The Minors.

AAA: SWB won 11-2. Nick Swisher is on a leave of absence due to his wife giving birth to their second child. Luis Severino 6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 8 K. He and three relievers combined for 16 K. 2 hits, HR, 2 RBI Jonathan Diaz. Jake Cave 3 hits, 2 RBI; Donovan Solano 3 hits, 1 RBI. Aaron Judge 2 hits, rbi.

AA: Trenton won 5-1. Chance Adams, promoted from Tampa, 7 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 7 K. Dustin Fowler 2 hits, 2 rbi.

High A: Tampa won 3-2. Ian Clarkin five shutout innings. Abiatal Avelino 2 hits, HR, 2 RBI. Devyn Bolasky 2 hits.

Low A: Charleston won 5-4. Jose Mesa 3 scoreless IP of relief, 6 K. Jhalen Jackson a 2-run HR.  Same for Nathan Mikolas. 2 hits Jeff Hendrix.

The minors.

Saturday’s games.

AAA: SWB lost 4-3 in 11. The losing pitcher was …. Corey Patterson. Yes, the OF. Melky Mesa 2 RBI.

AA: Trenton got crushed, 14-4. 2B Jose Pirela 3 hits. 3B Reegie Corona 3 h, rbi.

High A: Tampa lost 10-8. 3B Pete O’Brien double, triple, 3 RBI. (Completion of susp. game).

Low A: 6-2 loss for Charleston. 2 H, rbi for 1B Rey Nunez. 3B Dante Bichette Jr. .206, 0 for 4, 3 strikeouts. LF Ericson Leonora w/2 doubles.

The minors.

AAA: SWB won 4-0. Four BP guys combined on an 8-hitter. RF Adonis Garcia solo HR. 2-Run HR CF Melky Mesa.

AA: 6-5 loss for Trenton. 2B Jose Pirela 3 hits.

High A: Tampa lost 5-3. 2B Rob Refsnyder and 3B Dan Fiorito 2 hits each.

Low A: Charleston swept a DH.

Game 1: 1-0 win despite getting just 2 hits. HR LF Ericson Leonora. Dan Camarena 5 IP.

Game 2: 8-4 win. 1B Rey Nunez 3 RBI.

 

The Minors Today.

AAA: SWB gave up 2 in the 9th, 2 in the 10th to lose 4-2 in 10. Chris Bootcheck pitched 7 scoreless, but Mike Zagurski gave up all the runs. SS Alberto Gonzalez solo HR. CF Melky Mesa 2 H, 1B Dan Johnson 2 h, rbi.

AA: Trenton won 4-3. Mikey O’Brien 2 R in 5 2/3. (7-6, 3.86). 2B Jose Pirela 2 H, solo HR. C Gary Sanchez 3 h, rbi. CF Cody Grice 2 h, solo HR. Two others with two hits each.

High A: Tampa lost 8-3. 1B Matt Snyder 2-run HR.

Low A: Charleston’s game rained out.

The minors today.

AAA: 8-5 loss for SWB. Beaten by our old buddy, Chien Ming Wang, who threw six shutout innings for Buffalo. CF Melky Mesa w/2h, HR, 3 RBI. 3B Brent Lillibridge 3 H, 2 rbi.

AA:  5-1 win for Trenton. Nik Turley (9-6, 3.74) 1 R in 7 IP. 2B Jose Pirela 2 h, 2 rbi. LF Ramon Flores 2 rbi.

High A: Tampa lost 5-4. Jairo Heredia 4 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 7 K. 3 players w/2h each.

Low A: 1-0 win for Charleston despite getting outhit 10 to 4. HR DH Rey Nunez.

The minors.

Saturday’s games.

AAA: SWB lost 6-2. CF Melky Mesa and RF Adonis Garcia 2 hits each.

AA: Trenton won 3-2 in 13. CF Slade Heathcott solo HR. (.261-8-49). C Gary Sanchez 2 hits.

High A: Tampa lost 6-3. SS Ali Castillo 2-run HR.

Low A: Charleston lost 8-5. DH Rey Nunez 3 h, HR, 3 RBI.

The minors.

AAA: 7-2 win for SWB. Caleb Cotham (4-5, 5.90) 2 R in 7 IP. CF Melky Mesa 2 doubles, RBI. 1B Dan Johnson 3 hits, 2 HR, 3 RBI.

AA: 9-7 loss for Trenton. LF Ramon Flores 2 H, HR, 5 RBI. 2B Jose Pirela solo HR. 3B Reegie Corona 4 hits.

High A: Tampa lost 4-2 in 12. Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte is back, one scoreless IP. 3b Pete O’Brien 3 H, triple, 2 RBI. Between low and high A, the C/3B is hitting .308-19-78 in 94 games. He’s a 23-year-old righty hitter.

Low A: Charleston won 9-7. DH Greg Bird (.284-17-70) 2 h, hr and 2 RBI. 3 H, 2 RBI SS Cito Culver. Bird is 20, a lefty-hitting 1B/DH.