Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The Thunder kicked off the Eastern League championship series with a win 5-3 over Akron.  Tyler Clippard held Akron in check through the first five innings and then Steven Jackson took over for three frames to pick up the win.  He gave up one run on two hits with three strikeouts.

Austin Jackson played a part in most of Trenton’s runs.  He went two for four with three RBIs and a run.  Gabriel Lopez went two for three with two runs.

Cody Ehlers finished off his regular season with an impressive day at the plate as the Thunder took care of the Fisher Cats 8-6.  He went three for five with a double and four RBIs.  Noah Hall went three for four with a walk, two RBIs and a run.

Tyler Clippard picked up the win and he improved to 2-1 although he hardly had his best stuff.  He gave up five runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeout in six innings.

Trenton and Portland each took a game as the season winded down.  Game one was a 5-1 loss with the offense not doing too much.  Juan Miranda doubled, drew a walk and scored while Tyler Clippard fell to 1-1.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.

Game two went Trenton’s way in a 4-3 win.  Scott Patterson picked up the win despite giving up two runs in three innings.  Cody Ehlers was the hitting star and he went two for three with a walk, a double and an RBI.

Trenton lost 11-7 and while Tyler Clippard didn’t have a fantastic start, it was the pen who lost this one.  Justin Pope gave up four runs and he fell to 1-2 on the season.  Tim Lavigne was also knocked up for four runs in the loss.

Noah Hall had a nice day at the plate in the loss.  He went two for five with a double, a homerun three RBIs and a run.

Tyler Clippard fell to 4-4 on the season with a rough start in the Yankees 5-1 loss to Charlotte.  He gave up three runs on nine hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings of work.

The Yankees managed just four hits and Andy Cannizaro was the only SWB hitter to reach base more then once.  He went one for two with a double and two walks.

Shelly Duncan had a big day at the plate in the Yankees 8-5 win over Indianapolis.  He went three for four with a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Justin Christian also made a big contribution and he went two for five with a homerun, two runs and two RBIs.

Tyler Clippard had a tough time and he gave up four runs in 4 1/3 innings but the pen and hitters picked him up.  Chris Britton picked up the win and he improved to 3-1.  He gave up a hit and a walk in  1 2/3 shutout innings.

Tyler Clippard was hit hard and he fell to 4-3 on the season with a tough start in the Yankees 6-2 loss to Buffalo.  He gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks with one strikeout in 3 1/3 innings.

Kevin Reese had two of the Yankees four hits in the game.  He also drove in both of their runs.

The Yankees took care of the Chiefs 7-4 and it was Shelly Duncan who led the way at the plate.  He went two for three with a walk, a homerun and four RBIs.  Juan Francia went one for one with a walk and two runs.

Tyler Clippard picked up the win with five decent innings.  He gave up three runs on four hits and five walks with two strikeouts and the win pushes his record to 4-2 on the season.

The Yankees lost to Norfolk today 2-0 and the offense picked up just three hits in the loss.  Andy Phillips picked up the only hit with a walk and Kevin Reese reached base twice with a single and a walk.

Tyler Clippard left the game after only one inning.  Not sure if it was because of a rain delay or an injury but I’ll let you know when I find out.  He was relieved by Sean Henn, who gave up two runs and took the loss.

SWB beat Columbus 4-3 and Tyler Clippard pitched a solid game.  He gave up just one run on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.  The win improves his record to 1-2 on the season.

Andy Phillips was the hitting star.  He went three for three with two walks and he scored two runs.  Alberto Gonzalez also produced and he went two for four with a double and an RBI.

SWB dropped two today as they tried to make up a game from earlier in the week.  They lost 8-2 in the first game with a rough start by Tyler Clippard.  He gave up four runs on seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five innings.  The loss dropped his record to 0-2.  Bronson Sardinha hit a two run homer to account for both Yankee runs and Alberto Gonzalez went three for three with a run in the 8-2 loss.

Matt DeSalvo had a solid start but the Yankees still couldn’t win it in a 3-2 loss.  He gave up a run on three hits and four walks with four strikeouts in five innings.  Omir Santos went two for three with a double and a run.

Tyler Clippard took it on the chin in the Yankees 10-3 loss to Richmond.  He gave up seven runs (only two earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts in just four innings.

Alberto Gonzalez, Andy Phillips and Andrew Beattie all had two hits and a run in the loss.  Eric Duncan walked twice and drove in a run.

The SWB Yankees lost to the Norfolk Tides today in a showdown of top prospects.  Tyler Clippard went toe to toe with Hayden Penn but neither starter got a decision.  Clippard gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in five innings of work.  Unfortunately three relievers combined to give up five runs in the eighth inning as the Yankees lost the game.

Angel Chavez led the way for the Yankees at the plate.  He went two for four with two RBIs.

Tyler Clippard was the Yankees ninth round pick back in 2003.  He made his minor league debut that season and pitched in the Gulf Coast League where he had an impressive 56/5 strikeout to walk ratio in 43 2/3 innings.  He followed that up in 2004 with a full season at Battle Creek where once again he kept an impressive strikeout to walk ratio.  He also gave up his share of runs though.  His ERA was 3.44 but he also gave up 14 unearned runs.  In 2005, he moved up to Tampa and seemed to turn the corner.  He struck out more guys but kept his walk rate the same and his ERA of 3.18 was more indicative of the damage he caused because he gave up only four unearned runs and his WHIP was just on the north side of 1.000.

In 2006, he made the move up to Double A and remained impressive.  His walk rate was up (55 walks in 166 1/3 innings) and he did give up 14 homeruns but he also struck out 175.  John Sickels liked him best and ranked him fifth with a B rating and he speculates the Clippard will start the season at Triple A.  Also keep in mind that this kid is only 22 years old.  He still have plenty of time to blossom.