Down On The farm Minor League Report 7/04/08 Pt 1

Triple A

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees lost to the Syracuse Chiefs by a score of 8-5. Starting for Scranton was Kei Igawa and he gave up 4 earned runs on 5 hits in 5 innings of work for the no decision. Replacing Igawa to start the 6th inning was Steven Jackson and he pitched 2 scoreless innings giving up 2 hits. Following Jackson was J.B. Cox and he gave up 4 earned runs on 4 hits in 2 innings for the loss. The hitting stars of the game for Scranton worth mentioning were second baseman Cody Ransom who went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 1 rbi along with a home run and third baseman Eric Duncan who went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 3 rbi’s along with a home run.

• Scranton/WB Recap - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official
• Scranton/WB Box Score - Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees official

Double A

The Trenton Thunder won easily over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats by a score of 6-0. Starting for Trenton was Phil Coke and he was great pitching 7 scoreless innings giving up 2 hits along with 6 strikeouts for the win and has an era of 2.86. Replacing Coke to start the 8th inning was Anthony Claggett and he pitched 2 perfect innings and has an era of 1.06. The hitting stars of the game for Trenton worth mentioning were short stop Ramiro Pena, right-fielder Edwar Gonzalez and second baseman Reegie Corona. Pena went 1 for 5 with 2 rbi’s. Gonzalez went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbi’s along with a high, it is far, it is….. GAAAAAHHN like a John Sterling, She’s Got Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes type of home, run, BAAAHMB!! Corona went 3 for 3 with 1 rbi.

• Trenton Thunder Recap - Trenton Thunder Official
• Trenton Thunder Box Score - Trenton Thunder Official

A Adv.

The Tampa Yankees lost to the Sarasota Reds by a score of 6-0. Starting for Tampa was Zach McAllister and he gave up 2 earned runs on 5 hits in 8 innings of work along with 9 strikeouts for the loss. Replacing McAllister to start the 9th inning was Rob Semeranoto and he gave up 4 earned runs on 3 hits in 1 innings. The hitting star of the game for Tampa worth mentioning was first baseman Kevin Smith who went 2 for 4. Tampa is still in a hitting funk.

• Tampa Yankees Recap - Tampa Yankees Official
• Tampa Box Score - Tampa Yankees Official

Class A

The Charleston RiverDogs lost to the Augusta GreenJackets by a score of 5 -2. Starting for the RiverDogs was Dellin Betances and he gave up 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 5 innings of work for the no decision. Replacing Betances to start the 6th inning was Ryan Zink and he gave up 3 earned runs on 5 hits in 1 inning for the loss. Following Zink was Stephen Artz and he pitched a scoreless 7th inning giving up 2 hits. Jonathan Ortiz pitched a perfect 8th inning. The hitting stars of the game for the RiverDogs worth mentioning were left-fielder Matt Morris who went 1 for 4 with 1 run scored and short stop Carmen Angelini who went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored.

• Charleston RiverDogs Recap - Charleston RiverDogs Official
• Charleston RiverDogs Box Score - Charleston RiverDogs Official

Class A Short-Season

The Staten Island Yankees won a high scoring game over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers by a score of 11-9. Starting for Staten Island was Brandon Braboy and he gave up 4 runs on 6 hits in 4.1 innings of work for the no decision but 1 run was unearned because of a fielding error by right fielder Jack Rye. Replacing Braboy was Jacinto Gonell and he gave up 2 earned runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings for the win. Following Gonell to start the 8th inning was Tim Dennehy and he gave up 3 runs on 2 hits in 1 inning. Mr. Amber, Pat Venditte pitched a scoreless 9th inning giving up 1 hit for the save and still has an era of 0.00.

The hitting stars of the game for Staten Island worth mentioning were short stop Walter Ibarra, center fielder Raymond Kruml and third baseman Mike Lyon. Ibarra went 2 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 3 rbi’s along with big, long, towering I was a car hop,
You were into the be-bop 65 Love Affair by Paul Davis type of home run BIZZOMB!! Kruml went 3 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 2 rbi’s and Lyon went 2 for 3 with 2 rbi’s.

• Staten Island Yankees Recap – Staten Island Yankees Official
• Staten Island Yankees Box Score – Staten Island Yankees Official