Minor League Blogs

Erie didn’t just lose two games to Altoona, they didn’t score a run as they lost both ends of the doubleheader.  In the first game, Altoona beat Erie 6-0 in a game that saw Erie outhit Altoona 3-2 yet still lose.  Jeffrey Gerbe took the loss and he fell to 0-1.  He gave up six [...]

Oneonta hitter’s could get anything done at the plate as the Tigers lost to Vermont 6-0.  Christopher White tripled and Angel Flores singled to account for the only two hits of the game for Oneonta.
Mark Brackman fell to 3-4 with a tough start.  He gave up five runs (three earned) on five hits and two [...]

Sendy Vasquez improved to 6-5 with a nice start in the Tigers 8-2 win over Lowell.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in eight innings.
Adrian Casanova was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with two RBIs and two runs.

Duane Below improved to 13-5 on the season with a nice start in the White Caps 6-1 win over Fort Wayne.  He gave up one unearned run on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in seven solid innings.
Jordan Newton went two for three with a homerun and two RBIs.  Santo De Leon went [...]

Lakeland lost again and it was Kevin Adroin who took the loss.  He fell to 0-2 and he gave up four runs on six hits and four walks with one strikeout in three innings.
Deik Scram was the hittin star in the 8-2 loss.  He went two for four with a double and a walk.

Erie scored two runs in the ninth inning to take care of Harrisburg 5-4.  Michael Hernandez singled, drove in two and scored a run.  Nick Trzesniak went two for five with a double and an RBI.
Anthony Tomey improved to 3-0 on the season.  He gave up two hits with two strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings.

The Yankees took care of Syracuse 6-2 and it was Steven White who got it done on the mound.  He gave up three hits and five walks with seven strikeouts in seven shutout innings to improve to 6-4.
Angel Chavez had a huge day at the plate.  He went three for five with a homerun, three [...]

Austin Jackson had a big day at the plate in Tampa’s 8-2 win over Lakeland.  He went two for five with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run.  Jared Greenwood went three for three with a walk, two RBIs and a run.
Anthony Claggett improved to 9-8.  He gave up two runs (one earned) [...]

The GCL Yankees took a 1-0 lead in their best of three game series against the GCL Dodgers. Zoilo Almonte went three for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs while Geraldo Rodriguez went two for four with a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.  Walter Ibarra had a team high four hits [...]

A pair of Staten Island pitchers held Aberdeen scoreless as the Yankees won it 1-0.  Jason Stephens gave up five hits in six shutout innings while Jason Kiley gave up three shutout frames to pick up his fourth win of the season.
Damon Sublett singled, drew a walk and scored the lone run.  Frank Lonigro singled [...]

Trenton and Portland played two and each team took a game.  Trenton won the first one 7-3 and Juan Miranda was one of the hitting stars.  He belted a homerun and he finished with four RBIs in the win.  Reegie Corona went two for four with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.  Jeffrey Marquez [...]

Kevin Thompson was the hitting star in the Yankees 5-4 win over Ottawa.  He went two for three with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and three runs.
Jose Veras picked up the win and he improved to 2-0.  He gave up three hits and a walk with two strikeouts in two shutout innings of relief.

Oneonta’s pen gave up five runs in the ninth inning as they blew a three run lead in the 5-3 loss.  Jose Fragoso was credited with the final two runs and he took the loss.  Oddly, he struck out the side in an inning where he was also knocked around for three hits and a walk.
Jorge [...]

The White Caps made it three straight wins with a pair of wins in a doubleheader with Fort Wayne.  Jordan Newton went four for four with a double and three RBIs.  Gorkys Hernandez went two for four with two RBIs and a run.  Phil Napolitan got two outs in the seventh and he picked up [...]

The Mud Hens turned a seven run deficit into a one run game with a late inning rally but 9-8 is as close as they’d get.  Anastatcio Martinez was shelled and he gave up eight runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts in just 2 1/3 innings.  The loss drops him to [...]

Alan Mills was shelled in the ninth inning and he gave up four runs to blow a 4-1 lead.  He blew a solid start by Andrew Kown, who gave up one run on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in seven innings.
Clete Thomas went two for five with a double, two RBIs and [...]

The GCL Yankees overcame a 4-1 deficit to beat the GCL Twins 6-4 and they’ll advance to the best of three championship series against the GCL Dodgers.  Walter Ibarra went two for two with a double and two RBIs while Melky Mesa went two for four with a triple and two RBIs.
Josue Selenes picked up [...]

