Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Daniel McCutchen had to be disappointed in this one.  He held the Mets to four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five shutout innings and he left the game with a 2-0 lead.  Then Tim Lavigne gave up five runs in the sixth as the Thunder blew a nice lead in a 5-2 loss.

Cody Ehlers doubled twice in the loss.  Omir Santos went two for four with a double and a run.

For the third straight game, the SWB Yankees shut out their opponent and the last time one of their pitcher’s gave up a run was back on Saturday in the sixth inning.  This time it was Matt DeSalvo with the nice start and he improved to 5-1 in the 5-0 win.  He gave up three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Kevin Reese went two for four went two for four and he belted a two run homer.  Omir Santos doubled, hit a solo homerun and drove in two runs.

Justin Pope improved to 2-1 on the season with five shutout frames.  He gave up three hits and a walk and he struck out two.

Chris Basak was the hitting star in the 5-2 win.  He went two for three with two runs.  Omir Santos hit a solo homerun.

Chase Wright picked up his first Triple A win of the season with a strong outing in the Yankees 9-1 win over the Clippers.  He gave up one run on eight hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.  This was his second nice start since struggling in his Triple A debut after getting those two starts for the big league club.

Omir Santos homered and drove in two runs in the win.  Chris Basak went three for five with two doubles, a run and an RBI.

The Yankees topped Ottawa 3-1 and Matt DeSalvo got it done on the mound.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six shutout innings.  T.J. Beam struck out four in his two relief innings.

Shelly Duncan provided most of the offense with a two run homer in the first inning.  Omir Santos went three for three with a double and an RBI.

SWB dropped two today as they tried to make up a game from earlier in the week.  They lost 8-2 in the first game with a rough start by Tyler Clippard.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2.  Bronson Sardinha hit a two run homer to account for both Yankee runs and Alberto Gonzalez went three for three with a run in the 8-2 loss.

Matt DeSalvo had a solid start but the Yankees still couldn’t win it in a 3-2 loss.  He gave up a run on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  Omir Santos went two for three with a double and a run.