Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Eric Hacker did his best in the Yankees 1-0 win over Sarasota.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven shutout innings.  Unfortunately, because the Yanks didn’t score until the eighth inning, he didn’t get the win.  That went to Mark Melancon, who gave up one hit in two shutout innings.

Josue Calzado drove in the lone run of the game for either side.  Seth Fortenberry went three for three and he scored the lone run.

The RiverDogs and Rome each took a game as they wrapped up a doubleheader.  Game one saw Charleston take care of Rome 6-4 behind the bat of Seth Fortenberry.  The centerfielder went two for three with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.  Grant Duff improved to 14-8 and he gave up two runs in his five inning start.

Game two didn’t go as well as Bryan Villalona was tagged for four runs in the second inning.  He fell to 0-2 on the season and Josue Calzado led the way at the plate.  He doubled and drove in two runs.

Seth Fortenberry had a huge day at the plate in the RiverDogs 10-7 win over Rome. He went three for four with two doubles, three RBIs and four runs.  Josue Calzado singled, tripled and drove in three runs.

Stephan Artz picked up the win.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up one run on two hits with two strikeouts in two innings of relief.

Grant Duff improved to 12-8 with a nice start in the RiverDogs 7-3 win over West Virginia.  He gave up two hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five shutout innings.

Seth Fortenberry led the way at the plate.  He went three for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Mitchell Hilligoss went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.

All of the scoring in this game came in the first three frames as the RiverDogs edged Greensboro 3-2.  Seth Fortenberry led the way for the RiverDogs at the plate and he went two for four and he scored two runs.

Jesse Hoover picked up the win in this one and he improved to 3-2.  He gave up one hit and two walks with two strikeouts in two innings of work.

Seth Fortenberry had only one hit but it was a big one in the RiverDogs 5-3 win over Hickory.  He belted a big three run homer in the fifth inning and the homerun was his eighteenth of the season.  Mitchell Hilligoss doubled twice, drove in a run and scored.

Luke Trubee picked up the win and he improved to 4-1.  He gave up one run on two hits with an impressive six strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings. 

Mitchell Hilligoss led the way at the plate for the RiverDogs in their 5-1 win over Greenville.  He went three for four with a double and two runs.  Seth Fortenberry helped out the cause with a two run homer in the fourth inning.

Jesse Hoover picked up the win with two shutout innings of relief.  He took over after a rain delay and the win pushed his record to 2-2 on the season.

Luke Trubee gave up a run in the bottom of the ninth as the RiverDogs lost to Asheville 6-5.  This was after a rough start by Eric Hacker, who gave up three runs on nine hits and four walks with a strikeout in five innings.

Seth Fortenberry was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

The RiverDogs could push just one baserunner across the plate in their 3-1 loss to the Catfish.  Josue Calzado went two for four with an RBI while Seth Fortenberry went two for four with a double.

A pretty good start by Grant Duff went to waste.  He gave up just one run on seven hits and one walk with three strikeouts in six innings of work.

Gabriel Medina and two relievers combined to hold the Catfish to just a single hit in the RiverDogs 3-1 win.  Medina gave up just the one hit with six strikeouts in six shutout frames.

Eduardo Nunez went two for four with a run.  Seth Fortenberry walked twice, scored a run and drove in one.

Grant Duff improved to 10-5 on the season with a nice start in the RiverDogs 7-3 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up three runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

Seth Fortenberry scored a run and drove in two without getting a hit.  Christopher Kunda went one for two with two walks and two runs.

Eric Hacker improved to 4-2 on the season in the RiverDogs 7-5 win over the Sand Gnats.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings.

Seth Fortenberry had a nice day at the plate in the win.  He went two for three with a solo homerun, a walk and three runs scored.

The RiverDogs had a tough day at the plate in their 2-1 loss to Rome.   Seth Fortenberry singled and he drove in the only run for Charleston.  Mitchell Hilligoss singled and scored the only run.

Hector Noesi took the loss and he fell to 1-1 on the season.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with one strikeout in three innings.

The RiverDogs hitters didn’t show up as the team was shutout 6-0 by Augusta.  Seth Fortenberry was the only hitter to reach base twice.  He singled and drew a walk.

Michael Dunn didn’t even make it through the first inning.  He got two batters out and he gave up six runs on five hits and two walks.

Michael Dunn improved to 8-2 on the season with a nice start in the RiverDogs 5-2 loss to the Sand Gnats.  He gave up just two runs on three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in six innings.

Seth Fortenberry led the RiverDogs at the plate in the win. He went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

The RiverDogs beat the Cat Fish 6-4 and Seth Fortenberry had a hand in more then half of his team’s runs.  He went three for four with three RBIs and a run.

