Mo's Southern Style Bar-B-Q in Troy - the site of our excellent pre-game dinner. [1744x1308]
All of the Stedler division mascots were at the Joe to cheer on the 'Cats. This is Canaligator from Lowell. [1744x1308]
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Yankee introductions. [1744x1308]
The Staten Island Yankees. [1744x1308]
There goes Southpaw.
Another guest mascot - Champ from the Vermont Lake Monsters.
And the Oneonta Tiger, who might be named Sam.
And of course Sammy Baseball is here too. [1744x1308]
All lined up for the anthem. [3488x2616]
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The young national anthem singer. He can REALLY sing.
ValleyCats starter Bryan Hallberg. [Closer]
Yankees leadoff hitter Seth Fortenberry. [Closer]
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Wilmer Pino coming up, with Mitch Hilligoss on deck. [1744x1308]
Pino. [Closer]
Hilligoss. [Closer]
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Yankees starter Ian Kennedy. [Closer]
Greg Buchanan. [1744x1308]
Eric Taylor bats in the first. [3488x2616]
Kyle Larsen. [Closer]
Colin Curtis. [Closer]
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Kevin Smith bats. [1744x1308]
Francisco Cervelli bats next. [Closer]
Chris Kunda. [1744x1308]
Wilkins DeLaRosa.
The tiger is on the dugout. [Closer]
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Looks like his back is out.. [1744x1308]
Jordan Parraz rounds the bases after his second-inning home run gives the ValleyCats a 1-0 lead. [3488x2616]
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Max Sapp. [Closer]
Sammy Baseball. [Closer]
Jimmy Van Ostrand. [Closer]
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Van Ostrand on second with a double. [Closer]
Justin Tellam tries to drive him in.
Van Ostrand on second. [Closer]
And Tellam drives him in with a single. [Closer]
Chris Johnson. [Closer]
We Want Pizza.
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Nick Moresi. [1744x1308]
Tellam is still on first. [Closer]
Moresi flies out to center. [Closer]
Polin Trinidad on to pitch. [Closer]
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Mascot tug-of-war. [Closer]
Mascot dance contest. [Closer]
Of course, the great hot dog race. [Closer]
As usual, something bad happens to relish.
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Now in the 5th, Chris Johnson leads off third while Nick Moresi bats. [Closer]
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Moresi struck out - Buchanan is up. [Closer]
Now, a mascot race. [1744x1308]
Southpaw has a hamstring problem. [1744x1308]
And the tiger wins it. [1744x1308]
And Southpaw gets attacked by silly string. [Closer]
The ValleyCats threaten in the sixth. Tim Torres at second, Jordan Parraz at first. [Closer]
Sammy wants something big from Max Sapp. [1744x1308]
But Sapp struck out.. [Closer]
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The singing kid is back for God Bless America. [Closer]
And the seventh inning stretch. [3488x2616]
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Cesar Mayora on for the 'Cats. [Closer]
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Victor Garate now on to pitch. [Closer]
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Mark Melancon is on to close it for the Yankees. [Closer]
He will face NY-Penn offensive leader Jordan Parraz.
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The ValleyCats go in order and the Yankees win, 3-2. [Closer]