Yankees

Montero and Nova inspire SWB victory - 07/21/2010
MOOSIC — A driven Scranton/Wilkes-Barre catcher Jesus Montero told his starting pitcher Ivan Nova it was imperative for the Yankees to win Tuesday night’s game against Gwinnett.

Gwinnett 6, SWB Yankees 2 - 07/20/2010
DP – Gwinnett 1 SWB Yankees 1. LOB – Gwinnett 4, SWB Yankees 6. 2B – Montero (21), Golson (11). HR – Freeman (12), Vazquez (8). SB – Freeman (3), Timmons (17), Bruntlett (6). CS – Schafer (8).

Yankees can’t complete comeback - 07/20/2010
MOOSIC — Gwinnett entered the bottom of the ninth inning with a four-run lead, but thanks to Mother Nature, the Yankees had a chance to pull the game out.

Corona’s eighth-inning triple leads Yanks to comeback win - 07/19/2010
MOOSIC — Yankees rookie starter David Phelps pitched so well Sunday that the team didn’t deserve to lose. And teammate Reegie Corona played a key role in a happy ending.

SWB pitchers have long night against Mud Hens - 07/18/2010
MOOSIC – Runs were not hard to come by for the Toledo Mud Hens in Saturday night’s 11-7 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees at PN C Field. The Mud Hens hitters racked up 14 hits, including three home runs.

Galarraga too late to save Toledo - 07/17/2010
MOOSIC — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre benefited from a strange twist of fate Friday night in its 5-4 victory over Toledo on a home run by Jorge Vazquez in the eighth inning.

SWB Yankees pound Toledo with big first - 07/16/2010
MOOSIC — The Yankees entered the All-Star break with a thud, dropping two straight games at home to the lowly Lehigh Valley IronPigs.

SWB Yankees 12, Toledo 5 - 07/16/2010
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All-Star save for Yankees’ Albaladejo - 07/15/2010
ALLENTOWN — The International League has seen plenty of this before.

Three Yankees ready for all-star game - 07/14/2010
ALLENTOWN — Jesus Montero nearly wound up in Seattle and Jonathan Albaladejo may be close to pitching in New York.

Yanks split a pair; Redding tops Happ in opener - 07/11/2010
MOOSIC — Andy Tracy slammed a two-run double in the fifth inning to propel Lehigh Valley to a 6-3 victory over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the second game of an International League doubleheader on Saturday night at PNC Field.

Hot Yanks prospect in rumored deal - 07/10/2010
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Cliff Lee is headed for Texas and Jesus Montero is staying with the Yankees.

Big sixth inning gives SWB win over Bisons - 07/09/2010
Buffalo, N.Y. — It’s 11 and counting.

Yankees 7, Bison 4 - 07/09/2010
2B – Coronoa (16), Vazquez (9), Adams (15). HR – Turner (3), Jacobs (14), Bruntlett 2 (5)..

Yankees continue to bedevil Wings - 07/08/2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have their perfect 10.

A bright outing for Nova - 07/07/2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — NASA defines “super nova” as an exploding star that can become billions of times brighter than the sun before fading from view.

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Win streak over Red Wings up to eight - 07/06/2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Midway through their 16-game season series, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are tossing a shutout against the Rochester Red Wings.

Yankees’ Redding triumphs in trip home to Rochester - 07/05/2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Tim Redding made a triumphant return to his hometown, pitching the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees to a 10-1 win over the Rochester Red Wings Sunday night.

Unexpected duo power Yankees past Chiefs - 07/04/2010
MOOSIC – On the eve of the Fourth of July, the Yankees received some offensive fireworks from two players who normally don’t hit home runs.

Phelps loses IL debut; Yankees drop series - 07/03/2010
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – This was not the start to the road trip Scranton/Wilkes-Barre was looking for.

Pawtucket 5, SWB Yankees 1 - 07/03/2010
E – Nunez (10), Vazquez (4), Anderson (4), Jimenez (9). LOB – SWB Yankees 3, Pawtucket 7. 2B – Kalish 2 (5), Hulett 2 (15), Apodaca (2). HR – Miranda (7). S – Velazquez. SB – Bell (6).

Little things add up to big SWB victory - 07/02/2010
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Last in long ball, perhaps, but still first in the North Division standings.

