They can take our lives, but they can never take…OUR FREEDOM!

It worked for Braveheart, so maybe it’ll get the Yanks back on track after that stinker tonight.

Triple-A Scranton (7-4 win over Syracuse)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K – 13 straight games with at least 1 K
Eric Duncan: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Alberto Gonzalez: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 BB – 10 games hit streak
Erubiel Dur-waste of money: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Bronson Sardinha: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – 2 HR & 4 RBI in his last 3 games
Chris Basak: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI 
Steven White: 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP
Ross Ohlendorf: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 4-1 GB/FB – better than Brower
Jose Veras: 1 IP, bunch of zeroes, 2 K

Double-A Trenton (4-3 win over Portland, walk-off style)
Reegie Corona: 2 for 5, 3 K
Colin Curtis: 0 for 5
Juan Miranda: 1 for 4, 2 K
Mike Kinkade: 3 for 5, 1 R – walk-off single that included a throwing error by the shortstop
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI – 13 for his last 35 with 5 doubles
Gabe Lopez: 3 for 4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K
Tyler Clippard: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HB – he did just come off the DL, so maybe he reaggravated something
Jason Jones: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HB
Kevin Whelan: 2 IP, bunch of zeroes, 2 K, 3-1 GB/FB – 5 months into the season, and we finally get a look at the real Kevin Whelan…2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 17 K in his last 11 IP

High-A Tampa (8-6 loss to Fort Myers)
Eduardo Nunez: 1 for 5, 1 RBI
Chris Malec: 2 for 4, 3 RBI, 1 CS - .317-.405-.432 with 22 doubles, 7 homers, 70 RBI and a 44-59 K/BB ratio…if that doesn’t qualify as a fantastic year, nothing does
Austin Jackson & Edwar Gonzalez: both 0 for 4 – Ajax K’ed twice…Edwar once
Marcos Vechionacci: 3 for 4, 1 R
Andres Perez: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Kevin Russo: 3 for 3, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
Phil Coke: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Zack Kroenke: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – allowed 7 ER in his last 11 IP after allowing 1 ER in his previous 28.1 IP with Tampa
David Robertson: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K – ERA down to 1.27

Low-A Charleston (7-3 win over West Virginia)
Hit Streak Hilligoss: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI – 4 straight multi-hit games, and 5 in his last 6 contests
James Cooper: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 HB
Seth Fortenberry: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K – 7 for his last 20 after going 0 for his previous 16
Josue Calzado & Chase Odenreider: both 2 for 4, 1 R – Calzado doubled & K’ed
Grant Duff: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K – damn you pitch count!
Steven Artz: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K – well, it took 7.2 innings, but he finally allowed a baserunner

Short Season Staten Island is off until Thursday for the All-Star break. The AL Affiliate squad downed the NL Affiliates 6-4, here’s what the 2 Yankee farmhands did:
Justin Snyder: 0 for 3 – started at third & led off…taken out in the 6th
Zach McCallister: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0-4 GB/FB - pitched the 5th

Rookie GCL Yanks (7-2 loss to GCL Indians)
Abe Almonte: 0 for 5, 1 K – still sportin’ a more than respectable .791 OPS
Prilys Cuello: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 E (fielding)
Zoilo Almonte & Bradnon Laird: both 1 for 4 – Laird doubled & K’ed
Jesus Montero, Kelvin Castro & Gary Gattis: all 2 for 4 – Montero doubled, scored a run & K’ed…Castro & Gattis each drove one in
Noel Castillo: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HB
Wilkins DeLaRossa: 3 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 0-3 GB/FB – 5 ER in last 7 IP after giving up only 2 ER in his previous 14 IP