Minor League Recap - 4/10

The Louisville Bats thumped the Scranton Yankees 11-0 last night. Starter Steven White gave up 9 runs, 6 earned, in 4 innings. Scott Patterson had his first bad outing of the season well, giving up a pair of runs in 2 his 2 innings of work. On the bright side, Heath Phillips pitched 2 more scoreless innings and has allowed only 1 base runner in 5.1 innings.

The Trenton Thunder lost the finale of their 3-game set with the Altoona Curve. The Curve scored the winner in the 9th off of Eric Wordekemper. George Kontos bounced back from his shaky first start with a quality outing. Austin Jackson and Jose Tabata each had 2 hit games.

Mike Dunn and Grant Duff were knocked around in Tampa's 8-4 loss to the Dunedin Blue Jays. Edwar Gonzalez had a pair of doubles and an RBI for the Yankees.

The Charleston River Dogs were the lone affiliate to win, taking their third straight over the Savannah Gnats, 8-6. Jesus Montero homered for the 2nd straight game and Abe Alvarez had 4 hits and 3 RBI.

Minor League Recap - 4/10

The Louisville Bats thumped the Scranton Yankees 11-0 last night. Starter Steven White gave up 9 runs, 6 earned, in 4 innings. Scott Patterson had his first bad outing of the season well, giving up a pair of runs in 2 his 2 innings of work. On the bright side, Heath Phillips pitched 2 more scoreless innings and has allowed only 1 base runner in 5.1 innings.

The Trenton Thunder lost the finale of their 3-game set with the Altoona Curve. The Curve scored the winner in the 9th off of Eric Wordekemper. George Kontos bounced back from his shaky first start with a quality outing. Austin Jackson and Jose Tabata each had 2 hit games.

Mike Dunn and Grant Duff were knocked around in Tampa's 8-4 loss to the Dunedin Blue Jays. Edwar Gonzalez had a pair of doubles and an RBI for the Yankees.

The Charleston River Dogs were the lone affiliate to win, taking their third straight over the Savannah Gnats, 8-6. Jesus Montero homered for the 2nd straight game and Abe Alvarez had 4 hits and 3 RBI.

Minor League Recap - 4/8

Jeff Marquez get clobbered in Scranton's 9-2 loss to the Louisville Bats last night. Reds phenom Jay Bruce hit his first home run of the season and added a triple. The bright spots? Jason Lane hit his 3rd home run and Heath Phillips extended his scoreless streak to 3.1 innings over 3 games.

The Trenton Thunder topped the Altoona Curve 3-2 behind the pitching of Jason Jones and a home run by Cody Ehlers.

The Tampa Yankees lost the finale of a 3-game series with the Sarasota Reds, 7-1. Starter Ivan Nova had a pretty good game, but the pen let it get out of hand. Mark Melancon gave up a 2-run home run in his 2 innings of work.

The Charleston River Dogs topped the Savannah Sand Gnats (that's the best they could come up with?). Zach McAllister tossed 5 shutout innings and Brandon Laird knocked in a pair of runs.

Kei Igawa makes his second start for Scranton tonight against Reds top prospect Homer Bailey.

Minor League Recap - 4/8

Jeff Marquez get clobbered in Scranton's 9-2 loss to the Louisville Bats last night. Reds phenom Jay Bruce hit his first home run of the season and added a triple. The bright spots? Jason Lane hit his 3rd home run and Heath Phillips extended his scoreless streak to 3.1 innings over 3 games.

The Trenton Thunder topped the Altoona Curve 3-2 behind the pitching of Jason Jones and a home run by Cody Ehlers.

The Tampa Yankees lost the finale of a 3-game series with the Sarasota Reds, 7-1. Starter Ivan Nova had a pretty good game, but the pen let it get out of hand. Mark Melancon gave up a 2-run home run in his 2 innings of work.

The Charleston River Dogs topped the Savannah Sand Gnats (that's the best they could come up with?). Zach McAllister tossed 5 shutout innings and Brandon Laird knocked in a pair of runs.

Kei Igawa makes his second start for Scranton tonight against Reds top prospect Homer Bailey.