The minors today

AAA: 6-2 win for SWB (Empire St.) Ramon Ortiz 8 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 0 walks and 4 K. Steve Pearce 2 h, .329. Mustelier 1 for 3, rbi (SF), double.

AA: Trenton with a 3-2 win. 2 h, double, RBI Cody Johnson.

High A: Caleb Cotham was promoted up here to start and he went six, one run. Nice job. Tampa got one in the 8th, 9th and 10th to win 3-2. Neil Medchill 2 h, RBI.

Low A: 5-3 loss for Charleston. Reliever Joel De La Cruz blew it by giving up 3 in the 8th. Bryan Mitchell, 2 R, 1 ER in 5 IP. Gary Sanchez (.308) 2 hits.

The minors today. More E’s for Nunez

AAA: SWB (Empire St.) won 3-1. D.J. Mitchell 1 unearned run in 7 IP. (3-1, 2.75). Eduardo Nunez made two errors. 2 h, 2 rbi, Gus Molina.

AA: 1-0 loss for Trenton. Brett Marshall 7 IP, 0 R, 2 h.

A+: Tampa blew a 5-0 lead after five and lost 6-5. Zach Nuding 2 r in 7 ip. Kelvin Castro solo hr.

A-: Charleston wins a laugher, 14-5. Caleb Cotham (3-1, 2.31) 2 R, 3 h, 6 IP. Every member of the lineup had a hit. Gary Sanchez HR, 6 RBI. (.333). Mason Williams (.315) 3 h, 2 rbi. Tyler Austin HR (.288-12-33).

The minors tonight

AAA: GAME 1: Tough loss for Manny Banuelos, 1-0. 5 IP, 1 R, 4 h, 0 walks and 3 K. The Man-Ban we want to see. His 2nd stint after coming back off the DL. Hopefully more length next time out. Chase Whitley two scoreless. SWB (Empire State) with only 4 hits, 2 by the rehabbing Brett Gardner.

Game 2: 4-3 win. Adam Warren struggled, 3 R, 11 H in 4 2/3. Gardner did not play in Game 2. Kevin Russo 3 for 3, 2 doubles, RBI.  Ronnier Mustelier a 2-run HR. Jack Cust 2 h, double, RBI.

AA:     Trenton wins 5-3. Craig Heyer 2 R in 6 IP. Melky Mesa double, HR, 3 RBI.

High A: Tampa lost 9-2. Shane Greene 8 R, 5 ER in 2 2/3. Eduardo Sosa 3 hits.

Low A:  Charleston lost 8-7 in 10. Gary Sanchez 2 for 4, solo HR. 2 hits, 2 RBI for struggling Dante Bichette, JR.

The minors tonight. AAA PPD. No Gardner rehab tonight.

Birthdays: Willie Mays was 81 yesterday, and Yogi Berra turns 87 on Saturday.

AAA: Rained out. Gardner was supposed to start a few games rehab tonight, but … SWB (Empire State) is 14-14.

AA: 14-14 Trenton off. No game scheduled.

High A: Tampa lost 10-5. Kyle Higashioka 2 -run HR. Rob Segedin 3 hits, (.314).

Low A: Charleston won 5-4 with a run in the bottom of the 9th. Scottie Allen 6 IP, 1 run, unearned. Gary Sanchez 3 for 4, double, 2 RBI, .354.

Well, the news on Jose Campos is better than expected. Yes, he’s been shut down with elbow inflammation, but at least it’s not TJ surgery.

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 tonight

AAA: 4-3 loss for Empire State (SWB). Mitchell, 6 IP, 4 R, 5 h, 2 walks, 6 K. Cedeno and Bulger each w/a scoreless IP. Brandon Laird, 2 h, HR, 2 RBI. Steve Pearce 3 for 3, .391.

AA: Trenton wins 11-4. Brett Marshall 5 2/3, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 h, 3 walks, 4 K. Abe Almonte, 3 h, double, 1 RBI. Kevin Mahoney 2 h, RBI. Ronnier Mustelier, 3 h, 2 doubles, 4 rbi (.358, but 27 years old. Defected from Cuba. Bring him up now to AAA to see what you have? Majors 2013?) . Walt Ibarra 3 for 3, 2 RBI.

So far in 52 minor league games, Mustelier is hitting .357-4-39. He has played all 3 OF positions, 2b and 3B. (Mostly LF/3B). I wonder if the Yanks have a position for him.

High A:  Tampa 9-1 loss. 2 h, RBI Kyle Roller.

Low A: Charleston 4-1 win. Caleb Cotham 1 R in 5 IP. 3 scoreless Brett Gerritse. Rey Nunez 2 h, 2 rbi. Gary Sanchez 2 h, double.

The minors tonight.

