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Jackson struggling

Austin Jackson did not have what most would call a good set of two games for the Thunder. Jackson was a combined 0-for-6 with four strikeouts in the two games, including strikeouts in each of his three at bats in the second game. Jackson was also hitless in Thursday’s game, so he is now 0-for-10 in his last three games.

“I think he’s having a little of a tough time right now,” Franklin said of Jackson’s recent hitting troubles. “I hesitate to call it a slump. He’s having a pretty good season, but he’s just not hitting so well right now. I think AJ will get it turned around and get back on track.”
-RYAN FELDMAN

Coke, Kontos staying in Trenton

Good thing George Kontos and Phil Coke -- but especially Kontos -- still planned on reporting to Waterfront Park Saturday despite numerous reports that they had been traded.

A day after Coke was pulled from his start against the Portland Sea Dogs after one inning because the Yankees had tentatively agreed to trade him to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the deal was reconfigured early Saturday, with Triple-A right-handers Jeff Karstens and Dan McCutchen replacing Kontos and Coke.
Kontos, who stayed to chart pitches in the stands Friday night after he leared of the reported trade, is scheduled to pitch Saturday night against Portland. Thunder right fielder Jose Tabata and Ohlendorf are still in the deal, which brought outfielder Xavier Nady and left-handed reliever Damaso Marte to the Yankees. Nady was in the Yankees' lineup Saturday against the Red Sox, batting seventh and playing left field.

Marte was also in uniform. Coke, somber in the clubhouse after Friday night's game, said he was disappointed that he wouldn't get to spend his entire career in the Yankees organization. "I thought I had a chance at staying in this organization for the rest of my life," he said. "That's kind of the idea that I was under. My impression of it, anyway. That I might have been here, like a lifetimer. Guess not."

But thanks to last-minute changes reportedlty orchestrated by the Pirates, Coke and Kontos are still in the Yankees organization, and the Thunder may not need to overhaul their starting rotation.

Report: Coke, Kontos, Tabata all in deal

Peter Abraham of the West Chester Journal News is reporting that the Yankees have traded the Thunder's Phil Coke, George Kontos and Jose Tabata, along with Ross Ohlendorf  to the Pirates for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte. 

Coke pulled; report says Yanks made a trade

Phil Coke was pulled after striking out the side in the first inning. Baseball Prospectus is reporting that the Pirates have traded Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte to the Yankees, which could explain why Coke was pulled. 

Trenton vs. Reading, Game 62

Pregame Notes: Not much to report other than pitching coach being back after leaving to watch his daughter graduate high school. He joins Nardi Contreras today in watching over the pitchers.

First inning:

Economical first inning for Eric Hacker, who threw just six pitches in retiring the side 1-2-3. This is Hacker's third start with Thunder, and he's still looking for his first victory.

Thunder open with a double from Ramiro Pena down the left-field line. Jackson does a good job working R-Phils starter Kip Bouknight for an eight-pitch walk. Curtis follows by striking out on a pitch at his feet. Gonzalez kills the rally with a 5-4-3 double play.

After one, 0-0.

Second inning:

Hacker gets the first man, Jeremy Slayden, on a one-hopper to third. Bad job by Hacker: it took him four pitches to get Joey Hammond on a grounder to second. Hacker finishes the job by getting Brad Harman to stare at a fastball down the pipe for strike three.

Ehlers starts the Thunder with a groundout to third, and is followed by Tabata, who slaps a 1-1 pitch to right for a single. The mini-rally is ended quickly though, as Malec bounces into a 4-6-3 double play.

After two, 0-0.

Third inning:

Strikes strikes and more strikes for Hacker so far. He's retired the first two men on a checked-swing strikeout and an easy grounder to shortstop Ramiro Pena. Hacker ends it with another checked-swing K. So far: Three innings, 26 pitches. Of those pitches, just six were balls.
Thunder get a two-out walk from Ramiro Pena, which Jackson follows with a single into left-center. Once again, though, the Thunder cannot capitalize as Colin Curtis lines the second pitch into the waiting glove of center fielder Greg Golson.

After three, 0-0.

Fourth inning:

Hacker blinks first, allowing a long solo home run to shortstop Jason Donald and a pair of singles to Slayden and Hammond after that. He recovers though, fanning Harman on a breaking ball.

Ehlers tucks a one-out single under the shortstop's glove, but is stranded there.

After four, 1-0, R-Phils.

Fifth inning:

Not as effecient, but just as effective. Hacker worked around two walks to keep the R-Phils off the board.

Once again, the Thunder go quietly. Three groundouts this time, sandwiched around a walk by Pena.

Lights out, game over

The Thunder have won, a 4-0 shutout of the Reading Phillies. Trenton will attempt the sweep tomorrow. The win goes to Steven Jackson, his first of the year. He's now 1-3. J.D. Durbin takes the loss and falls to 0-3. Good night from Waterfront Park.

