Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Tampa had a tough time at the plate as they lost to Sarasota 3-1.  Marcos Vechionacci had two of the three hits for Tampa and he scored their only run.

Brett Smith fell to 0-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on six hits and two walks in five innings.

Tampa came back from a four run deficit to tie it only to lose the game in the fourteenth inning. Elvys Quezada gave up five early runs and then Zachary Kroenke gave up the go ahead run in the fourteenth.

Luis Nunez had a nice day at the plate. He went three for six with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs in the 6-5 loss.

Tampa scored four runs from the sixth inning on to come from behind to beat Sarasota 7-6.  Jared Greenwood had the bit hit of the game.  He three run pinch hit homerun gave the Yankees the runs they needed for the win.  Kevin Russo also had a nice day and he went two for three with an RBI and two runs.

Zachary Kroenke picked up the with with a shutout eighth inning.  Ian Kennedy gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings and he struck out nine in his start.

The Yankees got plenty of offense in their 9-2 win over Sarasota.  Tim Battle drove in three runs and scored twice, Reegie Corona scored three times and drove in two and Colin Curtis was a perfect four for four with a run and an RBI.

Eric Hacker gave up two runs in six innings and he picked up the win.  Anthony Claggett threw three shutout innings and he picked up his second save of the season.

Tampa hitters managed just one run on six hits yesterday in their 3-1 loss to Dunedin.  Edwar Gonzalez drove in the lone run for the Yankees and Juan Miranda went two for four with a double.

Mike Martinez gave up just one run in four innings but that was enough to take the loss.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts.

Daniel McCutchen picked up his first win of the season with 6 1/3 solid innings in his start.  He gave up just one run on three hits with two strikeouts.

Edwar Gonzalez had a nice day at the plate in the 3-2 win. He went two for four with two doubles and two RBIs.  Tim Battle finished with three hits, a run and an RBI.

A solid start by Elvys Quezada was wasted in Tampa’s 5-4 loss to Dunedin.  Quezada gave up a single unearned run on three hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings but two different relievers gave up two runs a piece to lose it last in the game.

Colin Curtis was the hitting star.  He gave went two for three with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Tampa lost 2-1 but it wasn’t because the pitching was bad.  Ian Kennedy got it done with five solid frames.  He gave up just a single run on six hits with five strikeouts.  Anthony Claggett took the loss when he gave up a single run in the eighth inning.

Reegie Corona scored the only run of the game for Tampa.  All the hitters racked up were five hits and all of them were singles.

Erick Abreu lost for the first time this year in a 9-1 blowout loss to Fort Myers.  He gave up five runs on eight hits and a walk with one strikeouts in just three innings.

Francisco Cervalli drove in the only run of the game and he was the only Yankee with two hits.  Hideki Mastui scorded the only run as he made an appearance in a rehab start.  He went one for three.

Chien-Ming Wang had a tough outing for Tampa in his rehab start. He gave up three runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings.  The pen and two ninth inning runs picked him up though as Jonathan Ortiz was very sharp.  He struck out seven in three perfect innings to allow Tampa to get back into the game.

Reegie Corona was the hitting star. He went four for five with two doubles, three RBIs and a run in the 4-3 win.

Tampa picked up just one run in their 5-1 loss to Clearwater and it came via the long ball.  James Cooper hit a solo homerun for that lone run and Tim Battle was the only Yankee with two hits.

Elvys Quezada took his first loss of the season.  He gave up three runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts. 

Now this is a marathon.  Tampa was on the short end of a 20 inning, more then five hour game to Clearwater.  George Kontos was great in his start and he threw 6 1/3 shutout innings and struck out eleven.  Unfortunately. he gave up one run and the end of regulation, the game was tied 1-1.  Eleven innings later, the Yankees finally lost it in the 20th by the score of 4-1.  Four relievers combined to throw ten innings of shutout ball.

The lone run was driven in by Francisco Cervelli.  He was also the only Tampa hitter to finish with two hits and he went two for eight with a double.

Jeff Karstens held Clearwater to three hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings of work in Tampa’s 3-0 win. Ian Kennedy picked up the win in relief and he gave up just a single hit in three innings.

Jose Tabata continued to hit the ball very well. He went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.  The two hits raised his batting average to an even .400 on the season.

Bryan Villalona was hit hard in Tampa’s 6-3 loss to Sarasota.  He gave up five runs in just four innings and he dropped to 1-2 on the season.

Jose Tabata was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with a double and an RBI.  He’s hitting .389 on the year and he has 14 hits in 10 games.

Erick Abreu had a tough start today for Tampa.  He gave up three runs on seven hits in just three innings.  Fortunately, the pen was very good today as three relievers combined to throw six no-hit innings.  Mike Martinez was particularly good and he threw three no-hit frames to pick up the win.

Edwar Gonzalez went two for four with an RBI in the 4-3 win.  Kevin Russo went two for three with a double and a run.

This game was ugly and just about everyone was a hitting star.  Six different players had at least two RBIs and seven players had at least two hits. 

Elvys Quezada improved to 2-0 with all of the run support although he did throw a nice game.  He gave up just one run on four hits with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

George Kontos dropped to 0-2 with a mediocre start in the Yankees loss to Clearwater.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts.

Juan Miranda doubled and he drove in both runs for Tampa.  Tim Battle singled, walked twice and scored both runs.

The Tampa Yankees got some solid pitching in both games of their doubleheader with Clearwater but only walked away with one win.  In the first game, Bryan Villalona gave up just a single run on six hits and a walk with two strikeouts in five innings.  Juan Miranda was the hot hitter in the game.  He went two for two with a homerun and two RBIs.

In the second game, Ian Kennedy had a really nice start but he took the loss because the Yankees got shutout.  He gave up a single run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings.

The Tampa Yankees put up ten runs on fiften hits in a 10-4 blowout win over the Lakeland Flying Tigers.  Kevin Russo led the way with three hits, three runs and an RBI while Juan Miranda went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Elvys Quezada picked up the win in relief of starter Phil Coke who was hit hard.  Quezada game up a single run on just two hits with two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Tampa lost a tough one today and nobody felt it worse then started George Kontos.  He took the loss despite giving up just two runs on six hits and a walk with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Jose Tabata was the Yankees offense in the 3-1 loss.  He went two for three with a walk and he drove in the only run with a solo homer.

Ian Kennedy definitely got it done tonight as he struck out eight in five innings in the Tampa Yankees win over Lakeland.  He gave up just one run on two hits and two walks in the 3-2 pitchers duel.

Jose Tabata was very good with the stick.  The 19 year old went three for four with a triple and a run.  Colin Curtis singled, drew a walk and scored.

Trenton isn’t the only team that got shut down as the Tampa Yankees were held to three hits in a five inning rain shortened game.  They ran into top pitching prospect Andrew Miller who shut out Tampa.

Bryan Villalona was hit hard in his four innings of work. He gave up three runs on four hits with three strikeouts.