Corban Joseph News

Durham struggled to get the shutdown inning in their 4-3 loss to Norfolk . Vince Belnome gave them a 1-0 lead with an RBI double in the first inning, but Norfolk got to Alex Torres just as quickly.

It took almost 69 years for a baseball player born in Franklin to have another chance to record a hit in a Major League game.

Chris Wallace lined a two-out single in the bottom of the ninth inning to score Matt Carson from third base and carry the Clippers past Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4-3 tonight in Huntington Park.

Every once in a while, sandwiched in around the dizzy bat race, peculiarly-timed sound bites and the occasional hoagie toss, a minor league baseball game delivers on the field as advertised.

Despite holding a five-run lead after the top of the first inning, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped their fourth straight game with a 12-11 loss to the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday at Fifth Third Field.

May 15 is David Adams' birthday, and the infielder got perhaps the ultimate present for his 26th: the New York Yankees officially announced that they have signed Adams to a Major League deal and added him to the 25-man roster, and he is listed as batting sixth and playing third base in Wednesday's starting lineup against Seattle.

In his one inning of Major League rehab work, Joba Chamberlain was the only RailRiders pitcher not to give up a run to Toledo.

The Yankees got to Trevor Bauer and the Indians in the seventh inning. Corban Joseph doubled to left-center and Austin Romine brought him home with another double to left field to give the Yankees an insurance run and a 2- 0 lead.

So what happens when your replacements sit and the replacements' replacements take the field? Well, you found out Monday afternoon.

Corban Joseph sat at a table in the Yankees' clubhouse, his restless right leg shaking as coaches handed him packet after packet of notes.

Two of his current teammates had already left the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders original starting lineup Sunday and headed straight to New York.

Melky Mesa hit a tie-breaking, RBI-double in the bottom of the eighth as the RailRiders won their second straight against Gwinnett, 4-3 handing the Braves their 14th straight loss.

Eduardo Nunez has hoped to avoid a stint on the 15-day disabled list, but the Yankees are running out of time to make a decision with the sidelined shortstop.

Obviously, Curtis Granderson is the big story. His first four at-bats were nothing to write home about, and he admitted as much after the game.

When one thinks of talented depth in the Yankees organization, catcher and the outfield probably immediately come to mind, with starting pitching not far behind.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre lost to Indianapolis 2-1 in 11 innings on Thursday night to drop three of the four games in the series at PNC Field.

RailRiders Corban Joseph 2b Melky Mesa cf Zoilo Almonte rf Dan Johnson 1b Ronnier Mustelier 3b Cody Johnson lf Luke Murton dh Bobby Wilson c Addison Maruszak ss Indianapolis Alex Presley cf Ivan DeJesus Jr.

After being rained out Saturday night, the Gwinnett Braves were kept cold on Sunday afternoon as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders won both ends of the doubleheader, 5-1 and 2-1 at Coolray Field.

For the second straight night, the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders put a damper on Brian McCann's visit to Coolray Field as they clipped Gwinnett Braves , 6-2 on Friday night.

The New York Yankees announced on Wednesday night that they have acquired infielder Chris Nelson from the Colorado Rockies for cash or a player to be named later, according to MLB.com writer Bryan Hoch.