Written by Greg Fertel | 18 August 2008

Scranton was off today Trenton handles Reading, 8-2

• Victor Zambrano got the start, and looked very impressive through 5 scoreless innings.  The oft-injured righty gave up just 4 hits and a walk while striking out 5.  This may be premature, but I wonder if the Yankee brass is considering him for that last rotation spot if they think Hughes is not ready.
• Reegie Corona was 2 for 5 with 2 strikeouts.
• Francisco Cervelli was 1 for 4, dropping his average to .378.
• Austin Jackson was 1 for 4 with a walk and a strikeout, and is hitting .289 on the season.
• Chris Malec was 3 for 5
• Colin Curtis was 1 for 5.
• Edwar Gonzalez and Kevin Russo were each 2 for 4.  Gonzalez hit his 14th homer of the season.
• Seth Cooper was 1 for 4 with a walk.

Tampa's game against Lakeland was rained out Charleston falls to Lakewood, 9-1

• Adam Olbrychowski started, and his control problems returned.  In 5 innings, Adam O. gave up 4 runs (3 earned) on 5 walks and 5 hits, while striking out 6.
• Angel Reyes gave up a hit and struck out 2 in a scoreless inning of relief.
• Austin Krum and Austin Romine were each 1 for 4.
• Brad Suttle was 0 for 4, dropping his average to .271.
• Jesus Montero was 2 for 4 with a triple.  Yes, that is not a typo.  To be fair to Montero's lack of speed, the centerfielder missed the ball and injured his shoulder, so it was by no means a display of speed on Montero's part.
• Justin Snyder, playing 1st, and Dave Williams were each 2 for 4.
• Prilys Cuello was 1 for 3 with an error.

Staten Island was off today. GCL Yanks blank Indians, 2-0 (game 1, 7 innings)

• Humberto Sanchez, undergoing rehab #2, struck out 1 and allowed a hit in 1 scoreless inning of work.
• Manny Banuelos put together another sensational outing, giving up just 1 hit in 6 shutout innings, and striking out 6.  He also did a great job keeping the ball on the ground, with 10 groundouts against 2 flyouts.  The lefty from Monterrey, Mexico, who won't turn 18 until next March, has a 2.31 ERA on the season, with 35 strikeouts against 11 walks
• Corban Joseph was 2 or 3 to raise his average to .291.  He was also caught stealing for the 5th time, against only 2 successful attempts.
• Kyle Higashioka was 0 for 2 with a walk.
• Zoilo Almonte was 1 for 3.
• Alvaro Ramirez was 1 for 1 with a walk and a steal.

GCL Yanks fall to Indians, 2-1

• Arodys Vizcaino started, and continued to pitch solidly.  In 5 innings, the 17 year-old from the DR gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 4.  His ERA on the season sits at 3.64.
• Emerson Landoni and Spencer Lucian were each 2 for 3.
• Corban Joseph was 1 for 3.
• Jimmy Paredes was 0 for 2 to drop his average to .289.  He also stole a base.

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