Matt Wieters doesn’t pull hamstrings, hamstrings pull Matt Wieters.
Triple-A Scranton (11-0 beat down of Rochester) at one point five straight Yanks struck out against an old friend …
Doug Bernier: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K
John Rodriguez: 1 for 4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Todd Linden: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K – 5 for his last 12 with 3 XBH
Shelley Duncan: 2 for 4, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Angel Berroa: 4 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI – > Cody Ransom, seriously
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4, 1 BB, 1 K
Phil Hughes: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 7-4 GB/FB – 64 of 96 pitches were strikes (66.7%)
Steven Jackson: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 0-3 GB/FB – 24 of 35 pitches were strikes (68.6%)
Brett Tomko: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 17 of 24 pitches were strikes (70.8%) … 4 baserunners, 7 K in 6.1 IP this year
Double-A Trenton (5-4 win over Connecticut in 10 innings)
Eduardo Nunez: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI,1 BB, 2 E (both throwing) – scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch
Reegie Corona: 0 for 5, 2 K
Colin Curtis: 1 for 5, 1 K – 7 for his last 15 (.467)
Edwar Gonzalez & Chris Malec: both 1 for 4, 1 R – Edwar doubled, drew a walk & K’ed twice … Malec K’ed
Frankie Cervelli: 0 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB – hitting .083 in 24 at-bats
Justin Snyder: 1 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – just his third appearance of the season
Zach McAllister: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HB, 11-1 GB/FB – outpitched the guy Baseball America rated the best pitching prospect in the game … back in 2003
Kanekoa Texeira: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 3-0 GB/FB
Mike Dunn: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3-2 GB/FB – that’s his first walk of the season … now rockin’ a 12-1 K/BB ratio in 6.2 IP
Jose Valdez: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 1 K
High-A Tampa (10-1 win over Clearwater)
Austin Krum: 2 for 6, 1 R, 1 K
Eric Fryer: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding) – quietly hitting .370
Jesus Montero: 4 for 5, 3 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI – there we go, he’s starting to wake up
Brandon Laird: 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K
Damon Sublett: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB – bumped his avg up to .192
Austin Romine: 1 for 5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K – bumped his avg up to .167
Wady Rufino: 3 for 5, 1 2B, 2 RBI
Jeremy Bleich:6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 9-8 GB/FB – you’d like to see more K’s, but it’s only his second start
Noel Castillo: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GB/FB
Craig Heyer: 1 IP, 1 H, zeroes, 1-2 GB/FB
Low-A Charleston (5-4 loss to Rome, walk-off style)
Carmen Angelini: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HBP – hey look, no errors!
Ray Kruml & David Adams: both 2 for 4, 1 BB – Kruml stole a base … Adams doubled, drove in a run & K’ed
Brian Baisley: 0 for 4, 1 BB, 3 K
Abe Almonte: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 2 SB – he’s had at least one hit in every game he’s played
Melky Mesa: 0 for 5, 3 K – threw a runner out at first RF for a double play
Garrison Lassiter: 1 for 5, 1 R, 3 K
Taylor Grote: 2 for 4, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K – doubled in Lassiter for the tying run in the top of the 8th
Chase Weems: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 Bb, 2 K
Manny Banuelos: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 3-4 GB/FB – that’ll happen to 18-yr olds in the Sally League
Hector Noesi: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 4-1 GB/FB
Cory Arbiso: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 4-2 GB/FB