Monday, April 7, 2008

Weekend Minor League Recap - 4/7

Triple-A

The Scranton Yankees completed a 4-game sweep of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs, with 7-2 (Saturday) and 5-2 (Sunday) wins.

On Saturday, Alan Horne struck out 6 in 6 innings for his first win of the year, and Scott Patterson and Edwar Ramirez finishing things out by K'ing 4 of the 6 hitters they faced. Cody Ransom (3 RBI) and Brett Gardner each homered.

Sunday's series finale saw Darrell Rasner throw 6 innings of 3-hit, shutout ball in a 3-2 win. Jason Lane homered and drove in 2 runs.


Double-A

The Trenton Thunder
split a twinbill on Saturday, and gained a 4-game series split by defeating the Binghamton Mets on Sunday.

Dan McCutcheon combined on a 5-hit shutout with Steven Jackson in Game 1's 2-0 Thunder win. Colin Curtis hit his 2nd home run of the season.

The Thunder were limited to 3 hits and starter George Kontos turned in a shaky performance in the nightcap. The Mets took it 4-1.

The Thunder bats came alive on Sunday though in a 13-7 win. Matt Carson came within a double of hitting for the cycle and drove in 5 runs.

Advanced 'A'

Cincinnati Reds
pitcher Matt Belisle was in Sarasota for a rehab start, and limited the Tampa Yankees to 2 hits over 8 innings on Saturday. The Reds won 1-0 on a run in the 8th. Edwin Nunez had both Yankees hits including a triple.

Edgar Gonzalez had a huge game on Sunday as the Yankees gained a split. "E-Gonz" homered twice and drove in 6 runs, including an RBI double in the game winning 3-run, 10th inning rally. James Cooper had 3 hits, a walk, and scored 4 times.

Single-A

The Charleston River Dogs pounded the Rome Braves on Saturday, 13-0. Noel Castillo, Jesse Hoover, and Lance Pendleton combined on the 3-hitter.

The Braves salvaged the final game of the 4-game set with a 4-1 win on Sunday. Starter Adam Olbrychowski pitched well, but the Dogs bats couldn't come up with clutch hits.

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