Minor League Recap 8/17

Written by Greg Fertel | 17 August 2008

Scranton defeats Lehigh Valley, 9-6.

Phil Hughes got the start and was not good at all, allowing 5 runs on 8 hits in his 3 2/3 innings of work. He threw 91 pitches in that span and also struck out 4. Even with the bad outing, I still think Phil gets called up to make his next start, as the Yankees don't have a starter slated to pitch next Thursday against Roy Halladay and the Blue Jays. Phil is rehabbing, and he hasn't pitched in a while so maybe this still feels like spring training for him. He'll be fine.
Zach Kroenke allowed a hit and a walk but no further in his 3 innings of shutout relief.
Melky Cabrera (never heard of him) was 1 for 1 with 4 walks. Seems like he knows how to take pitches. He might have the best eye in the system.
Matt Carson was 1 for 5.
Juan Miranda was 3 for 5 with a homer, his 10th of the season.
Shelley Duncan was 2 for 3 with a 2 doubles and 2 walks.
Eric Duncan was 3 for 5.
Chad Moeller was 4 for 5 with a double.

Trenton beats Reading, 11-7.

Rehab Resident Carl Pavano got the start and was pretty good. In 6 innings of work, Carl allowed a solo shot and 5 other hits while only walking 1 batter. He also had 6 strikeouts. Who knows? Maybe we'll see Carl at the beginning of September.
Reegie Corona was 1 for 5.
Francisco Cervelli was 2 for 3 with 2 walks. He's now batting .394!
Austin Jackson and Chris Malec were each 1 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout.
Colin Curtis was 2 for 5 with a double and a homerun, his 7th.
Kevin Russo was 4 for 4 with a double.
Edwar Gonzalez was 2 for 5 with 2 more homeruns. That's 4 homers in the past 3 games.

Tampa edges Lakeland, 4-3.

Alan "I should be shut down for the season" Horne got the start and allowed 3 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 3 innings of work. He also had 2 strikeouts. Hey, at least he had a 5-2 groundout-flyout ratio.
Zach McAllister, coming out of the 'pen in deference to the rehabbing Horne (and probably as a way to limit his innings as well) got the save by continuing his impressive pitching. In 4 shutout innings, McAllister gave up just a hit and a walk, while striking out 2. His ERA in Tampa dropped to 1.94 with this outing, as he continues to dominate FSL hitters.
Luis Nunez was 1 for 2 with 3 walks.
Seth Fortenberry was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
Tim Battle was 1 for 4.
Tommy Baldridge was 0 for 2 with 2 walks.
Kevin Smith was 2 for 4 with a walk.

Charleston beats Lakewood, 9-5.

Ryan Zink got the start and allowed 2 hits and 3 walks in his 4 shutout innings of work.
Jonathan Ortiz came to the rescue of steriod-less Angel Reyes and got the final two outs to notch his 31st save of the season.
Austin Krum was 3 for 4 with 3 doubles and a walk.
Brad Suttle was 2 for 5 with a double.
Jesus Montero was 0 for 5, dropping his average to .318. He is 4 for his last 20. No worries.
Austin Romine was 0 for 4 with a walk, dropping his average to .289.
Justin Snyder and Abe Almonte were 1 for 4. Abe walked.
Carmen Angelini was 2 for 4, raising his average to .240.
Prilys Cuello was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.

Staten Island slips past Vermont, 2-1.

David Phelps (no relation to Michael) started, giving up an unearned run on 5 hits and a walk in 4 2/3 innings of work, striking out 6 in the process.
Brad Rulon allowed 2 walks and struck out 2 in his 2 innings of work.
Pat Venditte pitched a 1-2-3 9th for his 16th save of the season.
Raymond Kruml, Dave Adams, and Mike Lyon were 1 for 4. Raymond doubled.
Brian Baisley was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.
Addison Maruszak, Mitch Abeita, Jack Rye, Jahdiel Santamaria, and Taylor Grote were hitless in their respective at bats. Jack and Mitch walked.

The GCL Yanks had the day off.