Yankees Devestate Spinners, 5-4
July 30, 2014 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Lowell Spinners News Release
STATEN ISLAND, NY - Carlos Pinales had been a perfect 10-for-10 in save opportunities entering Wednesday night, but the right-hander was charged with three runs in the eighth inning as the Staten Island Yankees rallied to start the Lowell Spinners road-trip in devastating fashion with a 5-4 loss at Richmond County Ballpark.
Lowell (19-27) jumped out to an early lead against Ty Hensley, the Yankees first round pick in 2012. After Joseph Monge was hit by a pitch with one out, he stole second and came around to score on Sam Travis's RBI single. After a Jordan Betts walk and Mike Meyeres fly out, Mauricio Dubon singled down the right-field line, scoring Travis to give the Spinners a 2-0 lead.
Staten Island (23-23) cut the lead in half in the fourth inning, taking advantage of a lead-off walk by Daniel Lopez. Lopez promptly stole second and came around to score on a two-out single by Ty McFarland, bringing the Yankees within a run.
The score would remain there until the sixth inning when the Spinners expanded their lead. Meyers led off the inning with an infield single, coming around to score on a two-out double by Cisco Tellez. After Deiner Lopez laid down a perfect bunt single, Connor Mullee threw away the play at first base allowing Tellez to score to expand the Spinners lead to 4-1.
The Yankees came storming back in the eighth to take the lead. After two scoreless innings, Oscar Perez ran into trouble to start the ninth. Lopez led off the inning, reaching on a Dubon fielding error. After an out, Luis Torrens doubled home Lopez and Pinales came out of the bullpen to try and hold the lead. McFarland greeted him with a single to move Torrens to third and Isaias Tejeda doubled to left, scoring Torrens to pull the Yankees within a run. After an intentional walk, Victor Conde singled through the hole, scoring McFarland to tie the game and a Renzo Martini sacrifice fly gave the Yankees a 5-4 lead.
The Spinners went in order in the ninth as the Yankees held on for the come-from-behind win.
Aaron Wilkerson was once again solid for the Spinners, allowing just one run on three hits over five innings. He struck out six but walked three to limit his outing to five innings. Perez went 2.1 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) one on hit, striking out two. Pinales (0-1, 3.92) faltered for the first time this season, charged with two runs on three hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning to pick-up the loss.
Travis, who entered the game 7-for-9 over the last two games, continued his hot hitting with a two-hit night, driving in a run. Deiner Lopez added two hits, while Tellez was 1-for-3 with a double, walk and RBI.
The Spinners, who dropped eight games under .500 for the first time this season, look to snap their four-game losing streak Thursday against the Yankees. Heri Quevedo (4-3, 9.00), on a three-game winning-streak, looks to keep things going when he gets the ball for a 7pm first pitch.
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