Minor League Recap, 7/30

Written by Greg Fertel | 30 July 2007

Scranton falls to Rochester, 3-2

Steven White put up his 3rd quality start in 4 outings, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 3.
Joba Chamberlain made his first relief appearance and dominated, striking out the side with a fastball sitting in the high-90's (touched 100 a few times) and a nasty slider (hit 90 on the Scranton gun). I imagine with this performance, barring a possible Gagne trade, Joba will be in the Bronx within the next week or so.
Scott Williamson walked 1 and struck out 1 in a scoreless inning of relief.
Justin Christian was 2 for 4 with a triple and a stolen base.
Kevin Reese was 1 for 4 with a double.
Juan Francia was 1 for 3.

Trenton was off today. Tampa tops Sarasota, 3-1

George Kontos had his best outing in a while, giving up just 1 run on 7 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings. Kontos also struck out 8 batters.
Eric Wordekemper struck out 2 and walked 1 in an inning of scoreless relief, lowering his ERA to 0.72.
The recently-promoted Eduardo Nunez was 1 for 4 with a walk, 2 steals, and 2 strikeouts.
Austin Jackson was 2 for 4 with a walk, a strikeout, and a double. It's amazing that he's still keeping this up, and his excellent hitting in Tampa has gone on too long to be called a fluke.
Jason Giambi was 2 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
Marcos Vechionacci was 1 for 4 with a double.
Francisco Cervelli and Kevin Russo were each 1 for 4. Cervelli struck out 3 times, and Russo once.
Tim Battle was 1 for 3 with a walk and 2 strikeouts.

Charleston vs. Hickory was postponed SI Yanks overcome Oneonta, 3-2

Ryan Pope dominated in his 3rd outing in Staten Island, allowing just 1 hit and 2 walks in 4 innings, while striking out 6. The Savannah College of Art and Design product is a sleeper prospect who the Yanks were obviously high on, and I'm interested to see if he can continue to put up strong numbers.
Justin Snyder, Taylor Holiday and Braedyn Pruitt were each 1 for 4.
Damon Sublett was 1 for 3 with a walk and a stolen base.
Dave Williams was 0 for 3 with a steal.
Ryan Wehrle, playing 3rd in his NY-P League debut, was 2 for 3 with a double.
DJ Hollingsworth was 1 for 2.

GCL Yanks bash Braves, 10-2

Lance Pendleton started, allowing a run on 1 hit and 2 walks in 1 2/3 innings, while striking out 3.
Jairo Heredia pitched 5 strong innings of relief, allowing 1 run on 3 hits and no walks, while striking out 5. His ERA on the season is 1.82, and he continues to show excellent control and the ability to strike people out.
Prilys Cuello was 2 for 6 with a double.
Zoilo Almonte was 1 for 5.
Brandon Laird was 1 for 3.
Jesus Montero, catching tonight, was 1 for 3 with a double and a sac fly.
Wady Rufino was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
Andres Perez was 1 for 4.
Ben Blumenthal was 0 for 3 with a walk.
Kelvin Castro was 3 for 5 with 2 triples and a stolen base.
Melky Mesa was 0 for 3 with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.