Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

Shelley Duncan brought a bit stick as the Yankees took care of the Bats 9-3.  He went two for four with two homers and five RBIs.  John Rodriguez and Todd Linden also went yard in the win.

Zachary Kroenke improved to 4-0 with 1 2/3 innings of shutout relief.  Anthony Claggett pitched the final three frames and he picked up his second save of the season.

Zachary Kroenke gave up a two run homer in the bottom of the eighth that turned the Thunder’s one run lead into a one run loss.  On top of that, a nice start by Alan Horne went to waste.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk with six strikeouts in five innings.

P.J. Pilittere had the big hit of the game for the Thunder.  He belted a two run homer in the seven inning.

Tampa came back from a four run deficit to tie it only to lose the game in the fourteenth inning. Elvys Quezada gave up five early runs and then Zachary Kroenke gave up the go ahead run in the fourteenth.

Luis Nunez had a nice day at the plate. He went three for six with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs in the 6-5 loss.

Tampa scored four runs from the sixth inning on to come from behind to beat Sarasota 7-6.  Jared Greenwood had the bit hit of the game.  He three run pinch hit homerun gave the Yankees the runs they needed for the win.  Kevin Russo also had a nice day and he went two for three with an RBI and two runs.

Zachary Kroenke picked up the with with a shutout eighth inning.  Ian Kennedy gave up three runs in 5 1/3 innings and he struck out nine in his start.