The Minors Today.

AAA: 8-6 win for SWB (Empire State).  Jack Cust solo HR, 2 RBI each for Laird and Cervelli. Ronnier Mustelier had 3 hits, 2 doubles and is at .345 after hitting .353 at AA. It appears that the Yanks are going to have to find a spot for him. But where? He is 3b/lf/rf/a little 2B. That’s the question. How to utilize him? But they are going to have to find a spot for him. Too bad he can’t back up at SS. Adam Warren 5 R in 6 IP.

AA: 3-1 Trenton win. Cody Johnson 2 doubles, 2 rbi. 3 hits Corban Joseph.

High A: 5-1 loss for Tampa. J.R. Murphy struggling at .212.

Low A: 7-6 win for Charleston. Francisco Arcia 2h, HR, 3 RBI.

The minors tonight

AAA: SWB won 9-8. A setback for Manny Banuelos after a couple of good outings. 4 IP, 5 R. ERA to 4.50. Steve Pearce 1 for 5, HR, 3 RBI. .326-8-22 (the guy overlooked by Feinsand, Sterling and Waldman when they said no one playing 1B at AAA is doing well). Cervelli HR, 2 RBI. Colin Curtis 3 h, rbi.

AA: 7-1 win for Trenton. Mike O’Brien 1 R, 3 h, in 7 ip. Cody Johnson 2 run HR. 2 h, solo hr Corban Joseph. Yadil Mujica 2 h, 2 RBI.

A+: 2-0 loss for Tampa, who got just 3 hits.

Low A: 1) Completion of a suspended game: Charleson lost 3-2 in 10. Scottie Allen 1 r in 7 ip. (1.29) No decision. Mason Williams 2 h, triple.

2) Regular game just 7 innings. Charleson wins 10-5. Ben Gamel 3 h, rbi. Francisco Arcia 4 for 4, 3 doubles, 3 RBI.

The minors tonight

AAA: Another disappointing outing for Betances at AAA. 3 2/3 IP, 3 R, 5 h, SIX walks and 7 K. The K? Great. 7 of 11 outs by K. But 6 walks in 3 2/3 is all you need to know about Betances so far this year. 2-3, 5.40. Bulger 2 R, 2/3 IP. Juan Cedeno not any better. A 8-2 loss. 1 for 13 with RISP. Cervelli 2 errors and a PB.

AA:  10-1 win. Shaeffer Hall 6 2/3 scoreless IP. Corban Joseph 3 h, double, HR, 3 RBI. Luke Murton HR, 2 RBI. 16 hits for Trenton. Kevin Mahoney with 3. Jose Gil 2 doubles, 2 rbi.

High A: Tampa lost 5-3. Jose Ramirez 8 K in 6 IP, 3 R, only 1 earned. Solo HR Neil Medchill.

Low A:  4-3 loss for Charleston.

Tonight’s minor league action

AAA: SWB (Empire State) lost 8-7. Ramon Ortiz 6 R in 5 2/3. Our old buddy Lance Pendleton pitched for Durham. He gave up 2 R in 5 IP. Steve Pearce solo HR, 2 for 5, .362. Ronnier Mustelier continues to hit, hit, hit. 2 for 4, double, .333 for AAA after .353 at AA. 2 hits, 2 RBI for Cervelli. 2 hits, HR, 3 RBI for Cole Garner. 3 hits, RBI for Yadil Mujica, who will lose his job to Nunez.

AA: 4-2 Loss for Trenton.  Jose Gil 2 run HR.

High A: 4-0 shutout win For Tampa. Mike O’Brien 6 IP, 0 R, 1 hit, 1 walk and 4 k.  4-1, 2.92. Tyson Blaser 2 for 4, double, 2 RBI.

Low A: 8-4 Charleston win in 10. Caleb Cotham 6 IP. 0 R, 2 h, 1 walk and 7 K. 2.18 ERA.

Caught some of MLB tonight. Josh Hamilton. Incredible. Hoping he is clean…. for many reasons. But it isn’t even Mother’s Day yet. 17 HR, 40 RBI and 7 HR in last 4 games. Can you say “beast”?

The minors today.

AAA: 9-3 loss. Nelson Figueroa 8 R, 7 ER in 3 2/3 for SWB (Empire State). Just promoted Ronnier Mustelier 2 for 5 at 3B. Cervelli 2 h, 2 RBI. If Mustelier can field, then Nunez better be looking over his shoulder.

AA:  Trenton lost 7-6. Preston Claiborne gave up 4 in just 2 2/3 of relief. Gus Molina HR, 2 RBI. Kevin Mahoney solo hr

A+:  7-2 loss for Tampa. Nuding 6 R in 4 IP.

A-: 6-4 loss. Blew a 4-1 lead after 7. Mason Williams 2 doubles, RBI. (.310, 10 SB). Sanchez 2 hits, .337. Casey Stephenson 3 hits.

The minors.

AAA: 3-0 loss for Empire st. (SWB) tonight. Ramon Ortiz 1 run, 6 K in 6 IP, (0-3, 4.18). Cervelli down to .203. Kevin Russo 2 hits, .325.

AA: 7-5 loss in 10 for Trenton. Brett Marshall 5 R, 3 ER in 7 IP. Ronnier Mustelier (.353) is scalding. 3 h, solo HR. Hope he comes up to AAA soon. Melky Mesa 2 h, 2 RBI.

