Yankees Minor League Baseball Blog

The GCL Yankees picked up two runs in their doubleheader over the GCL Braves.  In the first game, Prilys Cuello hit a two run homer and Andres Perez singled three times and drove in a run in a 7-4 win.  Matt Foard picked up the win with three innings of shutout relief.

In the second game, the GCL Yankees won a 2-1 pitcher’s duel.  Brandon Thomson picked up the win with two shutout innings and Jairo Heredia struck out eight in five solid innings.  Abraham Almonte was the hitting star and he went two for three with a run and an RBI. 

Talk about a team effort.  The GCL Yankees used five pitchers and all five gave up at least a run in the 12-3 loss.  Matt Foard took the loss and he dropped to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up one run in two innings of relief.

Robbie Minor went two for four with two RBIs.  Gerson Manzanillo went three for four.