Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Brett Smith took the loss in this game and while he did give up four runs in the first inning, the loss was more of a team effort by the pitching staff.  Two relievers were shelled for at least three runs a piece as well.  Smith fell to 0-2 and he gave up the four runs on five hits and three walks with a strikeout in just three innings of work.

Jose Tabata and Edwar Gonzalez led the way at the plate for the Yankees in the loss.  They both had two singles and two runs.  Jason Giambi continued his rehab and he went one for three with a walk.

George Kontos improved to 3-4 on the season with a nice start in Tampa’s 3-1 win over Sarasota.  He gave up one run on seven hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in six innings of work.

Edwar Gonzalez went two for five with a double, an RBI and a run.  Austin Jackson singled, doubled, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored.

Tampa and Fort Myers played two because of a rain out the day before and both teams took a game.  In the first game, Anthony Claggett threw five shutout frames and he improved to 4-8 on the season with the win.  Christopher Malec was the hitting star and he went three for four with a run and an RBI in the 4-1 win.

In the second game, Tampa lost 4-2 and they had a tougher time getting runs across the plate.  Kevin Russo went two for three with a double and an RBI to lead the way at the plate.  Wilkins Arias dropped to 6-2 and he gave up three runs in two innings of relief.

Michael Dunn didn’t have his best start of the season but it was good enough for his twelth win.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work.

Kyle Anson doubled, drove in two runs and scored a run.  James Cooper doubled twice and scored a run.

Austin Jackson continued his impressive season with another three hit game in Tampa’s 7-4 loss to Clearwater.  He went three for four with a triple and a run and the nice game improved his batting average to .371 on the season.

David Robertson picked up the win and he improved to 1-1 on the season. He gave up just two hits and a walk with one strikeout in two shutout innings of relief.

Ivan Nova did his job as he threw five shutout innings to keep the RiverDogs in their game against Asheville.  Unfortunately, the pen was tagged for four runs and the hitters could put only one run on the board in a 4-1 loss.  Jesse Hoover took the loss and he fell to 1-2 and he gave up two runs in 1 2/3 innings of work.

Kyle Anson was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four.

Phil Coke dropped to 6-2 on the season in a rough start in Tampa’s 7-2 loss to Clearwater.  He gave up six runs on eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

Tampa hitters managed just six hits in the loss.  Jose Tabata singled, drove in a run and drew a walk.

Tampa was held to just a single run on six hits in their 7-1 loss to Clearwater.  Francisco Cervalli had the only extra base hit of the game with a double and Austin Jackson went one for three and he scored the only run of the game for Tampa.

Mike Martinez took the loss and he fell to 2-3 on the season.  He gave up three runs on six hits and two walks with one strikeout in four innings of work.

Tampa swept Lakeland in their twin billing and the first game made the headlines with a seven inning no-hit shutout by Daniel McCutchen and Jose Veras.  McCutchen picked up the win and he threw five of those seven innings.  He gave up five walks and he struck out two and the win pushed his record to 11-2 on the season.  Tim Battle had a nice day at the plate and he went two for three with a triple and a run.

The second game was closer but the Yankees still pulled it out.  Austin Jackson belted a two run homer to lead the offense and Anthony Clagget picked up the win and he improved to 3-8.  He gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in five innings of work. 

Tampa couldn’t get anything done at the plate as they racked up a mere three singles and two walks.  No Tampa hitter reached base more then once as they were shutout in the seven inning rain shortened game.

Elvys Quezada dropped to 2-2 on the season. He gave up just one unearned on four hits with two strikeouts in three innings.

Kevin Whelan continued his transition to a starter and had his best game this year as he threw five no-hit innings in the Yankees 3-0 win over Jupiter.  David Robertson and Joshua Schmidt each then threw two no-hit innings to finish up the no-hitter.

Francisco Cervalli went one for four with two RBIs.  Marcos Vechionacci went two for four with a double and a run.

George Kontos fell to 1-4 on the season with a rough start in Tampa’s 9-1 loss to Jupiter.  He gave up six runs on six hits and six walks with five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Three of the six hits that Kontos gave up went over the fence.

Reegie Corona was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a double.

Phil Coke improved to 5-1 on the season with an eight hit complete game shutout.  He gave up one hit and he struck out five in the win.

Christopher Malec went three for four with two RBIs in the 8-0 win.  Edwar Gonzalez went three for three with a triple and one run.

Jose Tabata doubled home Austin Jackson in the top of the tenth inning as Tampa edged St. Lucie 3-2.  Edwar Gonzalez provided the rest of the Yankees offense in the third inning on a two run single.

Joshua Schmidt improved to 4-0 with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  Kevin Whelan continued to make progress after his demotion with a nice start.  He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.

Anthony Claggett gave up five runs in five innings but because the Yankees came back, he didn’t take the loss. Unfortunately, David Robertson gave up two runs in his two innings of work and he gave the lead back up to St. Lucie.

Jared Greenwood hit a three run homer in the loss.  Edwar Gonzalez went two for four with a double, an RBI and a run.

The bullpen almost let this game get away from the Yankees but Daniel McCutchen threw five solid frams in his start to pick up his tenth win of the season. He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Christopher Malec went three for four with a double and a run in the 8-7 win.  Tim Battle went two for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.

Tampa couldn’t score a single run despite matching Clearwater with nine hits in a 5-0 loss.  Austin Jackson was probably the hitting star and he went two for four with a double and a walk.

Anthony Claggett took the loss and he fell to 1-7 on the season.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and one walk with two strikeouts in four innings of work.