Minors Recap, 7/31

Scranton defeated by Durham, 3-1

• Anthony Claggett started for the Yankees.  In 4 1/3 innings, Claggett gave up 2 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks, and struck out 3.
• Damaso Marte and Amaury Sanit each pitched a perfect inning.
• Ramiro Pena was 1 for 5 with a double and an error.
• Yurendell de Caster was 2 for 4.
• Austin Jackson was 0 for 3 with a walk.
• John Rodriguez and Francisco Cervelli were each 1 for 4.
• Justin Bernier was 1 for 3.

Trenton tops Altoona, 5-2

• Jeremy Bleich got the start, giving up 4 hits in 7 shutout innings, and striking out 5.  This was probably Bleich’s best AA outing.  While his 5.36 ERA is not pretty, the fact that he is in AA in his first season after being drafted is impressive.
• Austin Krum and Eduardo Nunez were 2 for 5.
• Reegie Corona was 1 for 4 with a walk.
• Jesus Montero, catching, was 3 for 5 with 2 doubles, raising his average to .313.
• Chris Malec was 2 for 3 with a double and a walk.
• Noah Hall was 1 for 4 with a double.
• Marcos Vechionacci was 1 for 4.

Tampa tops Jupiter, 5-4 (7 innings, game 1)

• DJ Mitchell labored, giving up 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits in 3 innings, and struck out 1.  His GO-AO rate was 6-2, so the sinker was working.
• Dan Brewer was 1 for 3 with a walk and a double.
• Matt Cusick was 1 for 3.
• Austin Romine was 1 for 3, and made a throwing error.
• Brandon Laird was 1 for 3 with a double and an error.
• David Adams was 1 for 1 with a walk.
• Seth Fortenberry and Luis Nunez were 1 for 3.  Nunez doubled.

Tampa over Jupiter, 5-3 (7 innings, game 2)

• Ryan Zink started, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings, with 6 strikeouts.
• Tim Norton earned the win, giving up a hit and 2 walks in 1 shutout innings, and fanning 2.
• Austin Romine, DH’ing, was 1 for 3 with a walk and his 9th steal.
• Brandon Laird was 0 for 3 with a walk.
• David Adams was 2 for 3 wtih 2 triples.
• Jose Gil was 1 for 3 with a double.

Charleston shut out by Lexington, 11-0

• Jairo Heredia took the loss, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits in 3 1/3 innings, and striking out 2.
• Andrew Brackman, pitching out of the bullpen to hold down his innings, walked 1 in a scoreless inning of work.
• The Riverdogs managed only 3 hits against stud prospect Jordan Lyles and Lexington.
• Ray Kruml had 2 of the hits, going 2 for 3.
• Garrison Lassiter was 1 for 3.

Staten Island’s game against Brooklyn was postponed

GCL Yanks tamed by Tigers, 2-1

• Daniel Gil started, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 5 innings, with 6 strikeouts.
• Mariel Checo, the hardthrowing teenager from Washington Heights (and 41st-round draft pick this year), struck out 4 and gave up a hit and a walk in 2 shutout innings.  The Yankees have him working out of the bullpen, and so far, so good, as he not been scored upon in 3 innings of work.
• Manny Barreda struck out 2 in 2 perfect innings of relief.
• Ramon Flores was 1 for 4.
• Jose Toussen was 1 for 3 with a walk.
• Kevin Mahoney was 1 for 4.
• Kelvin De Leon was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
• Jose Mojica was 0 for 4.
• Judd Golsan was 1 for 2 with a walk.

In other news, Brett Marshall is set to have Tommy John Surgery.  It’s too bad to see another promising pitching prospect going under the knife, as the Yankees as an organization must lead the world in Tommy John surgeries.  Marshall’s struggles this season could be explained by his elbow, and with surgery, rest, and rehab, hopefully he can become the pitcher the Yankees envisioned when they drafted him.