SWB rally comes up just short in ninth - 07/01/2010
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Despite a plucky ninth-inning rally, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees fell to the Pawtucket Red Sox 6-5 before 8,141 at McCoy Stadium on Wednesday.

Pawtucket 6, SWB Yankees 5 - 07/01/2010
E – Pilittere (1). DP – SWB Yankees 2. LOB – SWB Yankees 9, Pawtucket 2. 2B – Vazquez (6), Golson (7), Montero (18), Hulett (13), Romero (8). HR – Apodaca (1). SF – Bell. SB – Corona (11), Gorecki (9), Kalish (3).

PawSox hand SWB thumping - 06/30/2010
PAWTUCKET, R.I. – There are many ways to describe the 7-1 thumping the Scanton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees were handed by the Pawtucket, Tuesday night at McCoy Stadium.

Red Sox 7, Yankees 1 - 06/30/2010
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Vazquez homers, scores eventual winning run on balk - 06/29/2010
MOOSIC — When Yankees third baseman Jorge Vazquez slammed a three-run home run in the sixth inning, it appeared that it might be a game-winning hit.

Yanks regain division lead - 06/28/2010
MOOSIC — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees manager Dave Miley sees the chance to score even more runs.

Battle rages on for Yankees, Red Wings - 06/27/2010
MOOSIC — At press time, the Rochester Red Wings and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees were tied at 1 at the bottom of the 13th inning Saturday night.

Yankees win in 13th inning - 06/27/2010
Reegie Corona tripled to lead off the bottom of the 13th inning Saturday night and came home on sacrifice fly by Greg Golson to lift the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees to their third straight International League victory, 2-1, over ...

Sanchez dominates for Yanks - 06/26/2010
MOOSIC--It doesn’t get much better than this for the Yankees.

Redding sharp as SWB Yankees earn series split - 06/25/2010
MOOSIC — Just when the Yankees needed it the most, they got a superb effort from a starting pitcher.

Offense responds but Yanks fall short - 06/24/2010
MOOSIC — After Tuesday’s loss to Pawtucket, Yankees manager Dave Miley criticized his team’s lack of run production.

Lack of production is maddening to Miley - 06/23/2010
MOOSIC – It takes a lot to get Scranton/Wilkes-Barre manager Dave Miley worked up when he’s talking with the media, but he made it abundantly clear he was more than just a little upset after the Yankees’ 3-1 loss to Pawtucket at P ...

Eventful day for Christian ends by scoring winning run - 06/22/2010
MOOSIC — Justin Christian began Monday night’s game coaching first base for the Yankees. He arrived at PNC late in the day after being called up from Double-A Trenton.

IronPigs finally come up winners - 06/21/2010
ALLENTOWN – Pennsylvania’s two Triple-A baseball franchises traded places for at least one weekend with an assist from a couple of state natives.

IronPigs hold off Yankees - 06/20/2010
ALLENTOWN – The top farm teams of the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies continued their series Saturday night, but it was a pair of former New York Mets teammates who battled against each other on the mound.

Hurler Moseley again in control - 06/19/2010
ALLENTOWN — Dustin Moseley hadn’t exactly been mesmerizing hitters in his first nine starts of the season. But with health finally on his side, he found a groove – one that continued in earnest Friday night.

SWB offense falters in loss to IronPigs - 06/18/2010
ALLENTOWN — The Yankees could muster little offense in Thursday night’s series opener at Lehigh Valley, as they registered just three hits and struck out 11 times in a 2-0 defeat.

Lehigh Valley 2, SWB Yankees 0 - 06/18/2010
DP – SWB Yankees 1. LOB: -- SWB Yankees 4, Lehigh Valley 11. 2B – Curtis (10), Mayberry (13). 3B – Montero (2). HR – Tracy (10). SB – Duffy (10), Dorta (3). CS – Ransom (2).

Gorecki’s shot makes SWB shine - 06/16/2010
MOOSIC — Reid Gorecki took his turn in the Yankees spotlight on Tuesday night. The left fielder slammed a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, propelling Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to a 4-1 victory over Indianapolis a ...

SWB Yankees 4, Indianapolis 1 - 06/16/2010
E – Corona (6). DP – SWB Yankees 3. LOB – Indianapolis 4, SWB Yankees 4. 2B – Cusick 2 (6). HR – Gorecki (2). SF –Gorecki. SB – Alvarez (4), Golson (8).