The RiverDogs and Rome each took a game as they wrapped up a doubleheader.  Game one saw Charleston take care of Rome 6-4 behind the bat of Seth Fortenberry.  The centerfielder went two for three with two doubles, three RBIs and a run.  Grant Duff improved to 14-8 and he gave up two runs in [...]

The GCL Yankees finished up their season on Saturday and they didn’t even know it because today’s game was cancelled.  The playoffs start tomorrow and the Yankees will face the GCL Twins in a one game first round matchup to determine who plays a best of three game series with the GCL Dodgers.

Ryan Pope had an excellent start in the Yankees 2-1 win over Lowell.  He gave up just three hits and he struck out eight in six shutout frames.
Justin Snyder drove in both Yankee runs with a single and a double.  Christopher Raber singled and scored a run.

Joseph Tucker singled home Santo De Leon in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for the White Caps.  James Skelton went two for four with a double and two runs while Jeramy Laster went two for four with two RBIs.
Brett Jensen picked up the win and he improved to 5-1 despite giving [...]

Jordan Tata fell to 4-4 on the season despite a decent start in the Hens 3-2 loss to Louisville.  He gave up three runs on four hits and five walks with six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings.
Omar Infante went two for four with a double in the loss.  Brent Clevlen went two for three and [...]

Corey Hamman fell to 0-2 on the season since joining Erie with a tough relief appearance in the Seawolves 11-7 loss to Harrisburg.  He gave up eight runs (four earned) on seven hits with two strikeouts in two innings. 
Michael Hollimon went two for five with a double, a homerun and two RBIs.  Jeff Larish went [...]

Lakeland got back to losing as they were held to five hits in a 3-1 loss to Dunedin.  Ovandy Suero doubled and he scored the only run of the game for the Tigers. 
Lucas French fell to 5-13 with the loss.  He gave up two runs on seven hits and two walks with two strikeouts in [...]

Sean Finefrock fell to 3-5 on the season in a tough loss in Oneonta’s 9-6 loss to Hudson Valley.  He gave up seven runs (six earned) on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings.
Jorge Patino was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for four and he drove [...]

The GCL Tigers played their final game of the season as they lost to the GCL Blue Jays 7-2.  Christopher White went two for two with a walk and Orlando Rodriguez went two for four with a run.
Aaron Fuhrman took the loss and he fell to 2-7 on the season.  He gave up seven runs [...]

The Yankees fell to Buffalo 4-3 and while Kei Igawa wasn’t awful, he gave up the tying run in the seventh inning.  Then T.J. Beam gave up a run in the eighth that proved to be the game winner for Buffalo.
Eric Duncan doubled and drove in two runs in the loss.  Jose Cruz, Jr. went [...]

Scott Patterson gave up an unearned run in the fourteenth inning as Trenton lost to Binghamton 3-2 in fourteen innings.  Kevin Whelan was one of the more impressive pitchers to throw for the Thunder.  He threw three shutout innings and he struck out five.
Carlos Mendoza was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three [...]

Tampa had a tough time at the plate as they lost to Sarasota 3-1.  Marcos Vechionacci had two of the three hits for Tampa and he scored their only run.
Brett Smith fell to 0-6 on the season.  He gave up three runs (just one earned) on six hits and two walks in five innings.

Jose Gil had a big day at the plate as Staten Island came from behind to beat Lowell 9-6.  Gil went four for five with a double, a homerun, two RBIs and two runs.  Braedyn Pruitt went two for five with a double, two RBIs and a run.
Ryan Zink improved to 6-1 with 2 2/3 [...]

Casper Wells singled home Kyle Peter in the bottom of the tenth inning as Oneonta edged Hudson Valley 5-4 in ten innings.  Wells finished the game with two RBIs while Justin Henry went three for five with a double, an RBI and two runs.
Rudy Darrow picked up the win with three innings of shutout relief.  [...]

Jeffrey Gerbe was roughed up as he fell to 2-2 in the White Caps 9-3 loss to the Dragons.  He gave up six runs (three earned) on ten hits with one strikeout in six innings of work.
Michael Bertram was the hitting star in the loss.  He had just one hit but it was a two [...]

Kyle Sleeth picked up his first win since he joined Lakeland in a nice start in the Flying Tigers 2-1 win over Dunedin.  He gave up just two hits and he struck out eight in five shutout innings.
Maxwell Leon was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for three with a double and [...]

