Kingsport Evens Series With 6-1 Win
Pulaski, VA - The Pulaski Yankees dropped just their seventh home game of the year with a loss in game two of their three game series against Kingsport. The Mets took tonight's game 6-1 to even the series at a game apiece.
Pulaski, VA - The Pulaski Yankees dropped just their seventh home game of the year with a loss in game two of their three game series against Kingsport. The Mets took tonight's game 6-1 to even the series at a game apiece.
The Mets got the scoring going early as they tacked on a run in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly that scored
The Yankees bats never came alive in this one.
The Mets didn't score again until the eighth inning when Nelson L Alvarez was in the game on the mound for the Yankees. After a single to center field, a failed pickoff attempt moved the runner to second base before the Mets tacked on two more runs with a home run to left field to put Kingsport up 5-0. Pulaski finally put a run on the board in the eighth inning.
Pulaski went down in order in the bottom of the ninth to end the game and sent Kingsport off winners before the postgame fireworks show began. There will be another fireworks show tomorrow night after the series concludes. Pulaski will be giving out free "Big Apple-Achian Rivalry" t-shirts to the first 500 fans through the gates at Calfee Park as part of Super Saturday. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. and first pitch the rubber match is scheduled for 6:30.
The Pulaski Yankees are the Advanced Rookie level affiliate of the New York Yankees playing in the Appalachian League. Pulaski is celebrating its 54th season in the Appalachian League in 2019. Calfee Park has won league championships in 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991 and 2013. Motor Mile Field at 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 or follow the Pulaski Yankees on social media, @PulaskiYanks (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram). This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.