Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

John Rodriguez was one of several hitting stars in the Yankees 10-4 win over the Red Sox.  He finished two for five with a home run, three RBIs and two runs.  Shelly Duncan also pitched in with a home run, three RBIs and two runs whle Austin Jackson went four for five with a double, an RBI and a run.

Kei Igawa improved to 4-1 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings. 

My son’s little league is back in full gear and I bought him a new Nokona glove to try out.  We’re still breaking it in but he’s already made a couple of nice plays in the field with it.  I also have a new toy of my own.  I picked up a new Demarini baseball bat for my softball league.  The bat gave me just enough extra pop to put one over the fence this past week.

SWB took care of the Durham Bulls 9-1 and Shelly Duncan led the way at the plate.  He went three for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Chris Stewart went two for three with a run and an RBI.

Scott Strickland picked up the win with a solid relief appearance.  He gave up one hit and a walk with five strikeouts in 3 1/3 shutout innings.

Shelly Duncan scored on a sac. fly in the top of the ninth inning by Andy Cannizaro to give the Yankees the go ahead run in their 7-6 win over Indianapolis.  Shelly Duncan was the hitting star in the win though.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Eric Duncan chipped in with a homerun and two RBIs.

Ben Kozlowski picked up the win and he improved 3-6 on the season.  He struck out three in two shutout innings.

Shelly Duncan had a big day at the plate in the Yankees 8-5 win over Indianapolis.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Justin Christian also made a big contribution and he went two for five with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Tyler Clippard had a tough time and he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings but the pen and hitters picked him up.  Chris Britton picked up the win and he improved to 3-1.  He gave up a hit and a walk in  1 2/3 shutout innings.

SWB has put together an impressive winning streak and this time it was Ross Ohlendorf who picked up the win with a decent outing.  He gave up three runs on eight hits and one walk with three strikeouts in five innings.  The win pushed his record to 2-3 on the season.

Kevin Reese went three for four with a run and an RBI.  Shelly Duncan was hitless, but he drew four walks in the 7-3 win.

Steven White didn’t pick up the decision in this game but he was impressive none the less.  He gave up just two runs on four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in seven innings.  Charlie Manning picked up the win with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief and he improved to 2-1 on the season.

Shelly Duncan doubled and drove in two runs in the 5-2 ten inning win.  Justin Christian went two for four with a walks, an RBI and two runs.

The SWB Yankees beat up on the major league ready Homer Bailey in an impressive 8-6 win.  Shelly Duncan hit two solo homeruns to bring his season total up to 23 while Justin Christian went three for five with a triple and three RBIs.

Chase Wright picked up the win even without his best stuff.  He improved to 7-3 and he gave up four runs on six hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.

The Yankees took care of the Chiefs 4-0 and it was Steven White who got it done on the mound.  He improved to 2-1 on the season and he gave up two hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 7 1/3 shutout innings.

Shelly Duncan continued his impressive season with another three hit game.  He went three for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

The Yankees took care of the Chiefs 7-4 and it was Shelly Duncan who led the way at the plate.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun and four RBIs.  Juan Francia went one for one with a walk and two runs.

Tyler Clippard picked up the win with five decent innings.  He gave up three runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts and the win pushes his record to 4-2 on the season.

Shelly Duncan had a big day at the plate in the Yankees 7-4 win over the Bulls.  He went three for four with a homerun and three RBIs.  Eric Duncan went two for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs while Jamal Strong scored three times.

Steven White picked up his first Triple A with a nice start.  He gave up three runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Shelly Duncan hit a huge seventh inning grand slam to give the Yankees a 7-5 win over the Bulls.  Juan Francia also contributed with a nice game and he went three for three with a walk and two runs.

Chris Britton picked up the win despite being hit the hardest of all of the pitchers.  He gave up three run in two innings.

SWB put five runs on the board in the final two frames but it wasn’t enough to come back and beat the Knights.  Chase Wright had a rough start and the defense didn’t help things much.  He gave up five runs (just one earned) on eight hits and a walk with two strikeouts in only three innings.

