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The pitching wasn’t quite there but the Yankees made up for it at the plate as they took care of Clearwater 9-6.  Daniel Brewer led the way and he went three for five with a double, four RBIs and a run.  Jack Rye also had a nice game and he singled four times and scored three runs.

Ryan Zink picked up the win and he improved to 8-10.  He gave up three runs on five hits and one walk with two strikeouts in six innings.  Jonathan Hovis struck out the final batter of the game and he picked up his 21st save of the season.

Tampa finally got a couple of games in after a couple of days of rain and the end result is a doubleheader split with St. Lucie.  In game one, the Yankees comeback fell short in a 5-4 loss.  They scored three in the seventh inning but couldn’t push across the winning run.  Daniel Brewer went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Eric Fryer went two for four.  Ryan Zink took the loss and he fell to 4-7.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

Game two went substantially better and it was Lance Pendleton who threw a gem of a game.  He gave up just a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Jonathan Hovis struck out two in a shutout seventh and he picked up his tenth save of the season.  Seth Fortenberry went two for three with a double and a run while Daniel Brewer went two for four with a run.

The offense wasn’t anything special but Tampa got just enough in a 4-3 win over Clearwater.  Jack Rye went two for four with  a solo home run and a walk.  Austin Romine went two for four with a solo shot.

Ryan Zink improved to 4-6 on the season with a decent enough start.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and three walks in six innings of work.

Ryan Zink was given some extended relief work this afternoon but he fell flat inthe Yankees 4-3 loss to St. Lucie.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings of relief.

Matthew Cusick was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a double, a triple, a walk, one run and an RBI.

Staten Island dropped their first game of a three game series with an 8-4 loss to Brooklyn.  Ryan Zink took the loss although he had some help because three of the four pitchers used gave up runs.

Matt Morris homered and drove in two runs.  Justin Snyder went two for four with a walk.

Jose Gil had a big day at the plate as Staten Island came from behind to beat Lowell 9-6.  Gil went four for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Braedyn Pruitt went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.

Ryan Zink improved to 6-1 with 2 2/3 innings of solid relief.  He gave up one hit and one walk and he struck out five.

Staten Island took a 4-0 lead and saw it State College pick at it one run and one inning at a time.  Fortunately, the come back fell short and the closest that State College came was a run back in the 4-3 win. 

David Williams had the big hit of the game with a bases loaded clearing double to rack up three RBIs.  Ryan Zink picked up the win with six nice shutout innings.

Staten Island took care of Hudson Valley 7-5 and it was Ryan Zink who threw of the bulk of the innings for the team.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits with four strikeouts in five innings.

Taylor Holiday singled and drove in two runs.  Damon Sublett belted a two run homer in the fifth inning which was his second homer of the season.

Damon Sublett had a great day at the plate in Staten Island’s 8-5 win over Hudson Valley.  He went two for three with a double, two walks, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Chase Odenreider belted a two run homer in the win.

Ryan Zink had a great start and he improved to 1-0 on the season. He gave up one hit and two walks with one strikeout in five innings of work.