Yanks score two in ninth to defeat Braves 7-6, win series
DANVILLE, Va. - The Pulaski Yankees tallied two runs in the top of the ninth to secure a 7-6 victory in a back-and-forth contest against the Danville Braves Thursday night. Everson Pereira paced the Yankees' offense with a 4-for-5 night at the plate, delivering the game-tying RBI before scoring the winning
DANVILLE, Va. - The Pulaski Yankees tallied two runs in the top of the ninth to secure a 7-6 victory in a back-and-forth contest against the Danville Braves Thursday night. Everson Pereira paced the Yankees' offense with a 4-for-5 night at the plate, delivering the game-tying RBI before scoring the winning run in the final frame.
Pulaski scored a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth innings to reclaim the lead 5-3. In the top of the fifth, the Yankees used three-straight singles, a wild pitch, and a sacrifice fly to tie the game, with Pereira and Max Burt claiming RBIs. After Daniel Bies struck out the side in a shutdown inning for the Yanks,
In the seventh inning, the Braves tallied three runs to take a 6-5 advantage they would maintain until the final inning. Greg Cullen hit a line-drive single to left field to plate Dean and Andrew Moritz, tying the game at 5-5. CJ Alexander Jr. then delivered a triple to right, scoring Cullen and putting the Braves ahead 6-5.
Trailing in the top of the ninth,
Espinal earned the win after 2.2 scoreless innings pitched, improving to 3-0 on the season with an impressive 0.53 ERA. The Yankees tallied seven runs on 14 hits, one shy of the team's season high of 15 recorded June 22 vs. Greeneville, while the Braves scored six runs on 11 hits. The two teams will meet for the series finale Friday when Yankees no. 5 prospect
The Pulaski Yankees are the Rookie level affiliate of the New York Yankees playing in the Appalachian League. Pulaski is celebrating its 53rd season in the Appalachian League in 2018. Calfee Park has won league championships in 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991 and 2013. Calfee Park opened in 1935 and was renovated for the team's first season as a Yankees affiliate in 2015. For more information, please visit www.pulaskiyankees.net.