
Yankees Blank Mets 8-0
July 22, 2016 - Appalachian League (ApL)
Pulaski River Turtles News Release
Pulaski (12-16) and Kingsport (12-16) did battle at Calfee Park Friday night with the Yankees blanking the Mets 8-0 in game one. Yankees' starter Chad Martin moves to 3-1 on the season pitching for six innings allowing one hit while walking two and striking out four. Mets' starter Max Wotell drops to 2-1 while pitching for three innings allowing six hits and five runs while walking four and striking out four.
It was all Pulaski with the Yankees' offense starting things off in the second. Isiah Gilliam led off the inning with a double to left before back-to-back walks loaded the bases. An infield single from Welfrin Mateo scored Gilliam with Manny Argomaniz and Victor Rey both scoring on an RBI single by Blake Rutherford to make it 3-0.
In the third, back-to-back doubles from Dermis Garcia and Gilliam resulted in one run. Gilliam would move around to score on a pair of singles to give Pulaski a 5-0 lead.
The final three runs came in the sixth. A pair of walks and a double from Estevan Florial loaded the bases for Gilliam. Gilliam hit a towering double to left to clear the bases. He went 4-4 on the night with three triples en route to a 8-0 Pulaski win. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.
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