Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

It took them thirteen innings, but the Thunder piled on the runs in an 8-3 win over the B-Mets.  Austin Jackson had a nice day at the plate and he went three for seven with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Colin Curtis had just one hit in five at bats, but he walked twice, drove in a run and scored twice.

Jason Jones kept the Thunder in the game with a solid seven inning start.  He gave up two runs on six hits with a walk and one strikeout.  Eric Wordekemper improved to 1-1 with two shutout innings of relief.

The Thunder took care of New Britain 7-4 and while Jason Jones gave up three first inning runs, he recovered to throw a decent enough game to improve to 3-0.  He gave up the three runs on nine hits and three walks with four strikeouts in six innings.  Eric Wordekemper threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his first save of the season.

Cody Ehlers had a team high three hits with a double, a run and an RBI.  Matt Carson singled, doubled, drove in two and scored a run in the win.

Phil Coke didn’t take the loss but he was hit hard none the less.  He gave up six runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Michael Gardner gave up two runs in two innings of shutout relief and he fell to 0-1.

Chris Malec and Cody Ehlers both homered and drove in two runs in the 8-7 loss.  Jose Tabata doubled twice, drove in two runs and scored once.

The Thunder doubled up Harrisburg 8-4 and it was Marcos Vechinonacci and Kevin Russo who got it done at the plate.  Vechionacci went two for four with a double, three RBIs and two runs while Russo doubled and drove in three.  P.J. Pilittere had a team high three hits and he scored twice.

Chase Wright improved to 2-1 with a nice start.  He gave up one run on five hits and two walks with two strikeouts in six innings.

Eric Wordekemper and Joshua Schmidt combined to give up a run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Thunder lost to the Curve in the final at bat of the game.  A decent start by George Kontos went to waste.  He gave up three runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Chris Malec went two for four with a triple and a run in the loss.  Colin Curtis went two for four with an RBI.

Trenton and Altoona played a tight game but the Thunder came out on top 3-2. Cody Ehlers was the hitting star. He went three for four with a solo homerun.

Jason Jones picked up the win and he improved to 1-0. He gave up two unearned runs on five hits with a strikeout in five innings of work.

The Thunder dispatched the Mets in an impressive offensive display.  The final was 13-7 and while there were plenty of hitting stars, Matt Carson was a notch above the rest.  He went three for four with a triple, a homerun, five RBIs and three runs.

Joshua Schmidt picked up the win.  He did give up two runs but both were unearned and he gave up just one hit with two strikeouts in 2 1/3 shutout innings.

The Thunder and Mets each took a game as they played two to make up for last nights rain out.  The first game was an impressive pitching performance by Daniel McCutchen. He gave up just three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Steven Jackson shut out the Mets in the final two frames and he picked up the save. Colin Curtis was the hitting star and he went two for three with a homer and two runs.

The second game saw Trenton held to just three hits as they lost 3-1.  George Kontos gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks with one strikeout in three innings of work.

Trenton dropped their season opener to Binghamton today 2-0 and the offense was held to a mere two hits in the game.  Both hits were singles and even with the four walks the team drew, no hitter reached base more then once.

Chase Wright had a solid enough outing but he dropped to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up two runs on three hits with four strikeouts in six innings of work.  David Robertson was impressive and he threw two shutout innings of relief with three strikeouts.