Minor League Recap - 7/2

Games of 7/1

The Scranton Yankees came from behind to top the Buffalo Bisons 5-2. Ross Ohlendorf made his first start for the Yankees, allowing 1 run in 3 innings pitched. The Yankees trailed 2-0 until tying it in the 6th inning on a Justin Christian 2-run home run. Then it was red hot J.D. Closser striking in the 7th with a 3-run home run, his second in as many games. J.B. Cox pitched 2 scoreless frames for the win.

Chad Jennings reported that Justin Christian has been named to the Triple-A All-Star Team. Austin Jackson, Chris Malec, PJ Pilittere and Jason Jones have been named to the Double-A All-Star squad.

Shelley Duncan will getting checked out today for a possible separated shoulder.

	July 1, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Buffalo 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 Scranton/WB 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 X 5 7 0 Recap | Box | W: J. Cox (3-2, 1.59); L: J. Rincon (0-1, 16.20); SV: S. Strickland (2) HR: SWB: J. Christian (5), J. Closser (2).

The Trenton Thunder lost the first game of their three game series with the Portland SeaDogs 4-1. The Thunder fell behind early, as George Kontos got tagged for 3 runs in the 1st inning. Zach Kroenke and Eric Wordekemper did a good job keeping the Thunder in the game over the final 4 innings, but Trenton could manage only a single run after an Austin Jackson double in the 8th.

Mike Ashmore reported that Jose Tabata had to leave the game with a possible hamstring issue. It was later reported as a cramp, but he's not expected to play today. Carlos Mendoza also had to leave the game after being hit in the leg by a pitch.

	July 1, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Portland 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 2 Trenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 2 Recap | Box | W: K. Johnson (7-3, 3.09); L: G. Kontos (3-8, 3.39); SV: B. Vaughan (10) HR: None.

19-yr old Deolis Guerra, acquired from the Mets in the Johan Santana deal, shut out the Tampa Yankees on just 3 hits as the Ft. Myers Miracle won 4-0. Phil Bartleski was the lone bright spot for Tampa. The 25-yr old reliever has allowed just 3 earned runs in 27.1 innings this season, with 33 strikeouts. He's also walked just 9 hitters.

	July 1, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Tampa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Fort Myers 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 9 2 Recap | Box W: D. Guerra (8-4, 4.32); L: G. Duff (1-5, 3.27) HR: None.

The Charleston RiverDogs had their 3-game winning streak snapped as the Savannah Sand Gnats salvaged the finale of the 4-game series with a 7-0 win. Lance Pendleton was tagged with 4 earned runs in 4 innings pitched. Austin Krum had 2 of the RiverDogs 6 hits and also added a walk.

	July 1, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Savannah 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 7 12 0 Charleston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Recap | Box | W: J. Stinson (2-4, 2.96); L: L. Pendleton (6-4, 2.64); SV: N. Abel (1) HR: SAV: C. Guzman (4), G. Veloz (4).

Staten Island was out hit 9-6, but beat the Aberdeen IronBirds 9-4. Dan Brewer drove in 2 runs and Walt Ibarra had an RBI and a pair of runs scored. Andy Shive picked up his first win of the year.

	July 1, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Aberdeen 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 3 Staten Island 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 X 9 6 2 Recap | Box W: A. Shive (1-2, 3.09); L: A. Odom (1-2, 3.24) HR: None.

The GCL Yankees dropped a 6-2 decision to the GCL Indians as Rich Martinez was tagged for a pair of home runs.

	July 1, 2008
	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E GCL Yankees 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 GCL Indians 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 X 6 9 1 Recap | Box W: T. McFarland (1-1, 3.14); L: R. Martinez (0-1, 5.14) HR: IND: A. Abreu (2), A. Rodriguez (1).