Surging Yankees outslug Indians - 06/15/2010
MOOSIC — With outfielder Colin Curtis leading the way, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre unleashed a 17-hit attack en route to an 8-6 victory over Indianapolis on Monday at PNC Field.

SWB Yankees 8, Indianapolis 6 - 06/15/2010
E – Clement (1), Negrych (1), Kratz (5). DP – Indianapolis 2. LOB – Indianapolis 4, SWB Yankees 8. 2B – Myrow (9), Melillo (10), Negrych (2), Nunez 2 (15), Montero (14), Golson (5), Miranda (3), Corona 2 (13), Curtis (9). 3B – Gor ...

Redding, relievers pitch Yankees past Indians - 06/14/2010
MOOSIC — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre pitching picked up where it left off Saturday night, holding down the Indianapolis Indians’ offense in the Yankees’ 3-1 victory Sunday night.

SWB Yankees 3, Indianapolis 2 - 06/13/2010
LOB – Indianapolis 4, SWB Yankees 9. 2B – Montero (13), Corona (11). HR – Alvarez (13), Clement (1), Golson (4). SB – Melillo (3), Negrych (1).

Yanks close out trip with loss to Charlotte - 06/12/2010
FORT MILL, S.C. — The road hasn’t been good to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees for the past week. How tough was it?

Charlotte 9, SWB Yankees 5 - 06/12/2010
E – Gorecki (1), Marquez (1). DP – Charlotte 1. LOB – SWB Yankees 10, Charlotte 8. 2B – Montero 2 (12), Winfree (16), Nunez (13), Huffman (11), Kroeger (14), Gartrell 2 (13), Lucy (4), Rodriguez (7). HR – Colina (4). S – Lucy. SF ...

Mirandia homers as Yankees win - 06/11/2010
FORT MILL, S.C. — The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees’ 5-2 win over the Charlotte Knights on Thursday night wasn’t all it could’ve been. But for a team that’s been struggling with most aspects of the game lately, it wasn’t bad.

Yankees fall behind by five early, lose third straight - 06/10/2010
FORT MILL, S.C. -- Lately the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees have been living on the edge, manager Dave Miley says.

Redding is sharp, but SWB falls - 06/09/2010
FORT MILL, S.C. — Tim Redding knows what it takes for a pitcher to win in cozy Knights Stadium, a hitters’ paradise with 347-foot power alleys.

Yankees fall to Gwinnett - 06/08/2010
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — The bats came alive, but the runs just weren’t there.

Gwinnett 4, SWB Yankees 2 - 06/08/2010
E – Cusick (4), Nunez (7). DP – SWB Yankees 2, Gwinnett 2. LOB – SWB Yankees 10, Gwinnett 8. 2B – Corona (10), Cusick (4), Gorecki (5), Thurston (8), Freeman (13). CS – Corona (1).

Hirsh hurls gem as Yankees win - 06/07/2010
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Starter Jason Hirsh threw five innings of one-run ball to lead another strong pitching performance for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees in a 7-3 win over Gwinnett in game three of the four-game set.

Nova rebounds from poor showing with gem - 06/06/2010
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — When the bats aren’t making much noise, pitching can still win ball games.

Defensive gem cuts down Yankees comeback - 06/05/2010
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – When the ball left Chad Huffman’s bat, the game was on its way to being tied. Gwinnett’s Matt Young just wouldn’t let it fall.

SWB pitching gets pulvarized - 06/04/2010
MOOSIC – Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees pitching allowed a season-high 19 hits in Thursday night’s 11-3 loss to the Durham Bulls.

Durham 11, SWB Yankees 3 - 06/04/2010
DP – Durham 1. LOB -- Durham 8, SWB Yankees 5. 2B – Richard (21). 3B – Gorecki (2). HR – Joyce (1), Richard (8), Colina (4). S – Johnson.

Bulls’ pitcher sharp in blanking Yankees - 06/03/2010
MOOSIC — Durham pitcher Richard De Los Santos shut down the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees’ offense through seven innings of shutout ball Wednesday night at PNC Field in the Bulls’ 4-0 victory.

McAlister, defense lift Yankees - 06/02/2010
MOOSIC – Pitching and defense have led the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees all season, and Tuesday night’s game against the Durham Bulls was no exception.

