Yankees Down on the Farm Day 36 Minor Leagues 5/9/2008

Triple A

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees won a close game over the Indianapolis Indians by a score of 6-5. Starting for Scranton was Heath Phillips and he did not pitch well giving up 4 earned runs on 4 hits in 2.2 innings of work. Replacing Philips in the third inning was Steven Jackson and he gave up 1 earned run on 1 hit in 3.1 innings. Bo Hall pitched a perfect 1.1 innings for the win. Billy Traber pitched to only 1 batter in the 8th inning and got the out. Scott Patterson pitched the last 1.1 innings for his first save along with 3 strike outs. The hitting stars of the game worth mentioning for Scranton were second baseman Alberto Gonzalez, left-fielder Jason Lane, and right-fielder Matt Carson. Gonzalez went 1 for 3 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi. Lane went 2 for 4 with 3, “big” rbi’s and Carson went 2 for 5 with 1 run scored.

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

Double A

The Trenton Thunder destroy, I mean, DESTROY the Akron Aeros by a score of 12-1. Starting for the Trenton Thunder was Chase Wright and he pitched a great game giving up 1 run on 6 hits in 7 innings for the win. Replacing Wright to start the 8th inning was Michael Gardner and he gave up no runs on no hits. Zachary Kroenke pitched a perfect 9th inning. The hitting stars of the game for Trenton were basically the whole lineup. The ones worth mentioning are short stop Ramiro Pena, left-fielder Colin Curtis, right-fielder Edwar Gonzalez, first baseman Chris Malec and second baseman Reegie Corona. Pena went 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbi’s. Curtis went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi. Gonzalez went 3 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi. Malec went 3 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 rbi’s and Corona went 2 for 5 with 3 runs scored and 2 rbi’s.

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

A Adv.

The Tampa Yankees won a close scoring game over the Brevard County Manatees by a score of 6-5. Starting for Tampa was Ivan Nova and he gave up 5 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings of work for the win. One of the runs he gave up was unearned because of a throwing error by first baseman Kevin Smith. Replacing Nova to start the 8th inning was Wilkins Arias and he gave up no runs on 1 hit in 1 inning. Jose Valdez pitched the 9th inning for his second save giving up no runs on 1 hit. The hitting stars of the game for Tampa worth mentioning were short stop Eduardo Nunez, catcher Jose Gil, first baseman Kevin Smith and DH Andres Perez. Nunez went 3 for 5 with 1 run scored. Gil went 3 for 5 with 1 rbi. Smith went 1 for 4 with 1 run scored and 2 rbi’s and Perez went 2 for 4 with 1 rbi.

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

Class A

The Charleston RiverDogs lost big to the Asheville Tourists by a score of 9-3. Starting for the RiverDogs was Zachary McAllister and he pitched his worst game of the year giving up 9 runs on 11 hits in 3 innings of work for the loss. One run was unearned because of a fielding error by second baseman Justin Snyder. To show you how well McAllister has been pitching this year, his era is still a low, 2.57 after this game. Replacing McAllister to start the 4rth inning was Jesse Hoover and he pitched 3 scoreless innings on 2 hits along with 5 strikeouts. Following Hoover was Gabe Medina and he pitched 2 scoreless innings giving up 2 hits. The hitting stars of the game worth mentioning for the RiverDogs were Justin Snyder and Taylor Holiday. Justin Snyder went 2 for 5 with 1 rbi and Taylor Holiday and went 2 for 4 with 1 run scored and 1 rbi along with a home run.

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