Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Jim Brower gave up a run in the eleventh inning and he took the loss in SWB’s 5-4 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up one run on four hits and two walks and a strikeout in two innings of relief.

Eric Duncan was the hitting star.  He went two for five with a double, a run and an RBI.  Duncan’s been somewhat of a disappointment this year and he was highlighted in Kevin Goldstein’s column on the all-disappointment team.

Tyler Clippard was hit hard and he fell to 4-3 on the season with a tough start in the Yankees 6-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout in 3 1/3 innings.

Kevin Reese had two of the Yankees four hits in the game.  He also drove in both of their runs.

For the third straight game, the SWB Yankees shut out their opponent and the last time one of their pitcher’s gave up a run was back on Saturday in the sixth inning.  This time it was Matt DeSalvo with the nice start and he improved to 5-1 in the 5-0 win.  He gave up three hits and four walks with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.

Kevin Reese went two for four went two for four and he belted a two run homer.  Omir Santos doubled, hit a solo homerun and drove in two runs.

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.

Chase Wright improved to 4-3 on the season with a pretty nice start in SWB’s 8-0 blowout win over Syracuse.  He gave up three hits and four walks with a strikeout in seven shutout innings.

Bronson Sardinha went one for four with a homerun and four RBIs.  Kevin Reese went two for two with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

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.

SWB hitters had a tough time at the plate in their 5-1 loss to the Durham Bulls.  Alberto Gonzalez was the only hitter with two hits and he went two for four with a double and a run.

Matt DeSalvo struck out an impressive ten batters in 4 2/3 innings but he also gave up four runs on six hits and four walks.  The loss drops him to 4-1 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.

Colter Bean gave up a grand slam in the first inning but while the Yankees clawed back into it, the pen allowed four runs in what turned into an 8-4 loss.  Steven Jackson gave up one of those four runs but it was the one that mattered and he took the loss.

Bronson Sardinha and Angel Chavez each had identical lines.  They both had two singles, a run and an RBI in the loss.

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.

Matt DeSalvo improved to 4-0 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees 3-2 win over Charlotte.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in seven innings.

Bronson Sardinha had the big hit of the game.  His two run homer provided the bulk of the Yankees offense.  He also had two of the team’s four hits.

SWB lost to the Knights 4-3 and a decent start by Steven White went to waste.  He gave up two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts in six innings.  Ben Kozlowski took the loss when he gave up the deciding run in the ninth inning.

Kevin Thompson was the hitting star in the loss.  He doubled twice, drove in one and scored a run.  He also reached base a third time by drawing a walk.

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 edged Buffalo 11-9 and Andy Phillips played a big part in the win.  He went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Raul Chavez went two for four with a homerun and three RBIs.

Kei Igawa picked up his first his first Triple A win of the season.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

The Yankees actually outhit Buffalo but came up short on the scoreboard in their 3-2 loss.  Eric Junge gave up two of those runs and he took the loss. in his two innings of relief.

Angel Chavez provided all of the offense in this game.  He hit a two run homerun to account for both of the Yankees’ two runs.

Tim Lavigne made his first Triple A start and he took the loss in the Yankees 7-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up five runs on nine hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.  The kid got it done in three starts at Erie so hopefully this was just a little blip and he’ll bounce back in his next start.

Andy Phillips provide all of the offense in this game.  He went three for four with a two run homer.

Angel Chavez had a big day for the Yankees in their 15-4 win over Buffalo. He went three for six with a homerun and five RBIs. Bronson Sardinha also had a nice game and he went three for four with a triple, an RBI and three runs scored.

Chase Wright coasted to an easy win with all of the run support. He improved to 3-2 and he gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Steven Jackson dropped to 3-7 on the season in a tough start in the Yankees 7-2 loss.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on eight hits with five strikeouts in five innings.

Alberto Gonzalez went two for four with a double and an RBI.  Angel Chavez went two for four with a double and a solo homerun.

The Yankees had a tough time at the plate today and they were held to a single run on four hits in a 4-1 loss to Rochester.  Angel Chavez went two for three with a double and he drove in the only run of the game for the Yankees.

Kei Igawa had a decent start but he dropped to 0-2 for the Yankees because of the lack of run support.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on eight hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in seven innings.

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.