Minor League Recap - 6/25

Games of 6/24

Alan Horne, making his 4th start for Scranton since returning from the DL due to an injured bicep, had some control problems and took the loss in the Yankees 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Columbus Catfish. Horne was charged with all 4 Catfish runs, 3 of them earned, while allowing 7 hits and 4 walks. He also surrendered a pair of solo home runs.

J.B. Cox tossed a scoreless inning and has now allowed just 4 earned runs over the 26 innings he has pitched at 3 levels. Juan Miranda continues to swing a hot bat, going 1-3 tonight and is hitting .475 over his last 11 games.

June 24, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Columbus 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 Scranton/WB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 2 Recap | Box | W: C. Balester (9-3, 4.00); L: A. Horne (2-2, 3.86); SV: B. Sanches (8) HR: COL: Y. De Caster (8), L. Broadway (7).

Phil Coke was oustanding tonight in the Trenton Thunder's 6-2 win over the Erie SeaWolves. Coke was the real thing (sorry), striking out 10 while allowing a run on 4 hits over 7 innings. Colin Curtis drove in 3 runs and Edwar Gonzalez added a solo home run.

June 24, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Erie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 1 Trenton 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X 6 13 0 Recap | Box | W: P. Coke (5-3, 3.21); L: A. Kown (4-9, 4.95) HR: TRE: E. Gonzalez (4).

The Tampa Yankees received outstanding pitching as well in their 4-1 win over the Daytona Cubs. Mike Dunn improved to 3-3, by limiting the Cubs to a run on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 7. Andres Perez hit a 2-run home run, his 3rd of the season, and the Yankees had the running game going, swiping four bases.

June 24, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Daytona 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 3 Tampa 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 1 Recap | Box | W: M. Dunn (3-3, 4.17); L: G. Johnson (0-1, 7.50); SV: J. Hovis (6) HR: TAM: A. Perez (3).

The Charleston RiverDogs held off the Rome Braves 4-3 in the completion of the game they started on Monday. Craig Heyer struggled, but picked up the win after picking up where Noel Castillo had left off. Brandon Laird belted his 7th home run and Jesus Montero chipped in with 3 hits, and RBI and a run scored.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Rome 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 0 Charleston 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 12 0 Recap | Box | W: C. Heyer (4-0, 1.35); L: Y. Castro (0-5, 6.90); SV: C. Vacek (5) HR: CHA: B. Laird (7).

Rome won the regularly scheduled game, which was a 7-inning affair, 6-1. Adam Olbrychowski was charged with 4 earned runs in 5 innings and was tagged with the loss. Taylor Holiday drove in the lone RiverDogs run.

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Rome 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 6 9 0 Charleston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 Recap | Box | W: C. Rodgers (2-9, 4.41); L: A. Olbrychowski (5-3, 3.41) HR: ROM: S. Sime (3).

The Staten Island Yankees nipped the Aberdeen IronBirds 4-3 on Melky Mesa's 7th inning single. Josue Selenes picked up his 2nd victory with 2 scoreless innings of relief while Pat Venditte notched his 2nd save. David Adams added 3 hits for the Baby Bombers.

June 24, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Staten Island 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1 Aberdeen 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 Recap | Box W: J. Selenes (2-0, 0.00); L: J. Tamba (0-1, 13.50); SV: P. Venditte (2) HR: None.

The GCL Yankees dropped a 5-1 decision to their Phillies counterparts. Dellin Betances made an appearance in relief for the Yankees, allowing 3 runs in 2 innings of work. Rich Martinez had an impressive season debut, striking out 3 in 3 innings in his relief stint. Catcher Chase Weems had 2 of the Yankees 7 hits and drove in their lone run.