Top Yankees prospect George Lombard Jr. went hitless and had a throwing error, while the young pitchers struggled to keep the Braves prospects off the board in their 8-3 loss in the Spring Breakout game on Saturday.
Here are the takeaways…
–Kyle Carr, the team’s No. 11 prospect, started this game and got off to a rough start. After Braves No. 4 prospect Tate Southisene led off with an infield single, Southisene stole second and advanced to third base on a wild pitch by Carr. After walking the next batter, Carr bounced back by striking out Braves No. 12 prospect Diego Tornes swinging on a sinker on the outside corner.
John Gil, the Braves’ No. 10 prospect, beat out the attempted 6-4-3 double play to push across the game’s first run.
Carr had some bad luck in the second. Lombard Jr.’s throwing error and a two-out single put runners on second and third. Carr then balked to push across the Braves’ second run.
Carr settled in to pitch a 1-2-3 third inning, but the opposite happened in the fourth. Carr allowed the first two runners to reach (walk, single) before he threw a wild pitch to get both runners into scoring position with no outs. A walk loaded the bases, and Jose Perdomo (No. 25 prospect) hit a bloop single to drive in a run. After getting a pop-up, Carr’s night was done after a two-run single from catching prospect Colin Burgess.
Carr had his moments, but he either struggled with command or couldn’t execute the out pitch. Carrs pitched 3.1 innings (67 pitches/41 strikes), allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks, while striking out three.
–Harrison Cohen, the Yankees’ No. 27 prospect and someone who started a game for Team Israel in this past WBC, came in to relieve Carr and although he allowed an inherited runner to score on a walk and a hit, he got the two outs to get out of the fourth inning.
Jack Cebert had the best pitching performance for the Yankees. He allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in his four innings of work, but he struck out five batters, including striking out the side in the eighth inning.
-The Yankees prospects did have the lead in the bottom half of the first after Core Jackson (No. 12 prospect) singled and went to third base on a fielding error in the outfield. After Jace Avina (No. 20 prospect) walked, Coby Morales drove home Jackson with a single. Morales stole second and Avina scored from third after a throwing error by Burgess.
However, the Yankees hitting prospects could not get on base consistently. In total, they had just five hits and five walks. Morales had the best hitting performance, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
-Lombard Jr. was the highest-profile hitter in Saturday’s game for the Yankees and was left hitless.
In his first at-bat, Lombard Jr. struck out swinging as he couldn’t catch up with Owen Murphy‘s high fastballs — Murphy is the Braves’ No. 6 prospect. His second at-bat saw the young infielder come up with two outs and runners on first and second. Lombard Jr. battled in a six-pitch at-bat, but grounded out to third base to end the threat.
Lombard Jr.’s third at-bat saw him strike out swinging on three pitches, the final one up out of the zone.
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