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SWB Yankees Drop Three of Four to Indy with 9-8 loss on Monday

June 25, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees News Release


Indianapolis, IN - Starling Marte's RBI triple in the bottom of the sixth inning broke an 8-8 tie and gave the Indianapolis Indians a come from behind 9-8 win over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in the final game of a four game series at Victory Field in Indianapolis. The Indians who raced out to a 7-2 lead through three innings blew the big lead before coming back with two in the sixth inning to take three of four in the series from the Yankees.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre picked up two in the top of the first inning off Indians starter Daniel Cabrera on an RBI ground out by Ronnier Mustelier and a two out single from Russell Branyan. The first of Branyan's three RBI's made it 2-0 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

SWB starter Dellin Betances got through the first inning unscathed before getting roughed in the bottom of the second inning for six runs on five hits. The right hander chipped in with three walks and a hit batsman and threw two wild pitches that would each plate a run and after the second the Indians had a 6-2 lead. Yamaico Navarro and Brandon Boggs each had RBI singles with Starling Marte delivering a two run double.

Betances allowed another run in the third inning on a Boggs double to run the Indy lead to 7-2. He would finish the third inning but would not return for the fourth. The right hander allowed seven runs over three innings with four walks, a hit batsman, four strikeouts and two wild pitches. His earned run average jumped from 5.78 to 6.39 with the results of Monday's start.

The Yankees clawed their way back into the game off Cabrera and the Indianapolis bullpen with three runs in the fifth inning. With two down facing reliever Daniel Moskos, who replaced Cabrera, Brandon Laird picked up an RBI double and the next batter Colin Curtis knocked home two more with a double down the left field to pull the Yankees to within 7-5.

Former Scranton/Wilkes-Barre pitcher Daniel McCutchen (WP, 4-2) took over for Moskos to start the sixth inning and ran into trouble as well as the Yankees would take the lead before the inning was over. Corban Joseph worked a one out walk, went to second on a passed ball and scored on Mustelier's gap double to right center to cut the lead to 7-6. After a Jack Cust strikeout for the second out of the inning, Branyan hit a two run homer to right center off McCutchen for his eight HR of the season and second and third RBI's of the game giving the Yankees an 8-7 lead.

Indianapolis fought back against SWB picking up two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning with some clutch hitting to score two runs with two out to retake the lead at 9-8. With two out and no one on Gorkys Hernandez single to right just out of the reach of Joseph at second to start the rally. During the at bat with Anderson Hernandez, Gorkys Hernandez (no relation) stole second and would come home to score on the RBI single to center from Anderson Hernandez the single to center tied the game at 8-8.. The next hitter was Marte who tripled past Curtis into the right field corner scoring Anderson Hernandez giving the Indians a 9-8 lead.

The Yankees had a golden opportunity in the top of the eighth inning off reliever Evan Meek putting the first two batters in the inning on base. Chris Dickerson singled and Joseph walked for Mustelier who laid down a sacrifice bunt advancing the runners to second and third with one out. Meek got Cust to pop out to the short for the second out of the inning and after an intentional walk of Russell Branyan struck out Francisco Cervelli to end the inning. Tim Wood (SV, 10) took over in the ninth and picked up the save retiring the side in order.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre opens up a four game series on Tuesday night against the Gwinnett Braves at Frontier Field in Rochester, New York with a 7:05 PM first pitch. Right hander D.J. Mitchell (5-4, 5.74 ERA) gets the start for the Yankees while the Braves counter with right hander Todd Redmond (6-5, 3.40 ERA).

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