AAA: 5-3 win for Empire State (SWB). Adam Warren 6 IP, 1 R, 4 h, 2 walks and 5 K. That is more like it. Juan Cedeno a scoreless IP, Manny Delcarmen 1 R in 1/3, Jason Bulger no runs in 2/3 and Kevin Whelan 1 R in 1 IP. Steve Pearce a 3-run HR.

AA: 6-2 loss for Trenton. Josh Romanski 4 R in 7 IP. Mike Dubee 2 R in 2 IP. Solo HR Luke Murton.

High A: Jose Ramirez 6 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 5 K in Tampa’s 5-2 win. 2 h, 2 RBI for Shane Brown.

Low A: 9-8 win for Charleston. Angelo Gumbs grand slam, double, 2 hits, 5 RBI. Mason Williams and Gary Sanchez each with 2 H, RBI.

The minors tonight. Betances bad, Turley & Campos good

AAA: So far, the killer Bs of Betances and Banuelos have been disappointing. While Banuelos is on the DL after two bad starts, Betances had his third straight disappointing start as Empire St. (SWB) lost 5-3.

Betances 4 2/3, 5 R, 7 H, 4 walks, 4 K. (0-2, 10.38). Manny Delcarmen 2 1/3 scoreless, Eppley and Whelan each one scoreless.

DeWayne Wise was 2 for 2 and is now at .500. Ramiro Pena had a 2-run HR.

AA: 6-3 Win for Trenton. Shaeffer Hall 5 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 1 walk, 2 K. Mike Dubee and Preston Claiborne each with two scoreless IP, 4 K for Claiborne. Zoilo Almonte 2 h, 2 RBI. 2 hits, solo HR Cody Johnson, 2 h, 2-Run HR Melky Mesa, HR Kevin Mahoney.

High A:    6-2 win for Tampa. Nik Turley is doing well, and could be in AA later this year. 7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 0 walks and 7 K. Eduardo Sosa 3 H, 2 RBI. Kelvin Castro 2 h, 1 RBI; 2 h, 2 RBI Ramon Flores. The best thing about Turley? He’s 22 and a lefty. Big, too. 6’6″, 230.

Low A: Another good outing for Jose Campos, the “other guy” in the Montero deal that the Yanks picked up. 5 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 1 walk and 7 K. He is now 3-0, 0.56. Zach Varce and Ben Paullus each with 2 scoreless & 3 K in Charleston’s 5-1 win.  Gary Sanchez 4 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI. Tyler Austin 2 h, triple, 1 rbi. Mason Williams 2 hits, his 6th SB.

The minors today. Pettitte great again

AAA: 7-2 loss for Empire State (SWB). Ramon Ortiz 5IP, 3 R, 5 h, 1 walk, 1 K. Jason Bulger 1 ip, 4 runs. Pat (ambidextrous) Venditte 2 scoreless IP. Mike O’Connor 1 scoreless.

AA: Trenton won 2-1. Craig Heyer 6 IP, 1 R, 5 h, 0 walks, 7K. Kelvin Perez 1 2/3, 0 R, 1 H, 1 walk, 2 K. Lee Hyde 1/3, zeros across, Ryan Flannery 1 IP, 1 h, 1 K. 2 H, solo HR by Cody Johnson.

High A: Tampa won 6-1. Andy Pettitte 4 Ip, 0 R, 2 H, 0 walks and 3 K. AA next for Andy in his return? Should be.  Mike O’Brien 5 IP, 1 R (unearned), 7 H, 0 walks and 3 K. Neil Medchill 3 for 3, HR, 3 RBI. Jose Mojica 2 for 4, 3 RBI.

Low A: Charleston a 7-5 winner.  William Oliver 6 ip, 1 r, 3 h, 3 walks and 5 K. Mason Williams 2 h, double, triple, rbi. Gary Sanchez and Tyler Austin 2 hits each. Austin HR, 3 RBI.

Update: From Meredith Marakovits, YES: Girardi said Pettitte needs about 4 more minor league starts until he’s ready. (That puts him approx. around May 10th for a return (home vs. TB) or May 11th (home vs. Seattle).

The minors today

AAA: SWB won 7-5. D.J. Mitchell struggled, 4 IP, 4 R, 5 h, 3 walks and 4 K, but Chase Whitley tossed four scoreless innings of relief for the win. DeWayne Wise (.529) continued his hot hitting, 4 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 RBI.

AA: Trenton lost 2-1. Cory Arbiso 4 scoreless innings. 2 hits for Walt Ibarra.

High A: 8-4 loss for Tampa. Jose Ramirez gave up 7 R in 4 1/3.

Low A: 9-4 loss for Charleston. 2 hits, SB for Mason Williams. 3 hits Cito Culver. Tyler Austin, double, triple. 2 Hits, rbi Gary Sanchez.

Manny Banuelos will be out at least a week. Back trouble.