Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Tampa took care of Dunedin 6-1 and it was Ryan Pope who set the stage on the mound.  He improved to 1-1 and he gave up one run on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Yankees racked up fifteen hits and three of those came from Eduardo Nunez.  He doubled, drove in a run and scored twice while Tim Battle belted a two run homer.

Tampa finished up their season with a 5-4 win over Sarasota and it was Garrett Patterson who picked up the win in his first game for Tampa.  He gave up a run on two hits with the lone blemish being a solo homerun.

Tim Battle went two for four with a solo homerun and two runs.  Christopher Malec doubled and drew a walk and he he hit an impressive .323. in 67 games for Tampa.

Mike Martinez improved to 4-4 on the season with a nice start in the Yankees 4-1 win over Sarasota. He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Eduardo Nunez went two for three with a walk, a run and an RBI.  Tim Battle went two for four with a run and an RBI.

Phil Coke improved to 7-2 on the season in Tampa’s 6-3 win over Brevard County. He gave up one run on three hits and two walks with one strikeout in 5 2/3 innings.

Tim Battle doubled, drove in two runs and scored.  Eduardo Nunez doubled twice and drove in a run.

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. 

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.

The Yankees blasted Brevard County 15-6 and just about everyone was a hitting star.  Every Tampa starter had a hit and all but one had at least two.  Every Tampa hitter scored at least one run and all but one drove in a run.  Reegie Corona led the way though and he followed up his three run game yesterday with a four RBI game in this one.  He went two for six with a homerun, two runs and the four RBIs.  Tim Battle also had a nice game and he went one for five with a triple, two runs and two RBIs.

Daniel McCutchen improved to 5-0 on the season with a mediocre start.  He gave up six runs on thirteen hits with three strikeouts in eight innings of work.

Tim Battle hit a tenth inning, three run homer to beat Vero Beach 4-1 in ten innings.  It was only his second homerun of the season. 

Joba Chamberlain had a very nice start.  He gave up two hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in eight shutout innings.

Tampa pitching gave up four runs in the ninth inning in their 8-5 loss to Fort Myers.  All three Tampa pitchers gave up at least a couple of runs although Wilkin Arias struck out eight in 3 1/3 innings.

Tim Battle had a nice game at the plate.  He went two for four with a walk and he scored three runs.

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.

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.

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. 

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.