Scranton Yanks still on pace to go 140-0

Turns out that neither Kevin Russo or Austin Jackson were lifted in the middle of the game today due to an imminent call-up. Jackson took a pitch to the elbow and is day-to-day, while Russo left with an unspecified injury

Triple-A Scranton (4-3 win over Buffalo)
Kevin Russo: 0 for 2
Doug Bernier: 0 for 3, 2 K – replaced Russo, who was playing short
John Rodriguez: 2 for 5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 K
Angel Berroa: 2 for 3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB – picked off second
Shelley Duncan: 0 for 4
Juan Miranda, Todd Linden & Justin Leone: all 1 for 3 – Miranda hit a solo homered, scored a pair of runs & walked … Leone drew a walk, K’ed & committed a fielding error
Austin Jackson: 0 for 0, 1 HBP
Eric Duncan: 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K
Ian Kennedy: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 6-7 GB/FB – 63 of 94 pitches were strikes (67.0%)
Anthony Claggett: 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-0 GB/FB – 11 of 24 pitches were strikes (45.8%) … just one of those days
Brett Tomko: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-2 GB/FB – 14 of 22 pitches were strikes (63.6%) … check out Brett Tomko with the six out save

Double-A Trenton (3-2 win over Harrisburg)
Eduardo Nunez & Marcos Vechionacci: both 0 for 4 – Vech K’ed
Reegie Corona: 2 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 SB, 1 E (fielding)
Colin Curtis: 3 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 1 SB – 5 for his last 7
Edwar Gonzalez: 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB – threw a runner out at second from RF
Frankie Cervelli: 1 for 4, 1 K
Seth Fortenberry: 0 for 3
Chris Malec & Kevin Smith: both 1 for 3 – Smith K’ed
Eric Hacker: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 E (pickoff)
Kevin Whelan: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1-0 GB/FB
Jose Valdez: 1 IP, zeroes, 3 K – that’s downright Bruney-esque

High-A Tampa
Game 1 (4-3 win over Brevard County in 7 innings) makeup of yesterday’s rain out
Jesus Montero: 1 for 3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K
Matt Cusick: 1 for 2, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K
rest of lineup: combined 1 for 20, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K – Austin Krum scored a run & K’ed … Eric Fryer drew a walk & K’ed twice … Brandon Laird drew a walk, scored a run, K’ed & committed a throwing error at the hot corner … Austin Romine, Mitch Hilligoss & Jack Rye each K’ed once … Luis Nunez singled & was cough stealing
Ryan Zink: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 7-4 GB/FB – sleeper fave of mine
Amaury Sanit: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 0-1 GB/FB
Jon Ortiz: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GB/FB – he’s allowed 5 runs in just three outings this year … last year he allowed 21 runs in 57 appearances
Game 2 (5-3 loss to Brevard County in 7 innings)
Jack Rye & Matt Cusick: both 1 for 2 – Rye drove in a run & walked twice … Cusick drew a walk
Jesus Montero & Brandon Laird: both 0 for 3, 1 BB – Montero drove in a run with a bases loaded walk … Laird K’ed
Damon Sublett: 1 for 4, 1 K
Austin Romine & Addison Maruszack: both 0 for 3 – Romine caught this game while Montero caught the Game 1
Wady Rufino: 1 for 2, 2 R, 1 BB
Tommy Baldridge: 1 for 2, 1 R, 1 BB
Jason Stephens: 5 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 10-2 GB/FB – was done in by a five single, three run third inning
Grant Duff: 1 IP, zeroes, 1-2 GB/FB

Low-A Charleston (8-5 loss to Augusta)
Ray Kruml: 0 for 5, 2 K – threw a runner out at home from LF
Melky Mesa: 2 for 5, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 E (fielding) – so, who had Melky Mesa in the “first multi-homer game of the year” pool?
David Adams: 3 for 5, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 RBI – two triples & a double but only one runs scored?
Brian Baisley, Abe Almonte, Mitch Abeita & Dan Brewer: all 1 for 3 – Baisley scored a run, drove one in & K’ed twice … Almonte drew a walk & scored a run … Abeite drew a walk, drove in a pair & allowed a passed ball… Brewer walked & was picked off first
Mike Lyon & Walt Ibarra: both 1 for 4, 1 K – Ibarra committed a fielding & a throwing error
Andrew Brackman: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HB, 7-1 GB/FB – he’s got a 15-2 GB/FB in his two starts
Brad Rulon: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-5 GB/FB
Brandon Braboy: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 6-0 GB/FB