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Yankees Snap Two Game Losing Streak With 7-2 Win

April 12, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees News Release


Buffalo - Manager Dave Miley picked up his 1,600th career win as a minor league manager as Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (2-5) spotted the Buffalo Bisons (4-4) an early 2-0 lead before coming back off Bisons pitching and scoring seven unanswered runs snapping a two game losing streak with a 7-2 win.

Ray Kruml's two RBI double in the top of the second inning off Buffalo starter Chris Schwinden (LP, 1-1) to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead that unlike Wednesday SWB pitching did not relinquish. It was a struggle for starter Manny Banuelos (ND) who walked six Buffalo hitter in 2.0 innings and needed 74 pitches to complete both innings of work. The left hander, who allowed a career high 11 hits in his first start this season at Syracuse allowed two earned runs on three hits earning a no decision.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre plated three runs off Schwinden in the third inning loading the bases with one out on a Dewayne Wise double and back-to-back walks to Brandon Laird and Colin Curtis. For Curtis it was the first of five walks on the day setting a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre franchise record. Ramiro Pena got the Yankees on the board with an RBI single to left to cut into the Bisons lead at 2-1. Kruml, the next Scranton/Wilkes-Barre hitter sliced a shot the opposite way down the line in left off Schwinden good for a two RBI double and the Yankees grabbed the lead at 3-2.

The bullpen made the lead stand up as Pat Venditte (1.0 IP), Manny Decarmen (3.0 IP), Cody Eppley (2.0 IP), and Kevin Whelan (1.0 IP) combined for 7.0 scoreless innings of relief backing up Banuelos who failed to go the required 5.0 innings for the win in his second consecutive start.

With the game still in the balance at 3-2 in the top of the fifth inning, Yankees first baseman Steve Pearce slugged his first homer of the season, a solo shot off Buffalo reliever Daniel Herrera giving the Yankees a 4-2 lead. SWB would add more insurance in the top of the seventh inning off right hander Jeff Stevens. Jack Cust picked up his first hit of the afternoon scoring Francisco Cervelli from second base and the Yankees advantage grew to 5-2. With first and second base following a walk to Dewayne Wise, Brandon Laird laced a double into the left field corner scoring both runners giving SWB a 7-2 lead.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre wraps up the three game series Friday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo with a 1:05 PM first pitch against the Bisons. Right hander D.J. Mitchell (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start of the season for the Yankees, while the Bisons will counter with right hander Jeremy Hefner (1-0, 2.57 ERA).

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