Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

This was a plain beat down.  Ryan Pope fell to 2-6 in a 12-2 loss and he took the brunt of the damage.  He gave up eleven runs (nine earned) on twelve hits and three walks with a strikeout in five innings.

Chris Malec was effectively the Thunder’s offense.  He went four for four and he had four of the Thunder’s five hits.  He also drove in their only two run with a two run blast in the ninth inning.

Three different pitchers gave up at least a pair of runs in Trenton’s 8-3 loss to Reading.  Wilkins Arias took the loss and he fell to 1-2.  He gave up two runs on five hits and a walk with four strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

Jesus Montero went two for four with a solo homer.  Reegie Corona also went yard with a solo homer and he drew a walk in the loss.

Trenton finished up their suspended game against Reading and Jorge Vazquez didn’t miss a beat with the delay.  He finished the game four for four with a double, a home run, three RBIs, and two runs.  Eduardo Nunez went two for four with a double, two RBIs and two runs.

Zach McAllister pitched two shutout innings in his start before the bad weather cut the game short.  Josh Schmidt took over today and he improved to 6-1.  He gave up two runs on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts in four innings.

Trenton had a tough time getting anything going in their 5-2 loss to Akron.  Jesus Montero went one for three with a walk and a run and an RBI while Chris Malec went one ofr three with a walk and an RBI.

A really good start by Ivan Nova went to waste in the loss.  He gave up just a hit and two walks with three strikeouts in six shutout innings.  J.B. Cox gave up three runs in 1/3 of an inning and he took the loss.

The Thunder took two today as they made up one of their games and played their regularly scheduled one.  Game one was a 9-3 blowout.  Jorge Vazquez went three for four with a three run homer while Eduardo Nunez went two for four with two runs and two RBIs.  Jason Stephens improved to 1-0 and he gave up three runs on six hits and two walks in six innings.

Game two provided some solid pitching in a 3-0 shutout win.  Four pitchers combined for the seven inning shutout and it was Kevin Whelan who picked up the win.  He gave up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts in two innings of shutout relief and the win pushed his record to 3-0 on the season.  Noah Hall was the hitting star and he went two for three with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.

Trenton couldn’t get anything going at the plate as they lost to Connecticut 4-0.  Chris Malec and Justin Snyder singled and that was it the entire game.

Zach McAllister took the loss and he fell to 5-3.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on nine hits with eight strikeouts in 7 1/3 innings.

Wilkin De La Rosa fell to 3-4 on the season with a tough start in the Thunder 7-1 loss to the B-Mets.  He gave up five runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. 

Chris Malec was the hitting star.  He went two for three with a walk and an RBI.

The Thunder lost one then won one as they took on Bowie in a doubleheader yesterday.  Game one saw the Thuder’s bats fall flat and they picked up just five hits in the 7-2 loss.  Edwar Gonzalez led the way and he went two for three with a solo home run.  Ryan Pope gave up seven runs (three earned) in six innings and he fell to 2-4 on the season.

Game two was closer but it was a 5-4 win.  James Cooper went two for three with a run and two RBIs.  Amaury Sanit improved to 1-1 because he was the last pitcher and he got the win despite allowing a tying run in the top of the ninth to score on his watch.

Josh Schmidt improved to 4-1 on the season with a really nice start in the Thunder’s 2-0 win over Bowie.  He gave up just two hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five shutout innings.  Amaury Sanit threw a shutout ninth and he picked up his sixth save of the season.

Kyle Anson went two for three with an RBI.  Noah Hall didn’t pick up a hit, but he scored two runs.