Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The Yankees picked up their fifth straight win as they took care of the Red Sox 9-3.  Mike Kinkade went three for five with a triple and three runs.  Kevin Thompson went two for five with a double, a walk, two RBIs and a run.

Kei Igawa improved to 5-4 on the season.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in seven innings.

The Yankees clinched the North Division last night with a 6-3 win over the Chiefs.  Doug Mientkiewicz continued to rake and he went two for three with a double, a walk, three RBIs and a run.  Brett Gardner singled, drove in a run and scored twice.

Ben Kozlowski improved to 5-7 with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits with six strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Yankees took care of Syracuse 6-2 and it was Steven White who got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and five walks with seven strikeouts in seven shutout innings to improve to 6-4.

Angel Chavez had a huge day at the plate.  He went three for five with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Doug Mientkiewicz went three for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Kevin Thompson was the hitting star in the Yankees 5-4 win over Ottawa.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.

Jose Veras picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in two shutout innings of relief.

SWB had plenty of hitting stars in their 11-2 win over Ottawa but Jose Cruz, Jr. was a notch above the rest.  He went four for five with three doubles, two RBIs and two runs.  Angel Chavez went two for four with a double, two RBIs and three runs.

Lost in all of the offense was a very nice start by Matt DeSalvo.  He gave up one run on seven hits and three walks with nine strikeouts in eight frames.

The Yankees fell to Buffalo 4-3 and while Kei Igawa wasn’t awful, he gave up the tying run in the seventh inning.  Then T.J. Beam gave up a run in the eighth that proved to be the game winner for Buffalo.

Eric Duncan doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Jose Cruz, Jr. went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.

The Yankees lost a tough one as their hitters never really got on track in a 6-1 loss to Buffalo.  Three different hitters had two hits a piece and it was Brett Gardner who had the only extra base hit (triple) and the only run for the Yanks.

Ian Kennedy dropped his first start since joining the Yankees.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Steven White fell to 5-4 on the season with a rough start in SWB’s 6-3 loss to Rochester.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on ten hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.

Angel Chavez homered and drove in two runs in the loss.  Jose Cruz, Jr. went two for four with a double and a run.

Jeff Kartstens improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice start in SWB’s 5-2 win over Rochester.  He gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Kevin Thompson went three for four with a solo homerun.  Eric Duncan doubled twice, drove in a run and scored.

The Yankees scored just a pair of runs in a doubleheader with Rochester but they still walked away with one win because of some solid pitching.  Game one was a 3-1 loss in which Matt DeSalvo gave up three runs in three innings of work.  The loss dropped him to 7-5 and Brett Gardner drove in the lone run with a solo homer.

Game two saw the Yankees yet again scored just a single run but Kei Igawa got the job done on the mound.  He improved to 4-4 and he gave up six hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six shutout innings.  Gardner again came through with a double and he scored the only run of the game for either side.

SWB continued their hot streak with another win and this time it was behind the arm of Ben Kozlowski.  He gave up three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Eric Duncan got it done at the plate.  He went two for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run in the 6-1 win.

Eric Duncan and Alberto Gonzalez had big games in the Yankees fourth straight win.  Duncan went two for four with a double, a homerun, four RBIs and two runs.  Duncan went three for four with two doubles, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Kei Igawa was roughed up but the pen and the hitters picked him up in the 9-6 win.  Brian Bruney picked up the win and he improved to 1-0.  He gave up two hits and he struck out one in 1 1/3 innings.

Matt DeSalvo improved to 7-4 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees 8-2 win over Syracuse.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.

Bronson Sardinha went two for four with a double and a solo homerun in the win.  Erubiel Durazo went one for two with a solo homerun, two walks and two runs.

Steven White improved to 5-3 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees 7-4 win over Syracuse.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six solid innings.

Chris Basak went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.  Erubiel Durazo went two for four with a double, two RBIs and two runs.

Angel Chavez doubled home Brett Gardner in the top of the eleventh inning to win it for the Yankees.  Chavez also pitched in earlier in the 5-4 win with a solo homerun and Bronson Sardinha had a team high three hits.

Ian Kennedy had a mediocre start (for him) and he gave up three runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeout in two innings.  Edwar Ramirez struck out five in two innings and he improved to 1-0 on the season.

Ben Kozlowski fell to 3-7 with a tough start in the Yankees 9-4 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in three tough innings.

Alberto Gonzalez was the hitting star in the loss. He went four for four with a double and an RBI.  Bronson Sardinha went two for four with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.

The Yankees had a tough time at the plate and they lost to Rochester 4-1.  Eric Duncan was the only hitter with two hits and he scored the lone run.

Kei Igawa took the loss and he fell to 3-4.  He gave up two runs on eight hits and with six strikeouts in six innings.

Matt DeSalvo gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings in a no-decision.  Sean Henn toook the loss though and he fell to 1-3.  He gave up two runs in 1 1/3 innings.

Kevin Reese went two for three with a run and an RBI.  Alberto Gonzalez went two for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

SWB took two more against Pawtucket and in the process, they pushed their winning streak to six games.  Both games saw solid pitching performances and it was Steven White who got it done in game one.  He improved to 4-3 and he gave up two runs on five hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings.  Bronson Sardinha went two for three with a double and an RBI.

In game two, Eric Duncan singled home Andy Cannizaro in the bottom of the eleventh inning to win it for the Yankees.  Brett Gardner went three for five with two runs while T.J. Beam struck out the side in the top of the eleventh to pick up his fourth win of the season.

The Yankees took care of the Red Sox in both games of their doubleheader and the wins extended their winning streak to four games.  It was Ian Kennedy who got it done in the first game and he threw six shutout innings to pick up his first Triple A win of the season.  He gave up five hits and a walk and he struck out nine in the 4-0 win.  Alberto Gonzalez went two for three with a triple with three RBIs and a run.

The second game was more tight but it was a win none the less.  The game winner came in the seventh inning when Chris Basak doubled home Kevin Reese and Bronson Sardinha to win it.  T.J. Beam picked up the win with two shutout innings to close out the game.

Angel Chavez singled home Alberto Gonzalez in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie as SWB took care of Buffalo 2-1.  The win came despite Yankee hitters picking up just five hits in the entire game and no hitter had more then one.

Chris Britton picked up the win and he improved to 4-1. He gave up one hit and he struck out one in a shutout ninth inning.

Kei Igawa fell to 2-3 on the season after a rough start in the Yankees 5-1 loss to Ottawa.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.

Erubiel Durazo belted a solo homer in the loss to give the Yankees their only run.  Andy Cannizaro had a nice game and he went three for four.