High A: 2-0 Tampa win. Jose Ramirez 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 2 walks and 10 k. (2-4, 5.06). Rob Segedin 2 RBI. (.306).

Low A: 5-1 Charleston win.

UPDATE: See comments below. Mustelier was promoted to AAA after the game.

Minor’s recap. Austin continues his tear.

Saturday in the minors.

First off, sorry for the delay in the report. My back the last day or two is just KILLING me.

AAA: SWB (Empire State) wins 8-4. 5 IP, 1 R for Nelson Figueroa. Adam Miller gave up 3 R in 2 IP. Whitley and Whelan each a scoreless IP. Kevin Russo 2 H, double, 3 RBI. Jayson Nix 2 h, double, 2 RBI. Cervelli 3 h, double, rbi.

AA: A 4-3 win in 11 for Trenton. Cory Arbiso 3 R in 5 IP, but Preston Claiborne, Lee Hyde, Kelvin Perez and Ryan Flannery combined for six shutout innings of relief, 2 h. 2 h, double, triple, 2 RBI for Walt Ibarra.

High A: 6-1 loss for Tampa. Shane Greene 3 R, 6 K in 5 IP. Kramer Sneed is doing a Garcia impersonation. 3 R in 2 IP, ERA 11.00.

Low A: A bad outing for Jose Campos, 8 R in 2 2/3 IP. Charleston did win, 14-9. Mason Williams (.333) 3 h, double, 2 RBI. Cito Culver 3 h, double, triple, 3 RBI. Tyler Austin (.364) 2 HR, and 7 RBI.

The minors today

AAA: An early afternoon game. Empire State (SWB) gets 4 in the 9th to win 8-6.  Adam Warren gave up 3 HR in going 5 IP. 5 R, 9 H, 1 walk, 6 K, ERA 6.10. Adam Miller 1 scoreless, Chase Whitley 2 scoreless (W). Kevin Whelan struggled for the save (1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 walks, 2 K). 3-Run HR by Jack Cust. Big 2 run single in the top of the 9th by Cervelli (2 h, 3 RBI, .173).

AA: Andy Pettitte started. He proved he needs more time to get ready. 5 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 7 h, 1 walk, 3 K, and the loss as Trenton lost 10-4. His relievers, Claiborne and Perez, gave up six runs, four earned, in the next 2 2/3 IP. Cody Johnson had 2 h, double, HR, 4 RBI. Ronnier Mustelier, 2 Hits, double, triple, .371.

High A: Tampa won 7-2. Zach Nuding 6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 3 walks and 7 K. Sean Black 3 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 walk and 3 k. Rob Segedin (.315) 2 doubles, 2 RBI.

Low A: A morning game, won by Chareston, 9-4. Mason Williams 4 for 4, double, solo HR (.347). Anderson Feliz 2 h, solo HR. Tyler Austin (.354) solo HR. Francisco Arcia 2 h, 2 RBI. Bryan Mitchell 5 IP, 0 R, 2 h, 2 walks, 7 k. Pedro Guerra 2 scoreless, 3 K.

The minors tonight

AAA: 4-2 loss for Empire St. (SWB). Mike O’Connor 3 2/3 scoreless, but Chase Whitley gave up 3 in 2 2/3. K. Juan Cedeno 1 in 1 1/3. Jason Bulger a scoreless inning. 3 hits for Cervelli.

AA: 6-2 Trenton win. Brett Marshall 2 R in 6 IP. Abe Almonte 3 for 3, double, solo HR. Ronnie Mustelier 2 hits, rbi. Luke Murton 2 RBI, 2 h and an RBI for Walt Ibarra.

High A: Tampa got one in the 8th, another in the 9th to win 2-1. Shane Greene 1 R in 5 2/3 ip. 3 h, rbi J.R. Murphy.

Low A: Charleston got 4 in the top of the 11th to win 7-3. Caleb Cotham four shutout innings. Ben Gamel 2 h, 2 RBI. Anderson Feliz 2 h, 2 RBI. 2 h for RF Tyler Austin (.450).

The minors today. Cervelli pouting?

AAA: So far Dellin Betances, Adam Warren & Manny Banuelos have disappointed. Banuelos only went two innings today, 2 R, 3 H, 6 walks and 0 K. No command or control today.

Still, Empire St. (SWB) won 7-2. Pat (ambidextrous) Venditte succeeded Banuelos and pitched a scoreless, hitless inning with a K. Winner Manny Delcarmen pitched three scoreless, hitless innings, 1 walk, 2 k. Cody Eppley 2 scoreless, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 K. Kevin Whelan one scoreless, hitless, 1 k. Steve Pearce a solo HR. Colin Curtis was 0 for 0, walking five times.

Slump? or still pouting? Cervelli is hitting .087 at AAA. (and those pitchers haven’t been doing well….)

AA: 6-1 loss for Trenton. 2 h, rbi, Ronnie Mustelier. Brett Marshall 5 R in 4 IP.

High A: Tampa got two in the 8th to pull out a 5-4 win. J.R. Murphy 3 hits, triple, HR, 2 RBI.

Low A: 9-3 win for Charleston. Caleb Cotham 2 R in 5 IP. Tyler Austin 2 HR, 3 RBI. Dante Bichette, Jr. 3 h, double, Rbi. 2 hits and an RBI for Mason “Classical Gas” Williams.