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Jackson struggling

Austin Jackson did not have what most would call a good set of two games for the Thunder. Jackson was a combined 0-for-6 with four strikeouts in the two games, including strikeouts in each of his three at bats in the second game. Jackson was also hitless in Thursday’s game, so he is now 0-for-10 in his last three games.

“I think he’s having a little of a tough time right now,” Franklin said of Jackson’s recent hitting troubles. “I hesitate to call it a slump. He’s having a pretty good season, but he’s just not hitting so well right now. I think AJ will get it turned around and get back on track.”
-RYAN FELDMAN

Coke, Kontos staying in Trenton

Good thing George Kontos and Phil Coke -- but especially Kontos -- still planned on reporting to Waterfront Park Saturday despite numerous reports that they had been traded.

A day after Coke was pulled from his start against the Portland Sea Dogs after one inning because the Yankees had tentatively agreed to trade him to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the deal was reconfigured early Saturday, with Triple-A right-handers Jeff Karstens and Dan McCutchen replacing Kontos and Coke.
Kontos, who stayed to chart pitches in the stands Friday night after he leared of the reported trade, is scheduled to pitch Saturday night against Portland. Thunder right fielder Jose Tabata and Ohlendorf are still in the deal, which brought outfielder Xavier Nady and left-handed reliever Damaso Marte to the Yankees. Nady was in the Yankees' lineup Saturday against the Red Sox, batting seventh and playing left field.

Marte was also in uniform. Coke, somber in the clubhouse after Friday night's game, said he was disappointed that he wouldn't get to spend his entire career in the Yankees organization. "I thought I had a chance at staying in this organization for the rest of my life," he said. "That's kind of the idea that I was under. My impression of it, anyway. That I might have been here, like a lifetimer. Guess not."

But thanks to last-minute changes reportedlty orchestrated by the Pirates, Coke and Kontos are still in the Yankees organization, and the Thunder may not need to overhaul their starting rotation.

Report: Coke, Kontos, Tabata all in deal

Peter Abraham of the West Chester Journal News is reporting that the Yankees have traded the Thunder's Phil Coke, George Kontos and Jose Tabata, along with Ross Ohlendorf  to the Pirates for Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte. 

Coke pulled; report says Yanks made a trade

Phil Coke was pulled after striking out the side in the first inning. Baseball Prospectus is reporting that the Pirates have traded Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte to the Yankees, which could explain why Coke was pulled. 

Trenton vs. Reading, Game 62

Pregame Notes: Not much to report other than pitching coach being back after leaving to watch his daughter graduate high school. He joins Nardi Contreras today in watching over the pitchers.

First inning:

Economical first inning for Eric Hacker, who threw just six pitches in retiring the side 1-2-3. This is Hacker's third start with Thunder, and he's still looking for his first victory.

Thunder open with a double from Ramiro Pena down the left-field line. Jackson does a good job working R-Phils starter Kip Bouknight for an eight-pitch walk. Curtis follows by striking out on a pitch at his feet. Gonzalez kills the rally with a 5-4-3 double play.

After one, 0-0.

Second inning:

Hacker gets the first man, Jeremy Slayden, on a one-hopper to third. Bad job by Hacker: it took him four pitches to get Joey Hammond on a grounder to second. Hacker finishes the job by getting Brad Harman to stare at a fastball down the pipe for strike three.

Ehlers starts the Thunder with a groundout to third, and is followed by Tabata, who slaps a 1-1 pitch to right for a single. The mini-rally is ended quickly though, as Malec bounces into a 4-6-3 double play.

After two, 0-0.

Third inning:

Strikes strikes and more strikes for Hacker so far. He's retired the first two men on a checked-swing strikeout and an easy grounder to shortstop Ramiro Pena. Hacker ends it with another checked-swing K. So far: Three innings, 26 pitches. Of those pitches, just six were balls.
Thunder get a two-out walk from Ramiro Pena, which Jackson follows with a single into left-center. Once again, though, the Thunder cannot capitalize as Colin Curtis lines the second pitch into the waiting glove of center fielder Greg Golson.

After three, 0-0.

Fourth inning:

Hacker blinks first, allowing a long solo home run to shortstop Jason Donald and a pair of singles to Slayden and Hammond after that. He recovers though, fanning Harman on a breaking ball.

Ehlers tucks a one-out single under the shortstop's glove, but is stranded there.

After four, 1-0, R-Phils.

Fifth inning:

Not as effecient, but just as effective. Hacker worked around two walks to keep the R-Phils off the board.

Once again, the Thunder go quietly. Three groundouts this time, sandwiched around a walk by Pena.

Lights out, game over

The Thunder have won, a 4-0 shutout of the Reading Phillies. Trenton will attempt the sweep tomorrow. The win goes to Steven Jackson, his first of the year. He's now 1-3. J.D. Durbin takes the loss and falls to 0-3. Good night from Waterfront Park.