Yankees Take Series Opener from Royals

Pulaski scores twice late to take 3-1 win

By Justin Gallanty

August 10, 2018

BURLINGTON, NC - The Pulaski Yankees (23-26) defeated the Burlington Royals (15-32) by a score of 3-1 in the series opener Thursday night.Pulaski scored a run in the top of the first inning to take the early lead, but the Royals struck back when Jose Marquez scored on a wild

BURLINGTON, NC - The Pulaski Yankees (23-26) defeated the Burlington Royals (15-32) by a score of 3-1 in the series opener Thursday night.
Pulaski scored a run in the top of the first inning to take the early lead, but the Royals struck back when Jose Marquez scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the first to tie the game.
The contest remained 1-1 until the sixth inning when the Yankees scored to take the lead. Pulaski would add an insurance run in the seventh to make it 3-1, and went on to win by that score.
The second game of the series is Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at Burlington Athletic Stadium.
The Burlington Royals are the Appalachian League affiliate of the Kansas City Royals.
Single-game tickets are on sale now. Call 336-222-0223 or visit www.burlingtonroyals.com for more information.
WP - Alex Mejias (1-0)
LP - Kelvin Gonzalez (0-2)
Save - Austin Gardner (1)