Pirates fall in series opener with Pulaski, remain in second place in Appy West
A late rally by the Bristol Pirates would tie the game in the seventh, but the Pulaski Yankees would score four runs over the final two innings to defeat the Pirates 6-2 on Wednesday night.The Yankees scored the first run of the night on a sacrifice fly in the first
A late rally by the Bristol Pirates would tie the game in the seventh, but the Pulaski Yankees would score four runs over the final two innings to defeat the Pirates 6-2 on Wednesday night.
The Yankees scored the first run of the night on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, and it would remain a 1-0 game through the end of the sixth inning. Pulaski would make it a 2-0 game in the seventh inning on a lead off home run, but the Pirates rallied to tie the game in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI triple by left fielder
Starter
Eusebio finished 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored, as his first triple of the season was the only extra-base hit for Bristol in the loss. Gilbert and first baseman
The Pirates (30-30) remain in second place in the Appalachian League West Division with seven games remaining in the season. They sit 1 1/2 games behind Johnson City in first place, and they maintain a 1/2 game lead over the third-place Kingsport Mets.