Trenton’s playoff hopes stay alive with extra innings win

Triple-A Scranton (10-0 win oer Rochester)
Brett Gardner: 1 for 3, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – played the entire game in CF, so he’s close to coming back
Colin Curtis: 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Cody Ransom: 0 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K
Shelley Duncan: 1 for 5, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K – sitting at 98 RBI … he’s got three more games to get to century mark
Juan Miranda: 0 for 3, 2 BB, 2 K
John Rodriguez: 1 for 2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Reegie Corona & Doug Bernier: both 2 for 5, 1 K – Corona homered & drove in two … Bernier drove in a run & scored twice
Brian Peterson: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Jason Hirsh: 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1-0 GB/FB - 6 of 9 pitches were strikes … he came out of the game with an injury after making a play on a soft grounder out in front of the plate … maybe he rolled an ankle or something… hopefully it’s not something serious, they’re going to need him in the playoffs
Luke Prihoda: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-6 GB/FB – 32 of 49 pitches were strikes (65.3%) … now that’s some quality long relief
Amaury Sanit:  2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-5 GB/FB – 18 of 26 pitches were strikes (69.2%)
Zach Kroenke: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 3-4 GB/FB – 20 of 26 pitches were strikes (76.9%)

Scranton has already clinched it’s fourth straight division title. The first came when they were still affiliated with the Phillies, the last three have come under the Yankees’ watch. They’ll take on either Durham or Gwinnett in Round One (best-of-five series) of the playoffs when they start on Sept. 9th.

Double-A Trenton (4-3 win over New Britian in 12 innings) winning the must win keeps their playoff hopes alive … there’s two games left in the season, and they have to win both to make the postseason … Jason Stephens get the ball in tomorrow’s must win
Austin Krum, Matt Cusick, Edwar Gonzalez & PJ Pilittere: all 2 for 5 – Krum drew a walk, got caught stealing, scored three runs & K’ed … Cusick doubled, drove in two & K’ed twice … Edwar K’ed & got caught stealing
Eduardo Nunez: 2 for 6, 1 RBI
Chris Malec, Marcos Vechionacci & James Cooper: all 1 for 5 – Malec drove in the winning run with a sac fly & K’ed twice … Vech doubled & K’ed four times … Coop scored a run & K’ed
Richie Robnett: 0 for 6, 1 K
Ryan Pope: 7.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 6-13 GB/FB - he had an absolute gem going in a must win game, until he gave up a single and double in the 8th inning that led to a tie game
Jose Valdez: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1-1 GB/FB – allowed an inherited runner to score to tie the game … one of the walks was intentional
Wilkins Arias: 0.1 IP, zeroes, 0-1 GB/FB
Kanekoa Texeira: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 WP, 3-1 GB/FB – one of the walks was intentional

RAB regular Rebecca was at the game and took some photos. You can see them here, here, and here.

High-A Tampa had their doubleheader postponed. I don’t think they’re even going to bother to make these games up since they have absolutely no bearing on the playoff races whatsoever. Tampa has already clinched a postseason berth and will take on Brevard County in Round One (best-of-three) of the playoffs when they start on Sept. 8th.

Low-A Charleston (5-4 win over Savannah, walk-off style)
Jose Pirela: 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – walk-off single
Abe Almonte: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Corban Joseph: 1 for 4, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2 K
Melky Mesa, Taylor Grote & Ray Kruml: all 0 for 4 – Mesa & Kruml each K’ed three times, Grote K’ed just once
Addison Maruszak: 0 for 3, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
Garrison Lassiter: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 SB – just his second homer of the year
Jeff Farnham: 0 for 3, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 CS
Dan Kapala: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 11-4 GB/FB
Manny Barreda: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, 1-1 GB/FB
Ewin Walker: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1-3 GB/FB

Charleston isn’t going to make the playoffs. Their regular season ends on Monday.

Short Season Staten Island (11-2 win over Vermont) when the team scores 10 runs in the second, they usually win … but then again, how often does a team score 11 runs in a game when it’s 1-2-3 hitters take a combined 0-fer?
Francisco Santana: 0 for 5, 1 R
Justin Milo & DeAngelo Mack: both 0 for 4, 2 K- Milo drew a walk, drove in a run & scored another
Luke Murton: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Zoilo Almonte: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Mike Lyon: 0 for 1, 2 R, 3 BB, 1 K
Kelvin Castro: 2 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – career night
Hector Rabago: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 BB
Carmen Angelini: 1 for 4, 1 R
Kelvin Perez: 6 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 4-5 GB/FB – 56 K in 59.1 IP
Ben Watkins: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3-3 GB/FB – so I guess whatever injury forced him from yesterday’s game couldn’t have been that bad
Mike Solbach: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2-1 GB/FB
Ryan Flannery: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 3-0 GB/FB – Robert Pimpsner says his 34 appearances are a team record

Staten Island has already clinched the division and a playoff spot, and it looks like they’ll face Lowell in Round One (best-of-three) of the playoffs when they start on Sept. 8th.

The Rookie GCL Yanks season is over after they lost to the GCL Marlins in Round One of the playoffs. The GCL Nats won the league championship.