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First some notes: The Yankees signed Justin Christian out of the independent Atlantic League. He was in the Yankees system from 2004-2008. … Dellin Betances is a week to 10 days away from returning from the DL . He’s been recovering from ligament reinforcement surgery. … Manuel Banuelos is still recovering from his appendectomy, and there is no timetable for his return. … Paul Bush , who is on the DL, will begin working in an extended spring training.
(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (15-12) lost to Durham (19-10) 9-3: Box Score – Recap
Batting:
Kevin Russo, RF: 1-for-4, 2B, R
Eduardo Nunez, SS: 1-for-4, RBI
David Winfree, 1B: 0-for-2, BB, R
Jesus Montero, C: 0-for-1, left game in third. Apparently because he didn’t run hard on a ground ball. People thought it was injury related at first, but he was seen warming up pitcher in the bullpen after leaving the game.
Jon Weber, DH:1-for-4
Chad Huffman, LF: 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R
Robby Hammock, 3B: 1-for-3
Greg Golson, CF: 0-for-2, BB
Pitching:
Kei Igawa: 4 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (5.40 ERA)
Amaury Sanit (L, 1-1): 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, WP (7.36 ERA)
Royce Ring: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K (0.82 ERA)
Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K (12.79 ERA)
Pitches-strikes : Igawa 74-49, Sanit 47-26, Ring 31-18, Whelan 30-15.
Groundouts-flyouts : Igawa 1-6, Sanit 2-2, Ring 2-0, Whelan 0-2.
Batting:
Daniel Brewer, LF: 1-for-4, R, SB (11)
David Adams, 2B: 0-for-3, HBP
Austin Romine, C: 1-for-4, RBI (18) – now has a 16-game hitting streak.
Brandon Laird, 3B: 1-for-3
Reid Gorecki, CF: 1-for-3
Kevin Smith, 1B: 1-for-3
Edwar Gonzalez, RF: 1-for-3, 2B, SB (3)
Luis Nunez, SS: 1-for-3
Pitching:
David Phelps (W, 3-0): 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, HB (1.21 ERA)
Josh Schmidt (H, 4): 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K (0.98 ERA)
Eric Wordekemper (S, 2): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.26 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts : Phelps 9-4, Schmidt 1-2, Wordekemper 1-o.
(High-A) Tampa (15-14) lost to Brevard County (12-16) 8-3: Box Score – Recap
Batting:
Jack Rye, RF: 2-for-5, 2B
Corban Joseph, 2B: 2-for-4, RBI, BB
Bradley Suttle, 3B: 1-for-4
Addison Maruszak, SS: 2-for-3, 2B, BB, 2 R
Neil Medchill, LF: 1-for-4, R
Mitch Abeita, DH: 1-for-3, 2 RBI, BB
Myron Leslie, C: 1-for-4
Pitching:
Jario Heredia (L, 0-6): 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (6.93 ERA)
Brandon Braboy: 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (3.00 ERA)
Philip Bartleski: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K (4.08 ERA)
Jonathan Ortiz: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K (2.53 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts : Heredia 10-2, Braboy 0-0, Bartleski 2-1, Ortiz, J 0-2.
(Low-A) Charleston (13-16) beat Delmarva (15-13) 6-4: Box Score – Recap
Batting:
Jimmy Paredes, SS: 3-for-5, 3 R
Justin Milo, LF: 1-for-4, BB, R, SB (1)
Luke Murton, 1B: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 RBI
Zolio Almonte, RF: 1-for-4, RBI, BB
Robert Lyerly, 3B: 1-for-4, BB
Kyle Higashioka, C: 2-for-4, 2B, R
Garrison Lassiter, DH: 0-for-4, RBI
Kelvin Castro, SS: 1-for-3, BB, R, SB (3)
Pitching:
Jose A. Ramirez: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (2.62 ERA)
Gabriel Tatis: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, WP (2.35 ERA)
Ryan Flannery (W, 2-2): 2 IP, 1 HH, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, WP (4.72 ERA)
Groundouts-flyouts : Ramirez, Jo 8-3, Tatis 4-0, Flannery 1-1
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