Top Yankee prospects Alan Horne and Brett Gardner were both impressive in Scranton/Wilkes Barre’s 7-2 win over Lehigh Valley. Horne threw six innings and picked up the win in his season debut, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out six and walking two.
Meanwhile, Gardner helped propel the Yankees offense, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Cody Ransom also had a big contribution, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored.
For the second time this season, both Scott Patterson and Edwar Ramirez threw scoreless innings, as well. Patterson had two strikeouts in pitching a perfect eighth, while Ramirez had two strikeouts and a walk in the ninth.
Lugo hurls Zephyrs to win
Ruddy Lugo racked up nine strikeouts while allowing no walks and four hits over six innings as New Orleans picked up a 2-0 win over the Nashville Sounds to improve to 3-0 on the year.
Tim McNab and Nate Field finished off the shutout for the Zephyrs, who will try to sweep the four-game series with the Sounds this afternoon.
New Orleans’ offense was led by Caleb Stewart, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a RBI, while Victor Mendez was the only other player with more than one hit, going 2-for-3.
Binghamton, Trenton split double-dip
After being rained out Friday night in Binghamton, the Mets and Thunder split a doubleheader in Binghamton Saturday. In the first game, Trenton shut out the home team, 2-0, while Binghamton came back and won the nightcap, 4-1.
Trenton’s Collin Curtis, whose home run of Binghamton’s Robert Parnell in the third inning proved to be the difference in the game. Parnell threw 3.2 innings in the loss, allowing two runs on five hits, while striking out four and walking two.
Curtis was helped on offense by P.J. Pilittre, who went 2-for-3 with a RBI, while Ramiro Pena went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
Trenton was backed by a very strong performance from Daniel McCutchen, who threw five shoutout innings to pick up the win. McCutchen allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked three. Steven Jackson allowed two hits and racked up two strikeouts in two innings to pick up the save.
In the nightcap, it was Binghamton getting the solid start, as Jose Sanchez allowed one run in five innings to pick up the win. Sanchez gave up three hits, while striking out and walking one. Joe Hietpas and German Marte each threw a scoreless inning in relief to secure the win.
George Kontos suffered the loss on the mound for Trenton, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits, striking out one and walking three.
Mike Carp went 1-for-2 with a single and two RBI to lead Binghamton, while Danny Murphy went 2-for-3, Fernando Martinez and Emmanuel Garcia each went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and Salomon
Manriquez went 2-for-4 with a RBI.
Marcos Vechionacci went 1-for-3 for Trenton in the loss, and knocked in the lone Thunder run.
Belisle shuts down Tampa Yanks
Matt Belisle, down from Cincinnati in a rehab start, threw 8.2 innings of two-hit ball, and helped the Sarasota Reds edge the Tampa Yankees, 1-0.
Eduardo Nunez was the only Yankee to record a hit, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
Ryan Pope threw started and threw four scoreless innings for Tampa, while Grant Duff went 3.2 innings and gave up one run on three hits to take the loss.
Cold bats doom St. Lucie
Lucas Duda went 1-for-4 with a double and St. Lucie’s lone RBI in the Mets’ 2-1 loss to Jupiter yesterday.
While Duda’s RBI double, at the time, seemed like a good omen, considering it came in the top of the first inning, it proved to basically be the end of St. Lucie’s offense for the day. The other St. Lucie position player with a solid day at the plate was Jason Jacobs, who finished the day 2-for-3.
Dillon Gee made his season debut on the mound for St. Lucie, going five innings and allowing one run on three hits, striking out six and walking one. Garry Bakker allowed a run on three hits over two innings in relief to pick up the loss, while Stephen Clyne added a scoreless inning of his own.
Charleston sweeps doubleheader
After a rainout Friday, Charleston came back yesterday and swept a doubleheader from Rome, winning the first game, 5-4, and the second 13-0.
Brad Suttle led the Charleston offense in the first game with two hits and a RBi, while Wandy Rufino, Austin Romine and Justin Snyder each added RBI for Charleston (3-0).
On the mound, Jairo Heredia started the game, giving up two runs on three hits over four innings. He also racked up seven strikeouts and allowed two walks. Jason Stephens pitched two innings to pick up the win, while Jonathan Ortiz pitched the seventh to earn the save.
Thanks to a nine-run fifth inning and a four-run seventh, the Charleston RiverDogs cruised to a big win in the second game. Charleston was led at the plate by David Williams, who went 4-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored. He was helped by Abraham Almonte (2-for-4, two RBI, run scored), Suttle (2-for-3, solo HR), Jesus Montero (2-for-4, RBI, run scored) and Wandy Rufino (2-for-4, double, run scored, RBI).
Noel Castillo allowed all three of Rome’s hits over 4.2 innings in getting the start, striking out eight and walking two. Jesse Hoover retired the final batter in the fifth to pick up the win, while Lance Pendleton put on an impressive display in relief, striking out five in two perfect innings of work.
Savannah rained out
Yesterday’s game between Savannah and Columbus was rained out, with a makeup date to be determined.
Today’s games
Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes Barre vs. Lehigh Valley, 1:30 p.m.
New Orleans vs. Nashville, 2 p.m.
Double-A
Trenton at Binghamton, 1:05 p.m.
Single-A (advanced)
Tampa at Sarasota, 1 p.m.
St. Lucie at Jupiter, 1:05 p.m.
Single-A
Charleston at Rome, 2 p.m.
Savannah vs. Columbus, 1 p.m. (DH)