SWB Yankees 4, Durham 3 - 06/02/2010
DP – Durham 2, SWB Yankees 1. LOB -- Durham 6, SWB Yankees 8. 2B – Shealy (13), Joyce (2). 3B – Weber (2). SF – Johnson. SB – Ruggiano 4 (11), Jennings (12). CS – Furmaniak (1).

History repeats itself as Durham routs Yankees - 06/01/2010
The Durham Bulls returned to Moosic for the first time since sweeping the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees out of last year’s Governors’ Cup Finals.

Bulls 9, Yankees 1 - 06/01/2010
LOB – DUR 10, SWB 9. E – Natale (1), 2B – Jennings (7), Shealy (12), Winfree (15), Nunez (11), SB – Furmaniak (1), Johnson (16),

Sixth inning costly for Yankees - 05/31/2010
Syracuse, N.Y. – What looked like a seemingly clean game turned messy in a hurry for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.

Yankees hand Strasburg first pro loss - 05/30/2010
Syracuse, N.Y. – The only thing missing from phenom Stephen Strasburg’s Triple-A apprenticeship has been a little adversity.

Yanks win, await Strasburg - 05/29/2010
MOOSIC – The Yankees tuned up for tonight’s showdown with pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg with an impressive 6-2 win over Syracuse before 10,310 fans at PNC Field Friday night.

SWB Yankees 6, Syracuse 2 - 05/29/2010
E – Bruntlett (4), Moseley (1), Golson (2). DP – Syracuse 2, SWB Yankees 1. LOB – Syracuse 9, SWB Yankees 7. 2B – Rivera (3), Gorecki (4), Natale (1), Montero (9). 3B – Davis (1). HR – Corona (3). SB – Lopez (1), Golson 2 (7), Cor ...

SWB gets split with Syracuse - 05/28/2010
MOOSIC--The Yankees moved into first-place Thursday night, but they only stayed for a couple of hours.

Granderson ending rehab - 05/28/2010
MOOSIC – Curtis Granderson brings a ton of energy to the ball park, whether it’s in the major leagues or in the minors.

SWB Yankees 2, Syracuse 1 (first game) - 05/28/2010
DP – SWB Yankees 1. LOB – Syracuse 5, SWB Yankees 4. 2B – Mench (7). SB – Bruntlett (4), Lambin (4), Golson (5). S – Corona. SF – Cusick.

Syracuse 6, SWB Yankees 3 (second game) - 05/28/2010
DP – Syracuse 1. LOB – Syracuse 8, SWB Yankees 6. 2B – Davis (3), Mench (8), Lambin (15), Ivany 2 (6), Rivera (2). S – Golson. SF – Nunez. SB – Mench (1), Ordaz (1), Ivany (1).

SWB Yanks stall and fall against Louisville - 05/26/2010
Louisville may be known for fast horses, but for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees it is becoming a city where its offense remains in the gate.

Indianapolis 3, SWB Yankees 1 - 05/26/2010
LOB – SWB Yankees 3, Indianapolis 4. DP – Indianapolis 2. 2B – Nunez (10), Griffin (6). HR – Frazier (6), Cozart (6). SB – Castillo (3). CS – Burke (3), Griffin (1).

Granderson helps Yanks back on track - 05/25/2010
LOUISVILLE — When the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees needed a clutch hit Monday, they had Curtis Granderson standing in the batter’s box to help them bust a slump.

Offense struggles as SWB falls - 05/24/2010
LOUISVILLE—When the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees arrived in Louisville Saturday after winning nine of their past 10 games, they seemed to have left their offense behind.

Louisville 5, SWB Yankees 1 - 05/24/2010
E – Corona (4). DP – SWB Yankees 1, Louisville 2. LOB – SWB Yankees 7, Louisville 7. 2B – Rivera (1). HR – Frazier 2 (5), Castillo (4). SF – Sutton. SB – Cozart 2 (12).

Yanks held to just 1 hit in Bats win - 05/23/2010
LOUISVILLE — Even the presence of New York Yankees star Curtis Granderson in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lineup provided no help in solving Louisville right-hander Sam LeCure Saturday evening.

Yankees sweep Indians, take over first in North - 05/22/2010
INDIANAPOLIS — Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opened up a slim lead in the International League North Friday night with a pair of wins over host Indianapolis.

SWB Yanks leading when game halted - 05/21/2010
INDIANAPOLIS – Battling to maintain a half-game lead in the International League North, visiting Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wiped out a two-run deficit and grabbed an 8-5 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning before play was suspende ...