Minor League Recap 8/2

Written by Greg Fertel | 02 August 2008

Scranton falls to Pawtucket, 7-3

Billy Traber started, giving up a hit and a walk in 2 scoreless.
Mark Melancon gave up a run on a hit and a walk in 2 innings of work, and struck out 3.
Phil Coke, recently promoted to AAA, gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk in 1 1/3 innings of work.
Scott Strickland blew the save, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning.
Brett Gardner was 1 for 4 with his 36th steal of the season.
Juan Miranda was 1 for 3 with a walk and his 9th homer of the season. He is hitting .400 in his last 10 ames.
Ben Broussard was also 1 for 3 with a homer and a walk.
Greg Porter was 1 for 4.

Trenton tops Portland, 7-3 (7 innings, game 1)

Michael Gardner started, giving up a hit and 3 walks in 3 shutout innings.
Anthony Claggett won despite giving up 2 runs on 4 hits and a walk in 3 innings, while striking out 2.
Reegie Corona was 1 for 2 with 2 steals and 2 walks.
Ramiro Pena was 1 for 2 with a walk.
Austin Jackson was 2 for 3 with a double.
Chris Malec, Colin Curtis, and Frank Muich were each 1 for 3.
Kevin Russo was 1 for 3 with a double.
Seth Cooper was 1 for 4.

Game 2 was postponed due to rain Tampa defeats Dunedin, 13-7

Alan Horne made a rehab start, and continued to struggle. In 2 1/3 innings, Horne gave up 6 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks, and struck out 3. It is apparent that there might be something seriously wrong with him, and I think it might be best to just shut him down for the rest of the season, and let him get over his dead arm with rest.
Luis Nunez and Andres Perez were 2 for 5. Nunez also stole a base.
Eduardo Nunez and Kevin Smith were 3 for 5 with a double.
Josh Kreuzer was 1 for 4 with a double.
Seth Fortenberry was 2 for 4 with a double and a solo shot.
Kyle Anson was 1 for 5 with a double.
Matt Cusick, making his Yankee debut, was 0 for 2. It seems that they decided to promoted him to high-A ahead of Snyder.
Mitch Hilligoss was 1 for .
Tim Battle was 2 for 5 with a triple, raising his average to .257.

Charleston over Greenville, 5-4

Carl Pavano started, giving up a run on 5 hits in 3 innings of work, striking out 2 in the process.
Phil Hughes, also rehabbing, outpitched Pavano, giving up just a hit and a walk in 3 2/3 dominant innings, and striking out 5. He looks ready to move up to high-A or AA, though they Yankees will take it slow with him. Hughes was apparently throwing very hard, hitting 101 on what must have been a very juiced gun. More likely, he was hitting 95 or so, which is not too shabby for his 2nd rehab outing of the season.
Justin Snyder was 0 for 5.
Brad Suttle was 2 for 4 with a double.
Austin Romine and Jesus Montero were each 1 for 4.
Austin Krum was 2 for 4 with a home run.
Brandon Laird was 2 for 4 with 2 homers, giving him 14 on the season. Despite his less than impressive .262 average, Laird has shown some impressive home run power this season.
Carmen Angelini was 0 for 3 with a walk.
Abe Almonte was 2 for 4 with a double and a homer to raise his average to .233. Abe has almost half as many hits in his first 3 games in August as he did in the entire month of July, so clearly he is glad to see the calendar turn over.

Staten Island beats Brooklyn, 6-1

Nick Montgomery started, pitching very well to the tune of 5 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and a walk and striking out 4.
Jacinto Gonell struck out 2 in 2 perfect innings.
Brad Rulon pitched 2/3 of a perfect inning to lower his ERA to 0.34 on the season. He has given up just 1 run in 26 2/3 innings, with 38 strikeouts against 11 walks in that span. Domination.
Addison Maruszak was 3 for 5 with a double and a triple, raisng his average to .324 on the season.
David Adams was 1 for 4 with a walk and his 3rd homer of the season.
Brian Baisley was 2 for 5, and is hitting .339 on the year.
Daniel Brewer and Taylor Grote were each 1 for 4 with a double.
Marcos Vechionacci, rehabbing from injury, was 2 for 3 with a double in his return.
Erik Lovett was 1 for 3 with a double.

The GCL Yankees' game agains the Braves was suspended after 8 innings. Arodys Vizcaino gave up 2 runs in 2 innings and struck out 3. Manuel Banuelos struck out 3 in 1 inning for the 2nd consecutive outing.