SCRANTON WILKES-BARRE YANKEES vs. GWINNETT BRAVES


Gwinnett, GA - The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees defeated the Gwinnett Braves 8-2 in the series finale on Sunday at Gwinnett Stadium. Scranton improves to 38-25 while Gwinnett drops to 34-30 on the season.

Shelley Duncan's first RBI of the game came in the first frame. The Yankees' right-fielder dropped a single in front of Brandon Jones in left field to score Kevin Russo from second. That gave the Yankees an early 1-0 advantage, but Gwinnett answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame.

Reid Gorecki led off the bottom of the first with a double to left. Gorecki advanced to third on a J.C. Holt bunt single and then scored when the next batter, Casey Kotchman, grounded into a force out at second. Back-to-back singles by Brooks Conrad and Brandon Jones pushed Kotchman across to give Gwinnett the 2-1 lead.

But three Yankees scored three runs in the third and three more in the fourth to re-take and extend their lead to 7-2.

In the third inning, Shelley Duncan plated Austin Jackson with a double to left field, for his second RBI of the game. Juan Miranda followed with a single and with runners on the corners, Justin Leone, smacked a double to drive in Duncan. Eric Duncan followed suit and drove in Miranda with a sacrifice fly.

In the fourth inning, Major League rehab Cody Ransom put the game out of reach with a three-run home run off G-Braves' starter Todd Redmond. Scoring on the play was Doug Bernier and Kevin Russo.

Shelley Duncan added one more insurance run in the sixth. Duncan walked, stole second and moved to third on a sacrifice fly. He then came in to score on a two-out error by right fielder Brian Barton.

Scranton starter Sergio Mitre allowed just two earned runs in seven innings to earn his first win of the season. He is now 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA. Gwinnett starter Todd Redmond allowed seven earned runs in four innings and was charged with his fifth loss of the season. Redmond is now 3-5 with a 4.88 ERA.

Gwinnett hits the road for an eight-game road trip starting on Monday with four games at Indianapolis and four at Louisville. The team returns home on Tuesday, June 23 for a four-game series against Buffalo.


Game & team information

Date: June 14, 2009

Division: Class AAA Baseball / International League

Location: Duluth, GA

Field: Gwinnett Stadium

Attendance: 6,285

Starting time: 2:05 PM


Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees are the Class AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees

Gwinnett Braves are the Class AAA affiliate of the Atlanta Braves

 

Score





1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9


R

H

E

Yankees

1

0

3

3

0

1

0

0

0


8

9

0

Braves

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0


2

9

1

 

Box scores / batting

Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Kevin Russo (2B)

4

3

2

0

.358

Austin Jackson (CF)

3

1

1

0

.338

Cody Ransom (3B)

4

1

1

3

.286

Shelley Duncan (RF)

5

1

2

2

.309

Juan Miranda (1B)

5

1

1

0

.280

Justin Leone (DH)

3

0

1

1

.191

Eric Duncan (LF)

4

0

0

1

.211

Chris Stewart (C)

4

0

1

0

.269

Doug Bernier (SS)

3

1

0

0

.179

Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees totals:

35

8

9

7








Gwinnett Braves

AB

R

H

RBI

AVG

Reid Gorecki (CF)

4

1

1

0

.243

J.C. Holt (2B)

4

0

2

0

.256

Casey Kotchman (1B)

2

1

0

1

.000

Kody Kirkland (1B)

2

0

0

0

.333

Brooks Conrad (DH)

4

0

3

0

.271

Brandon Jones (LF)

4

0

1

1

.307

Alvin Colina (C)

4

0

0

0

.250

Brian Barton (RF)

3

0

1

0

.252

Van Pope (3B)

3

0

1

0

.194

Antonio Perez (SS)

3

0

0

0

.167

Gwinnett Braves totals:

33

2

9

2


 

Box scores / pitching

Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Sergio Mitre

7

7

2

2

0

5

0

2.08

Edwar Ramirez

2

2

0

0

0

2

0

2.70










Gwinnett Braves

IP

H

R

ER

BB

SO

HR

ERA

Todd Redmond

4

8

7

7

2

3

1

4.88

Boone Logan

2

0

1

0

2

3

0

3.62

Juan Perez

1 2/3

1

0

0

0

4

0

1.42

Rafael Cruz

1 1/3

0

0

0

1

2

0

0.00

 

Additional stats

Winning Pitcher: Sergio Mitre (1 - 0)

Losing Pitcher: Todd Redmond (3 - 5)

Save: none

Batters faced: Sergio Mitre 25, Edwar Ramirez 8, Todd Redmond 23, Boone Logan 9, Juan Perez 6, Rafael Cruz 5

Pitches/strikes: Sergio Mitre 88/61, Edwar Ramirez 20/16, Todd Redmond 98/59, Boone Logan 37/22, Juan Perez 32/20, Rafael Cruz 18/10

Wild Pitch: none

Passed Ball: none

Hit By Pitch: Austin Jackson (by Todd Redmond)

Strikeouts: Kevin Russo, Austin Jackson, Cody Ransom, Shelley Duncan, Juan Miranda 3, Justin Leone 2, Eric Duncan, Chris Stewart, Doug Bernier, Reid Gorecki 2, J.C. Holt, Casey Kotchman, Brooks Conrad, Brandon Jones, Antonio Perez

Walks: Kevin Russo, Cody Ransom, Justin Leone 2, Doug Bernier

Intentional Walks: none

Stolen Bases: Kevin Russo (6)

Caught Stealing: Brian Barton (6)

2B: Shelley Duncan (13), Justin Leone (8), Reid Gorecki (9), J.C. Holt (8)

3B: none

Home Run(s): Cody Ransom (2)

Left on Base: Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees - 8, Gwinnett Braves - 6

Double plays: Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees - 2, Gwinnett Braves - 6

Errors: Brian Barton (6, fielding)



 

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