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River Ave. Blues » JoVa saves the season with a ninth inning homer

JoVa saves the season with a ninth inning homer

August 30, 2011 by Mike 27 Comments

Game 133: Back to Boston
CC & Frankie help Yanks grind out win over Sox

Jorge Vazquez was the only Yankees farmhand to make the Triple-A International League All-Star Team, and they had no representatives on the Low-A South Atlantic League All-Star Team. The Arizona Fall League rosters were released, in case you missed it earlier.

Triple-A Scranton (4-1 win over Lehigh Valley in 14 innings) the win keeps their playoff hopes alive, a loss to Lehigh and they’re officially out of the postseason contention
Chris Dickerson, RF: 1 for 4, 2 BB, 2 K
Kevin Russo, 2B: 2 for 6, 1 2B, 1 K
Jesus Montero, C & Mike Lamb, DH: both 1 for 6 – Montero struck out … Lamb scored a run and struck out four times
Jorge Vazquez, DH: 3 for 6, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K – saved the season with a game-tying solo homer in the top of the ninth … he also singled to start the game winning rally in extras, though Luis Nunez pinch-ran for him and eventually came around to score
Brandon Laird, 3B: 2 for 6, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 E (fielding) – go-ahead three run homer in the 14th, a rather huge hit
Ray Kruml, LF: 0 for 5, 1 BB, 2 K
Greg Golson, CF: 1 for 5, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 SB
Doug Bernier, SS: 0 for 6, 3 K
David Phelps, RHP: 7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 8-6 GB/FB – 61 of 88 pitches were strikes (69.3%) … third start off the DL, and he’s gotten better and better each time out
Aaron Laffey, LHP: 1.1 IP, zeroes, 1 HB, 1-1 GB/FB – eight of his 12 pitches were strikes
Scott Proctor, RHP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HB, 2-2 GB/FB – 17 of 27 pitches were strikes (63%)
Kevin Whelan, RHP: 2 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 12 of 22 pitches were strikes (54.5%)
Andrew Brackman, RHP: 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 3-0 GB/FB – 22 of 37 pitches were strikes (59.5%) … two big innings to preserve the tie, then close out the winDouble-A Trenton (3-2 loss to New Hampshire)
Ramiro Pena, SS: 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 K – played five innings in the field … he says he believes he’ll be down here for the rest of the season, which means until Sept. 5th
Yadil Mujica, PR-SS: 0 for 1
Austin Krum, LF: 1 for 4, 1 K
Corban Joseph, 2B: 2 for 4, 1 2B – 13 for his last 37 (.351)
Austin Romine, C & Rob Lyerly, 1B: both 0 for 4, 1 E  – Romine struck out once, Lyerly twice … Romine’s error was fielding while Lyerly missed a catch
Zoilo Almonte, RF, Melky Mesa, CF & Addison Maruszak, 3B: all 1 for 3, 1 K – Zoilo stole a base, scored a run, and committed a throwing error … Melky doubled, drove in a run, and threw a runner out at third
Jose Pirela, DH: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP
Graham Stoneburner, RHP: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 1 HB, 6-3 GB/FB – just hasn’t been right since the DL stint, something seems just a little off
Chase Whitley, RHP: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-3 GB/FB
Ryan Pope, RHP: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-0 GB/FB

High-A Tampa had their doubleheader rained out. They’re going to make up one game as part of a doubleheader tomorrow, but the other was canceled and will not be made up.

Low-A Charleston (11-8 loss to Savannah)
Jose Toussen, 2B, Kevin Mahoney, 3B, Kelvin DeLeon, RF & Taylor Grote, LF: all 1 for 4, 1 R – Toussen drove in a run and walked … Mahoney drove in two and struck out … DeLeon doubled, plated a run, walked, and whiffed … Grote doubled and whiffed
Shane Brown, 1B: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B – 14 for his last 39 (.359)
Mike Ferraro, CF: 2 for 4, 1 K
Jose Mojica, SS: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding) – 12 for his last 28
Kyle Higashioka, DH: 0 for 4, 1 K
Jeff Farnham, C: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 BB
Shane Greene, RHP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 2 HB, 3-0 GB/FB – 32 baserunners and 18 runs in his last 16.2 IP
Tommy Kahnle, RHP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1-2 GB/FB
Brett Gerritse, RHP: 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2-2 GB/FB

Short Season Staten Island (6-4 win over Vermont)
Mason Williams, CF: 0 for 5
Cito Culver, SS, Ben Gamel, RF & Reymond Nunez, 1B: all 0 for 3 – Culver drove in a run … Gamel drew a walk … Nunez walked, scored, and whiffed twice
Tyler Austin, 3B: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 1 HBP, 1 E (fielding) – a perfect 17-for-17 in stolen base attempts
Casey Stevenson, 2B: 1 for 2, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 BB – ten for his last 25 (.400)
Zach Wilson, DH: 2 for 4
Cody Grice, LF: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP
Nick McCoy, C: 0 for 1, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HBP
Will Oliver, RHP: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 9-3 GB/FB
Fred Lewis, LHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 3-0 GB/FB
Phil Wetherell, RHP: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 0-2 GB/FB – Clip’d the win

Rookie GCL Yanks (9-2 loss to GCL Marlins) the best-of-three Championship Series is tied at one, so winner takes all tomorrow
Jose Rosario, SS & Damian Taveras, DH: both 0 for 3 – Rosario walked and committed a fielding error … Taveras struck out twice, and was pinch-hit for by Yeicok Calderon late in the game, and he didn’t do anything in his lone at-bat
Danny Lopez, CF & Matt Duran, 1B: both 0 for 4 – Duran whiffed once, Lopez twice
Isaias Tejeda, C: 1 for 4, 1 K, 1 PB
Dante Bichette Jr., 3B: 1 for 3, 1 BB, 1 E (fielding)
Jorge Alcantara, LF: 0 for 1, 1 BB – threw a runner out at third … left the game for an unknown reason in the seventh
Justin James, PH-LF: 0 for 2, 1 K, 1 E (fielding)
Fu-Lin Kuo, 2B: 0 for 2, 1 R, 2 K, 1 HBP
Henry Pena, RF: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K – six for his last 16 (.375) with three doubles and two homers
Evan Rutckyj, LHP: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 7-1 GB/FB – didn’t step up in a big game! cut him! blah blah blah!
Edwin Rodriguez, RHP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 B, 0 BB, 1 K, 3-3 GB/FB
Danny Martinez, LHP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-0 GB/FB
George Isabel, RHP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 2-1 GB/FB

Game 133: Back to Boston
CC & Frankie help Yanks grind out win over Sox

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