Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Here’s one reason why the save statistic can be a bit off at times.  Jonathan Ortiz gave up two earned runs in the top of the ninth inning to make a three run game a razor thin, one run victory.  For his troubles, he picked up the save because he came into the game with a three run lead.  Dellin Betances had a nice start.  He gave up two runs on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in five innings.  The two runs came on a pair of solo homers.

Wady Rufino went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs in the 5-4 win.  Abraham Almonte went three for four with an RBI.

The GCL Yankees were shutout on six hits as the GCL Dodgers evened up their best of three game series for the GCL championship.  Wady Rufino went two for four with a double in the loss.

Dickson Marquez took the loss despite a decent start. He gave up two runs on two hits with five strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

Angel Reyes was one of four GCL Yankees’ pitchers who held the GCL Phillies scoreless in one of their final games of the season. He gave up two hits and three walks with six strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.  Justin Segal picked up the win with 2 1/3 innings of shutout relief in the 4-0 win.

Wady Rufino was one of the hitting stars in the win.  He went one for two with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run.

Brandon Laird went four for with a double and a solo homerun as the GCL Yankees 5-2 win over the GCL Blue Jays.  Wady Rufino went went three for four with a run.

Casey Erickson improved to 3-1 with the win.  He gave up two runs on four hits and a walk with four strikeouts in six innings of work.

Wady Rufino was one of the hitting stars in the GCL Yankees 8-3 win over the GCL Indians.  He went three for four with a double, a triple and three runs.  Kelvin Castro went three for three with a double, a run and an RBI.

Michael Hyde improved to 2-0 with the win.  He gave up two hits and he struck out two in three shutout innings of relief.

The GCL Yankees lost to the GCL Phillies 3-2 despite the Phillies making four errors in the game.   Brandon Laird was one of the hitting stars in the loss and he went three for four while Zoilo Almonte and Wady Rufino both hit solo homers in the loss.

Casey Erickson took the loss and he fell to 2-1.  He gave up three runs on four hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings.

Timothy Dennehy threw five shutout innings in a nice start in the GCL Yankees 3-2 win over the GCL Tigers.  He gave up just three hits and a walk with three strikeouts and the win pushed his record to 4-1 on the season.

Wady Rufino was one of the hitting stars and he went two for four with a two run homer.  Brandon Laird went two for four and he scored two runs.

Kelvin Perez improved to 2-1 on the season with a nice start in the GCL Yankees 6-4 win over the GCL Indians.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out one in five shutout innings.

Wady Rufino was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with a homerun and two RBIs.