Golson called up to Yanks

The Yankees have called up Greg Golson from Scranton, and signed J.C Romero, assigning him to to Scranton.

In Lehigh Valley, the IronPigs resumed play and split a doubleheader with Syracuse. In the first game, Justin De Fratus threw 2 innings in relief, allowing 1 run on 1 hit in the Cheifs' 3-2 win. In Game 2, Scott Mathieson made the start and went 3 innings ( 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 walks, 5 Ks), before yielding to recently promoted Joe Savery. Savery went 2 scoreless innings and picked up the win as the Pigs gained the split with a 5-2 win. Mike Schwimer (1.74) recorded his 7th save for Lehigh in that one. The first place IronPigs are 54-38, leading Pawtucket by 3 games, and Scranton by 5.

In Pawtucket, the Red Sox topped Durham, 3-2. R.J. Swindel threw a scoreless 8th inning for Durham, striking out 2 of the 3 hitters he faced............In Columbus, Jason Donald (.304) had 2 hits, 2 walks, and 2 RBI for the Clippers in their 7-4 loss to Indianapolis. The win makes Columbus 54-38 on the year, and they lead their division by a robust 9.5 games over Louisville............Kyle Drabek continues to look lost on the mound. Thursday night in Tucson, Kyle made it through just 3 innings, giving up 6 runs, 5 earned on 6 hits and a walk. Kyle has an 8.24 ERA in 5 starts for Las Vegas, covering just 19.2 innings of work, struggling badly in 3 of the 5. Kevin Howard had 2 more hits for Vegas, scoring a run and raising his average to .330 in the 51s' 13-8 win over the Padres.

In Binghamton, the Fisher Cats and the Mets split 2 games, with New Hampshire taking the opener, 5-3 in 8 innings. Travis d'Arnaud (.317) had 2 hits, scored a run and drove one in, and Anthony Gose had a hit and a walk, and stole his 42nd base of the season. Bobby Korecky (1.73)threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the 8th, striking out 2 and recording his 6th save for New Hampshire. The Mets won the nightcap, 1-0...............In Trenton, Terry Evans had 2 doubles, a home run and drove in 3 for Reading, but the Thunder triumphed, 9-5. Steve Susdorf had 2 more hits, is now hitting .340 and played first base last night. Reading falls to 47-44, 5.5 games behind first place New Hampshire.

In Port Charlotte, the Stone Crabs scored 2 in the bottom of the 9th off Eric Pettis, to take a 5-4 win from Clearwater. Jiwan James had 3 hits for the Threshers, who are now 9-11 in the second half.

I am happy to report that Travis "Moose" Mattair has found his stroke with Lakewood. Moose had 2 more hits last night in Greenville (Claws lost, 5-1), and is 9 for 27 the last 7 games, has his average up to .262, and should be heading back to the Threshers soon if this keeps up.

Chance Chapman has been activated off the DL by Reading, and Zack Segovia has been placed on the DL by Nashville (retro to July 12).