AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fell to the Buffalo Bisons 10-3 on Sunday as veteran John Maine imploded on the mound. Maine (L, 2-3) lasted just 4.2 innings pitched, allowing six runs to score on four hits and four walks. After Maine left, Preston Claiborne, Justin Thomas, and Manny Delcarmen would allow at least one run each to add to the blowout loss. Doug Bernier and Ramiro Pena were the only Yankees to turn in multi-hit games, and Bernier added an RBI along the way on the team’s only extra base hit. Brandon Laird and Chris Dickerson each chipped in an RBI as well. As a team, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre left ten runners on base.
AA: Trenton Thunder
Errors would ruin Trenton’s chances for a victory Sunday afternoon, as Yadil Mujica, Shaeffer Hall, and Rob Segedin each committed one a piece. As much as the errors hurt though, there was a severe lack of offense at Waterfront Park yesterday. Melky Mesa had the team’s lone RBI in the first inning and the Thunder lacked offense after that. Addison Maruszak had to leave yesterday’s game after experiencing dizziness from dehydration, pre Josh Norris of the Trentonian. Shaeffer Hall got the start for Trenton and tossed six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits. Craig Heyer took the loss after allowing a run in 1.1 innings of work.
High-A: Tampa Yankees
Gary Sanchez was one of the few bright spots for the Yankees on Sunday as he hit his second home run of his short Tampa career while producing a pair of hits on the day. Other than the home run and an Adonis Garcia RBI single in the eighth inning, there wasn’t much offensively for Tampa. In fact, the biggest splash offensively was probably made off the field, as recently promoted top prospect Tyler Austin hit the disabled list with a head injury. Caleb Cotham started for Tampa and pitched five innings of one-run ball. Cotham would allow just four hits while striking out two. Unfortunately for Cotham, the lack of run support would hand him his fourth loss of the season.
Class A: Charleston Riverdogs
The Riverdogs scored four in the thirteenth inning last night to push them past the Savannah Sand Gnats by a score of 8-4. Tyson Blaser and Casey Stevenson powered the new look Charleston offense that lost three of their biggest stars to promotion earlier this week with a combined 6 RBIs. Blaser, 4-for-6 on the day, had RBI singles in both the first inning and the thirteenth inning. For Stevenson, a 2-for-6 day included a thirteenth inning double which brought home Charleston’s final two runs and sealed the victory. Scottie Allen had started for Charleston and turned in a very good performance, allowing only an unearned run on two hits while recording six strikeouts in five innings pitched. John Brebbia got the win with three shutout innings, allowing just one hit along the way.
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