Shelley Duncan acted like he had something to prove last night in his first appearance back at Triple-A. Duncan went 4-for-5 with three doubles, a home run, 3 RBI and three runs scored in SWB’s 11-5 win over Louisville. Jason Lane went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for SWB (5-3), and Nick Green went 3-for-4 with a double and a RBI.
Alan Horne was hit hard on the mound in the win for the Yankees, allowing four runs (one earned) on four hits in two innings of work. Horne also had two strikeouts and no walks. Chris Britton pitched two scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win, and Edwar Ramirez threw his fourth consecutive scoreless inning of the year.
Walk-off triple lifts New Orleans
Caleb Stewart’s two-run triple in the bottom of the tenth inning plated both Michel Abreu and Argenis Reyes, giving the Zephyrs a 7-6 win over Memphis.
Abreu continued his hot start to the season, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Reyes and Anderson Hernandez each went 2-for-5 for New Orleans (5-3). Tim McNab picked up the win, his first of the year, despite allowing a run in the top of the 10th inning.
Bats fail Trenton
The Thunder didn’t have much Thunder in their bats last night, managing a lone run in a 3-1 loss to Harrisburg.
Three of Trenton’s five hits came from Ramiro Pena, who raised his batting average to an even .400. Collin Curtis snagged the lone RBI for Trenton (4-4).
On the mound, Daniel McCutcheon dropped to 1-1 on the year after allowing two runs on four hits over 5.2 innings, striking out four and walking one.
Errors prove costly to Binghamton
Two errors by right fielder Ambiorix Concepcion led to a five-run seventh inning for Erie, and pushed the Seawolves to a 10-7 win over the Binghamton Mets last night.
The big hit of the inning for Erie was a two-out grand slam by Daniel Worth off of Nick Abel.
Nick Evans went 3-for-4 with a a home run and three RBI to lead the offense, while Dan Murphy added three hits, a triple and three RBI of his own, and Fernando Martinez went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
Robert Parnell started on the mound for Binghamton (4-4) and struggled, allowing four runs on three hits over 4.2 innings. More troubling, though, were his six walks, compared with one strikeout.
Melancon rocked in Tampa loss
Mark Melancon, one of the Yankees’ bigger prospects who is coming back from Tommy John surgery, hit a speed bump last night, allowing four runs on three hits in an inning of work in Tampa’s 7-5 loss to Dunedin.
Ryan Pope, who took the loss, allowed two runs on five hits over five innings for the Yankees (3-5). At the plate, Edwar Gonzalez went 2-for-4 with a triple, while Josue Calzado went 2-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored.
St. Lucie shutout, go back to losing ways
After ending a six-game losing streak to start the season, the St. Lucie Mets got back to their losing ways last night in a 7-0 loss to Brevard County.
Ruben Tejada was the lone player with two hits for St. Lucie (1-7), while Dillon Gee allowed seven runs (six earned) on seven hits in three innings of work to take his first loss of the season.
Charleston completes sweep of Savannah
The Charleston RiverDogs won major bragging rights in the battle of New York affiliates, knocking off Savannah and completing a four-game sweep of the Sand Gnats, 7-4.
Charleston (7-1) was led by David Williams, who went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and four RBI. Other offensive stars for the RiverDogs included Jesus Montero (2-for-5), Justin Snyder (2-for-4, RBI) and Austin Romine (2-for-3, RBI).
Charleston starter Noel Castillo picked up the win, allowing two runs (one earned) on four hits over five innings of work.
For Savannah (3-5), Richard Lucas went 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI, and Raul Reyes went 2-for-4 with a RBI. On the mound, Josh Stinson allowed five runs on eight hits in four innings of work.
Today’s Games
Triple-A
Scranton/Wilkes Barre at Durham, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at Round Rock, 7 p.m.
Double-A
Trenton vs. Harrisburg, 7 p.m.
Binghamton at Erie, 6:35 p.m.
Single-A (advanced)
Tampa vs. Sarasota, 7 p.m.
St. Lucie vs. Jupiter, 7 p.m.
Single-A
Charleston vs. Rome, 7:35 p.m.
Savannah vs. Columbus, 7 p.m.