Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Kevin Whelan gave up the losing run for the Thunder in the top of the thirteenth inning as they settled for a split in their first two games of the playoffs.  It’s too bad because a solid start by Alan Horne went to waste.  He gave up two runs on three hits and four walks with six strikeouts in seven innings.

Austin Jackson went two for six with an RBI.  Reegie Corona went one for three with two walks and a run.

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.

Daniel McCutchen improved to 1-1 on the season since his promotion with a solid start in Trenton’s 3-1 win over Reading.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings pitched.

Reegie Corona went one for three with two runs in the win.  Cody Ehlers went two for three with a double and a walk.

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.

George Kontos fell to 1-4 on the season with a rough start in Tampa’s 9-1 loss to Jupiter.  He gave up six runs on six hits and six walks with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Three of the six hits that Kontos gave up went over the fence.

Reegie Corona was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a double.

Jose Tabata singled home Reegie Corona in the top of the eleventh inning as Tampa got just enough to beat Daytona 7-6 in eleven innings.  Austin Jackson helped out a ton with a great day at the plate.  He went three for five with a walk and three runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He gave up a hit and he struck out four.

Tampa came back from a 5-2 deficit to beat Lakeland 7-6.  Jose Tabata had just one hit but the drove in three runs while Reegie Corona went three for four with two runs.

Anthony Claggett picked up his first win for Tampa and he improved to 1-5 on the season.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

The Yankees blasted Brevard County 15-6 and just about everyone was a hitting star.  Every Tampa starter had a hit and all but one had at least two.  Every Tampa hitter scored at least one run and all but one drove in a run.  Reegie Corona led the way though and he followed up his three run game yesterday with a four RBI game in this one.  He went two for six with a homerun, two runs and the four RBIs.  Tim Battle also had a nice game and he went one for five with a triple, two runs and two RBIs.

Daniel McCutchen improved to 5-0 on the season with a mediocre start.  He gave up six runs on thirteen hits with three strikeouts in eight innings of work.

Jose Tabata singled home Reegie Corona in the bottom of the eleventh to win it for Tampa in their 7-6 win over Brevard County.  He finished game with two hits and he drove in two runs.  James Cooper also had a nice game and he went four for five with a homerun and two runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He gave up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts and the win improves his record to 2-0 on the season.

Ian Kennedy had a nice start in Tampa’s 5-2 win over Vero Beach.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in five solid innings.  He didn’t get the decision though because when he left the game, the Yankees were tied 2-2.  Jose Valdez threw three shutout innings and he struck out six as he improved to 2-0.

Colin Curtis hit a two run homer in the eighth inning that was a big difference in the win.  Reegie Corona went two for four and he scored a run.

Roger Clemens starting for the Yankees was the big news of the day an he didn’t disappoint.  He gave up just one run on three hits with two strikeouts in four solid innings.  Bryan Villalona picked up the win with five shutout innings in which he gave up just two hits and two walks.

Reggie Corona pretty much was the offense in the 2-1 win. He hit a two run homerun in the third that put Tampa up for good.

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.

The Yankees got plenty of offense in their 9-2 win over Sarasota.  Tim Battle drove in three runs and scored twice, Reegie Corona scored three times and drove in two and Colin Curtis was a perfect four for four with a run and an RBI.

Eric Hacker gave up two runs in six innings and he picked up the win.  Anthony Claggett threw three shutout innings and he picked up his second save of the season.

Tampa lost 2-1 but it wasn’t because the pitching was bad.  Ian Kennedy got it done with five solid frames.  He gave up just a single run on six hits with five strikeouts.  Anthony Claggett took the loss when he gave up a single run in the eighth inning.

Reegie Corona scored the only run of the game for Tampa.  All the hitters racked up were five hits and all of them were singles.

Chien-Ming Wang had a tough outing for Tampa in his rehab start. He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings.  The pen and two ninth inning runs picked him up though as Jonathan Ortiz was very sharp.  He struck out seven in three perfect innings to allow Tampa to get back into the game.

Reegie Corona was the hitting star. He went four for five with two doubles, three RBIs and a run in the 4-3 win.