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River Ave. Blues ยป For one night, Garcia puts it together

For one night, Garcia puts it together

August 26, 2008 by Mike Axisa 95 Comments

Game 131: We do not support teams that use child labor
Not the best day at the office for A-Rod, Pettitte

Austin Jackson and Kevin Russo are headed to the Arizona Fall League. The Yanks still have five more spots left to fill – four pitchers and an infielder.

Triple-A Scranton (9-1 win over Buffalo)
Justin Christian: 1 for 5
Melky: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 K
Matt Carson: 2 for 5, 3 R, 1 K – threw a runner out at first from RF
Shelley: 1 for 3, 3 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Ben Broussard: 1 for 3, 1 R, 3 RBI – 7 for his last 16 (.438) with 8 RBI
Nick Green: 2 for 4, 2 RBI – 6 for his last 8 (.750)
Eric Duncan & Chris Basak: both 0 for 4, 2 K
Chad Moeller: 1 for 4
The Ghost of Kei Igawa: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 6-9 GB/FB – 63 of 96 pitches were strikes (65.6%)
Zack Kroenke: 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GB/FB
Scott Strickland: 1 IP, zeroes, 1-2 GB/FB – all 5 pitches were strikes

Double-A Trenton (10-0 loss to Bowie)
Reegie Corona: 3 for 5, 1 R, 2 2B
Ramiro Pena: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 E (fielding, throwing)
Kevin Russo: 2 for 4, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – 5 for 10 since taking over the 3-hole when Ajax went on the DL
Frankie Cervelli: 1 for 5, 1 K
Colin Curtis: 0 for 5, 1 K
PJ Pilittere & Chris Malec: both 1 for 4, 1 R – PJ K’ed thrice … Malec doubled
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
James Cooper: 0 for 4, 3 K
Jason Jones: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 7-8 GB/FB
Mike Gardner: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GB/FB – and there goes the game …
Jose Valdez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 4-0 GB/FB

High-A Tampa (5-1 win over Dunedin)
The Nunezes: both 1 for 4 – Luis drove in a pair … Eduardo swiped a bag
Kevin Smith & Josh Kreuzer: both 0 for 4 – Smith K’ed twice
Seth Fortenberry: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Andres Perez & Jose Gil: both 1 for 4, 1 R – Perez doubled … Gil drove in a run & K’ed
Tim Battle: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 K
Chris Kunda: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 CS
Chris Garcia: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, 9-1 GB/FB – that’s what I’m talking about
Mike Dunn: 2 IP, zeroes, 3 K, 3-0 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (4-2 loss to Savannah)
Austin Krum: 0 for 5
Justin Snyder: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
Jesus Montero: 2 for 4, 1 RBI – can he get his SLG over .500 before the end of the season?
Bradley Suttle, Brandon Laird & Abe Almonte: all 1 for 4 – Suttle & Almonte each K’ed twice … Laird hit a solo jack … Almonte also swiped a bag
Carmen Angelini: 0 for 3, 1 HBP – 1 for his last 14 (.071)
Ryan Zink: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 9-3 GB/FB
Craig Heyer: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4-1 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HB – allowed both inherited runners to score for the blown save

Short Season Staten Island (9-1 win over Lowell)
Ray Kruml (11) & Jack Rye (13): both 2 for 4, 2 R – Kruml drew a walk & committed a fielding error … Rye doubled
David Adams (3): 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Dan Brewer (8): 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K – 8 doubles in his last 10 games
Mike Lyon (24): 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (throwing)
Jahdiel Santamaria & Taylor Grote: both 0 for 3, 1 RBI – Santamaria was hit by a pitch & scored a run … Grote K’ed three times
Mitch Abeita (19): 1 for 4, 1 BB, 1 PB
Roy Gomez: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB
Casey Erickson: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 6-3 GB/FB – 47 K in his last 38.1 IP
Mike Obradovich: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-4 GB/FB
Jason Kiley: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 4-2 GB/FB

Rookie GCL Yanks (5-4 win over GCL Braves) season ends tomorrow
Emerson Landoni: 2 for 4, 2 K
Kyle Higashioka (7), Jimmy Paredes, Garrison Lassiter (17) & Mitch Delaney (21): all 0 for 4 –Higashioka K’ed … Paredes scored a run & K’ed … Lassiter K’ed twice & is obviously a bust … Delaney scored a run & K’ed twice
Zoilo Almonte: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Chad Gross (28): 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Alvaro Ramirez: 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B
Chris Smith (5): 1 for 3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K – 2 for his last 18 (.111) … rockin’ a .392 OPS
Mikey O’Brien (9): 4.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4-4 GB/FB
Clint Preisendorfer (42): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-3 GB/FB
Rich Martinez: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-0 GB/FB
Shawn Joy: 1 IP, zeroes, 3-0 GB/FB

Game 131: We do not support teams that use child labor
Not the best day at the office for A-Rod, Pettitte

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