Pulaski Mariners rally past Elizabethton Twins

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Jesus Ugueto scored Isaiah Yates with a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning for the eventual game-winning run as the Pulaski Mariners defeated the Elizabethton Twins 4-2 at Joe O'Brien Field Thursday.

After Ugueto hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth to give Pulaski a 1-0 lead, the Twins received solo homers from Rory Rhodes and Bryan Haar to give Elizabethon a 2-1 lead.

Pulaski rallied in the eighth to take the lead when Jeffrey Zimmerman lashed an RBI single to tie the score before Ugueto's sacrifice fly.

Yates g ave Pulaski needed insurance when he was walked with the bases loaded in the top of the ninth.

The win, coupled with Bluefield's 9-1 loss to Kingsport gives the Mariners a half game lead in the Appalachian League's Eastern Division.

Pulaski 000 100 021 - 4 10 0
Elizabethon 000 011 000 - 2 6 1

Saquilon, Ronenbergh (5), Pineda (7) and Diaz and DeMello; Jorge, Goldsmith (7), Peterson (8) and Turner.

WP-Pineda (2-3), LP-Goldsmith(1-2), HR-Ugueto (7), Rhodes (4), Haar (6).

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