Hughes rights the ship

Triple-A Scranton (3-2 win over Buffalo)
Justin Christian: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
Melky, Juan Miranda & Shelley: all 1 for 4 – Melky drove in a run & walked … Shelley K’ed
Ben Broussard: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K
Nick Green: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI – 12 for his last 23 (.522) with 8 RBI
Eric Duncan & Chad Moeller: both 1 for 4, 2 K – Moeller allowed a passed ball
Bernie Castro: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 E (throwing)
Phil UUUSE: 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 6-6 GB/FB – 61 of 87 pitches were strikes (70.1%) … call him up to take Ponson’s next start? Why not, it’ll be after rosters expand
Phil Coke: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 13 of 19 pitches were strikes (68.4%)
Mark Melancon: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1-0 GB/FB – 15 of 20 pitches were strikes (75%)

Double-A Trenton (2-4 loss to Bowie)
Reegie Corona & Kevin Russo: both 1 for 4 – Corona drove in a run … Russo K’ed
Ramiro Pena & Frankie Cervelli: both 0 for 4, 1 K
Colin Curtis: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI
PJ Pilittere & James Cooper: both 0 for 3 – Cooper K’ed
Chris Malec: 0 for 2, 1 BB – 55-64 K/BB ratio
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 3, 1 R, 2 2B – how’s 61 XBH sound?
Eric Hacker: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 5-1 GB/FB
Jhonny Nunez: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HB – 22 K in 16.2 IP since coming over in a trade for The Former Attorney General
Wilkins Arias: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K

High-A Tampa (5-1 loss to Dunedin)
Luis Nunez & Andres Perez: both 0 for 4, 1 K
Eduardo Nunez, Seth Fortenberry & Tommy Baldridge (33): all 0 or 3, 1 BB – Fortenberry was caught stealing … Baldridge scored a run
Kevin Smith: 1 for 4, 1 K
Jose Gil: 1 for 2
Mitch Hilligoss & Matt Cusick: both 1 for 3 – Hilligoss K’ed & committed a fielding error … Cusick drove in a run
Humberto Sanchez: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-3 GB/FB – first time throwing 2 complete innings all year
Jason Stephens: 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 9-5 GB/FB

I have no freaking idea what’s going on with the Low-A Charleston box score. The game is being updated very slowly, and for some reason it says it was postponed due to rain even though they’re very much playing. Click the link and follow along if you want, I’m not going to wait around.

Short Staten Island (6-3 win over Tri-City)
Ray Kruml (11): 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 CS – 17 for his last 42 (.405)
David Adams (3): 0 for 1, 1 R, 3 BB
Brian Baisley: 1 for 4, 1 RBI
Dan Brewer (8), Mike Lyon (24), Steve Strausbaugh & Kalvin Castro: all 0 for 3 – Brewer drew a walk, K’ed & was picked off first … Lyon walked, scored a run & K’ed twice … Strausbaugh drew a walk … Castro K’ed twice
Mitch Abeita (19): 2 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Melky Mesa: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SB – 7 homers off the bench this year
David Phelps (14): 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 10-2 GB/FB – picked a runner off first
Mike Obradovich: 1 IP, zeroes, 1 K
Brad Rulon (34): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 0-2 GB/FB – 60 K in 39.2 IP … redic
Pat Venditte (20): 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K – 1 baserunner & 13 K  in his last 9.1 IP

Rookie GCL Yanks (2-1 win over GCL Braves)
Emerson Landoni, Kyle Higashioka (7) & Zoilo Almonte: all 0 for 4 – Landoni & Higashioka each K’ed twice
Jimmy Paredes: 1 for 2, 1 E (fielding)
Garrison Lassiter (27) & Chris Smith (5): both 1 for 4, 1 R, 2 K – Lassitter committed a fielding error, his 4th in only 6 games … Smith hit his first career homer & drove in 2
Mitch Delaney (21) & Chad Gross (28): both 2 for 4, 1 K
Alvaro Ramirez: 1 for 4, 1 K
Brett Marshall (6): 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 2-3 GB/FB, 1 E (pickoff) – 4 baserunners & 8 K in 6 IP since signing
Nik Turley (50): 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Israel Batista: 2 IP, zeroes, 1 K, 2-3 GB/FB
Shawn Joy: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1GB/FB

The GCL Yanks’ season is over. They finished the year 31-27, 2.0 games back in the division, and did not make the playoffs. Last year, as you may recall, they won the league title.