Gittens Smashes 2 Homers in Tampa Hit Parade
TAMPA, Fla. - A day after falling in both ends of a doubleheader by a combined score of 20-3, the Tampa Yankees (21-23) woke up their bats and tallied a season-high 15 runs on a season-high 22 hits in a 15-0 victory over the Daytona Tortugas (24-20) on Sunday afternoon
TAMPA, Fla. - A day after falling in both ends of a doubleheader by a combined score of 20-3, the Tampa Yankees (21-23) woke up their bats and tallied a season-high 15 runs on a season-high 22 hits in a 15-0 victory over the Daytona Tortugas (24-20) on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Every Yankee batter recorded at least one hit and one run scored.
Gittens led off the second with a single into right and scored when
Tampa had its most productive inning of the season when the Yankees drove in seven runs on six hits in the fourth. Holder and
Gittens, Solak,
RHPs
Gittens (4-for-6, 2HR, 4RBI, 4R) logged his first multi-HR game since 8/22/16 (vs. Greenville) while with the Charleston River Dogs. Solak (3-for-4, HR, 2BB, 2RBI, R) reached base five times.
Holder (3-for-5, BB, 2RBI, 2R), Polo (2-for-6, 2RBI, 2R), Hendrix (2-for-4, BB, R, SB), Alvarez (2-for-5, RBI, R),
Up next, the T-Yanks begin a seven-game road trip when they visit the Jupiter Hammerheads on Monday at 6:30 p.m. RHP
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