Wed, 17 July, 7:30PM, at Brighton - Cassidy (CCircle)
Yankees 9, Braves 8
In a battle of divisional foes, the Yankees outlasted the Braves in 8 innings. The Yanks scored a quick 3 in the 1st highlighted by an Adam Frauton 2-run triple. Frauton then added a 2-run homerun in the 3rd to give the Yanks a 5-0 lead.
The Braves battled back to take the lead by scoring 3 in the 4th and 3 in the 5th highlighted by a Chris O'Sullivan double. Down 6-5 in the bottom of the 5th, a Jeff McHugh 2-run triple and a Jeff Coveney run scoring single gave the Yanks an 8-6 lead.
The Braves scored single runs in the 6th and 7th to tie it up. Jim Belcastro's hustle double in the 7th was key.
In the 8th, Frauton sent a ball into the Circle RF trees for the game winning double. On the night, Frauton drove in 5 runs and was a single short of the cycle. In just 8 games this season, Fraughton has 15 RBIs.
Ken Kilduff picked up the win in relief. For the Braves, Mark Doucette continues to heat up as he collected 3 hits.
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Frauton knocks in game winner, Kilduff earns win #4, Douce collects 3 hits |
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