Minors Recap, 7/27

Scranton blanks Toledo, 4-0

• Zach Kroenke started, giving up 4 hits and a walk in 4 shutout innings, and striking out 4.  He also picked off 2 runners, helping his cause.  Kroenke has an 0.94 ERA through 47 2/3 innings this season.
• Eric Wordekemper got the win, giving up a hit and fanning 2 in 4 scoreless.
• Kevin Whelan gave up a hit in 1 shutout inning.
• Kevin Russo was 3 for 4 with 3 doubles.
• Ramiro Pena was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles.
• Austin Jackson was 2 for 5 with a double.
• Shelley Duncan was 1 for 3 with 2 walks.
• Juan Miranda was 0 for 4.
• Yurrell de Caster and Colin Curtis were 1 for 4.

Trenton falls to Harrisburg, 9-1

• Ryan Pope got roughed up, giving up 9 runs (8 earned) on 12 hits and 2 walks in 5 1/3 innings.
• Kanekoa Texeira gave up 2 hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings, and struck out 2.
• Wilkins Arias struck out the side in a perfect inning of relief.
• Reegie Corona was 1 for 3.
• Eduardo Nunez was 1 for 4.
• Jesus Montero was 0 for 4, dropping his average in AA to .301.  He also had his 7th passed ball, something he needs to cut down on.
• Chris Malec was 2 for 4.
• Edwar Gonzalez and James Cooper were both 1 for 3.

Tampa shuts down Charlotte, 9-0

• Lance Pendleton continued his strong pitching, giving up 5 hits and a walk in 7 shutout innings, and striking out 4.
• Dan Brewer was 1 for 4.
• Luis Nunez was 1 for 5 with a double.
• Austin Romine was 1 for 3 with a triple and a walk.
• Damon Sublett was 2 for 4 with a walk.
• Brandon Laird and Walter Ibarra were 1 for 5.
• Kevin Smith was 3 for 5 with a double and his 6th homer.
• David Adams was 1 for 4 with a homer and a walk.
• Jack Rye was 2 for 4 with a walk.

Charleston gets no-hit by West Virginia, 4-0

• Hunter Strickland and Diego Moreno combined to no-hit the Riverdogs.  The only blemishes were an error and a HBP.
• Trenton Lare, recently promoted from Staten Island, put together a good debut start.  In 6 2/3 innings, Lare gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and 2 walks, with 8 strikeouts.

Staten Island falls to Hudson Valley, 5-3

• Adam Warren started for the Yankees, giving up 4 hits in 5 shutout innings, and striking out 5.  Warren also maintained a 7-2 GO-AO ratio, and his ERA on the season sits at an even 1.00.
• Jimmy Paredes was 0 for 4.
• Zoilo Almonte was 2 for 4 with a double, and was caught stealing.
• Neil Medchill was 0 for 2 with 2 walks and a steal.
• Kyle Higashioka was 0 for 4 with 3 strikeouts.
• DeAngelo Mack was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles.
• Luke Murton was 2 for 3.
• Carmen Angelini was 0 for 4.

The GCL Yankees were postponed

Sorry for my lack of posts over the past few days, I was out of town.

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