Acevedo Goes Six Scoreless in Win Over Manatees


Freddy Peralta
Freddy Peralta
The Brevard County Manatees had their chances on Wednesday, but couldn’t push across a run, falling 2-0 to the visiting Tampa Yankees, at Space Coast Stadium. Tampa starter Domingo Acevedo pitched six scoreless innings, en route to the victory. He struck out five and walked two.

The Manatees (10-22, 33-67) definitely had their chances, but the big hit eluded them all night. They had at least one baserunner in every inning but the ninth and left nine men on base.

“We just couldn’t get the hits with runners in scoring position,” said Manatees manager Joe Ayrault. “We were 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and that was the difference maker in the ballgame for us.”

Freddy Peralta (0-1) started the game for the Manatees and pitched well, giving up two runs in five innings. “He threw the ball well and kept us in the ballgame,” said Ayrault. “Had some good defensive plays, a couple double plays. Other than the error by Iskenderian, guys played solid defense tonight.”

Peralta ran into trouble in the second, giving up back-to-back singles to Trey Amburgey and Zack Zehner, but it looked like he may fight his way out when Thairo Estrada hit into a double play. The only thing hitter standing in the way of that, was Kevin Cornelius, who went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer in Tuesday’s series opener. He picked up right where he left off, as he stroked an RBI single to left, scoring the first run on Wednesday. Cornelius and Amburgey each had two of Tampa’s eight hits.

The Yankees (17-16, 59-43) tacked on another run in the fifth on a sac fly to center by Jorge Mateo. Off the bat, the ball hit by Mateo looked like it was going to find the gap, or maybe hit off the wall, but Corey Ray did a great job running it down. With runners at second and third, it definitely saved a run.
The error by Iskenderian that Ayrault mentioned, came in the sixth inning on a ball hit by Gleyber Torres, who singled back in the first inning, earning him his first hit in the Yankees’ system. He was picked up earlier this week from the Cubs, in the Aroldis Chapman deal.

Peralta walked one and struck out six in Wednesday’s outing, throwing 79 pitches, 49 for strikes. Jon Perrin threw four scoreless innings behind him, giving up three hits, one walk and striking out three. He threw 33 of his 49 pitches for strikes.

Iskenderian made up for his gaffe with his offense on Wednesday, joining Ray with a 3-for-4 night at the plate. The two of them had six of the Manatees eight hits, with Clint Coulter (1-for-4) and Jose Cuas (1-for-3) picking up the other two.

Wendell Rijo made a great defensive play in the top of the eighth, diving to rob Torres of a hit and making a strong throw to first to nail him. “He played a solid short tonight,” said Ayrault. “He doesn’t have much experience there in pro ball, it was good to see him have a good game.”

For more info: Tampa @ Brevard County boxscore

 Tampa relievers Matt Marsh and Dillon McNamara deserve a tip of the cap as well, combining for three hit, shutout baseball.


The Yankees will look for the sweep on Thursday, when they send Josh Rogers (5-4, 2.88 ERA) to the mound, against Bubba Derby (6-8, 5.27 ERA). First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.

This article originally appeared on 27OutsBaseball.com on 7/27/16

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