeffrey Marquez threw all seven innings and he gave up just one unearned run in the 3-1 loss.  Noah Hall drove in two runs while Brett Gardner went two for three with a double, a walk and a run.

In the second game, Joba Chamberlain made his Double A debut and he pitched about as good as you could ask.  He threw five shutout innings and he gave up three hits and two walks with an impressive nine strikeouts in the win.  Ramiro Pena was a perfect three for three in the 2-0 loss.

The offense spotted the pitchers five early runs but Binghamton did give up and pulled out a 6-5 win.  Gerardo Casediego gave up the tying and losing runs in the ninth inning and Jeffrey Marquez had a mixed start.  He did give up four runs in six innings but he also struck out seven.

Noah Hall went two for four with a two run homer.  Ramiro Pena went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Thunder hitters didn’t show up in a 5-1 loss to Akron. The lone run of the game was driven in by Noah Hall in the second inning.

Allan Horne dropped to 5-3 on the season.  He gave up four runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Trenton blew out the Fisher Cats 11-3 and Noah Hall played a big part in the win.  He went three for four with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.  P.J. Pilittere went three for five with a double, a triple, an RBI and three runs while Gabe Lopez was a perfect four for four.

Jeffrey Marquez improved to 7-3 on the season with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in six innings.

Scott Paterson gave up the losing run in the ninth inning as the Thunder lost to the Fisher Cats 4-3.  Jason Jones had a shutout through six but he ran into trouble in the seventh when he gave up three runs.

Noah Hall had the big hit for the Thunder with a two run shot.  Matt Carson went two for four with a run and an RBI.

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.

Okay, it wasn’t that bad but you’d expect more from a future Hall of Famer.  Clemens gave up three runs on six hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Noah Hall hit a solo homerun in the 4-3 loss.  Jamal Strong was four for four and he drove in a run.

Alan Horne improved to 4-2 on the season with a nice start in the Thunder’s 3-1 win over Portland.  He gave up just one run on five hits and one walk with seven strikouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Noah Hall was the hitting star.  He went two for two with a doublle and two RBIs.  P.J. Pilittere went one for four with two runs.

Trenton lost 4-1 to Harrisburg in a game where the offense never got on track.  Noah Hall had two hits and he drove in the only run while Matt Carson had two hits and he scored the only run of the game.

Jason Jones took the loss and he dropped to 3-2 on the season. He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings.