PLAYERS:
Austin Jackson,
Shelley Duncan,
Juan Miranda,
John Rodriguez,
Eric Duncan,
Brian Peterson,
Jason Hirsh,
Damaso Marte,
Mark Melancon,
Jonathan Albaladejo,
Eduardo Nunez,
Richie Robnett,
Marcos Vechionacci,
Eric Wordekemper
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs
TEAMS: New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs
================Dan Tomasino of the New York Post had a nice article on SI Yanks outfielder Neil Medchill in Sunday's Post. Check it out.(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (63-48) beat Lehigh Valley (55-58) 6-1: Box Score - RecapFinal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Scranton/WB 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 12 0 Lehigh Valley 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1W: Hirsh (2-0, 0.82); L: Woods (5-2, 3.65)HR: SWB: Duncan, E (4).Offense:Kevin Russo: 3-for-4, 2B, BB, RReegie Corona: 0-for-5, RAustin Jackson: 2-for-5, 2 RBI, R, 2 K'sShelley Duncan: 1-for-4, RBI, BBJuan Miranda: 3-for-5, 2B, RJohn Rodriguez: 1-for-4, 2B, RBI, BBEric Duncan: 1-for-4, HR, RBI, RBrian Peterson: 1-for-1, 2B, 3 BB, 2 RPitching:Jason Hirsh (W, 2-0): 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 76 pitches/51 strikes (0.82 ERA)Damaso Marte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 21 pitches/12 strikes (3.00 ERA)Mark Melancon: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches/11 strikes (2.43 ERA)Jonathan Albaladejo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, ...
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