'Dogs Run a Muck in Series Opener

Yanks fall to Batavia in game one

By: Robert Pimpsner

July 7, 2007 - After being defeated by the Brooklyn Cyclones in the final game of a three game set, the baby bombers boarded a bus heading upstate for their next series.  The Yankees began a brief three game road trip against the Batavia Muckdogs with a loss.

            It looked as if the Yankees were alive early on in the contest as they were the first to score, plating two runs in the top of the first.  After Justin Snyder lead off with a ground out Luis Nunez drew a walk and then moved over to third on Damon Subeltt’s seventh double.  Jose Gil then belted a line drive to right field that fell in for a hit and gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead.

            The Yankees would remain ahead by two runs until the bottom of the third when Adam Olbrychowski would give up two consecutive doubles to Arnoldi Cruz and Nicholas Derba with two outs.  The Muckdogs would score again in the fourth inning to tie the game and giving Olbrychowski a no decision.

            The baby bombers and the Batavia Muckdogs would remain in a deadlock until the bottom of the seventh inning when the ‘Dogs were able to plate the go ahead run.  The Yankees retaliated in the bottom of the eighth when Justin Snyder led off the inning with a homerun to right field.  However Yankees pitching was unable to keep it together.  In the bottom of the inning Yankee pitching gave up four singles and three walks combined with a wild pitch gave Batavia an 8-3 lead.

            Staten Island was unable to cash in with runners on the bases and no one out in the ninth inning.  After Isaiah Howes and Taylor Holiday singled to open up the inning, the next three Yankees batters went down in order.  The Yankees and Muckdogs will meet again in game two with Nick Chigges on the mound.