Shelly Duncan had two hits, including a three run homer, in the 8-7 loss.  Kevin Reese went one for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

The Yankees managed just four hits but they still picked up the win with some nice pitching in their 2-1 win over the Bulls.  Runelvys Hernandez threw six solid innings and he gave up just one run while Steven Jackson picked up the win with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.

Andy Phillips hit a solo homerun in the win.  Shelly Duncan had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a double and an RBI.

Steven White fell to 0-1 on the season in the Yankees 8-1 loss to the Bulls.  He gave up three runs on five hits and five walks with five strikeouts in four innings.

Shelly Duncan drove in the only Yankee run of the game.  Kevin Thompson singled, drew a walk and scored a run.

The Yankees beat Rochester 9-4 and while Chris Basak had only one hit, he had an outstanding game.  The one hit was a solo homer and he also walked three times and scored four runs.  Shelly Duncan went one for two with with a homerun and two runs scored.

Eric Junge improved to 3-0 with a nice start.  He gave up three runs (one earned) on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

The Yankees lost another.  This time it was a 7-4 loss to Rochester that saw the opposition scored all seven of their runs from the sixth inning on.  Sean Henn did his job and he threw five shutout innings before they pen imploded.  Ben Kozlowski took the loss and he gave up four runs (just one earned) on three hits and a walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

Jamal Strong was the hitting star in the loss. He went two for five with two triples and two runs.  Shelly Duncan hit a solo homerun and that was his fourteenth long ball of the year.

Chase Wright dropped to 2-2 since joining SWB and he got hit hard in his start against the Hens.  He gave up seven runs on six hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings.

Shelly Duncan had a nice day at the plate in the 8-6 loss.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Chris Basak went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Eric Junge improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start for the Yankees in their 3-1 in.  He gave up just a single run on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

Shelley Duncan continued his great season and he hit his twelth homerun of the year.  Kevin Reese went two for four and he scored a run.

Colter Bean got the job done and he picked up his first win of the season in the Yankees 2-1 win over Norfolk.  He gave up just one run on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings of work.

Shelley Duncan had a nice game and he went one for two with a walk and he scored both of the Yankees runs.  Eric Duncan went two for two.

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.

Shelly Duncan and Andy Phillips went yard today in SWB’s 5-2 win over Pawtucket.  Phillips’ was a two run shot and for Duncan, that was his fifth homerun already this season.

Steven Jackson picked up the win with five solid innings.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts.

Matt DeSalvo threw a very nice game today as he picked up his first win of the season.  He gave up just a single hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Shelly Duncan hit another homerun and that was his fourth of the season.  He went two for three with two RBIs and a run.  He’s hitting .375 and he has eleven RBIs in just seven games.  He’s a bit older for what you’d expect from a prospect though as he’s 27.

Shelly Duncan hit a huge three run homerun to cap off a five run fourth inning to lead the Yankees to the win.  Angel Chavez also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with two runs and an RBI.

Ross Ohlendorf walked six batters in four innings.  T.J. Beam picked up the win in relief as he threw 2 2/3 shutout innings.

SWB lost a tough one in a 4-3 loss.  Shelly Duncan had a huge game at the plate.  He went three for three with a walk, a homerun, two RBIs and a run.  Bronson Sardinha went two for five with a double and an RBI.

Steven Jackson had a decent start but he didn’t get a decision.  He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work.  Ron Villone took the loss and he gave up the game winner in the ninth.

The Yankees picked up their third straight win in an 8-5 win over Richmond.  Andy Phillips and Shelly Duncan each hit two run homeruns to lead the way and Angel Chavez and Chris Basak each had three hits and two runs.

Ben Kozlowski picked up the win with three shutout innings of relief.  He struck out four.

Eric Duncan pushed the Yankees to a 5-3 come from behind win with a huge three run homerun in the sixth inning.  Shelly Duncan drove in the other runs while Andy Phillips had two hits and two runs.

Ross Ohlendorf had a rough start but the pen picked him up.  Justin Pope was particularly good and he picked up the win with two perfect innings.