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Closer Fernando Cabrera pitched the final two innings and got out of a major jam in the bottom of the ninth today to preserve the Buffalo Bisons' 8-7 win over the homestanding Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees before 4,681 in Coca-Cola Field.

In the top of the 5th, with two outs and runner on first, Dustin Martin ripped a hard line drive off the glove of Scranton first baseman Steve Pearce.

Starter Ramon Ortiz gave up just a pair of solo home runs and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees scored five in the first inning en route to a 6-2 victory over Columbus on Tuesday at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio.

Steve Pearce had three hits, and his eighth inning home run gave the Yankees all the breathing room they'd need to get past Columbus, 9-6, on Monday night at Huntington Park.

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And in the ninth inning, clinging depsperately to a one-run lead, the Toledo Mud Hens loaded the bases with nobody out against their ace closer.

As Gustavo Molina strode to the plate in the sixth inning Wednesday, he did so with little to improve upon.

Toledo finished with just five hits and scored their lone run in the second on the back end of a double steal attempt where Omir Santos was caught in a rundown but Matt Young made it home safely.

Former Yankee Juan Miranda homered to right-center field leading off the seventh inning for Durham, giving the Bulls the game's only run in a 1-0 victory over the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on Monday night.

Staff report ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Chris Archer recorded a season-high nine strikeouts in six inning to take his second straight win, defeating the Empire State Yankees 3-1 at Frontier Field on Sunday afternoon.

Trailing by five runs and looking listless at the plate, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees didn't look like a team about to drive the Durham Bulls to the brink and the game into extra innings.

They're losing starting pitchers at the front end of their pitching staff, and they're losing them at the back end of the bullpen.

But the Red Wings' pitchers were better holding the Yankees scoreless as the Yankees dropped a 3-0 decision at Frontier Field.

Darin Mastroianni paced the Red Wings offense in a 4-3 win over the Empire State Yankees Thursday night at Frontier Field.

New York Yankees third baseman Eric Chavez did what he probably did hundreds of times in his six Gold Glove-winning career: dove for a ball down the third base line.

That's all you can call it. Since the 2012 season began the New York Yankees have been plagued by bizarre roster management.

Tyler Austin : 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K Gary Sanchez :A 2-4, 2B Cito Culver : 1-4, 3B, R ** Tyler Austin continues to make the South Atlantic League look ridiculously easy with his league-leading 9th home run of the year.

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs were fine with letting Scranton/Wilkes-Barre play the host in their home ballpark this weekend, but they're more than happy to see the Yankees leave town.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees had been the victims of big innings more often than they'd like to think about during their first 20 games.

Dellin Betances allowed one hit in five innings to pick up his first win of the season, and Craig Tatum hit a game-winning two-run homer in the second inning as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees defeated the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 3-1 on Friday night.