Alex Mullen watches a pitch sail wide against the Yankees (S. M. Johnson-Davis)
PLAINFIELD – Two Major League games lined the Queen City Baseball League calendar on April 22.The four teams combined for 37 runs in two exciting games.
Runs
Hits
Errors
Giants (2-0)
12
3
3
Yankees (0-2)
10
4
2
The Giants outlasted the Yankees 12-10.The combined hitting prowess of Alex Mullen, Jose Batista, and Armando Crespo coupled with good pitching from Eliezer Perez gave the Giants a 12-4 lead going into the final inning.Refusing to go down without a fight, the Yankees mounted a furious comeback with six runs in the last inning from the bats of Ransly Familia and Zhamir McQueen.With the bases loaded, relief pitcher Alex Mullen recorded the last two outs to put an end to an exciting game.Mullen was 3 for 3, Perez was 2 for 3 and Crespo was 2 for 2 for the Giants while Familia was 2 for 4 and McQueen was 1 for 1 with 2 RBIs for the Yankees.
Runs
Hits
Errors
Reds (0-1)
5
7
1
Red Sox (1-1)
10
2
1
The Red Sox defeated the Reds 10-5 despite getting only two hits the entire game.Powered by a grand slam home run by Austin Plummer in the first inning and 13 walks issued by the Reds pitching staff, the Red Sox managed to hold off the Reds. After giving up 10 runs, Red relief pitcher Zharrae Vaughn pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief while Ryan Harrison went 3-4 from the plate for the Reds.
Youth Leagues