Ivan Nova improved to 4-2 on the season with the win.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks with one strikeout in five innings.

The RiverDogs blasted the Sand Gnats 12-2 and Brian Aragon led the way with the stick.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, five RBIs and two runs.  Seth Fortenberry also had a nice game and he went three for six with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Mitchell Hilligoss extended his hitting streak to three games with a single in six at bats.  Seriously, this is an amazing stretch for Hilligoss.  I don’t have a complete game log, but he’s reached base in his last 40+ games.

Lost in all of the offense was a really nice start by Grant Duff.  He gave up four hits and four walks with four strikeouts in six shutout innings and he improved to 7-4 on the season.

The RiverDogs jumped out to a 7-3 lead only to see the pen give up fve runs late to lost the game 8-7.  Jonathan Hovis took the loss and he gave up two runs in 1 2/3 innings.

Seth Fortenberry had three hits in the game including a solo homerun.  Kevin Smith went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Also, Mitch Hilligoss made history by hitting in a Sally League record 36 straight games.  Hopefully he can keep that streak going.

Ivan Nova improved to 3-1 on the season with a nice start in the RiverDogs 9-1 win over the Catfish.  He gave up just one unearned run on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts.

Seth Fortenberry reached base five times (solo homerun and four walks) and Christpher Malec drove in two and scored a run despite not getting a hit.  Oddly, for all of the runs scored by the RiverDogs, no hitter had more then one hit.

The pitching went out the window in the RiverDogs 12-11 loss to Rome.  Edgar Soto was roughed up for seven runs in his start and Garrett Patterson gave up three runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks in 2/3 innings as he took the loss.

Mitchell Hilligoss had three singles and he scored three times in the loss.  Seth Fortenberry went two for six with three runs and an RBI while Austin Jackson doubled, drove in two and scored two runs.

Seth Fortenberry had a big day at the plate in the RiverDogs 6-3 win over Rome.  He went three for five with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  The homerun was his seventh of the season.

Michael Dunn improved to 5-2 on the season with the win.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and one walk with five strikeouts in five innings.

Nicholas Peterson walked the first two batters in the bottom of the tenth inning and while he didnt give up the losing runs on his watch, those two runners were the first two to score on a grand slam given up by Luke Trubee. so Peteron took the loss.  Edgar Soto was decent in his start.  He gave up three runs in five innings of work.

Seth Fortenberry was the hitting star.  He went three for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Ivan Nova threw seven solid innings in the RiverDog’s 4-1 win over Rome.  He gave up just one run on five hits and he struck out four.

Seth Fortenberry drove in two runs in the win.  Wilmer Pino went two for four with a double, an RBI and a run.

Michael Dunn threw 6 1/3 shutout innings in the RiverDogs 5-2 win over Rome.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Andres Perez was the only RiverDog with two hits.  He both scored and drove in a run.  Seth Fortenberry also helped out the cause with a two run homer.

Seth Fortenberry drove in three runs but it wasn’t enough in the RiverDogs 6-5 loss to Asheville.  Austin Jackson also had a nice game.  He doubled twice and he scored two runs.

Grant Duff had a mediocre start but it was actually reliever David Robertson that took the loss.  He gave up one unearned run in his two innings of work. it’s just that one run turned out to be the game winner.

The RiverDogs scored most of their runs all in a bunch with five run sixth inning as they beat the Catfish 6-4.  Mitchell Hilligoss went two for four with two RBIs and Seth Fortenberry went one for three with a walk and two runs.

Angel Reyes had mixed start.  He did give up three runs in five frames but he struck out seven.  David Robertson was very sharp in two innings of relief.  He held the Catfish hitless and he struck out five of the six batters he faced.

Starter Garrett Patterson threw four shutout innings before giving way to the pen, who performed admirably.  Nicholas Petersen picked up the win with shutout eighth and Jonathan Hovis picked up the save with a shutout ninth.  It was his fourth save of the season.

Seth Fortenberry was the hitting star. He went two for four with a double and an RBI in the 2-1 win.  Andres Perez tripled and he scored a run.

The RiverDogs were outmatched in a high scoring 12-8 loss to Augusta.  Brian Baisley and Seth Fortenberry both had big days at the plate in the loss.  Baisley went four for five with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs while Fortenberry went four for five with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs.

Eric Hacker was hit hard and he took the loss.  He gave up eight runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.

Angel Reyes lasted just 3 1/3 innings but he struck out nine batters.  That’s nine of the ten outs he made.  He wasn’t unhittable though.  He did give up two runs on one hit and two walks in a no decision.  Luke Trubee picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Seth Fortenberry had big game.  He went four for four with a triple, a homerun, an RBI and two runs.  Jose Gil hit a two run homerun in the 7-4 win.