MAKE UP Columbus lost in 13 innings by a score of 7 to 4. Robinson Cano and Dioner Navarro would like to forget the game though. Despite both recently being hot, Cano was 0 for 5 and Navarro was just 1 for 6. Navarro's lone hit was a single and he struck out once while Cano did not strike out at all. Trenton went down to New Britain by a score of 7 to 3, but there was no pitching prospect damage done, so that helps, and Bronson Sardinha had a good night, which helps even more. Sardinha had his best game in days by going 2 for 3 with a single, a double, and a walk. The night put his average at .299. Tampa had a "doubleheader" today. I say so with trepidation because the first game was a completion of a suspended game from some time back. In the completion, Eric Duncan was 0 for 3 with a strikeout to drop his average to .239. Then, in the second game, Duncan made a pinch-hitting appearance and was promptly intentionally walked. That he was intentionally walked despite a .239 batting average shows a lot of respect for Duncan and the power and patience that does not show up in the AVG. Melky Cabrera was 2 for 3 with a single and a double in the completion and then 1 for 3 with a single and a walk in the second game of the day. Cabrera seems allergic to hitting below .300 as every time he has dipped below that mark this season he has quickly gotten himself back above it. After today's games he is sitting at .303. Rudy Guillen did not play at all in the first game, but was very good in the second. The struggling RF was 2 for 4 with a double as he attempts to salvage his season. The completion was that of a suspended game started by Steven White. While he was in the game, White was solid and produced a line of 4-4-1-1-1-2-0 and his fast-plummeting Tampa ERA is now 3.32. The BC game was rained out and will be made up as part of a doubleheader in two weeks. Staten Island won and Tim Battle and Estee Harris were "ok". Harris went 0 for 3 with a walk and a strikeout and Battle went 1 for 4 with a single and a strikeout. Harris also stole a base and was caught stealing. The Gulf Coast Yankees were victorious today and decent-to-good offensive performances were had by many on this 7-run 12-hit day. Marcos Vechionacci was 1 for 4 with a single and a strikeout and Hector Gonzalez was 2 for 4 with 2 singles and a strikeout. Vech has been playing more SS of late due to the presence of Gonzalez and I wonder how that will work out when both are on Battle Creek to start next season. Jon Poterson was 1 for 4 with a double and a strikeout. An encouraging sign about Poterson is that despite his struggles and they have been plenty, the Yankees still have him hitting 4th so the organization clearly has a ton of faith in him. Whether that faith is misplaced has yet to be truly seen. *** Questions, comments, suggestions to minoryankeeblog@hotmail.com   ¶ 11:04 PM