Down on the Farm

Triple-A Scranton (7-4 win over Durham)
Jamal Strong: 1 for 2, 3 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB
Eric Duncan: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K – just when you’re ready to give up on him…BAM!
Shelley Duncan: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB – 18th jack puts him on pace for 36..
Bronson Sardinha: 0 for 4
Alberto Gonzalez: 0 for 3 – plummeting to new lows…0 for his last 20, hitting .233
Steven White: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 2 HB
Chris Britton: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K – 7 ER in last 8.2 IP
Edwar: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jim Brower: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K – en fuego…

Double-A Trenton (9-5 win over Akron)
Brett Gardner: 2 for 5, 1 R, 3 BB
Andy Cannizaro: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K
Cody Ehlers: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K – BA up to .222
Shawn Garrett: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB
Matt Carson: 2 for 5, 2 R, 2 RBI – he’s been the team’s best and most consistent hitter for 2 years running now…
Aarom Baldiris: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Alan Horne: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K – 70-20 K/BB ratio in his last 55 IP
Zach Kroenke: 2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K – 9 ER in last 9 IP

High-A Tampa (4-0 win over Fort Myers)
Reegie Corona: 0 for 5, 1 K
Colin Curtis: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB
Jose Tabata: 1 for 4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 HBP – 17 for his last 49 (.347)
Juan Miranda: 1 for 5, 2 K – 9 for his last 38 (.237)
Kevin Russo: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB – 7 for his last 15
Tim Battle: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Jared Greenwood: 2 for 4, 1 RBI
Russ Raley: 2 for 3, 1 BB, 1 K
Dan McCutchen: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 5-13 GB/FB – pitched into the 7th in 7 of his last 10 starts…

Low-A Charleston is off until tomorrow for the All-Star break.

Short Season Staten Island (6-3 win over Brooklyn)
DJ Hollingsworth: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB
Luis Nunez: 2 for 4, 2 R
Damon Sublett: 1 for 2, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K – .394-.462-.496 at school this year after .394-.500-.642 the year before…
Chris Raber: 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 SB
Justin Snyder: 1 for 4, 1 R
Dellin Betances: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 WP – 3 run second inning uglified his line
Phil Bartleski: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Craig Heyer: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K – niiiiice
Nick Peterson: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K – last year’s closer (well, at least until this guy showed up) is back for an encore

Rookie GCL Yanks (7-2 win over GCL Blue Jays)
Prilys Cuello: 1 for 3, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 SB, 1 E (fielding)
Ryan Wehrle: 1 for 3, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB – dude hit .241 in college this year…with a metal bat!
Melky Mesa: 2 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K – threw a runner out at first from center
Zolio Almonte: 3 for 5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 1 K – 3 of 4 hits this year have been doubles
Brandon Laird: 2 for 4, 1 2B – this dude crushed the ball in college this year (.392-.446-.672 with 35 XBH, 21 BB, 13 K in 52 games)
Dicky Marquez: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K – if only he wasn’t 21 yrs old…
Danny Gil: 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 3 WP  

Yankee draftees in the College World Series
Taylor Holiday, 1B, UC Irvine (19th): 0 for 4, 3 K in Irvine’s 7-1 loss to Oregon State
Matt Morris, LF, UC Irvine (23rd): 0 for 3, 1 BB

UC Irvine couldn’t find the magic this game, putting up little fight after playing extra inning games the last 2 days. After going 10-14 in conference play, Oregon State is going to the CWS Finals for the second year in a row. They’re sitting nice and pretty – the rotation is lined up and the players get an extra day off by taking care of business today. OSU has not been behind in the score since June 5th, a span of nearly 50 innings.

UNC housed Rice 6-1 earlier in the day, so they’ve got to face off tomorrow to see who faces OSU. If UNC wins tomorrow, it’ll be the first time in CWS history that there’s a rematch of the Championship series from the year before. Joe Savery vs. The Truth, with Adam Warren set to go an extended stint for UNC if needed, and Bobby Bramhall & Cole St. Clair well rested for Wayne Graham’s Owls. Gonna be a great one, game starts at 7pm EST.