Michael Hernandez had a huge day at the plate for the Seawolves in their 12-4 win over Bowie.  He went three for four with two homeruns and six RBIs in the win.  William Rhymes went two for five with a double, two RBIs and two runs while Kody Kirkland went two for three with a [...]

Virgil Vasquez improved to 12-5 on the season with a nice start in the Hens 4-1 win over Indianapolis.  He gave up one run on five hits and one walk with four strikeouts in seven innings of work.
Andrew Graham went two for four with an RBI and two runs.  Jason Perry went two for four [...]

Yorman Bazardo fell to 10-6 on the season with a tough start in the Hens 7-2 loss to Indianapolis.  He gave up seven runs on six hits and three walks with two strikeouts in six innings of work.
Jason Perry hit his first homerun since joining the Hens.  Omar Infante went two for four with a [...]

The Yankees lost a tough one as their hitters never really got on track in a 6-1 loss to Buffalo.  Three different hitters had two hits a piece and it was Brett Gardner who had the only extra base hit (triple) and the only run for the Yanks.
Ian Kennedy dropped his first start since joining [...]

Chase Wright improved to 5-2 with one of his best starts of the season as he went the distance in a complete game shutout.  He gave up four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in the 7-0 win.
Mike Kinkade went three for four with a double, an RBI and two runs.  Matt Carson went [...]

Seth Fortenberry had a huge day at the plate in the RiverDogs 10-7 win over Rome. He went three for four with two doubles, three RBIs and four runs.  Josue Calzado singled, tripled and drove in three runs.
Stephan Artz picked up the win.  He improved to 2-0 and he gave up one run on two [...]

Adam Olbrychowski fell to 1-5 on the season in a tough start in the Yankees 6-3 loss to Lowell.  He gave up six runs (four earned) on six hits and a walk with four strikeouts in four innings.
Damon Sublett was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for four with a run.

The Yankees got plenty of offense in their 11-8 win over the GCL Indians, and while Jesus Montero had just one hit, he played a role in four of the Yankees runs.  He singled, drove in three runs and scored while Prilys Cuello had a team high three hits with a run and an RBI.
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Brandon Hamilton fell to 1-1 on the season in a rough start in the GCL Tigers 5-1 loss to the GCL Blue Jays.  He gave up four runs on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
The lone run came off the bat of Joseph Bowen.  He belted a solo homerun [...]

Jay Sborz had a tough start as Oneonta lost to Hudson Valley 4-3.  He gave up three runs on four hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.
Justin Henry was the hitting star in the win.  He went two for four with an RBI.

The White Caps rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Dragons 5-4.  The game winner came when Ryan Strieby was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.  This was after Brennan Boesch singled home a run to tie the game up.  Gorky Hernandez got it done at the plate otherwise.  [...]

Zachary McAllister fell to 3-4 on the season in a really rough start in Staten Island’s 10-0 loss to Vermont.  He gave up nine of the ten runs on seven hits and four walks with three strikeouts in just three innings.
Matt Morris was the only Staten Island hitter with two hits.  He went two for [...]

Carlos Ramirez singled home Orlando Rodriguez in the bottom of the thirteenth as the GCL Tigers beat the GCL Braves 5-4.  Earlier in the ninth, Eric Harryman belted a solo homer to tie the game up and send it into extra frames.
Santo Mieses improved to 3-3 on the season with the win.  He struck out one [...]

Oneonta pulled off a pair of wins after yesterday’s game was postponed because of fog.  The first game saw a nice outing by Sendy Vasquez.  He improved to 5-5 and he gave up one run on three hits and six walks with two strikeouts in five innings.  Cory Middleton had the big hit with a [...]

Gorkys Hernandez drove home Audy Ciriaco in the bottom of the ninth inning to win it for the White Caps.  Earlier in the inning, Ciriaco singled  home the tying run in the 5-4 win.  Joseph Tucker doubled twice and drove in two runs while Santo De Leon went two for two with a double, two [...]

The month of August has not been kind to Lakeland.  They lost their sixth straight game and they’ve lost fourteen of their last fifteen as they continue to sit well in the cellar of the second half standings.  This time it was a ten inning loss that saw Josh Rainwater give up the losing run [...]

The Seawolves got a nice team effort in their 10-6 win over Bowie.  Four different players drove in two runs and three different hitters scored twice.  Steve Torrealba was the only Erie hitter to go yard.  He went two for five with a two run homer.
Dallas Trahern improved to 12-6 although it was hardly his [...]