Make It Eight, Yanks Win 1-0 To Keep Win Streak Alive
Princeton, WV - One run was all the Yankees needed as three pitchers combined to throw the second consecutive shutout for Pulaski and the sixth shutout of the year, which leads the Appalachian League and the Yankees won the series opener 1-0 over the Rays.
Princeton, WV - One run was all the Yankees needed as three pitchers combined to throw the second consecutive shutout for Pulaski and the sixth shutout of the year, which leads the Appalachian League and the Yankees won the series opener 1-0 over the Rays.
Right-handed pitcher
The first runner from either team to make it to third base came in the top of the fourth inning when
The Yankees finally got their lone run in the top of the sixth inning.
A lead off walk by the Yankees in the top of the eighth was quickly erased as Pulaski hit into the second double play of the night. Princeton got a single in the bottom of the eighth with two outs but that was all and the game headed to the ninth where the Yankees went down in order.
After giving up a lead off single to Leon, Peguero was replaced by
The Yanks and Rays will face off again tomorrow night in Princeton when the Yankees will go for their 11 series win of the season.
The Pulaski Yankees are the Advanced Rookie level affiliate of the New York Yankees playing in the Appalachian League. Pulaski is celebrating its 54th season in the Appalachian League in 2019. Calfee Park has won league championships in 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991 and 2013. Motor Mile Field at Calfee Park opened in 1935 and was renovated for the team's first season as a Yankees affiliate in 2015. For more information, please visit www.pulaskiyankees.net or follow the Pulaski Yankees on social media, @PulaskiYanks (Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram). This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.