Jagielo has grand old time for Tampa

It was a night of firsts for Eric Jagielo on Thursday.

The Yankees' No. 5 prospect homered twice for the first time in his career and drove in five runs as Class A Advanced Tampa beat St. Lucie, 10-5.

Jagielo's first hit of the night was a solo blast to center field that gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead. After hitting into a double play in the third, the 21-year-old third baseman launched a grand slam right ahead of a lengthy rain delay. When the game resumed, Jagielo added a single in the sixth.

The Illinois native had never slugged a grand slam as a pro entering play. That slam enabled him to eclipse his previous career high of three RBIs, set most recently April 9 against Clearwater. Jagielo has shown a propensity for the long ball early in his pro career, homering 15 times in 332 Minor League at-bats since being selected in the first round (and 26th overall in) the 2013 Draft.

So far this season, Jagielo is second in the Florida State League with nine homers, trailing former teammate Peter O'Brien, who was promoted to Double-A Trenton last week. His 26 RBIs tie him for fifth in the league while his .504 slugging percentage ranks sixth.

Greg Bird, the Yankees' No. 7 prospect, homered for the second time in seven games. Bird missed the beginning of the year with a back injury, and after going 2-for-4 on Thursday is batting .423 for Tampa.

Nick Rumbelow earned his first win after allowing a run on two hits over two innings of relief. Rafael De Paula, New York's No. 16 prospect, tossed four three-hit innings with four strikeouts and four walks.

Brandon Nimmo, the Mets' No. 6 prospect, was 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and a stolen base while Dilson Herrera, the club's 10-ranked prospect, had two hits and scored a run for St. Lucie.

No. 14 Mets prospect Domingo Tapia fell to 1-4 after giving up eight runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings.