Baby Bomber Recap 6/24/13: Gary Sanchez hits eleventh homer of the season in Tampa win

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Off

The RailRiders take on the Syracuse Chiefs at 7:00 pm tonight.

Double-A Trenton Thunder: L 4-11 vs. Erie SeaWolves

LF Ramon Flores 0-4
CF Slade Heathcott 0-3, CS, HBP
RF Tyler Austin 3-4 - 12 for his last 39 (.308)
1B Kyle Roller 2-3, BB, K, E3 - throwing error, sixth of the season
SS Carmen Angelini 1-4, RBI, K
DH Andrew Clark 1-4, RBI, K - batting .353 since the Yankees picked him up
3B Reegie Corona 0-4, K
2B Jose Pirela 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K - eleventh double of the season
C Francisco Arcia 1-3, K, put out - batting .294 since his promotion

Shane Greene 5 IP, 5 H, 6 R/4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HB - six groundouts, four flyouts
Rigoberto Arrebato 2.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, K - four groundouts, one flyout
Tom Kahnle 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, WP

Innings five through nine were a disaster for the Thunder, as the pitching staff blew a 4-1 lead with a five-run fifth inning and five more runs total in innings seven through nine. The four runs the offense scored in the bottom of the fourth inning would be their only runs of the game. Trenton takes on the SeaWolves again tonight at 7:05 pm.

High-A Tampa Yankees: W 11-3 vs. Clearwater Threshers

CF Mason Williams 1-5, 3B, K - batting .282/.300/.385 over his last 10 games
2B Rob Refsnyder 2-4, 2B, 3 B, BB, K - batting .344/.475/.531 over his last 10 games
C Peter O'Brien 2-4, RBI, K - batting .308 since his promotion to Tampa
DH Gary Sanchez 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB - 11th homer of the season
RF Yeral Sanchez 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB
1B Tyson Blaser 2-5, 2B, RBI
3B Dan Fiorito 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI
SS Ali Castillo 0-3, BB
LF Jose Toussen 1-4, RBI, CS

Corey Black 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, WP - six groundouts, one flyout
Diego Moreno 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K - third appearance allowing 0 H
Eric Wooten 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K
Alex Smith 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB

Sanchez hit a two-run homer as part of a three-run first inning for the Yankees who never trailed in the game. The team would score three runs twice more in the third and eighth innings. Joel De La Cruz gets the start for Tampa tonight at 7:00 pm.

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs: L 6-7 vs. Greenville Drive

CF Jake Cave 1-4, BB, K
SS Cito Culver 1-4, RBI, 3 K, SB
1B Greg Bird 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K, HBP - sixth homer of the season
3B Dante Bichette Jr 2-4, 2B, BB, K - ninth double of the season
2B Angelo Gumbs 0-4, RBI, K
RF Danny Oh 0-4, BB, 2 K, E9 (1) - batting .313 this season
DH Reymond Nunez 0-3, BB, 2 K
LF Aaron Gates 2-3, BB
C Jackson Valera 1-3, HBP - batting .389 with Charleston

Cesar Vargas 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, WP - eight groundouts, zero flyouts
John Brebbia 1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, K, WP
Ben Paullus 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R/2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Derek Varnadore 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB

The RiverDogs made a valiant comeback attempt with three runs in the seventh and two runs in the ninth to pull within one run, but their rally ultimately fell short. Evan Rutckyj starts for Charleston today at 11:05 am against the Drive.

Short Season-A Staten Island Yankees: W 3-2 (13 innings) vs Aberdeen Ironbirds

SS John Murphy 2-6, RBI, 2 K, HBP
CF Michael O'Neill 1-5, BB, 2 K, SB, HBP - batting .320 to start his season
3B Kale Sumner 0-4, RBI, 2 BB, K, HBP, E5 (1) - batting .476 to start his season
RF Yeicok Calderon 3-7, RBI, 2 K
C Isaias Tejeda 2-6, E2 - fielding error, second of the season
LF Mikeson Oliberto 1-6
DH Daniel Aldrich 0-4, 2 BB, 2 K
2B Hector Crespo 2-6, 3 K, SB
1B Bubba Johns 0-3, BB, 2 K

Jairo Heredia 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, WP - two groundouts, three flyouts
Charles Haslup 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Andy Beresford 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R/0 ER, 1 BB, HB
Tyler Webb 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K - 0 ER yet this season
Stefan Lopez 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K
Dillon McNamara 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, K

The Yankees broke through in the bottom of the 13th inning when Murphy singled and came around to score on a Calderon single with one out in the inning. Staten Island takes on Aberdeen again tonight at 7:00 pm.

Notes from the Gulf Coast League:

Both GCL teams picked up a victory today. For GCL Yankees 1, Adonis Garcia was 0-3 with a strikeout. Tyler Wade picked up two hits, stole a base, and worked a walk. Second round pick Gosuke Katoh was held hitless and Austin Aune went 1-3 with a double and two RBI. Aune committed his first error of the season in right field, which seems like where they moved him after he was terrible defensively at shortstop a year ago (15 errors in 31 games).

GCL Yankees 2 won 15-12 in the 14th inning after picking up 21 hits (!!!) in the game. Kendall Coleman was 1-8 with two strikeouts, Nathan Mikolas went hitless with a walk and a strikeout, and third baseman Renzo Martini was 3-6 with two doubles, four RBI, and a walk. Second baseman Jose Javier went 4-7 with three doubles and two RBI, a walk, and a strikeout. Bryan Cuevas and Luis Torrens each hit a homer and picked up three hits.