AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Ramon Ortiz turned in seven innings of one-run ball, but saw a great effort wasted as the Yankees couldn’t put anything together offensively. Ortiz allowed just five hits and struck out seven. Justin Thomas took the loss when he allowed three runs on four hits in just two-thirds of an inning. Ronnier [...]
Too Many Starters In Scranton/Wilkes-Barre?
June 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Before the 2012 season began, there was talk of an elite rotation for the Yankees Triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The organization’s top two pitching prospects, Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances, were both slated to open there, as were lesser known minor league stalwarts D.J. Mitchell, David Phelps, and Adam Warren. As Spring Training progressed and [...]
Minors Wrap-Up: Ortiz Phenomenal in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Victory
June 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Ramon Ortiz pitched another great game for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre today, earning his sixth win of the season. The veteran righty tossed 7.2 innings, allowing just two runs on four hits. Offensively, the Yankees jumped on the Syracuse Chiefs right away, as eight men hit in the first inning while they scored three [...]
Minors Wrap-Up: Tampa Shut Out Against Daytona
June 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Ramon Ortiz threw six shutout innings en route to his fifth win of the season as the Yankees defeated Louisville 3-1. Ortiz allowed just four hits on the night and struck out three hitters. Juan Cedeno would also record the last four outs for his third save of the season. Jack Cust [...]
Minors Wrap-Up: Dickerson Strong in Return From Disabled List
June 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Ramon Ortiz posted another solid outing tonight for the Yankees as they defeated the Durham Bulls 9-4 tonight. Ortiz went seven innings, allowing three runs on six hits and a walk. He struck out two hitters as he advanced to 4-3 on the year and brought his ERA to 3.52. Offensively, [...]
Minors Wrap-Up: Mitchell Roughed Up in Charleston
June 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AAA: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees Scranton was slated to play two today, but wasn’t able to get the second game in due to rain. For the first game, they lost to Norfolk 4-3 in walk-off fashion in the 7th inning (yes, you read that right — in the minors, they play seven innings for doubleheaders). Ramon [...]
Minors Wrap-up: Pearce’s Home Run Lifts Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
May 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1, Buffalo 0 Steve Pearce’s 6th inning home run made all the difference in tonight’s game as it was the only run scored by either side. He also accounted for two of the Yankees’ four hits. Cole Garner and Ramiro Pena were the only two Yankees to manage putting a mark in the hit [...]
Minors Wrap-up: More Injuries for Trenton
May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 6, Columbus 2 Ramon Ortiz had his best outing of the season tonight, tossing eight innings of two run ball for his second win of the season. Ortiz allowed just six hits and did not walk a batter while striking out four. Both runs were scored on solo home runs. Steve Pearce’s great season [...]
