Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

SWB held off a tenth inning rally by Richmond to even up their series at a game a piece in a 6-4 win.  Jose Cruz, Jr. made a contribution with a single, a double and a run while Juan Francia doubled, drove in a run and scored.

Kei Igawa had a decent start and he gave up just two runs in five innings.  Ben Kozlowski picked up the win despite getting into trouble in the tenth inning and it was T.J. Beam who pitched the Yankees out of the tenth to pick up the save.

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.

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.

The Yankees topped Ottawa 3-1 and Matt DeSalvo got it done on the mound.  He gave up four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six shutout innings.  T.J. Beam struck out four in his two relief innings.

Shelly Duncan provided most of the offense with a two run homer in the first inning.  Omir Santos went three for three with a double and an RBI.

Shelly Duncan hit a huge three run homerun to cap off a five run fourth inning to lead the Yankees to the win.  Angel Chavez also had a nice day at the plate and he went two for four with two runs and an RBI.

Ross Ohlendorf walked six batters in four innings.  T.J. Beam picked up the win in relief as he threw 2 2/3 shutout innings.